Benny Goodman News

Legendary Benny Golson at Trumpets! An exceptional concert will take place at Trumpets on Sunday May 15.

Monday, April 25, 8:00pm in Weill Recital Hall, the adventurous YALE IN NEW YORK series presents STYLUS FANTASTICUS, a fascinating program that features the Yale Baroque Ensemble-the ensemble-in-residence at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments-in its Carnegie Hall debut.

Tickets are on sale now for Lincoln Center's 23rd season of Midsummer Night Swing taking place every Tuesday through Saturday, June 28-July 16, with an added opening event on Monday, June 27th.

Singer, pianist and songwriter Tony DeSare has won critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout the United States as well as Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. In January 2010, he launched an international tour with three weeks at the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room in New York and two weeks in London. DeSare's noted versatility enables him to headline a variety of venues, including major jazz rooms such as Birdland and the Blue Note, posh nightclubs like the Café Carlyle and Feinstein's at the Regency and concert halls like Jazz at Lincoln Center . His newest album, Radio Show, tunes in to the Golden Era of radio, spanning decades of swing, jazz and pop. Featuring special guests Jane Monheit and Bucky Pizzarelli, the album was released in 2009.

In The Mood is a phenomenon among touring shows-now in its 17th year. Swing aficionados, especially seniors who heard the music first hand, adore this musical revue. But this family show is for all ages-even young kids who love to swing dance flock to see it.

Monday, April 25, 8:00pm in Weill Recital Hall, the adventurous YALE IN NEW YORK series presents STYLUS FANTASTICUS, a fascinating program that features the Yale Baroque Ensemble-the ensemble-in-residence at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments-in its Carnegie Hall debut.

In The Mood is coming to the Aronoff Center's Procter and Gamble Hall on Saturday, April 2 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM.

On her new album, ‘Round Midnight, Grammy-nominated vocalist and pianist Karrin Allyson weaves an elegant, understated dreamscape featuring 11 songs by some of the most storied writers in jazz, Broadway and pop music, from Duke Ellington to Stephen Sondheim to Paul Simon and more.

Continuing a 125-year tradition of bringing the best American music to audiences in New England and across the country, the legendary Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart present a spring season brimming with a rich variety of American popular music and favorite light classics, May 11 - June 26, at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. A kaleidoscope of American musical styles, including jazz, bluegrass, Dixieland, country, gospel, pop, rhythm & blues, and the show-stopping songs of Broadway and Hollywood, will be featured during the 2011 Boston Pops Season, as the orchestra performs many of the most celebrated styles of our national musical legacy. The season showcases the phenomenal talents of musical theater greats Linda Eder, Julia Murney, and New York Pops conductor Steven Reineke; Boston Pops Gospel Night conductor Charles Floyd; film music master and Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams; jazz trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling; bluegrass king Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder; Ray Charles protégé Ellis Hall; pop music all-star Kenny Loggins; New Orleans jazz ambassadors Dukes of Dixieland; and the great interpreter of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein.

In The Mood is a phenomenon among touring shows-now in its 17th year. Swing aficionados, especially seniors who heard the music first hand, adore this musical revue. But this family show is for all ages-even young kids who love to swing dance flock to see it.

YALE IN NEW YORK presents the acclaimed Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale on Monday, February 28 at 7:30pm in Zankel Hall in a program entitled "Concertante: Rarely-performed Twentieth-Century Concerti Grossi."

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2010-2011 Theater Series on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2pm with American Big Band.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2010-2011 Theater Series on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2pm with American Big Band.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2010-2011 Theater Series on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2pm with American Big Band.

Get ready to get IN THE MOOD! America's Greatest Big Band Musical Revue, IN THE MOOD, returns to the Balboa Theatre on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 2PM!

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has announced the rest of its shows for February and March. The lineup includes Stephen Sondheim classics, Broadway tours, Beethoven concerts, ballet, jazz performances and more. Visit thehobbycenter.org for tickets and more information.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2010-2011 Theater Series on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2pm with American Big Band.

Treat your sweetie to an evening of heartwarming favorites as multi-talented singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway joins Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for an evening of 'love'-ly standards entitled Singin' and Swingin' (February 2, 4-6, 2011). Peter and The POPS open the program with swinging and swooning orchestral favorites by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman, along with a few symphonic surprises too good to spoil ahead of time! Before intermission, Ms. Callaway graces the stage joining the Maestro and his orchestra to perform three timeless standards-'Lover, Come Back to Me,' 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' and 'Pick Yourself Up.' The second half of the evening finds the sublime Ms. Callaway front and center with our very own Peter Nero leading The POPS from the keyboard. Sentimental favorites by America's greatest songwriters, including Cole Porter ('From This Moment On' and 'Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love'); Rodgers and Hart ('With a Song in My Heart'); George and Ira Gershwin ('The Man I Love'); and Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer ('Blues in the Night') are featured alongside Ms. Callaway's own remarkable songs. As a special treat, Ms. Callaway shares her impressive improvisational skills each night as she takes words and phrases from the audience to create a one-of-a-kind song on the spot.

The Lyric Theatre presents The Bronx Wanderers and the Harry James Orchestra this week.

The Lyric Theatre presents The Bronx Wanderers and the Harry James Orchestra this week.