For the seventh consecutive year, singers from around the world will gather online to compete in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition (aka the 'SASSY' Awards) -- a 21st century version of the amateur night at the Apollo Theater that helped launch the career of a gifted teenager from Newark, Sarah 'Sassy' Vaughan, more than 75 years ago.
Indian Kathak dance and American Tap dance are continents and ages apart, yet they share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance. They join forces in a unique and sensational collaboration - as The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage presents SPEAK: Tap & Kathak Unite, a program that brings together MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, Founders of Leela Institute for the Arts Rina Mehta and Rachna Nivas, and Broadway performer Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, for three performances only, March 22 - 24.
Master guitarist, producer, composer, musical director and arranger Terry Wollman has just released a new single, “No Problem,” already #1 most added onBillboard Smooth Jazz chart, SmoothJazz.com and Radio Wave Internet Airplay. The song, which he wrote, arranged and produced, features enviable musicians including Mindi Abair on alto sax, Greg Manning on keyboards, Hussain Jiffry on bass and John 'JR' Robinson on drums. “I absolutely love playing electric guitar. When I had the opportunity to go into the studio with these wonderful musicians, I knew this song was the perfect choice for a live recording session,” said Terry. He recorded the song, which he calls a “burning electric blues shuffle,” using his AC Plus, SP Compressor, EP Booster and Xotic Wah.
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame Presented by Comfort Dental is proud to announce that Chris Daniels, an 'icon of Colorado music," has been appointed the new Executive Director by the organization's Advisory Board.
Features a 13-piece jazz band performing original score by New Orleans-born, five-time Grammy-winning jazz icon Terence Blanchard
Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Barb Jungr & John McDaniel today, January 16, 2018 at 7pm in Float Like a Butterfly The Sting Project, a collection of songs related to Sting and The Police.
Indie vocalist Brynn Stanley has released her first EP called Classic which brings legendary and familiar songs in to her own smooth and soulful vocal style.
Qwest TV, the world's first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform dedicated to jazz and jazz-inspired music forms founded by music legend Quincy Jones in collaboration with French jazz impresario and television producer Reza Ackbaraly, announced today its official global launch date set for December 15, 2017.
Vonda Shepard will returns to the Feinstein's at the Nikko stage with her stellar trio on Friday, February 2 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, February 3, 2018 (8 p.m.) to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the hit show, 'Ally McBeal.'
Qwest TV, the world's first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform dedicated to jazz and jazz-inspired music forms founded by music legend Quincy Jones in collaboration with French jazz impresario and television producer Reza Ackbaraly, announced today its official global launch date set for December 15, 2017.
Called a cross between Billy Eckstein and Al Jarreau, Ray Brown Jr. is the heir-apparent to the title of the best smooth jazz vocalist of our time and is the Featured Artist on the label's website http://www.srirecords.com
Eisemann Center Presents will host a stellar holiday show with Take 6 and the Nnenna Freelon Trio in Spread Love for Christmas today, November 28, 2017 at 8:00 pm.
Indie vocalist Brynn Stanley has released her first EP called Classic which brings legendary and familiar songs in to her own smooth and soulful vocal style.
Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Barb Jungr & John McDaniel on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 7pm in Float Like a Butterfly The Sting Project, a collection of songs related to Sting and The Police.
Eisemann Center Presents will host a stellar holiday show with Take 6 and the Nnenna Freelon Trio in Spread Love for Christmas on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 8:00 pm.
Eisemann Center Presents is proud to host a stellar holiday show with Take 6 and the Nnenna Freelon Trio in Spread Love for Christmas on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 8:00 pm. Taking the stage at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson, for the second time, Take 6 appeared with The Manhattan Transfer in The Summit in the 2015-2016 presenting season.
November programming has been announced at City Winery Chicago. Highlights of the month include multi-night runs from Jazz vocalist (and Chicago transplant) Lizz Wright (Nov. 1-2), Herb Alpert of Tijuana Brass with his wife, Grammy-winning singer Lani Hall, (Nov. 6-7), and four shows over two days with saxophonist Kurt Elling (Nov. 25-26) plus a benefit for Merit School of Music with Nico Segal (previously known as Donnie Trumpet from the Chance the Rapper-affiliated band, The Social Experiment) and The JuJu Exchange (Nov. 28) and much more.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College will open its 2017-18 Kumble Theater season with eight-time GRAMMY -nominated jazz artist Tierney Sutton. Praised by The New York Times as 'a pure jazz spirit,' Ms. Sutton and her band will perform their 2017 GRAMMY Award-nominated project The Sting Variations.
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for October 23-29, featuring Lea DeLaria with special guests Norm Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Janis Siegel, Jennifer Nettles and Danielle Brooks, Frank Perowsky Jazz Orchestra, Arianna Neikrug, and more. Scroll down for details!
One of the most acclaimed and innovative of all contemporary vocal groups, The Manhattan Transfer as first lauded for its pop success in the 1970s and 1980s, including chart-topping hits like 'Boy from New York City' and 'Operator.'
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