"Kevin Mahogany takes Johnny Hartman to a wider audience"By Bob Karlovits
Kevin Mahogany is a man on a mission.
"Singers like Johnny Hartman," he says.
"People call him a singer's singer. But I'm hoping to take him to a wider audience."
Mahogany, a baritone with a stunning voice and a great grasp of song, will be doing his Johnny Hartman tribute Downtown this evening. It is part of his effort to take Hartman's music to more people. That effort will lead to an album early in 2007.
Mahogany says he thinks Hartman (1923-83) was one of the best balladeers ever.
