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Nashville & Memphis, TN based S.A.M are grabbing the brass ring of stardom with the release of new album “Choke Artist”.  The 8-song album launched with the track Way Out” featuring red hot Southern Rapper Jelly Roll on guest vocals. Listen to the new album now!

Get full details for all the jazz programming coming up at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater, February 14 - February 27. 

The Birdland Theatre and Jazz Club has an abundance of performances happening from January 31st through February 13th. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include John Pizzarelli Swing Seven, SUNY Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, Greg Abate Quartet, John Pizzarelli Trio and Svetlana's Big Band. 

Pompano Beach Arts has a variety of concerts planned for February. Fan favorites Soulful Sundays and Live and Local return with two stellar bands, while Jazz Reflections offers a brilliant tribute to Black jazz composers. Tickets and details can be found here. 

Get full details for jazz programming coming up at at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater. January 17 - January 30.

The New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas have announced I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond, a multi-disciplinary, multi-tiered festival that celebrates the history and influence of this cultural movement.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced its upcoming jazz programming, running November 1 - November 14. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances!  At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Bill Charlap Duets with Houston Person, Jon Faddis, Chris Potter and Ron Carter, Peter Cincotti, Jihye Lee Big Band, The Hot Sardines, and more.

The lineup includes a re-opening concert PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, the return of the Latté Da original docu-musical ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, the return of Peter Rothstein’s award-winning staging of Puccini's beloved opera LA BOHÈME, the area premiere of JELLY’S LAST JAM, the world premiere musical adaptation of TWELVE ANGRY MEN, and the company’s annual NEXT FESTIVAL.

Jelly Roll's Work in Progress US Tour will be coming to Old Forester's Paristown Hall- 724 Brent St. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 8 p.m. Advanced tickets are $30. Day-of-show tickets are $35. Premium tickets are $70 

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship) today announce NEXT STAGE, revised programming for Fall 2020 Texas Instruments Classical Series, Pops Series and Dallas Symphony Presents concerts.

New Repertory Theatre has announced their 2020-2021 season.

'Run It' is the first single by Oxnard emcee Roc C's upcoming album titled 'OxTales.'  The track includes features by Jelly Roll and Shadethrower, and it's produced by Jelly Roll. 'Run It' is a song dedicated to everyone who has that hater in their life who never wants to see them succeed. 'This song introduces a character I created named Shade Thrower and produced and features legendary artist Jelly Roll' Roc C says. 'Jelly Roll is definitely been a great supporter in my career and life in general. Working with him and Shade Thrower has been an honor, perfect set off for this 'OxTales' journey to begin.' The album is set to drop mid-2020 via Below System Records.

Long Wharf Theatre announced today the complete lineup for its 2020/21 Breaking Boundaries season. In the first season fully programmed by Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón, the non-profit theatre is re-dedicating itself to its founding mission to present innovative art with the community at its center and is committed to creating work that galvanizes New Haven and revolutionizes the new American theatre. The season will include work by directors Tatiana Pandiani, Aneesha Kudtarkar and Patricia McGregor; playwrights Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Kristoffer Diaz and Madhuri Shekar; a radical reimagining of a classic Shakespeare tale adapted and directed by Shana Cooper; and a revival of the award-winning musical Jelly's Last Jam, with a book by George C. Wolfe, music by Jelly Roll Morton & Luther Henderson and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced their lineup of artists for March 16 through March 29: 

The New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) continues its 2019-2020 season with a performance by the 17-member NYYS Jazz ensemble on Monday, March 9, 2020 in two sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm, at Dizzy's Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, led by Director Andy Clausen. Titled Celebrating Charlie Parker @ 100, and featuring saxophonist Steve Wilson, the performances pay homage to Charlie Parker's centennial, musical legacy, and bebop innovations with selections by Parker, Wilson, Bennie Moten, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, and more. NYYS Jazz will also give the world premiere of the NYYS First Music commission In the Shadow of Tall Giants by Devin Reilly.

One would hope that ANDRE DE SHIELDS: OLD DAWG; NEW TRICKS would find the theatrical life it deserves beyond this one concert. The story of JELLY and what has become of him is not just one for all, but one for the ages.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Margo Lion, Broadway and off-Broadway producer, has passed away. Lion is best known for her role in producing Hairspray.

Below is the upcoming schedule at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater February 3 through February 16: 

Today, Tech N9ne announces the “ENTERFEAR Tour 2020” with Jelly Roll and drops a new music video, “Yeah No!” (feat. Mackenzie Nicole). “Yeah No!” was released in November on the ENTERFEAR - Level 1 EP; the five-track effort offered fans the first taste of Tech N9ne's next album, which is set for release in 2020. 

Rittz drops the highly anticipated Put A Crown On It album via his own label, CNT. The 12-track effort includes features from Paul Wall, Jelly Roll, Yelawolf, Twista, Dizzy Wright, Big Hud, Too $hort, and Futuristic. The album title comes from Rittz's dedication to excellence--the phrase “put a crown on it” has become the seal of approval from the Atlanta Rapper as he launches his new imprint, CNT Entertainment. “A lot of us are underdogs and have-nots,” Rittz explains. “So I'm like, 'Forget that. Let's put a crown on everything.' Everything that we do, I want to put a crown on it”

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts:

The 2019 National Black Theatre Festival has ended with memories of grandeur and spectacular stage plays. Here is my review of the productions I attended.

The Grove Street Stompers were formed in 1959 by band leader and piano player Bill Dunham.  This fabulous group's repertoire includes samples of Dixieland, New Orleans and swing styles with tunes made famous by such greats as Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton.

The North Carolina Black Repertory Company (NC Black Rep) announces that George C. Wolfe's Tony Award Winning musical, Jelly's Last Jam, will be the opening night performance at the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF).