We are thrilled to welcome Award Winning Duo Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano to the Singnasium Family!!

The class will focus on interpretation, storytelling, phrasing, rhythm, emotional truth, and individuality. Rather than treating a jazz standard as a fixed piece of music, students can explore the arrangement and groove choices that reveal who they are as performers: where to linger, when to surprise, how to use silence, how to reshape a lyric, and how to respond instinctively to the music.

With Comstock’s experience as a pianist, vocalist, arranger, and musical director and Fasano’s background as a celebrated jazz/cabaret vocalist, the teaching partnership brings together musical craftsmanship and dramatic interpretation. The emphasis is not merely on technique, but on the connection between the performer and the material.

At its heart, “Finding Yourself” suggests that jazz interpretation is an act of self-discovery: What does this song mean to me? What can I bring to it that no one else can? Students are encouraged to listen deeply, take risks, trust their instincts, and develop a personal relationship with the lyric and melody.

This class is less about learning how to sound like a jazz singer and more about learning how to sound like yourself through jazz.

$500.00

Wednesdays 6-9 

October 28-December 9  6 Weeks (NO CLASS ON 11/25)

Midtown Studio TBD

Teaching Artist: Barbara Fasano

Musical Director: Eric Comstock

Max Enrollment 8

ERIC COMSTOCK  &   BARBARA FASANO

Hailed as “smart, funny, and utterly delightful” and "a hotbed of pleasure" by The New York Times, ERIC COMSTOCK (piano/voice) and BARBARA FASANO (voice) thrill audiences with their singular, soulful showmanship. Their new CD PAINTING THE TOWN (Human Child Records) has earned ecstatic reviews(“perfectly executed … great tunes, impeccable musicality & vocal prowess” – NYC Jazz Record) and won the 2026 MAC Award for Major Recording of the Year. Winners of 10 MAC Awards, 5 New York Bistro Awards, the New York Nightlife Award, and the Donald F. Smith Award, the glamorous married musical couple’s chemistry and electrifying combination of warmth, wit, swing, and sensuality have made them the nightclub world’s most celebrated team. From Birdland Jazz Club, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall to London’s Pizza Express and Italy’s Monteverdi Tuscany, their fast-paced and swinging concerts of pop andjazz bring the American Songbook squarely into the 21stcentury. Comstock and Fasano’s passion for an ever-expanding songbook – Cole Porter to Billy Strayhorn to Joni Mitchell – is irresistible, and their audiences feel they’ve been to a terrific party where the songs and stories are equally great.

Comstock and Fasano love the process of discovery and sharing their knowledge with students and singers. As teachers, they have worked with the Michael Feinstein Songbook Initiative, the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre department, the Provincetown Cabaret Festival, the St. Louis Cabaret Conference, Neighborhood Playhouse, as well as countless master classes and private coaching. Whether you’re a professional singer or someone who just loves to sing, there are strengths to be found and insights to be gained. They do believe you become a more powerful person if you have music in your life--and definitely happier!

ericcomstock.net / barbarafasano.com