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Birdland Jazz To Present Emmet Cohen Trio, Svetlana's Big Band And More This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2024

Get all the details on jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running December 2nd - December 15th.

Bebop Saxophonist Brings His Eric Alexander Quartet to Flushing Town Hall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2024

On Friday, November 22nd at 8 PM, jazz aficionados can enjoy the Eric Alexander Quartet at Flushing Town Hall.

See What's Coming Up At Birdland August 5th - August 18th
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 3, 2024

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has revealed jazz programming running August 5th - August 18th.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater Reveal August 2024 Programming
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will operate this August with a full slate of nightly performances.

See What's Coming Up At Birdland July 29th - August 11th
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024

Birdland has announced jazz programming running at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater July 29th - August 11th.

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Reveals Lineup for 25th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2023

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival has announced the concert lineup for its 25th anniversary season, revealing a season built around artists appealing to a diverse array of musical tastes.

Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition Finalist Performs At Chris' Jazz Cafe Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2022

NYC-based jazz vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan, a familiar face to grace the stage at Chris' Jazz Café, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition.  

The Django to Welcome Today's Premier Swing Band, 15+ Vocalists, and Hot Latin Tuesday Nights This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2022

THE DJANGO will bring another month of stellar jazz by some of the field’s heroes alongside young, emerging artists.

The Django Announces February Line-Up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2021

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, will continue to host today’s jazz legends and rising stars. On February 3, The Django celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn-based record label, La Reserve, with special performances by the label’s artists.

The Django Announces December Line-Up featuring Lonnie Smith Tributes, Duchess Holiday Show and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2021

. Today’s leading artists gather on The Django stage to celebrate NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith in special back-to-back tribute concerts 12/9. Two leading pianists make their Django debut: Benito Gonzalez 12/3 followed by Orrin Evans 12/8 leading his new Brazilian project “Terreno Comun”.

Competition Winners Announced At Multi-Genre International Guitar Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2019

Hailing from 50 cities around the world, 15 of the next generation of guitar greats were announced as winners of the seventh annual international Wilson Center Guitar Festival (Guitar Festival) on Saturday, August 17, 2019.

TWO HORN, TWO RHYTHM Comes to Technopolis 20
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2019

Charis Ioannou's latest quartet line-up consists of two horns, a bass and drums. This chord-less line-up will present jazz standards from the American songbook, with the well-known musicians of the Cypriot jazz scene, Charis Ioannou (saxophones), Konstantinos Efraimidis (saxophone & clarinet), Greg Makamian (double bass) and Marios Spyrou (drums), at Technopolis 20 garden, on Thursday, 29th of August 2019, at 8:30pm.

Slum Summer Debut New Single TRAMPOLINE From Upcoming Album
by Tori Hartshorn - Nov 28, 2018

Slum Summer is a San Diego based indie rock/pop band, formed in 2016 by two British and two American musicians. A special relationship: a special new band.

Spring is in the Air: Fantastic Food and Great… Vibes at Tartina
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 21, 2018

It's not an oxymoron. The Italian Jazz Brunch at Tartina is the coolest thing happening in the Upper West Side (1034 Amsterdam Avenue, corner 111th Street)! Starting on Sunday, April 22, from 12 to 3 pm, guests at Tartina will have an opportunity to indulge in scrumptious culinary offerings while enjoying the smooth sound of jazz guitarist Pasquale Grasso.

John Colianni to Celebrate New Album I NEVER KNEW Featuring a Swinging Sextet with CD Release Events
by Macon Prickett - Apr 2, 2018

Hailed by The New York Times as “the essence of a swinging pianist,” and by Duke Ellington's bassist Jimmy Woode as “a brilliant pianist, composer and arranger with exquisite taste,” John Colianni returns for his fourth outing on the Patuxent label, I Never Knew. In a departure from the two-guitar quintet lineups of his previous Patuxent releases Colianni shifts to a thrilling sextet format with two tenor saxophonists, Grant Stewart and John David Simon. Guitarist Matt Chertkoff, bassist Ralph Hamperian and drummer Bernard Linette complete the lineup and guarantee an alert, swinging momentum at every turn.

Cooperstown Festival to Present Jasper String Quartet, Sinatra-Inspired Jazz & More
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2016

Cooperstown, NY -- An award-winning string quartet known for 'guerilla chamber music' and a hand-picked quintet of jazz all-stars kick off an eventful August for the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.

Cooperstown Festival to Present Jasper String Quartet, Sinatra-Inspired Jazz & More
by BWW News Desk - Jul 22, 2016

Cooperstown, NY -- An award-winning string quartet known for 'guerilla chamber music' and a hand-picked quintet of jazz all-stars kick off an eventful August for the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.