Rick Jensen

Move over, Michael Feinstein, there's a new genius in the room. Rick Jensen has been carting off all the New York cabaret awards of late, and this debut album shows why. Cole Porter, Peter Allen, Tom Lehrer, and Nancy Lamott must be beaming down on their collective progeny. From deeply moving ballads like "The Heart Knows" to the S/M humor of "My Baby and Me," Jensen makes adult, sophisticated, music that could make seltzer taste like champagne. A special treat: a duet with the much-missed Ms. LaMott.
-The Advocate May 11, 1999