Chicago, IL – Ravinia’s National City Bank Private Dining Room becomes a scintillating New York nightclub under the spell of the witty piano man Gabriel Kahane. Described as "the bastard child of Alban Berg and Rufus Wainwright," Kahane brings a new, utterly urbane supper-club atmosphere to Ravinia after hours.

As a solo performer, Kahane has appeared at a wide range of venues from uptown halls to downtown dives, playing his songs for listeners that defy typical demographic predictions. His song cycle Craigslistlieder, art-song settings of eight anonymous posts he found on the ubiquitous personals/classifieds website Craigslist, has won over fans and critics with its affiliation of raucous pop culture and deft high-art craft. His other songs use similar groundwork to interact with the American songbook, literary and historical material, and the unique connection between singer/songwriter and listener.

Kahane is also currently performing and recording with a band, which comprises Rob Moose, violin and mandolin (Antony and the Johnsons, Sufjan Stevens, Duncan Sheik, Orchestra of St. Luke’s), Sam Sadigursky, clarinets (The Words Project, Mingus Orchestra, Ray Brown), and Richie Barshay, percussion (Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, The Klezmatics). With similarly varied backgrounds and unimpeachable talent, they are already stirring audiences with new Kahane songs including the Ligeti homage “Side Streets” and the folk-inspired “Slow Down”.

Date: August 3, 2007
Time: 10 pm
Cost: The $10 ticket includes one drink plus no-host bar.
For tickets, please visit http://www.ravinia.org/generalpages/genericpage.aspx?ID=68
Or call the Box Office at 847.266.5100