Debbie Allen's HOT CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER Heads Back To Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
by Julie Musbach
- Oct 2, 2019
Emmy Award winner Debbie Allen and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in association with The Annenberg Foundation presents its award-winning family spectacular 'Hot Chocolate Nutcracker' starring Raven Symone (Disney's Raven's Home) at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center December 5 (7:30pm), December 6 (7:30pm), December 7 (1pm and 6pm) and December 8 (2pm).
John Allee Dives Full Fathoms Into Shakespeare And Jazz On BARDFLY
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 1, 2019
'Now entertain conjecture of a time - maybe it's 1958, maybe it's 1598, maybe it's today...' With those words, spoken slyly over a cool, hipster jazz groove, JOHN ALLEE draws us into BARDFLY, an otherworldly, super-literate and supremely swinging realm that finds the veteran stage and TV actor, singer-songwriter and all-around creative hyphenate fusing his dual lifelong passions for all things Shakespeare and jazz.
Hostos Center Presents A Salute To Richie Bonilla
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 27, 2019
The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture opens its 2019 Fall Season with a?oeA Salute to Richie Bonilla,a?? the long-time Latin Music Artist Manager, with a selection of artists he managed paying tribute in a star-studded concert on Saturday, October 12th at 7:30 PM in the Main Theater. There will be performances by the Puerto Rican singer/ songwriter and former Fania All-Star Ismael Miranda, singer Joe Bataan a?oeThe King of Latin Soul,a?? the Grammy Winning Cuban vocalist Albita, former Tito Puente vocalist Frankie Morales, timbalero Orlando Marin, known as a?oethe last Mambo King,a?? the highly energetic instrumental & vocal duo Los Hermanos Moreno, virtuoso flutist Connie Grossman and the Steven Oquendo Mambo Orchestra. Noted broadcaster Felipe Luciano will serve as Master of Ceremonies. A dance follows at 9:30 PM in the Hostos Café with DJ Brian Martínez spinning Salsa favorites.
Chucho Valdés: Icon Of Afro-Cuban Jazz Announced At The Soraya
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 13, 2019
Winner of six Grammy and three Latin Grammy Awards, Cuban pianist, composer and arranger, Chucho Valdés, is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Now, he will be performing tracks from his 2018 release Jazz Batá 2, inspired by his seminal record Jazz Batá, at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 19 at 8pm.
Andy Garcia Headlines KEY LARGO Cast At Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 9, 2019
Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its world premiere adaptation of Key Largo, directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt, Farragut North) and featuring Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia (Mama Mia! Here We Go Again, The Godfather: Part III) as Johnny Rocco. The Geffen Playhouse production is adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and Andy Garcia, based on the play by Maxwell Anderson and the screenplay by Richard Brooks & John Huston. Original music is composed by 10-time GRAMMY Award winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Arturo Sandoval.
Rediscover Patsy Cline with First-Ever Jazz Tribute, Debut from Artist Staci Griesbach
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Aug 20, 2019
Patsy Cline's trailblazing spirit is remembered in a?oeMy Patsy Cline Songbook,a?? the first-ever, full-length jazz tribute album arriving August 23, 2019. Drawing on her country roots, vocalist Staci Griesbach's debut album explores looking at the Nashville Songbook as another treasure trove to consider reinterpreting for jazz, much like the traditional Great American Songbook.
City Parks Foundation Presents: 27th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
by Tori Hartshorn
- Aug 8, 2019
City Parks Foundation's SummerStage is proud to announce the 27th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. In the world of modern music, few figures loom as large or cast as long a shadow as saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker, celebrated as a bebop pioneer and for bringing jazz into the modern era.
Jazz At MOCA To Feature Tom McCormick Friday, 7/26
by A.A. Cristi
- Jul 1, 2019
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is thrilled to present Tom McCormick as part of its monthly "Jazz at MOCA" series. McCormick is a gifted multi-instrumentalist in addition to being an accomplished composer and arranger. He blends the sounds of Latin, Brazilian and funk-infused music with smooth jazz for a performance full of energy.
El Palacio de Bellas Artes vibrará con el jazz cubano de Chucho Valdés
by Julie Musbach
- May 23, 2019
Chucho Valdés, el pianista, compositor y arreglista más influyente en la historia moderna del jazz afrocubano, se presentará en la Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes con un programa innovador y de gran riqueza rítmica, expresó el propio artista, quien deleitará a los seguidores de este género el sábado 25 de mayo a las 19:00 horas.
Award-Winning Composers Create Original Compositions For Silent Classics At SILENT FILMS LIVE
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 1, 2019
Angel Velez, Conductor and Education Through Music-Los Angeles Associate Board member, presents Silent Films Live 2. Sponsored by BMI, this star-studded event brings together highly-acclaimed film, television, and visual media composers to reimagine and create new scores for classic silent films. Adding to the silent film era theme, the event will take place at Bandrika Studios, a space custom-built to showcase Hollywood's original 1,500 pipe Wurlitzer organ. The pipe organ dates back to 1928 when it resided on the Fox lot and was used in classic scores including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Patton.
Andy Garcia to Star in Kenan Thompson Comedy Pilot for NBC
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Mar 20, 2019
Andy Garcia is set to star opposite Kenan Thompson in The Kenan Show, according to Deadline. The NBC single-camera comedy pilot hails from Universal TV and is Garcia's first TV series regular role.
The Green Room 42 Welcomes Alyson Cambridge
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 20, 2019
THE GREEN ROOM 42 Broadway's newest intimate concert venue will present Alyson Cambridge, featuring the Alex Minasian Trio, on Friday, March 29 at 9:30 PM.
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