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LIFE IS A BITCH -- an evening of songs by Fran Landesman, self-proclaimed “poet laureate of lovers and losers,“ dubbed the Dorothy Parker of jazz lyrics, best remembered for The Nervous Set, the world’s only beatnik musical, which flopped on Broadway, but two numbers “All the Sad Young Men“ and “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most“ survived to become jazz standards. The program includes readings of Fran’s poetry alongside her music collaborations with Tommy Wolf, Simon Wallace and others. Performed by jazz vocalist Mary Foster Conklin, “A poetic rebel full of salt and vinegar“ (NY Times), with arrangements by John diMartino.
