Lola Danza Sings The Kennedy Center, Announces New Music Series

We are pleased to announce the premier of Lola Danza 's project "East & West" which will make its debut at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on the Millennium Stage, Friday May 13th 2011 at 6pm. Please reserve tickets online-- See below for details and listings.

Ms. Danza will also be launching her new foundation, Nikka Arts and music series M.A.K. in April 2011. Lola Danza is the Co-Founder of the Nikka Arts Foundation. The mission of Nikka Arts is to keep the creative arts culture alive within the United States by supporting artists in their creations. Nikka exposes audiences to creative options and choices, a source to investigate and experience the diversity in music and the visual arts.

Nikka Arts is sponsoring the new music series M.A.K. which has an all star line up. Upcoming special guests will include: Shelia Jordan, Kendrick Scott and Bill Laswell to name a few. Stay tuned by visiting www.NikkaArts.org-- see listings below.

Nikka Arts is a new foundation and is excepting donations-- Please visit www.NikkaArts.org for more information about you can help.

"Jazz has had many forms and styles. Singer and composer Lola Danza is leading an intriguing new area of exploration in the music, blending classical and rock music with improvisation in her dramatic compositions. Floating and full of meaning, her voice is an intuitive instrument that blends mellifluously with her impressionistic, visionary and emotional music."-- (All About Jazz Simon Harper)

"Lola Danza-- The adventurous Singer/Composer, whose patiently flowing voice evokes atmospheres from the ethereal to the ominous"-(Boston Globe)

"With a stunning voice that elongates words and phrases with almost ethereal clarity, Danza follows her own muse stylistically, preferring the spare and airy to the busy and hot." -- (The Boston Herald-- Bob Young)

"Lola Danza is a part of a new breed of jazz singer writing original material and experimenting. And she has the chops to pull it off." -The Boston Phoenix Jon Garelick

Ms. Danza has performed with world renowned jazz artists such as Ornette Coleman, Steve Kuhn, Lewis Nash, Bob Moses, John Lockwood, Ben Monder, Mat Maneri, Dave Tronzo, Bob Gullotti, Luciana Souza and Leni Stern.

Lola Danza has a Bachelors Degree from Berklee College of Music and a Masters Degree from Aaron Copland School of Music.

Stay tuned for Lola Danza's new albums to be released in 2011-- Recorded at Bill Laswell's Studio.

Sunday April 3rd 2011-- Curated by Lola Danza
M.A.K. Series-- Sponsored by The Nikka Arts Foundation
Fat Baby
112 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002-2259
(212) 533-1888
www.fatbabynyc.com
7pm Lola Danza sings Jazz Standards with Sean Conly- Acoustic bass
8pm Jon De Lucia Group-- with Greg Ruggiero- Guitar, Chris Tordini- Bass, and Flin Van Hemmen- Drums
9pm Judi Silvano with Adam Kolker- reeds, Ratzo B. Harris- bass and Jay Rosen- drums
10pm Lola Danza sings Original Music with Sean Conly- Bass and Jason Nazary- Drums
11pm DJ Nastee spins-- a dance party.
12am Ben Gerstein- Trombone, Jonathan Mortiz- Saxophone, Chris Welcome- Guitar, Mike Pride- Drums
1am Lola Danza with Traditional Korean Music-- Seungmin Cha- Daegeum, Woojung Sim- Janggo, Eunsun Jung- Gayageum

Thursday April 7th 2011
Domaine Wine Bar
51-50 Vernon Blvd
Queens, New York 11101
718 784 2350
www.domainewinebar.com
9PM-- DUO Lola Danza's favorite Jazz Standards
Lola Danza- Voice
Claude Dallio- Piano

Sunday April 10th 2011-- Curated by Albey Balgochian
M.A.K. Series-- Sponsored by The Nikka Arts Foundation
Fat Baby
112 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002-2259
(212) 533-1888
www.fatbabynyc.com
7pm Brian Groder Ensemble-- Brian Groder- Trumpet, Angelica Sanchez- Piano, Sean Conly- Bass, Newman Baker- Drums
8pm Exposed Blues Duo-- Fay Victor- Voice, Anders Nillson- Guitar
9pm Katie Bull Project-- Katie Bull- Voice, LanDon Knoblock- Piano, Joe Fonda- Bass, George Schuller- Drums, Jeff Lederer- Reeds
10pm A.R.M.-- Albey Balgochian & Francois Grillot- Basses, Michael T.A. Thompson- Drums, Jane Grenier B- Poetry
11pm DJ Nastee-- Spins a Dance Party
12am Avant Music Jam

Sunday April 17th 2011-- Curated By Mat Maneri and LuCy Walters Maneri
M.A.K. Series-- Sponsored by The Nikka Arts Foundation
Fat Baby
112 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002-2259
(212) 533-1888
www.fatbabynyc.com
7pm- Cocktails with Aarron Bond (has worked with Philip Springer, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, and Marvin Hamisch)
8pm- ZenBeatz
9pm- Mat Maneri Group
10pm- Lola Danza-- Sings Original Music w/ Sean Conly- Bass and Jason Nazary- Drums
11pm- DJ Nastee-- Spins a dance party
12am- Lola Danza with Traditional Korean Music-- Seungmin Cha- Daegeum, Woojung Sim- Janggo, Eunsun Jung- Gayageum

Tuesday April 19th 2011
The National Underground
159 East Houston
NY NY 10002
(212) 475-0611
www.thenationalunderground.com
10PM Lola Danza's Original Compositions (Rock Jazz)
Lola Danza- Voice
Sean Conly- Acoustic Bass
Jason Nazary- Drums

Sunday April 24th 2011-- Curated by Lola Danza
M.A.K. Series-- Sponsored by The Nikka Arts Foundation
Fat Baby
112 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002-2259
(212) 533-1888
www.fatbabynyc.com
7pm Lola Danza sings Jazz Standards with Sean Conly- Acoustic bass
8pm Noah Preminger- Tenor Saxophone, Ben Monder- Guitar, Jeff Davis- Drums
9pm Lola Danza-- Sings Original Music w/ Sean Conly- Bass and Jason Nazary- Drums
10pm Ben Monder Trio
11pm DJ Nastee-- Spins a Dance Party
12am Ben Gerstein- Band TBA
1am- Lola Danza with Traditional Korean Music-- Seungmin Cha- Daegeum, Woojung Sim- Janggo, Eunsun Jung- Gayageum

Friday May 13th 2011
The Kennedy Center- Washington D.C.
2700 F St NW
Washington, DC 20566
(202) 467-4600
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
6PM Lola Danza East & West
Lola Danza- Voice
Seungmin Cha- Daegeum
Woojung Sim- Janggo
Eunsun Jung- Gayageum

Wednesday May 18th, 2011
The University of the Streets
130 East 7th St.
NY NY 10009
7PM Lola Danza Sings Avant Garde
Lola Danza- Voice
Sean Conly- Acoustic Bass
Special Guests- TBA

Saturday June 11th 2011
Bar East
1733 1st Ave. #2
NY NY 10128
10PM-- Lola Danza Sings Originals (Jazz Rock)
Lola Danza- Voice
Sean Conly- Bass
Jason Nazary- Drums

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