HILARY GARDNER
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Acclaimed singer Hilary Gardner grew up in Wasilla, Alaska infatuated with New York City.  Her stunning recording debut, The Great City, is part love letter, part lament to New York and the big dreams it represents.  Jonathan Schwartz has kept The Great City in consistent rotation on his radio program, and the album has garnered effusive praise from New York’s jazz community, including Will Friedwald (Wall St. Journal) and Terry Teachout (Arts Journal, Wall St. Journal).   In 2010, Hilary was chosen by the Frank Sinatra estate to appear as the live, onstage singer in Tony-award winner Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away.  Backed by a 19-piece big band, Hilary sang solos and duets with Frank Sinatra in a performance hailed by critics as “wonderful” (Huffington Post), “elegant” (USA Today), and “terrific” (New York Observer).   Hilary performs as a leader throughout New York City, appearing regularly at Birdland, in read more...