Patti Austin News

Due to a scheduling conflict, Patti Austin's performance in association with the HSBC Jazz Festival (previously scheduled for 7:30pm on Sunday, March 28th at the NOKIA Theatre Times Square) has now been postponed until 8:00pm on May 12th at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill.

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has announced its upcoming performances and gigs through November 20th, in addition to its already scheduled concerts. Tickets may be purchased via Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com/212-307-7171 or at the B.B. King's Box Office: 10:30am - Midnight ($2 per ticket service charge).

Jazz Forum Arts Presents 9-Time Grammy-Winner! EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Friday, March 26 at 8pm Tarrytown Music Hall.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra today announced today that its long-time conductor and collaborator, Michael Krajewski, has been named Principal Pops Conductor of the Orchestra's SuperPops! concert series. The three-year agreement will be effective beginning in September 2010, and will include a minimum of four programs per Pops season. Mr. Krajewski is the first to hold this title with the Orchestra.

Texas Performing Arts presents an evening of contemporary jazz with Esperanza Spalding and her jazz ensemble, and special guest André Mehmari on Friday, April 23, at Hogg Memorial Auditorium.

The NOKIA Theatre, located in Times Square, has announced the performers participating in the HSBC Jazz Festival. The Festival will take place on March 25, 27, & 28, 2010.

Pat Phillips and Ettore Stratta Are Pleased To Present The Many Sides of Oscar/Grammy Award-Winning Composer/Pianist DAVE GRUSIN.

Blue Note Recording Artist and Multi-Grammy-Award Winner Cassandra Wilson is a world renowned vocalist, songwriter and producer. At heart Cassandra is a Mississippi girl whose art reflects her deep musical and cultural roots. After studying with Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, she established her career in New York City. She has since moved back and rediscovered her Mississippi roots. Cassandra makes her return to The Music Hall on the heels of her 2009 Grammy-Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Loverly.

Blue Note Recording Artist and Multi-Grammy-Award Winner Cassandra Wilson is a world renowned vocalist, songwriter and producer. At heart Cassandra is a Mississippi girl whose art reflects her deep musical and cultural roots. After studying with Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, she established her career in New York City. She has since moved back and rediscovered her Mississippi roots. Cassandra makes her return to The Music Hall on the heels of her 2009 Grammy-Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Loverly.

Pat Phillips and Ettore Stratta Are Pleased To Present The Many Sides of Oscar/Grammy Award-Winning Composer/Pianist DAVE GRUSIN.

THE HSBC JAZZ FESTIVAL: March 25, 27, & 28, 2010

The following concerts have additional artists added to the already stellar line-up for the 2010 Hollywood Bowl Summer Season.

For the first time, The New York Observer, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ('HSBC') and Fuel Outdoor are teaming up to present the HSBC Jazz Festival, a three-night musical event at the NOKIA Theatre Times Square on March 25, March 27, and March 28, featuring artists including Al Jarreau, Spyro Gyra, Jonathan Butler and Patti Austin.

The Monterey Jazz Festival is back on the road - and that road takes it to the Jorgensen Cabaret at 8 pm on Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. This year's talent tour features The Kenny Barron Trio, violinist Regina Carter, baritone Kurt Elling, and guitarist Russell Malone.

The Monterey Jazz Festival is back on the road - and that road takes it to the Jorgensen Cabaret at 8 pm on Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. This year's talent tour features The Kenny Barron Trio, violinist Regina Carter, baritone Kurt Elling, and guitarist Russell Malone.

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Black Nativity: A Season for Change, by T. Mychael Rambo and Lou Bellamy, directed by Dominic Taylor, with musical direction by Sanford Moore on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The production will run December 3 - December 27, 2009.

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Black Nativity: A Season for Change, by T. Mychael Rambo and Lou Bellamy, directed by Dominic Taylor, with musical direction by Sanford Moore on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The production will run December 3 - December 27, 2009.

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Black Nativity: A Season for Change, by T. Mychael Rambo and Lou Bellamy, directed by Dominic Taylor, with musical direction by Sanford Moore on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The production will run December 3 - December 27, 2009.

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Black Nativity: A Season for Change, by T. Mychael Rambo and Lou Bellamy, directed by Dominic Taylor, with musical direction by Sanford Moore on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The production will run December 3 - December 27, 2009.

RGA Productions presents Frankenstein, a concert and rock music telling of the iconic Mary Shelley tale featuring a Grand Rock style that evokes the sound of Pink Floyd, Evanescense, Alan Parsons Projects, Metallica, Stravinsky & Bartok.