Michael Feinstein explores jazz standards that, while originally written for film, stage, and nightclub acts, became classics thanks to artists like Coleman Hawkins and Ella Fitzgerald. The show gives you the chance to enjoy the evolution of “Body and Soul,” “Stardust,” and “All the Things You Are” from the Ambassador of the Great American Songbook. Joining Feinstein will be the Tedd Firth Big Band and three special guest vocalists — cabaret icon Marilyn Maye, soul songstress Freda Payne, and Veronica Swift, the second-place winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, Time Warner Center, Broadway at 60th St., fifth fl. Apr. 13, 7 p.m.; Apr. 14, 7 & 9 p.m. Tickets are $125.50 for the Apr. 14 early show; $65.50-$85.50 for the Apr. 14 late show at jazz.org. For Apr. 13 tickets, call 212-721-6500.
