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Sutton Foster, David Benoit & More Set for Pacific Jazz Orchestra 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2026

Pacific Jazz Orchestra announced its 2026-27 season, 'Four & More,' featuring five programs with Sutton Foster, David Benoit, Kandace Springs, and others across six Southern California venues.

MUSE/IQUE To Present THE SUN RISES IN HARLEM: Black Brilliance and the Harlem Renaissance
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2026

MUSE/IQUE will present THE SUN RISES IN HARLEM, celebrating the Harlem Renaissance with Tony winner Kecia Lewis, Sy Smith, and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra at The Huntington and Skirball Cultural Center.

XAVIER SMITH'S LADIES OF SOUL TRIBUTE Returning to Joe's Pub for 14th Year
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 23, 2026

Xavier Smith's long-running Ladies of Soul Tribute will return to Joe’s Pub for its 14th year on Thursday, February 12, 2026, now reimagined as a one-night-only Gentlemen’s Edition just in time for Valentine'ss Day.

Aloe Blacc, Sy Smith and More to Headline Pacific Jazz Orchestra's Holiday Jazz Spectacular
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025

Aloe Blacc, the globally acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer, and powerhouse vocal sensations Sy Smith and Brenna Whitacre headline Pacific Jazz Orchestra's Holiday Jazz Spectacular.

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, Led by Chris Walden, Reveals 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2025

Pacific Jazz Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season celebrating musical legacies of industry giants Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Quincy Jones, who served on PJO’s Advisory Board until his passing last November.

MUSE/IQUE Welcome To The Dream Factory In April; Huntington In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2025

MUSE/IQUE and Artistic and Music Director Rachael Worby continue their 2025 season with four performances of WELCOME TO THE DREAM FACTORY: The Hollywood Imagination and the Immigrant Composers Who Built It.

MUSE/IQUE to Present FREEDOM AT THE MOULIN ROUGE Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024

Just at summer's end, MUSE/IQUE and Artistic & Music Director Rachael Worby will present MUSE/IQUE's next show of their 2024 season Freedom at the Moulin Rouge, the incredible, under-told story of the first-ever fully integrated hotel and casino in the country.

John Pizzarelli And Sy Smith Join Pacific Jazz Orchestra For Two September Shows
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2024

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, led by seven-time Grammy-nominated Artistic Director Chris Walden, launches its 2024-25 season with a program of exceptional straight-ahead jazz, swing, soul, and traditional big band sounds at two leading Southern California venues.

Pacific Jazz Orchestra 2024-25 Season To Include Christopher Cross, Ivan Lins, Om'Mas Keith, Lee Ritenour, and John Pizzarelli
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2024

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, LA's only resident 40-piece hybrid big band and string orchestra, has announced an ambitious and adventurous 2024-25 season.

DC JazzFest 2023 Unveils All-Star Lineup for 19th Annual Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 16, 2023

Get ready for the 19th Annual DC JazzFest, featuring a stellar lineup of regional, national, and global jazz artists. Find out more about the festival schedule and ticket information here.

MUSE/IQUE Continue MUSIC = POWER Series With CENTRAL AVENUE: OPEN HOUSE
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2023

MUSE/IQUE continues its yearlong concert series, MUSIC = POWER with CENTRAL AVENUE: OPEN HOUSE -- The Extraordinary Story of the South LA Music Legends Who Changed the World.

DC JazzFest Adds Jazzmeia Horn, Sy Smith, Brass-A-Holics, Next Gen And International Artists To 2023 Lineup!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2023

The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) recently announced exciting lineup additions! Grammy-nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn has been added to our incredible August 30 Generations concert lineup at Arena Stage; the Corcoran Holt Group featuring rising trumpeter Marquis Hill at Takoma Station; young Brazilian pianist Jose Luis Martins and flutist Alex Hamburger will play the Parks at Walter Reed; saxophonist Langston Hughes II will play Jazz in the Garden; ASCAP-award winning drummer-composer Chase Elodia's Perennials will play DCJF at The Wharf; and the delightful and rangy vocalist Sy Smith has been added to DCJF '22/'23 Artist-in-Residence Orrin Evans' Quintet performance on Saturday, September 2 at The Wharf.

MUSE/IQUE to Present THE DUKE at Skirball Cultural Center and Huntington Library This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - May 14, 2023

MUSE/IQUE honors Duke Ellington in performances entitled THE DUKE: Ellington as America's Ultimate Renaissance Man, conducted by Artistic and Music Director Rachael Worby, Sunday, May 21, 7:30 pm at the Skirball Cultural Center in West Los Angeles and Wednesday, May 24, 7:30 pm at the Huntington Library in San Marino.

651 ARTS in Partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents SONG SALON
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2023

651 ARTS - Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts- in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre (The Billie) - one of the nation's preeminent arts and culture organizations – will present a new innovative live performance series this Spring with the Song Salon.

Samara Joy, Take 6 And Jose James Added To CHRIS BOTTI AT SEA
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2023

Newly minted GRAMMY winner Samara Joy, gospel and jazz icons Take 6 and the exciting, genre-bending vocalist Jose James have just been added to the lineup of Chris Botti at Sea, a luxury cruise personally curated by Botti himself.

MUSE/IQUE 2022 LA Composed Brings a Festival Of Los Angeles Music Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2022

 MUSE/IQUE continues its adventurous yearlong concert series, L.A. Composed: A Festival of Los Angeles Music, Each concert of L.A.Composed  will focus on a different street and the music that is associated with it.

The 10th Annual TD James Moody Festival Announced at NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2021

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center celebrates the 10th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival showcasing an all-star lineup of the country's best musicians, held Nov 5-21, including the award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the New Jersey premiere of Christian McBride's The Movement Revisited, the Tony Award-winning Lillias White (currently on Broadway in Chicago), a special tribute concert to George Wein.

Sax Great Michael Lington to Release Duet Album 'Alone Together' in March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2021

What do you do when you can't hit the road in 2020? You turn your home studio into a premiere virtual performance destination with a popular ongoing series of weekly shows on the StageIt Platform, invite your musical friends to be your guests, record all the performances, and a year later release an extraordinary album of duets Alone Together.

City Winery Releases January 2020 Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2019

City Winery Chicago has released its schedule (1200 W. Randolph St) for the month. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless noted.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.

Rodney Crowell, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and more at City Winery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2019

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces two-time Grammy Award-winning country artist Rodney Crowell, funk-soul group Robert Randolph & the Family Band and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Friday, December 13 at noon. Tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago.