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Date of Death: July 06, 1971 (69)

Birth Place: New Orleans, LA, USA

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DEE DEE'S FEATHERS Set for Release This Summer
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 22, 2015

Dee Dee's Feathers, a journey through the history of New Orleans as told through song and the collaboration of Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO), is set for release August 11th, 2015, via OKeh/Sony Music/DDB Records. Recorded at New Orleans' Esplanade Studios, a studio in a reconverted historical church in the heart of the city that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, the release of Dee Dee's Feathers will be accompanied by tour dates worldwide including stops at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, the Barbican in London and New York City's famed Apollo Theatre on Halloween.

Tony Bennett, Savion Glover & More Celebrate Frank Sinatra's ON THE TOWN, Screening Tonight at Tribeca Film Fest
by Movies News Desk - Apr 21, 2015

The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, recently announced 'Sinatra at 100: Film & Music in collaboration with The Lincoln Motor Company,' a centennial celebration to honor Frank Sinatra's legendary film career at the Festival's 14th edition.

Brian Gallagher & Megan Hilty, Joey DeFrancesco and More Set for Birdland, Week of April 27
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2015

Birdland Jazz Club will welcome Joey DeFrancesco with The City Rhythm Orchestra, Brian Gallagher in "All That's Ahead" featuring Megan Hilty, Barbara Carroll, and more April 27 - May 3. Details below!

Ben Vereen Comes to Suncoast Showroom This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2015

Versatile entertainer Ben Vereen will bring his one-man show to the Suncoast Showroom this weekend, April 18 and 19.

Paul Moravec & Terry Teachout to Create New Work Honoring John V. Sinclair's 25th Anniversary with Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 16, 2015

Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is pleased to announce the commissioning of a new work in celebration of conductor and artistic director John V. Sinclair's 25th anniversary with the Society. The piece, titled Music, Awake!, with music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec and words by distinguished author Terry Teachout, celebrates the universal power of music. It will be premiered during concerts with the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra on April 16 and 17, 2016. Terry Teachout and Paul Moravec are experienced collaborators, having premiered three operas in recent years for companies such as The Santa Fe Opera and Philadelphia's Center City Opera Theater.

Count Basie Orchestra, Diane Schuur and More Among Birdland's May 2015 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2015

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.

April Hall Headlines Jazz Series Concert at the Black Box
by Anna Bencivengo - Apr 14, 2015

THE BLACK BOX in downtown Franklin presents critically acclaimed jazz vocalist April Hall on Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m. The concert, rescheduled from February due to a Valentine's Day snowstorm, is featured as part of BLACK BOX Jazz, one of four dynamic music series launched this year at the new theater, music and event venue.

THE JOY OF SAX Begins Later This Month at 59E59 Theaters
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 14, 2015

59E59 Theaters will welcome Peter and Will Anderson with THE JOY OF SAX, featuring Pat Bianchi on the Hammond B-3 Organ. Produced by Reardon-Anderson Music, LLC., THE JOY OF SAX begins performances on Tuesday, April 28 for a limited engagement through Thursday, May 7. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7 PM; Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 5 PM & 8 PM; Sunday at 3 PM. Single tickets are $45 ($31.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at ?(212) 279-4200 or visit www.59e59.org.

SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF to Play The Wallis, 5/26-6/7
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 14, 2015

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts ('The Wallis') presents the Long Wharf Theatre and Shakespeare & Company Production of Satchmo at the Waldorf by Terry Teachout, directed by Long Wharf Theatre Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and starring Obie winner John Douglas Thompson in a tour de force multiple-character solo performance, arriving in Los Angeles following hit sold-out runs at the Long Wharf Theatre, Shakespeare & Company and Off-Broadway. The engagement plays May 26 through June 7, 2015, in the Lovelace Studio Theater; press opening is May 27.

THE THREEPENNY OPERA Plays the Villanova Theatre, Now thru 4/26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2015

Villanova Theatre presents The Threepenny Opera, with book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, directed by Valerie Joyce, and on stage tonight, April 14-26, 2015. Villanova's reimagined production will feature actors playing instruments, a striking industrial aesthetic, and a timely message.

