The composer-lyricist will play the famed venue March 14 at 7 PM and March 16-18 at 7 PM. Concertgoers can expect to hear brand-new material as well as songs from The Last Five Years, Songs for a New World, Parade, 13 and the album "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes." The performance, according to press notes, "will be a very rare up-close-and-personal evening with Jason – no band, no hype, just Brown at a piano sharing his art and his music."
Brown won a Tony Award for his score to Parade.
Birdland is located in Manhattan at 315 West 44th Street. There is a $30 or $40 cover charge plus a $10 food/drink minimum; for reservations call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com.