Reviews
Press from the Rainbow Room years and return engagements that had the lines forming outside.
The Wall Street Journal
“Steve Leeds sang at The Rainbow Room, the supper club in midtown Manhattan. At the performance, his considerable vocal skills, backed by the tight, crisp sound of a great orchestra, quickly won over the crowd.”
“Mr. Leeds worked his way through a dozen American standards and drew several standing ovations during the hour-plus-long performance.”
The Daily News
“Barbra Streisand beamed at the Rainbow Room as singer/band leader Steve Leeds broke into “People,” climaxing his show. All she could say, as she greeted Steve after the show, was “Nice work… I loved the show!””
The Local Times
“Steve Leeds is singing a slew of American Standard songs… It's a return engagement for Leeds, an encore performance. Most performers only get a single night or a weekend, but no other performer better connects local demographics than Leeds.”
“During Leeds's last run, which ended in October, the crowds were so big that the people lined up outside the showrooms.”
Manhattan Review Journal
“Singer Steve Leeds' musical future is rooted firmly in the past, and that's by no means a bad choice. Leeds is an engaging singer who spotlights his affinity for the classics without succumbing to mimicry. Instead, he lends his own vocal nuance and style to cover versions delivered in pleasing fashion with no sense of pretense.”