Lisa Fischer, Beegie Adair Trio and More Set for Birdland, Week of April 20
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2015

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for the week of April 20 - April 26, featuring Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, The Beegie Adair Trio with Monica Ramey, Natalie Douglas in "Hello Dolly…The Music of Dolly Parton," and more. Scroll down for details!

The Hot Sardines Perform at The Eccles Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2015

“One of the best jazz bands in NY today,” (Forbes), The Hot Sardines boogies onto The Eccles Center stage tonight, April 11. Foot-stomping – there's even a tap dancer – and brassy jazz sizzles as this young group resurrects the music of the 1920s, '30s and '40s, making it hot, hot, hot. Park City is privy to the sizzling Sardines' first ever U.S. tour. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Drummer Dan Brubeck to Release 'Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck,' 4/28
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 8, 2015

On his brilliantly realized new album 'Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck,' drummer Dan Brubeck introduces his parents' remarkable and surprisingly little-known songbook. The second youngest of Dave and Iola Brubeck's six children, Dan has an extensive history of performing and recording alongside his famous pianist father Dave Brubeck and had long wanted to explore some of the songs and textual settings that his parents collaborated on over the years. The 2-CD set, which happens to be Dan's recording debut as a leader, will be released by Blue Forest Records on April 28.

BWW Reviews: Will Friedwald's Latest 'Clip Joint' Celebrates BILLIE HOLIDAY With a Unique Take On the Icon's Centennial
by Alix Cohen - Apr 8, 2015

Monday night found me back at Zeb's on the West Side for another of Will Friedwald's iconoclastic 'Clip Joints'--this one in honor of the Billie Holiday Centennial. During a year that is already producing a glut of celebratory events (given that it's also the Frank Sinatra Centennial year), leave it to the intriguing and obsessive writer/journalist/producer to come up with something different. Instead of a roster of vocalists live or on film, performing material we now think of reflexively as belonging to Lady Day, we were offered the singular piano interpretations of Lara Downes, recollections by alto saxophonist Jerry Dodgion (who at age 22 played with Holiday), and eclectic clips from television and film appearances of the artist herself.

Broadway Composer Charles Strouse to Lead Talk-Back with Students at Teaneck Community Charter School, 4/23
by BWW News Desk - Apr 7, 2015

Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who has written scores for over 30 stage musicals, including 14 for Broadway, and is a three-time Tony Award winner, a two-time Emmy Award winner, and whose cast albums have earned him two Grammy Awards will visit the school and lead a 'Talk-Back' with students. The Teaneck Community Charter school will present a production of the recently created 'Bye Bye Birdie Young Performers Edition.' The Talk-Back event will feature the student cast and crew of the show and will lead into the Opening Night performance at 8pm.

New Digital Release of Billy Holiday Albums Celebrates Century of Lady Day
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 7, 2015

Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday on April 7, 2015, Universal Music Enterprises honors the iconic artist with the simultaneous digital release of 17 classic Holiday albums.

Author Janet Arlotta to Write, Produce GOING DUE SOUTH Rom-Com
by Movies News Desk - Apr 5, 2015

Acclaimed author Janet Arlotta, a semi-finalist in Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Contest, will write and produce the romantic comedy Going Due South.

Birdland to Welcome James Carter Organ Trio, Todd Murray & More, Week of 4/13
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 3, 2015

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for April 13-19, featuring James Carter Organ Trio, Todd Murray in "Croon: When A Whisper Became A Song," Barbara Carroll, Jazz Party with Natalie Douglas, and more!

Silent One-Man Show ITHAMAR HAS NOTHING TO SAY Set for Second City
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 2, 2015

The Second City is proud to announce that Ithamar Has Nothing to Say, starring Second City alumni Ithamar Enriquez in a silent one-man sketch show, is coming to Chicago after a sold-out run at Second City Hollywood. The Charlie Chaplinesque production is directed by Frank Caeti and is currently being developed into a web series produced by Maker Studios, Principato-Young Entertainment and Key and Peele. Tickets are available for purchase here.

Ayla Brown, Opera for Kids & More Coming to FPAC in April
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 31, 2015

THE BLACK BOX, downtown Franklin's new theater, music, and event venue, presents a wide-ranging lineup of live music entertainment this April. Events are slated to feature singer-songwriter Ayla Brown, Opera for Kids, and jazz vocalist April Hall. THE BLACK BOX, the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC), is located at 15 West Central Street.

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