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Elliott Glick
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Bronx, NY United States
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I Look for You |
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When You Smile |
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He has played (in the 1970s) at: the Top of the Gate, the Other End, Gaslight, Mills Tavern, Nobody's (New York City); Harriman College Coffeehouse (Harriman, New York), and Lehman College Coffeehouse in the Bronx. Glick had the lead in independent productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, also in the 1970s, and wrote a play of his own, This Is Only a Test.
Glick's talent lies also in the fine arts; he is a skilled jeweler, designing and crafting, completely by hand, original jewelry creations from sterling silver and gold sheet metal. During the past two decades, he has showcased that work at various art / crafts festivals throughout the Tristate area.
In May 1997, Glick opened Starving Artist on City Island, New York, showcasing his own handmade jewelry and the fine art / fine craft of other local artisans. Seven years later, Glick expanded the menu - adding food and music-artists to the mix, keeping his now Starving Artist Cafe & Gallery on City Island, just down the street. He also added spoken word artists and comic talent to the Starving Artist lineup with open mic nights in these areas. He has featured book signings as well for several authors at his studio / cafe / gallery.
Wanting to celebrate art in all forms, Glick added spoken word artists and comic talent to the Starving Artist lineup with open mic nights in these areas. He has featured book signings as well for several authors at his studio / cafe / gallery.
A guitar instructor, Glick also has worked with young musicians, featuring many at the Starving Artist as well and helping contribute, in one small way, to the future of music.
Glick is a community activist as well. Like so many others, he watched helplessly as the waters rose in the Gulf States and in New Orleans, in particular, following Hurricane Katrina. As the owner of the Starving Artist Cafe and Gallery, a City Island, New York, coffeehouse / art gallery, he showcased musicians – singer-songwriters, jazz and blues artists – who could trace their influences right back to that precise area of the United States. "I started to think that maybe we could use that music we got from New Orleans to give something back to them when they needed it," Glick recalled. So he organized, "Music for Hope: A Concert for the Gulf States," a six-hour outdoor concert featuring those musicians. When the last note was played, there was $1,000 in contributions available for Habitat for Humanity.
Inspired by the music-artists that have brought their awesome talents to his stage at the Starving Artist, Glick started writing songs again. He returned to the stage - after a 27-year hiatus - in October 2006, making that debut at Starving Artist. Since then, he has performed at various locations throughout TriState area, both solo and with his lead guitar player, and Grammy winner, John Guth.
Featured tracks are from his new CD, "Once Upon A Time," a collection of love songs, inspired by his own relationship with wife, Monica, but which speaks to the strength and power of love in everyone's life, in all its forms.
This CD, and his previous CD, "I've Been Told," are available for purchase on CD Baby, iTunes, and various other electronic distribution points.