Lenny Pickett

Drummer Pat Petrillo to Release 'Power Station Sessions' With Nile Rodgers
by Michael Major - Aug 8, 2022

Pat Petrillo has long been recognized as one of the most versatile and prolific drummers on the scene. He has worked with a wide array of artists from diverse genres, including Patti LaBelle, Gloria Gaynor, Chieli Minucci, and Ed Hamilton as well as numerous Broadway shows, from A Chorus Line, to Newsies, to the national tour of Dreamgirls.

From Start to Finnish to Present RAGING MOTHER at ZOO Southside
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 13, 2022

Hanna Vahtikari asks if being temperamental, impulsive, senseless and flaky disqualifies you from the ‘good mother’ category. This is the story of a volatile overachiever and perennial competitor who has been known to fling a burger at a wall. The show will be presented at ZOO Southside 5 – 20 Aug.

Soul-Funk-R&B Band Tower of Power Celebrates 50 Years with A Star-Studded Homecoming Concert 
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2021

Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans. The window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit of ToP has been a balm for the soul throughout the band's half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 couldn't have come at a better time. 

La MaMa Presents World Premiere of LOVE STORY, THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2020

Yoshiko Chuma returns to La MaMa with Love Story, The School of Hard Knocks, the latest chapter in her ongoing multidisciplinary performance series. The 24-hour livestreamed performance will feature an international cast of more than 50 artists from four decades of collaboration.

Ingrid Michaelson, Siddhartha Khosla, and David Dabbon To Headline Final Week Of ASCAP Presents SPF
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2020

 In celebration of the 2020 Emmy season, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has extended ASCAP Presents SPF (Summer Performance Festival), its summer festival-inspired performance playlist series, for a special Emmys-themed edition.

Ingrid Michaelson, Siddhartha Khosla and David Dabbon To Headline 'ASCAP Presents SPF'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 24, 2020

In celebration of the 2020 Emmy season, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has extended ASCAP Presents SPF (Summer Performance Festival), its summer festival-inspired performance playlist series, for a special Emmys-themed edition. Featuring ASCAP members Ingrid Michaelson, Siddhartha Khosla and David Dabbon, the August 27 lineup will close out the summer programming with performances of their nominated works. 

Lucy Liu, Darren Star, And More Join Stephen Petronio Company To Honor Patricia Field And Sylvia Drulie Mazzola
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2018

Stephen Petronio Company will honor fashion visionary Patricia Field and lifelong patron of dance Sylvia Drulie Mazzola at the company's 2018 Benefit on March 21. The evening will feature the fourth season of Bloodlines, a five-year autobiographical project that not only honors the lineage of American postmodern dance, but also traces the influences and impulses that have shaped choreographer Stephen Petronio.

Stephen Petronio Company Announces Details for Fourth Season of BLOODLINES
by Julie Musbach - Jan 3, 2018

In 2015, Stephen Petronio Company culminated its 30th anniversary 2014-15 season with a transformation: the launch of Bloodlines. This five-year autobiographical project not only honors the lineage of American postmodern dance, but also traces the influences and impulses that have shaped choreographer Stephen Petronio, an artist uniquely positioned to preserve this postmodern tradition.

VIDEO: SNL Releases Latest Episode of Digital Exclusive Series 'Creating Saturday Night Live'
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 3, 2017

SNL this morning released 'Creating Saturday Night Live: The Music Department,' the latest installment in a multi-episode, digital-exclusive documentary series that gives viewers an inside look at the people and the process used to create SNL each week.

Stephen Petronio, Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton & Anna Halprin Set for BLOODLINES at The Joyce
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017

In 2015, Stephen Petronio Company culminated its 30th anniversary 2014-15 season with a transformation: the launch of Bloodlines, which began with Merce Cunningham's iconic RainForest (1968) and Trisha Brown's proscenium masterpiece Glacial Decoy (1979).

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts to Present TITICUT FOLLIES: THE BALLET
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2017

Titicut Follies: The Ballet, a world premiere ballet choregraphed by James Sewell and inspired byFrederick Wiseman's startling 1967 documentary, will run for three performances, April 28 - 30, 2017 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.  Titicut Follies: The Ballet will be performed by the James Sewell Ballet, with an original score by Lenny Pickett. A collaboration between Wiseman, Sewell and Pickett, the work is presented in conjunction with The Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University.

Stephen Petronio Company Announces Third Season of BLOODLINES
by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2016

In 2015, Stephen Petronio Company culminated its 30th anniversary 2014-15 season with a transformation: the launch of Bloodlines. This five-year autobiographical project not only honors the lineage of American postmodern dance, but also traces the influences and impulses that have shaped choreographer Stephen Petronio, an artist uniquely positioned to preserve this postmodern tradition. Premiere dates for the third season of Bloodlines, along with additional touring, will be announced soon.