A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throughout the season.

Russ Kassoff is an accomplished jazz pianist, conductor, music director, composer, orchestrator and arranger, whose career has taken him to every height of the music industry. Frank Sinatra tapped Russ to tour with him for 11 years and told him simply, “You’re the best.” On Broadway, he played or conducted countless shows, including serving as the music director and conductor of Twyla Tharp’s tribute to Frank Sinatra. “Come Fly Away.” Russ collaborated with Liza Minnelli (with whom he toured for 18 years), Rita Moreno (as music director), Charles Aznavour (as conductor and pianist), Perry Como, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Vic Damone, Carly Simon, Lainie Kazan, Debbie Gravitte, Luciano Pavarotti, Bucky Pizzarelli, Tierney Sutton, Marilyn Maye, Tony Danza, Rebecca Luker, Red Norvo, Chris Connor, Mimi Hines, Rod Stewart and Sylvia Syms, among other top names in music.