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Jane Siberry the Toronto born singer-songwriter, is renowned as one of contemporary music's most creative, innovative artists - with eleven major recordings, her own independent label and the acclaim of fans and peers alike.

NBC will celebrate the 90th birthday of legendary singer Tony Bennett with an all-new two-hour special titled Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come, set to air on December 20th at 9 pm/ET.

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is pleased to present a free concert headlined by Nigerian Afrobeat pioneers Femi Kuti and the Positive Force today, July 23. The concert, which takes place at the Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St. & Prospect Park West) is free to the public (with a suggested $5 contribution at the gate) and begins at 7:30 P.M. with an opening performances by Tuareg guitar wizard Bombino.

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is pleased to present a free concert headlined by Nigerian Afrobeat pioneers Femi Kuti and the Positive Force on Saturday, July 23. The concert, which takes place at the Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St. & Prospect Park West) is free to the public (with a suggested $5 contribution at the gate) and begins at 7:30 P.M. with an opening performances by Tuareg guitar wizard Bombino.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT today announced the initial guest lineup for its special live broadcasts, during both political conventions, July 18-21 and July 25-28.

Legend of stage and screen Harvey Fierstein and seminal LBGT news outlet The Advocate will be honored during Logo's third annual 'Trailblazer Honors,' a television special that celebrates PIONEERS at the forefront of LGBT equality.

Logo today announced that legend of stage and screen Harvey Fierstein and seminal LBGT news outlet The Advocate will be honored during the third annual 'Trailblazer Honors,' a television special that celebrates pioneers at the forefront of LGBT equality.

Summer in the city begins on July 4th, Louis Armstrong's traditional birthday, when the Louis Armstrong House Museum kicks off its signature summer concert series Hot Jazz / Cool Garden - now in its 10th year. For three days this summer, hot jazz is served up with red beans 'n' rice in the Armstrongs' Japanese-inspired garden. Birthday cake will be served on July 4th and Hot Jazz / Cool Garden series subscribers will enjoy a soul food luncheon too. It's a wonderful world at the Louis Armstrong House Museum.

Celebrating congregational singing and a cappella music in Christian worship, The Ascending Voice IV features three main evening concerts: Cerulean- Voices Extraordinary on Today, May 12 directed by Ryan Board; the grand Ascending Voice Festival Choir concert on Friday, May 13 directed by world renowned choral scholar Simon Carrington; and Grammy Award-winning sensation Take 6 on Saturday, May 14.

Celebrating congregational singing and a cappella music in Christian worship, The Ascending Voice IV features three main evening concerts: Cerulean- Voices Extraordinary on Thursday, May 12 directed by Ryan Board; the grand Ascending Voice Festival Choir concert on Friday, May 13 directed by world renowned choral scholar Simon Carrington; and Grammy Award-winning sensation Take 6 on Saturday, May 14.

Iconic singer-songwriter k.d. lang, the generous and innovative W. Garfield Weston Foundation, and the celebrated concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker will be named Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory at the organization's signature fundraising event, The Royal Occasion, on May 12, 2016. The Honorary Fellowship is the highest designation conferred by The Royal Conservatory.

Following two previous sold-out engagements, Storm Large of Pink Martini fame returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko with an all-new show for three performances - Thursday, April 14 (8 p.m.), Friday, April 15 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, April 16 (7 p.m.). Be swept away by the voice, beauty and visceral talent of Storm Large, an artist who truly lives up to her name. The Napa Valley Register hails, 'Natural talent like hers comes along only once in a stadium full of wannabes' and Critical Jazz proclaims, 'A new cool sophistication is coming to the tightly clustered female vocal jazz pack and her name is Storm Large.' Tickets for Storm Large range in price from $45 - $65 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.

Seattle Women's Chorus (SWC) takes audiences on a hilarious romp back in time to the trials and trails of summer camp adventures.

Seattle Women's Chorus (SWC) takes audiences on a hilarious romp back in time to the trials and trails of summer camp adventures.

Critically-acclaimed cabarettist Molly Pope returns to Joe's Pub for the live recording of her very first album, An Audience with Molly Pope. Drawing from a catalogue of re-contextualized pop, theater and standards, the "viscerally thrilling alto" (Time Out New York) brings a mix of favorite repertoire and new material.

Producer Larry G. Spangler and The Spangler Group announced today that T Bone Burnett has joined the creative team of Happy Trails, the new Broadway-bound musical based on the life and career of American icons Roy Rogers and his wife Dale Evans.  The music world legend will be writing the score (music and lyrics) for the musical, which will feature a book by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman (Annie Hall, Manhattan, Jersey Boys, The Addams Family) and direction by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, Big River, Tommy).  Due to a scheduling conflict, the previously announced songwriting team of Alan Menken (music) and Glenn Slater (lyrics) has departed the production. 

The RRazz Room at The Prince is an intimate venue programmed by the entrepreneurs who created the beloved and iconic RRazz Room in San Francisco. The RRazz Room brand has become synonymous with quality entertainment presented at its purest and most intimate form.

Cafe Carlyle is pleased to welcome back acclaimed husband-and-wife duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey for a four-week engagement, tonight, November 3, through November 28.

On Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 7 pm, The Grand 1894 Opera House presents a special return engagement by the one and only Tony Bennett and his trio, with special guest Antonia Bennett (his daughter).

Returning for its 17th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook will continue to broaden its scope in celebrating the best in American singing and songwriting as interpreted by top performers and rising stars, with events at three Lincoln Center venues.