Cecil Bridgewater
Latest News on Cecil Bridgewater:
Previews: QUENTIN: A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL at Palace (Feb 18, 2024)
Duke Robillard and Scott Hamilton, New London Jazz Orchestra, and More to Play Birdland This Month (Aug 5, 2023)
Jazz Programming Coming Up At Birdland, January 17 - January 30 (Jan 15, 2022)
Previews: QUENTIN: A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL at Palace (Feb 18, 2024)
Duke Robillard and Scott Hamilton, New London Jazz Orchestra, and More to Play Birdland This Month (Aug 5, 2023)
Jazz Programming Coming Up At Birdland, January 17 - January 30 (Jan 15, 2022)
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Previews: QUENTIN: A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL at Palace
by Lauren Yarger - Feb 18, 2024
The by-invite-only audience will be the first to sample this new musical about the son of Teddy Roosevelt.
by Lauren Yarger - Feb 18, 2024
The by-invite-only audience will be the first to sample this new musical about the son of Teddy Roosevelt.
Duke Robillard and Scott Hamilton, New London Jazz Orchestra, and More to Play Birdland This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 5, 2023
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running August 7 - August 20.
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 5, 2023
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running August 7 - August 20.
Jazz Programming Coming Up At Birdland, January 17 - January 30
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2022
Get full details for jazz programming coming up at at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater. January 17 - January 30.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2022
Get full details for jazz programming coming up at at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater. January 17 - January 30.
Lenora Zenzalai Helm Returns After Nine-Year Recording Hiatus with FOR THE LOVE OF BIG BAND
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 25, 2020
Nine years since her last recording hit the charts, Lenora Zenzalai Helmreturns to the recording industry with FOR THE LOVE OF BIG BAND (FTLOBB)featuring Tribe Jazz Orchestrain a unique approach to the music of the big band tradition. Released on March 9 on Zenzalai Music, the new album is Helm's seventh record and her first leading a big band.
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 25, 2020
Nine years since her last recording hit the charts, Lenora Zenzalai Helmreturns to the recording industry with FOR THE LOVE OF BIG BAND (FTLOBB)featuring Tribe Jazz Orchestrain a unique approach to the music of the big band tradition. Released on March 9 on Zenzalai Music, the new album is Helm's seventh record and her first leading a big band.
Joe's Pub Has Announced the 2020 Class of Joe's Pub Working Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2020
Joe's Pub, a program and venue of The Public Theater, has announced the new class of Joe's Pub Working Group (JPWG), the venue's artist development program dedicated to enhancing the career sustainability and growth of performing artists. Entering its sixth year, JPWG welcomes five artists - cabaret artist Salty Brine, vocalist and composer Sarah Elizabeth Charles, musician and musical theater composer Jaime Lozano, Indian classical and crossover vocalist Roopa Mahadevan, and singer-songwriter Kirsten Maxwell - into the group, which represents the diversity and scope of the nightly programming at Joe's Pub.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2020
Joe's Pub, a program and venue of The Public Theater, has announced the new class of Joe's Pub Working Group (JPWG), the venue's artist development program dedicated to enhancing the career sustainability and growth of performing artists. Entering its sixth year, JPWG welcomes five artists - cabaret artist Salty Brine, vocalist and composer Sarah Elizabeth Charles, musician and musical theater composer Jaime Lozano, Indian classical and crossover vocalist Roopa Mahadevan, and singer-songwriter Kirsten Maxwell - into the group, which represents the diversity and scope of the nightly programming at Joe's Pub.
Newport Jazz Festival Continues 65-year Tradition Of Presenting Leading Vocalists
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2019
From Ella Fitzgerald's rapid fire scats, Sarah Vaughan's divine voice, Billie Holiday's fine and mellow artistry and Betty Carter's bebop, the Newport Jazz Festival has been Ground Zero for jazz vocalists for six decades. And, this year's 65thedition is no exception.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2019
From Ella Fitzgerald's rapid fire scats, Sarah Vaughan's divine voice, Billie Holiday's fine and mellow artistry and Betty Carter's bebop, the Newport Jazz Festival has been Ground Zero for jazz vocalists for six decades. And, this year's 65thedition is no exception.
Randy Weston to Release New 2-CD Set 'The African Nubian Suite' 1/20
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 22, 2016
The 2-CD set, 'The African Nubian Suite,' captures a concert presented at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts by the Institute of African American Affairs on Easter Sunday 2012 and will be released by African Rhythms on January 20, 2017.
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 22, 2016
The 2-CD set, 'The African Nubian Suite,' captures a concert presented at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts by the Institute of African American Affairs on Easter Sunday 2012 and will be released by African Rhythms on January 20, 2017.
Anna K. Jacobs Selected for 2016 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 17, 2016
The Ziegfeld Club has announced that Anna K. Jacobs has been selected to receive the 2016 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award. The award will provide Jacobs with a grant of $10,000 and a year of professional mentorship from mentors including Tony Award-winning producer Barbara Whitman. Zoe Sarnak and Shaina Taub are the honorable mentions chosen by the awards panel. Recipients will be honored during a reception that will feature distinguished speaker Jeanine Tesori and a special musical performance by Masi Asare, who is the recipient of last year's inaugural award, on Monday, November 7, at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 17, 2016
The Ziegfeld Club has announced that Anna K. Jacobs has been selected to receive the 2016 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award. The award will provide Jacobs with a grant of $10,000 and a year of professional mentorship from mentors including Tony Award-winning producer Barbara Whitman. Zoe Sarnak and Shaina Taub are the honorable mentions chosen by the awards panel. Recipients will be honored during a reception that will feature distinguished speaker Jeanine Tesori and a special musical performance by Masi Asare, who is the recipient of last year's inaugural award, on Monday, November 7, at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Renée Fleming Joins JFA gala honoring Sonny Rollins With Special Guests at the Apollo Theater
by Sally Henry Fuller - Oct 10, 2015
The Jazz Foundation of America's 'Lifetime Achievement Award' to Sonny Rollins featuring performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan),Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Alex Blake, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane,Buster Williams, Al Foster, James Carter, Bob Cranshaw, Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more.
by Sally Henry Fuller - Oct 10, 2015
The Jazz Foundation of America's 'Lifetime Achievement Award' to Sonny Rollins featuring performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan),Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Alex Blake, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane,Buster Williams, Al Foster, James Carter, Bob Cranshaw, Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more.
NJPAC & Concord Music Group Accepting Entries for 4th Annual Sarah Vaughan Competition Through 9/14
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 19, 2015
The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is the world's most visible jazz vocal competition of its kind and provides a platform for one outstanding female singer to launch a career in the music industry. The competition started in 2012 and was co-produced by NJPAC and JAZZ ROOTS, a Larry Rosen Production. Jazz fans are invited to review and vote for entries online; then five finalists are selected for a live performance at NJPAC as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, where a panel of expert judges decides the recipient of the SASSY Award.
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 19, 2015
The Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is the world's most visible jazz vocal competition of its kind and provides a platform for one outstanding female singer to launch a career in the music industry. The competition started in 2012 and was co-produced by NJPAC and JAZZ ROOTS, a Larry Rosen Production. Jazz fans are invited to review and vote for entries online; then five finalists are selected for a live performance at NJPAC as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, where a panel of expert judges decides the recipient of the SASSY Award.
Mathias Kunzli Celebrates PLAYGROUND Release at Joe's Pub, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2014
Joe's Pub presents the release show for Playground, the debut album from Swiss-born percussion wizard Mathias Künzli on Sunday, October 26th at 9:30pm.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2014
Joe's Pub presents the release show for Playground, the debut album from Swiss-born percussion wizard Mathias Künzli on Sunday, October 26th at 9:30pm.
NY Phil Presents SUMMERTIME CLASSICS Conducted by Bramwell Tovey, Now thru 7/7
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2013
The New York Philharmonic will present its tenth season of Summertime Classics, today, July 3-7, 2013, featuring five themed concerts with Bramwell Tovey, who has been the host and conductor of the series since its founding in 2004.
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2013
The New York Philharmonic will present its tenth season of Summertime Classics, today, July 3-7, 2013, featuring five themed concerts with Bramwell Tovey, who has been the host and conductor of the series since its founding in 2004.
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