Moon River and Mercer: The Johnny Mercer Songbook with Maud Hixson

Doors open at 5:00 PM for Dinner and Drink Service. Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter, singer and founder of Capitol Records Celebrating the Savannah-born songwriter, whose classic songs include “Moon River”, “The Days of Wine and Roses” and “Autumn Leaves”. Starting as a singer, he wrote over 1,500 songs and won numerous Grammy awards and Oscars. Hear songs and stories of his many collaborations with everyone from Henry Mancini to Harold Arlen and his role in founding Capitol Records. Maud Hixson: Vocals Rick Carlson: Piano Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Maud made her Guthrie Theater debut in the Noel Coward revue Coward’s Women, also appearing in Park Square Theater’s The Soul of Gershwin. Permanent Moonlight: Songs of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, earned a 2024 Bistro Award. Rick Carlson taught himself to play the piano by studying the vast works of Count Basie and Duke Ellington and capitalizing on a long string of happy accidents. He has been the pianist for the Wolverines Big Band since 1980. “She gives me that special magic I used to feel when Rosemary Clooney sang. Her vocal style is so warm, intimate and compelling–it’s clear that she cares about the words and telling the story, with clarity and without artifice–practically a lost art these days.” –Michael Feinstein www.maudhixson.com