A journey through the 1930s-60s of classics, standards, and showtunes, featuring vocalist Jill Jack, a Michigan native. Featuring songs from the likes of Henry Mancini, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, and Rodgers & Hart, including “My Funny Valentine,” “Send In the Clowns,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Moon River,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” and more. Jill Jack has toured the globe, performing to sold-out audiences and opening for prominent American icons such as Bob Seger, John Waite, Emmy Lou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Dan Fogelberg, Marshall Crenshaw, Chris Isaak, and the late Loretta Lynn.
Nan Washburn, conductor
Jill Jack, vocalist
- The King and I Selections (1951) — Richard Rodgers
- A Tribute to Henry Mancini (1958-1963) — Henry Mancini
- “The Trolley Song” from Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) — Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
- “My Funny Valentine” from Babes in Arms (1937) — Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
- “The Man That Got Away” from A Star is Born (1954) — Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin
- “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) — Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
- Sway (“¿Quién será?”) (1953) — Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz
- Duke Ellington! (1932-1943) — Duke Ellington
- “I Got Rhythm” from Girl Crazy (1930) — George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
- “Send In the Clowns” from A Little Night Music (1973) — Stephen Sondheim
- Fly Me to the Moon (1954) — Bart Howard
- “Blues in The Night” from Blues in The Night (1941) — Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
- Live Like There’s No Tomorrow (2008) — Jill Jack
- “There’s No Business Like Show Business” from Annie Get Your Gun (1946) — Irving Berlin
About Jill Jack: Jill Jack’s career has spanned decades and taken her around the globe, performing solo and with her band at sold-out shows, and opening for world-renowned acts. Jack grew up in Huntington Woods and has lived in Ferndale for the last 30 years. Her work includes self-written songs in a style she broadly calls Americana, encompassing elements of folk, rock, country, pop and blues. She plays acoustic and electric guitar, and describes her stage presence as friendly, with a focus on storytelling and a dash of humor. “By the end of the show, we will all be great friends,” Jack says. “As a musician, I feel we can heal with music. Listening to music is an emotional experience. I want to bring all of those emotions to the surface, while allowing the audience to be relieved of anxiety from their life.
