Time Out New York called Barb “One of the world’s great cabaret singers.”
The Village Voice opined: “One of the best interpreters of Jacques Brel and Bob Dylan anywhere on this angst-ridden planet today.” With a devoted following in the UK, Barb has also built a major fan base in the USA and earned many awards there for her CDs and performances (Broadway World award for Hard Rain in 2014, the Time Out New York Cabaret Nightlife Award for Outstanding Vocalist, and Backstage Award for Best International Artist, to name just a few). She appeared in major cities in the USA premiering three new collections with John McDaniel: Sting’s repertoire in Float Like a Butterfly - the Songs of Sting, which is now released as a CD on Kristalyn records Peaceful Easy Feeling, a collection of 1970s material and Let The Sun Shine In, a celebration of the songs of 1968. In 20 Barb appeared all over the UK and in Europe promoting the re-release of her Bob Dylan “cult classic,” Every Grain of Sand. She is truly a marvel, who should not be missed” **** 4 stars. Barb Jungr proves she’s a genuine jazz marvel….A true musical alchemist. "The brilliant jazz singer on world-beating form. “Bob Dylan, jazz, northern soul, Nina Simone and continental Europe’s cabaret music perform a subtle dance in Jungr’s consciousness.” The Guardian Her exhilarating vocal style fuses her sense of jazz, blues, and soul with elements of everything from musical theatre to African and Iranian folk singing. Never one to sit still, physically or artistically, she has evolved through the years into one of the UK’s finest and most distinctive singers. Starting out a singer and performer on the alternative cabaret circuit, Barb earned numerous plaudits, including a then-legendary Perrier Award. Her powerful singing style reaches across musical boundaries and defies easy categorization. In 2011, Jungr received the New York Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist, the Backstage Bistro Award for Best International Artist, and Time Out New York's #1 Top Live Cabaret Act for 2011. Jungr’s collaboration with John McDaniel has now produced two recordings. In her 45-year recording career, alongside many collaborations, she has released 19 solo albums, many for Linn Records, receiving outstanding reviews worldwide and winning many awards. “Brings the same creativity for reinterpretation and re-examination that Ella Fitzgerald brought to Cole Porter.” Wall Street Journal In recent years, Jungr has brought her singular talents to the songbooks of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Jacques Brel, and more, creating the genre of the New American Songbook. Her deconstruction/reconstruction of popular songs and unusual and beautiful musical arrangements are characteristics that allow the listener new insights into familiar music. Musician, writer, composer, and lyricist, Barb Jungr, has been critically lauded for her insightful and passionate interpretive style, described as “revelatory” by the New York Times. He was recently named one of “The 50 Most Influential People in New York Cabaret” by Nightlife Exchange.
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He served as the President of MAC for 11 years, and is currently on the advisory board. David Finkle of The Village Voice calls him "A one man cabaret army!" He appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and released his debut CD I Want.You Want, in 2000.
Watts is the creator and Artistic Director of Singnasium, a nonprofit vocal school in New York City, as well as The Singers Retreat at Heron’s Landing.
As a theater director, he has directed productions of Godspell, Dames at Sea, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Phantom. He has performed at Town Hall in several concerts, including Broadway Unplugged and Broadway By The Year, 1949, and can be heard on the cast recordings of both shows. Other roles: Man in Chair (The Drowsy Chaperone) Pseudolus (A Funny Thing.), Herod (Jesus Christ Superstar), Nicely Nicely Johnson (Guys and Dolls), Jinx (Forever Plaid). As an actor, he has toured nationally and internationally with productions of The Music Man (Marcellus) and The Wizard Of Oz(Lion). In addition to directing in small cabaret venues, he has directed events at Symphony Space, Town Hall, BB King’s, and Sony Hall. Recognized as an outstanding vocalist, director, producer, and booking manager, he has been active in the New York cabaret scene for 30 years. Lennie Watts is a 16-time MAC, 5-time Backstage Bistro, and 3-time Nightlife Award-winner.
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