Scott Robinson News

Following the success of the previous two festivals, the 3rd Annual New York Hot Jazz Festival -- produced by the impresario Michael 'Misha' Katsobashvili, performer Bria Skonberg, and composer/producer Patrick Soluri (of Prohibition Productions and The Salon) -- returns to The Players this year and promises some of the biggest stars of the Hot Jazz and swing scenes in a summit of uptown and downtown talent spanning three generations.

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.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its April 2015 schedule, featuring Sheila Jordan with the Steve Kuhn Trio, Ms. Lisa Fischer, Eliane Elias, James Carter Organ Trio, Barbara Carroll, The Beegie Adair Trio with Monica Ramey, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more.

The Rufus Reid Big Band will play the Jazz Standard in NYC from tonight, February 26 to March 1, 2015.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 41st season of quality theater, LIFE 101: A Season of Life Lessons, with the Indianapolis premiere comedy, QUARTET, by Ronald Harwood.

The Rufus Reid Big Band will play the Jazz Standard in NYC from February 26 to March 1, 2015.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 41st season of quality theater, LIFE 101: A Season of Life Lessons, with the Indianapolis premiere comedy, QUARTET, by Ronald Harwood.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 41st season of quality theater, LIFE 101: A Season of Life Lessons, with the Indianapolis premiere comedy, QUARTET, by Ronald Harwood.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 41st season of quality theater, LIFE 101: A Season of Life Lessons, with hilarious holiday comedy, A DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL: A TRAVELING TRAVESTY IN TWO TUMULTUOUS ACTS, by Mark Landon Smith. Opening tonight, December 5th, and continuing for three weekends through Sunday, December 21st, curtain times are at 8 p.m. todays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 41st season of quality theater, LIFE 101: A Season of Life Lessons, with hilarious holiday comedy, A DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL: A TRAVELING TRAVESTY IN TWO TUMULTUOUS ACTS, by Mark Landon Smith. Opening Friday, December 5th, and continuing for three weekends through Sunday, December 21st, curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.

Rufus Reid's 'QUIET PRIDE - The Elizabeth Catlett Project' is up for GRAMMY Awards in several categories this year.

The 2013-14 Encore Awards nominees are announced.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 40th Anniversary Season 'Fabulous at 40' with the Indianapolis premiere of Carrie: The Musical, opening tonight, May 30th, and continuing for a limited run three weekends through Sunday, June 15th.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 40th Anniversary Season 'Fabulous at 40' with the Indianapolis premiere of Carrie: The Musical, opening Friday, May 30th, and continuing for a limited run three weekends through Sunday, June 15th.

Celebrity Series of Boston will present the Maria Schneider Orchestra tonight, April 26, 2014 at 8pm at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. Sponsored by Donna and Mike Egan.

THE 2nd ANNUAL NEW YORK HOT JAZZ FESTIVAL is set for The Players Club - 16 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan on Sunday, May 18 - 1:00pm to 1:00am.

Celebrity Series of Boston will present the Maria Schneider Orchestra on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 8pm at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. Sponsored by Donna and Mike Egan.

The Buck Creek Players have announced their 41st season of quality theater in 2014-2015. All performances will be held at the Buck Creek Playhouse on the southeast side of Indianapolis at 11150 Southeastern Avenue.

PJ Rasmussen's second album--Another Adventure--debuted at number 17 on the Jazz Week charts.