Vocalist-pianist Alexis Cole put aside the piano for an evening at the Beach Cafe, with a show entitled Canary in Combat Boots. This was the cabaret side of Cole, with a hint of her jazz persona peeking through. Relatively few singers can transition back and forth from jazz to popular styles and perform each equally well. Cole can, reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan. This was a Cole with a story to tell, and it was a uniqu…