Now and then this world of ours produces a jazz singer with a voice
that can melt the coolest soul. Such a person is Sophie Milman,
a young jazz singer based in Canada. She is the point at which the
lines of three rich traditions meet: Russian spirit, Jewish
intensity, and black American swing. If the goal of your evening is
romance, there is no better place to go than this little jazz show.
(Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave, 441-9729. 7:30 pm, $21.50,
all ages. Also Wed April 9.)

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...