Barb Jungr to Play Metropolitan Room; Men I Love CD to Be Released May 11

Barb Jungr’s will celebrate the release of her new CD The Men I Love – The New American Songbook with a concert engagement at the Metropolitan Room, May 18-23. The CD is due out on May 11.

The 12-track disc features songs from musicians such as Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen. Jungr, with Simon Wallace, has created the arrangements for the selections on the CD which include “Once in a Lifetime,” “I’m a Believer,” “Night Comes On,” “I Saw the Light,” “Everything I Own,” and “Wichita Lineman.”

Her new live show, River, is her eighth engagement at The Metropolitan Room, and is a collection of iconic songs from the late 20th century that rarely are heard in jazz and cabaret rooms.

Jungr received the 2008 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist and a Best International Artist 2003 Backstage Award. Her other recordings include Just Like a Woman – A Hymn to Nina, Walking in the Sun, Love Me Tender, Waterloo Sunset, and Every Grain of Sand.

For further information, visit www.naimlabel.com or www.barbjungr.com.