James Moody News

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its May 2015 schedule, featuring The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, BossaBrasil, Diane Schuur, Freddy Cole Quartet, Barbara Carroll, Jim Caruso's Cast Party and more! Scroll down for details.

GABRIELLE STRAVELLI - the acclaimed pop/jazz vocalist called 'ingenious' by The Wall Street Journal and known from her tours with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, appearances at the 92nd Street Y and her long-running Soho jazz brunch - will join tenor saxophonist Ed Finkel as he brings a group of well-known New York jazz artists to the Heinz W. Otto Gallery at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung, NJ tonight, March 28 at 8 PM. A dessert reception will follow the performance.

GABRIELLE STRAVELLI - the acclaimed pop/jazz vocalist called 'ingenious' by The Wall Street Journal and known from her tours with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, appearances at the 92nd Street Y and her long-running Soho jazz brunch - will join tenor saxophonist Ed Finkel as he brings a group of well-known New York jazz artists to the Heinz W. Otto Gallery at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung, NJ on Saturday, March 28 at 8 PM. A dessert reception will follow the performance.

Ari Silverstein Hosts The Encore Series at Cafe Noctombulo in Pangea Restaurant 178 Second Ave. Between 11 and 12th Street.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the fifth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 19 - 21, 2015.

Dale Wasserman's MAN OF LA MANCHA comes to life in Squabbalogic's ingenious performance that draws the audience into Miguel de Cervantes' fabulous imagination as he and fellow inmates, awaiting their fate during the Spanish Inquisition, play out the story of Don Quixote de La Mancha using only the contents of the prison cell and Cervantes' box of possessions.

When Kathryn Allyn, an opera singer now turned Great American Songbook chanteuse, took the stage at The Cutting Room last Tuesday night, she was all va-va-voom in a curve-hugging Valentine red dress. She joined her crackerjack band-musical director Frank Ponzio, bassist Tom Hubbard, and drummer Vito Leszack-to perform homage to her favorite jazz and big band singer Anita O'Day, whose heyday came between the World War II era through the early 1960s.

Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre Inc has welcomes the brilliant cast line up for their new production of MAN OF LA MANCHA, playing at the Seymour Centre's Reginald Theatre from tonight 25th February to 21st March 2015.

Rutgers University is now seeking a new executive director to promote the university's jazz program.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2014-15 Jazz series with the RENEE ROSNES QUARTET featuring Renee Rosnes, piano, Steve Nelson, vibraphonist, Peter Washington, bass, and Bill Stewart, drums. Tonight, January 24, 2015, 8:00 p.m. at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University (2960 Broadway at 116th Street).

The Sydney's Theatre community gathered at the 2014 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS tonight for the 10th annual celebration of the best of the past year's work as judged by The Sydney Reviewers.

At a star-studded ceremony tonight, the winners of the 2014 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced, with a record 33 Awards presented. Over 340 members of the Sydney theatre community packed the auditorium at Paddington RSL to celebrate the best of Sydney theatre throughout the past calendar year.

Der Jazz-Trompeter Till Bronner gilt als einer der erfolgreichsten Jazz-Musiker Deutschlands - und zweifellos ist er der experimentierfreudigste. Als kreativer Grenz-ganger zwischen den Genres ist er immer fur eine Überraschung gut. Als erstem Musiker wurden ihm Echo-Preise in drei Kategorien verliehen: Jazz, Klassik und Pop. „Triple Crown' nennt man in der Fachwelt respektvoll dieses Kunststuck. Nun ist der Musiker mit dem subtilen Sex Appeal mit einem ganz neuen spektakularen Format und großer Produktion auf Tour. Das Till Bronner Orchestra bringt große Movie Scores auf die Buhne. Hollywood nach Noten.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its end-of-year schedule, running December 31 - January 18, including: The Birdland Big Band featuring Jane Monheit on New Year's Eve, Dave Stryker Group, Barbara Carroll, Joe Lovano, and more!

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2014-15 Jazz series with the RENEE ROSNES QUARTET featuring Renee Rosnes, piano, Steve Nelson, vibraphonist, Peter Washington, bass, and Bill Stewart, drums. On Saturday, January 24, 2015, 8:00 p.m. at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University (2960 Broadway at 116th Street) Tickets: $20-$30 • Students with valid ID: $12-$18

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its January 2015 schedule, featuring The Birdland Big Band, Jane Monheit, Beegie Adair Trio, Barbara Carroll, Jay Leonhart Trio, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, Dena DeRose, Lindsay Mendez and Marco Paguia, and MORE!

Nominations were announced today for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2014, which will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday January 19, 2015 at 6pm at the Paddington RSL.

Legendary Jazz Pianist McCoy Tyner will be the Jazz Master Honoree at this year's annual Giants of Jazz Concert at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange, NJ. The concert will take place tonight, November 29 at 8pm at 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ, 07079, and will feature an unparalleled gathering of jazz artists who will play in tribute to McCoy Tyner.

Legendary Jazz Pianist McCoy Tyner will be the Jazz Master Honoree at this year's annual Giants of Jazz Concert at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange, NJ. The concert will take place Sat., November 29 at 8pm at 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ, 07079, and will feature an unparalleled gathering of jazz artists who will play in tribute to McCoy Tyner. Last minute additions to the roster of artists are expected and highly anticipated. The tribute will be a celebratory event as renowned jazz artists come together to honor one of their own. Tickets are priced from $40- $60. To purchase, contact SOPAC at 973.313.ARTS (2787) or visit www.SOPACnow.org. Proceeds help to support South Orange Free Summer Concerts.

Hear Fantasia, Philip Bailey, José James, Jazzmeia Horn and the Christian McBride Big Band at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)'s TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival tonight, November 13, 2014 at 8PM in the Prudential Hall. Get your tickets now at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722)