Phyllis Pastore ...

Since arriving in New York in October, 1988, Ms. Pastore has been awarded the 1989 Bistro Award presented by Backstage for Outstanding Performance by a Female Vocalist. In 1990, she was nominated for a MAC Award by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs for Outstanding Debut Performance, and in 1995 was named Entertainer of the Year by CaB Magazine as a member of the cast in the revue Red, Hot and Cheap.

Phyllis has also appeared on live radio through the broadcast of New York Cabaret Nights, starring Steve Ross, where she was billed with Ann Hampton Callaway and Eartha Kitt. Since 1991, Ms. Pastore has been invited to perform at the annual Cabaret Convention, sponsored by the Mabel Mercer Foundation, held at Town Hall in NYC, where she has achieved critical acclaim. Phyllis has been the vocalist of choice for special engagements at New York's elegant Algonquin Hotel, Windows on the World, One If By Land, Tavern on the Green and the 21 Club (where she performed for honored guest, Ted Kennedy). She has also been chosen to perform at a number of fund-raisers for Congressman Steve Gunderson.

Recent years have taken Phyllis beyond the borders of the United States. She was the first cabaret singer to be invited to perform at the acclaimed Wexford Opera Festival in Wexford, Ireland. She spent the 1995 winter season in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, performing at Wyndham's Sugar Bay Resort. Phyllis is going into her 8th season performing at Montparnasse/The Piano Bar in Mykonos, Greece, where she charms European audiences with American popular music. In November, 2001 Phyllis completed her first tour in Germany where she performed six concerts in six cities. The tour concluded in Hamburg where she performed to an audience of 2000 people as a part of the World AIDS Day benefit. She was on the bill with such popular artists as Terrance Trent Darby and the musical group Alcazar. Ms. Pastore has sung with 16 and 20 piece orchestras, 4 and 6 piece jazz combos, a 14 piece country/western band, and (much to their chagrin!) a dixieland band on the street in front of the Lincoln Center in NYC! In short, Ms. Pastore has proven to be a dynamic and versatile performer, at home both on the big stage and in the intimate setting of the cabaret.