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Join the Richmond Symphony and DUKES of Dixieland for an evening of New Orleans Jazz under the direction of Music Director, Steven Smith tonight, January 31 at 8:00 p.m. at the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage. Opening the concert will be local favorite No B.S. Brass Band in their debut with a symphony orchestra.

Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter (lead vocalist and co-founder of the Grammy winning hip-hop group The Roots, featured nightly on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Jeremy Ellis (Human Music Machine), and Ray Angry (GRAMMY Nominated on Keys) are set for MOSCOT's intimate, once-in-a-lifetime, charity benefit concert on Thursday, February 12th, 2015.

VH1 Classic celebrates the 40th anniversary of the longest-running sketch comedy show in history by bringing fans 40 years of 'SNL' in one place: 'The SNL Rewind: 2015 - 1975 Mega-Marathon' beginning today, January 28th and wrapping on Sunday, February 15th.

Join the Richmond Symphony and DUKES of Dixieland for an evening of New Orleans Jazz under the direction of Music Director, Steven Smith on Saturday, January 31 at 8:00 p.m. at the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage. Opening the concert will be local favorite No B.S. Brass Band in their debut with a symphony orchestra.

SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2015 is an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote LIVE on www.cbs.com/superbowl/commercials for their favorite SUPER BOWL Commercials.

Former Hoboken resident and guitarist, Bill Frisell, takes to the stage at the South Orange Performing Arts Center tonight, January 22nd at 7:30PM to navigate audiences through the sounds of surf, blues, country, swing and rock. His performance, Guitar in the Space Age!, is a look back through decades of music with the perspective of an astronaut peering at the crystalline image of the planet earth through millions of miles of outer space. BillBoard magazine said it best when stated, 'No one refracts age-old Americana through a cutting-edge prism with the warm-hearted, fleet-minded individuality of Frisell.' Joining Frisell for this performance will be fellow guitar master Greg Leisz on electric and pedal steel guitars, and his trio partners Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums.

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts welcomes one of today's reigning saxophonists, Maceo Parker, and his unique blend of crowd-pleasing jazz, funk, R&B, soul and hip-hop to Philadelphia for a show guaranteed to get jazz fans up and moving. The Jazz at The Kimmel season continues when Maceo Parker takes center stage at the Merriam Theater tonight, January 17 at 8 p.m. Joining Maceo Parker on stage is Greg Boyer (trombone), Will Boulware (keys), Bruno Speight (guitar), Rodney 'Skeet' Curtis (bass), Rodney Holmes (drums), with vocalists Martha High and Darliene Parker.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the legendary musician Maceo Parker and his funk-filled band tonight, January 16, 2015 at 8:00pm. This performance will take place at the Byham Theater, located at 101 Sixth Street, downtown Pittsburgh. The presentation is part of the 2014-15 Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.

The nominations for the 2015 GOLDEN REEL AWARDS have been announced. The awards, which are presented by the Motion Picture Sound Editors, recognize the industry's best work in sound editing.

Grammy and Oscar award-winning vocalist ?Patti Austin returns to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a performance devoted to the brilliance of Washington, DC native Duke Ellington and 'The First Lady of Song,' Ella Fitzgerald, Thursday, February 19 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore, and Friday, February 20 at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 22 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Content Media announced today that it has acquired international sales rights to Alex Gibney's much anticipated Scientology documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief".

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) observes its Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, "Keeping the Dream" on Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17 with performances, a Ninth Annual Girl Scout Sleepover, and student/family arts education workshops.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the third in a popular series of Blues at the Crossroads concerts on February 7, 2015 with The Soul of the Blues, a musical celebration of songs by Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Etta James, Sam & Dave, Bobby Womack, James Brown and others. Performing on the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall stage are 'Soul Queen of New Orleans' Irma Thomas, vocalist Lee Fields, up-and-coming star Alecia Chakour and jazz/funk guitarist Eric Krasno, all backed by The Dynamites.

Former Hoboken resident and guitarist, Bill Frisell, takes to the stage at the South Orange Performing Arts Center Thursday, January 22nd at 7:30PM to navigate audiences through the sounds of surf, blues, country, swing and rock. His performance, Guitar in the Space Age!, is a look back through decades of music with the perspective of an astronaut peering at the crystalline image of the planet earth through millions of miles of outer space. BillBoard magazine said it best when stated, 'No one refracts age-old Americana through a cutting-edge prism with the warm-hearted, fleet-minded individuality of Frisell.' Joining Frisell for this performance will be fellow guitar master Greg Leisz on electric and pedal steel guitars, and his trio partners Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums.

Her new album, 'Akua Dixon,' is a dazzling string conclave that surveys the cellist/composer/arranger's expansive stylistic reach. Dixon's label, Akua's Music, will release the disc today, January 13, 2015.

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists. THE C.A. Lyons Project, the 11th competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage February 13 - March 8, 2015. Opening night is February 18, 2015.

Continuing its commitment to timely and thought-provoking programming, HBO will debut a diverse array of documentaries in coming months, including: THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST, the highly anticipated Sunday-night series from Oscar nominee Andrew Jarecki; Oscar winner Alex Gibney's GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, a look inside the controversial religion; and Brett Morgen's KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK, the first fully-authorized documentary about the iconic leader of Nirvana.

The HBO Entertainment documentary SINATRA: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL will debut on the network, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Directed by Alex Gibney (HBO's 'Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown'), the two-night, four-hour presentation will mark the 100th year since the iconic entertainer's birth.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the legendary musician Maceo Parker and his funk-filled band on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:00pm. This performance will take place at the Byham Theater, located at 101 Sixth Street, downtown Pittsburgh. The presentation is part of the 2014-15 Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.