Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular 'Backstage' with Susie Mosher is 15:54, and more:
Earlier this month, celebrated Brazilian jazz vocalist Maucha Adnet, acclaimed Israeli jazz clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, Broadway's Sierra Boggess, Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, and International Opera star and Tony Award winner Paulo Szot gave a special preview of their upcoming 54 Below's engagements. Below we bring you interviews with the whole gang and highlights from the performances!
Maucha Adnet & Helio Alves with special guests Cyro Baptista -percussion and Anat Cohen - clarinet will celebrate their New Release 'Milagre' (Zoho Music) @ 54 Below tonight, August 6th with shows at 7:00 & 9:00 pm as part of the WBGO Jazz Series.
Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular "Backstage" with Susie Mosher is 15:54, and more:
54 Below loves Brazil this August. Broadway's Nightclub celebrates Brazilian music and artists including: Paulo Szot, the Tony Award-winning star of SOUTH PACIFIC and international opera star; Chico Pinheiro and the Brazilian Dream Band, featuring Luciana Alves and Cesar Camargo Mariano; Maucha Adnet and Helio Alves, featuring Cyo Baptista and Anat Cohen; and Anat Cohen and Choro Aventuroso. Details below!
New York's hotspot offers some of Broadway's biggest stars in August and September 2013, including Paulo Szot, Brian d'Arcy James, Duncan Sheik, Emily Skinner, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Laura Benanti, Telly Leung, John Tartaglia, Morgan James, Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway, Alice Ripley, Eric Michael Gillett, Sierra Boggess, Ahrens & Flaherty, Frances Ruffelle, David Yazbeck, The Meeting, The Skivvies, Melanie Field: Goodbye for Now, Sondheim Unplugged, Ute Lemper, Moment by Moment: Songs by Alexander Sage Olyen, Lindsey Mendez, Submissions Only, Alexis Fishman, Broadway Swings, Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf featuring Jessica Molaskey and Mary Beth Peil, A Tribute to Woodstock, Tales of Joni: 54 Sings Mitchell, Donna Vivino and Not at This Performance, plus 54 Below's late night series and jazz series.
Earlier today, celebrated Brazilian jazz vocalist Maucha Adnet, acclaimed Israeli jazz clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, Broadway's Sierra Boggess, Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, and International Opera star and Tony Award winner Paulo Szot gave a special preview of their upcoming 54 Below's engagements. Check out photos from the festivities below!
Beginning this Sunday, 54 Below celebrates the music of Brazil with some of our favorite Brazilian artists! Step into South America at 54 Below for tastes of Brazilian jazz, cohro, samba, and swing with an all-star roster:
Maucha Adnet & Helio Alves with special guests Cyro Baptista -percussion and Anat Cohen - clarinet will celebrate their New Release 'Milagre' (Zoho Music) @ 54 Below on Tuesday, August 6th with shows at 7:00 & 9:00 pm as part of the WBGO Jazz Series.
54 Below loves Brazil this August. Broadway's Nightclub celebrates Brazilian music and artists including: Paulo Szot, the Tony Award-winning star of SOUTH PACIFIC and international opera star; Chico Pinheiro and the Brazilian Dream Band, featuring Luciana Alves and Cesar Camargo Mariano; Maucha Adnet and Helio Alves, featuring Cyo Baptista and Anat Cohen; and Anat Cohen and Choro Aventuroso. Details below!
Movie superstar Leonardo DiCaprio stopped by The Django All Stars gig at Birdland NYC on Friday. Scroll down for a photo of him with the band! The show was part of the annual DJANGO REINHARDT NY FESTIVAL, produced by Pat Philips and Ettore Stratta.
This July and August, 54 BELOW, the performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife, presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. In addition at 54 Below is the WBGO Jazz Series on Tuesday nights, as well as Late Night at 54 Below: 'Backstage' with Susie Mosher, and vocal competition 'The Callback.' Located just below legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Edward Norton came to Birdland Jazz Club, NYC's hottest and most exciting venue for jazz this weekend to see 'The Young Lions of Gypsy Jazz' performing as part of the Django Reinhardt NY Festival. Leo is a fan of the band having seen them previously at Birdland and invited them to play at his birthday celebration last November.
The Django Reinhardt NY Festival returns with The Young Lions of Gypsy Jazz headed by the very talented guitarist Samson Schmitt, son of legendary gypsy guitarist/violinist Dorado Schmitt. 'The greatest jazz show in town' says Will Friedwald of The Wall Street Journal.
Grande Absente and Air France present the return of 'The Young Lions of Gypsy Jazz' at the DJANGO REINHARDT NY FESTIVAL, today, June 25 - 30 at Birdland.
The Django Reinhardt NY Festival returns with The Young Lions of Gypsy Jazz headed by the very talented guitarist Samson Schmitt, son of legendary gypsy guitarist/violinist Dorado Schmitt. "The greatest jazz show in town" says Will Friedwald of The Wall Street Journal.
Following a successful weeklong run at Lincoln Center, the acclaimed documentary The Girls in the Band is coming to New York's Quad Cinema for a two-week run beginning May 24. Written, directed and produced by Judy Chaikin and produced and executive produced by Michael Greene, the film tells the stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists from the 1920s to the present day and chronicles their inspired journeys and struggles for recognition. To celebrate the film's Lincoln Center premiere, Mayor Bloomberg declared May 10 "Women in Jazz Day." Tickets for the Quad Cinema screenings will be available here. The film will also play for one week in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Noho 7 beginning June 4. Screening times and tickets for the Los Angeles run are available at here.