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Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced an art-bash style performance party in conjunction with a large-scale sculptural exhibit to take place March 4-5, 2022 in OZ Arts' expansive creative warehouse.

Valentine's Day will be in full swing at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 N. High St., West Chester, PA) on Saturday, February 12 at 8 PM as it presents The Paul Jost Quartet- Performing The Music Of Tony Bennett. To kick off this romantic evening of music and love, Uptown! will also host a special pre-show reception featuring elegant desserts and bubbly at the bar starting at 7 PM.

Valentine's Day will be in full swing at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 N. High St., West Chester, PA) on Saturday, February 12 at 8 PM as it presents The Paul Jost Quartet- Performing The Music Of Tony Bennett.

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, is commemorating Women’s History Month by hosting more than 20 leading female jazz artists on its stage during March.

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced it will present performances from acclaimed choreographer Ronald K. Brown and dance company EVIDENCE from February 10-12, 2022, in OZ Arts' expansive creative warehouse. The program will feature three original works by Brown titled Grace, Mercy and his latest piece titled The Equality of Night and Day: First Glimpse featuring text by Angela Davis and a score by Jason Moran.

OPERA America has announced the third cycle of IDEA Opera Grants (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that supports teams of composers and librettists who identify as African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and/or Native American in the development of new operatic works and the advancement of their careers in the opera industry.

Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers  retired member Terry M. Lilly. Terry was a Press Agent on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and across the country, who came into membership in September of 1977. He passed away peacefully at home on November 24, 2021 after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced the presentation of Steal Away, a new contemporary music-dance-opera hybrid inspired by traditional spirituals and art songs, will take place December 2-5, 2021, in OZ Arts' expansive warehouse.

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced Los Angeles-based animator, director, designer and performer Miwa Matreyek is bringing her new solo work, Infinitely Yours, along with her internationally acclaimed piece, Myth & Infrastructure, to the OZ Arts stage from November 11-13, 2021.

​​​​​​​Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced Fable Cry's Festival of Ghouls will return for another ghostly cabaret party on October 30, 2021, in OZ Arts' expansive warehouse. The local cult favorites will enlist talented artists from the worlds of burlesque, cabaret, puppetry and circus as part of their macabre alt-rock party.

Put on your dancing shoes and prepare to forget your troubles, 'Jazz Jump' the new swinging vocalese single from The Royal Bopsters arrives October 8, 2021!

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Renzi was musical director for Peggy Lee and Mel Torme for over 25 years. He also worked on Sesame Street as the music director for seasons 31 through 40 and recorded Our First Christmas with singer Cynthia Crane and leads the Mike Renzi Trio.

The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich today begins performances of the world premiere production of Never Lost at Home, which tells the story of the 1980/81 UEFA football season and celebrates the 40th anniversary of Ipswich Town F.C.'s UEFA cup victory that year. How to get tickets for live and streaming.

At the age of 92 and still going strong, singer-songwriter Sheila Jordan has been one of the most revered and utterly unique voices in jazz for decades.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present Eric Comstock in his new fall residency for four Saturdays in September: September 4, 11, 18 and 25, at 5:00 PM.  There is a $30 music charge. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street in New York.

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced its lineup of dynamic programming for the 2021-22 season, which features dance, theater and multimedia performances by influential contemporary artists and ensembles from around the world, as well as groundbreaking national and local artists.

Informed by and in response to OZ's presentations over the past year, the works highlight many literary genres, including poetry, prose, hybrid forms and spoken word. Featured writers include Nina Coyle, Brenna Feeney, Aloe Franke, Deidra Kelly, Joshua Moore, Andres Martinez, Nora Masters, Ella Neely, and Clay Steakley.

Learn more about the upcoming production, and find out all of the tour dates here!

Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced the premiere of Enactor, an evening of solo works developed by leading international choreographers and performed by acclaimed Nashville dancer and artist Becca Hoback, will take place from June 24-26, 2021 in OZ Arts' expansive creative warehouse.