Tag: Svetlana & The Delancey Five
'REVIEW: Michael Gamble & the Rhythm Serenaders, Self-Titled, Organic Records
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'Blogarrhea: Exclusive Interview With Svetlana of Svetlana & The Delancey Five
Right off Delancey Street on the Lower East Side Of New York City stands a bar called The Back Room that used to host such notorious criminals as Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano. It was during prohibition and the room served illegal booze. It's still there. Svetlana & The Delancey Five have been holding court Mondays for the last four years. Their 'Night At The Speakeasy' is one of the best jazz CDs of the year. -
'Enjoy a 'Night At The Speakeasy' With Svetlana & The Delancy Five [REVIEW]
Downtown in New York City and right behind Ratner's Deli on Delancey Street is one of two remaining Manhattan speakeasies still operating from the days of prohibition, The Back Room, on Norfolk Street. It is said that gangsters Meyer Lansky [1902-1983] and Charles "Lucky" Luciano [1897-1962] used to hang out there. Its house band for the past three years has been Svetlana & The Delancey Five. If you can't make the scene, you can hear them anyway on their new 'Night at the Speakeasy' (Origin/OA2 Records).
