Benny Goodman News

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY Brings Their Wild and Swingin' Holiday Party to DUPAC!

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY Brings Their Wild and Swingin' Holiday Party to DUPAC!

Tickets for the Napa Valley Opera House's Winter/Spring 2010 Season go on sale to the public Monday, December 14! Please see the listings for our exciting Fall shows below.

Following the success of last year's centenary celebration of Olivier Messiaen's birth, the Yale School of Music (YSM) turns again to a great musician on his 100th birthday. On Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m., YSM opens its third annual Yale in New York series with The Classical Legacy of Benny Goodman. The gifted alumni, students, and faculty of YSM present six 20th-century works linked with the legendary clarinetist.

The Yale School of Music announces an especially exciting third season of Yale in New York, the acclaimed series in which distinguished faculty-many of them famous soloists-share the limelight with exceptional alumni and students on Carnegie's stages, capturing the intense collaboration found on every level at the Yale School of Music.

New York City Center's 2009-10 season begins on September 22 with the sixth annual Fall for Dance Festival, featuring 20 companies in 10 nights of dance for only $10 per ticket. The season also includes the third season of acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's dance company Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and premieres by resident companies Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

The NYC400 is the first-ever list of New York City's ultimate movers and shakers since the City's founding?from politics, the arts, business, sports, science, and entertainment.

Following the success of last year's centenary celebration of Olivier Messiaen's birth, the Yale School of Music (YSM) turns again to a great musician on his 100th birthday. On Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m., YSM opens its third annual Yale in New York series with The Classical Legacy of Benny Goodman. The gifted alumni, students, and faculty of YSM present six 20th-century works linked with the legendary clarinetist.

Singer Buddy Greco comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for two shows only, August 18 and 19. Performances are at 8 PM. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399. The show will feature also Lezlie Anders and Buddy Greco, Jr. on drums.

Singer Buddy Greco comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for two shows only, August 18 and 19. Performances are at 8 PM. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399. The show will feature also Lezlie Anders and Buddy Greco, Jr. on drums.

This Sunday Sunday, August 16th, 2009 9:00PM-11:00PM on EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN we present A Tribute to LES PAUL June 9, 1915 - August 13, 2009

This Sunday Sunday, August 16th, 2009 9:00PM-11:00PM on EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN we present A Tribute to LES PAUL June 9, 1915 - August 13, 2009

The Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) today announced details of its Performing Arts programming for 2009/10. With an eclectic mix of dance, music, comedy, and innovative artistic expression, the program is designed to transcend social, political and religious differences, and connect to the vital multicultural fabric of the Bay Area community.

New York City Center?s 2009-10 season begins on September 22 with the sixth annual Fall for Dance Festival, featuring 20 companies in 10 nights of dance for only $10 per ticket. The season also includes the third season of acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon?s dance company Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and premieres by resident companies Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. The New York Flamenco Festival will celebrate its 10 anniversary year with mesmerizing performances with renowned dancers and musicians direct from Andalusia, Spain, and visiting companies will include the U.S. debut of Corella Ballet Castilla Y León, choreographer Angel Corella?s acclaimed company, based in Spain; Tanguera ?The Tango Musical; and Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker.

New York City Center's 2009-10 season begins on September 22 with the sixth annual Fall for Dance Festival, featuring 20 companies in 10 nights of dance for only $10 per ticket. The season also includes the third season of acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's dance company Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and premieres by resident companies Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Singer Buddy Greco comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for two shows only, August 18 and 19. Performances are at 8 PM. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399. The show will feature also Lezlie Anders and Buddy Greco, Jr. on drums.

The Town and Country Players will stage Arthur Miller's New York Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play All My Sons, opening on Friday, July 17 and running through Saturday, August 1 at their venue in Buckingham.

The Town and Country Players will stage Arthur Miller's New York Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play All My Sons, opening on Friday, July 17 and running through Saturday, August 1 at their venue in Buckingham.

Guest conductor Erich Kunzel brings the Boston Pops to a lackluster finish with uninspired performances of classic Big Band tunes

On Monday, June 15, 2009 at 8PM, an all-star cast will take to the stage for a one-night-only benefit performance of COME RAIN OR COME SHINE: Celebrating the Songs of Johnny Mercer. The event will take place at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, in the West Village. All proceeds from the event will benefit GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC School's music education programs and assist with vital facility upgrades.