Branford Marsalis News

Multi-Grammy® winner and NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis, joined by the Branford Marsalis Quartet, is coming to Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall on Wednesday, February 23.

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, is commemorating Women’s History Month by hosting more than 20 leading female jazz artists on its stage during March.

Multi-Grammy® winner and NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis, joined by the Branford Marsalis Quartet is coming to Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall on Wednesday, February 23.

Get full details for jazz programming coming up at at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater. January 17 - January 30.

John Adams’s jazz-influenced concerto calls on soloist Branford Marsalis’s ability to tap into the saxophone’s agility and sweetly lyrical voice. Sibelius expresses his love for the natural splendor of his homeland most beautifully in the finale’s depiction of 16 swans in full flight. Susanna Mälkki conducts.

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, will continue to host today’s jazz legends and rising stars. On February 3, The Django celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn-based record label, La Reserve, with special performances by the label’s artists.

Burning Ambulance, the independent arts and culture hub launched in 2010 by writer Phil Freeman and artist I.A. Freeman, will kick off 2022 with an extraordinary single-day event: an online streaming festival featuring exclusive performances by 20 of today’s most creative artists from the realms of jazz, modern classical, improvised music and more.

The Russian National Orchestra, scheduled to perform on Sunday, February 6 at 2 pm and Monday, February 7 at 8 pm, has regrettably canceled their U.S. tour due to scheduling conflicts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts today announced that Phillip Bergmann has been named Artistic Advisor for Classical Music at Palm Beach County's largest not-for-profit performing arts center. This includes the popular Regional Arts Classical Concert Series that started its 47th season last week, and the Young Artists Series, which presents its first concert of the season this week.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Carnegie Hall four times in 2022, the first Carnegie Hall performances by the orchestra at Carnegie Hall since 2015.

As live performances return to venues throughout Southern California, Irvine Barclay Theatre welcomes a new season featuring an array of renowned performers, from iconic dancers to Grammy-winning artists, the beloved holiday classic The Nutcracker, and Emmy nominee and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, among others.

. Today’s leading artists gather on The Django stage to celebrate NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith in special back-to-back tribute concerts 12/9. Two leading pianists make their Django debut: Benito Gonzalez 12/3 followed by Orrin Evans 12/8 leading his new Brazilian project “Terreno Comun”.

Broadway and TV Star, Tonya Pinkins, sings a new jazz ballad that was released today, Thursday, 10-14, on George Floyd’s birthday, to honor his memory. The song is called  “Strange Fruit, Revisited”. It is inspired by both the current racial inequities and the  Billie Holiday classic.  

For the second time only, Marsalis brings his Grammy nominated quartet to The Soraya stage to explore their most recent album, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul on Thursday, October 28 at 8pm.   

The Soraya celebrates both its 10th Anniversary and Opening Night of the 2021-22 Season with a free performance—Grammy Award winner Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra performing his cross-border collaboration Fandango at the Wall.  

The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center has unveiled their 2021-22 season featuring a captivating collection of music, dance, comedy, and speakers. Located on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, the Carpenter Center launches its 26th anniversary season on Monday, September 20, 2021.

BAM R&B Festival returns for two weekends of free performances at Fort Greene Park, set for Saturdays and Sundays, October 2—3 and October 9—10. The widely-known festival, which has grown to become one of Brooklyn's beloved outdoor traditions, brings together the community and groundbreaking artists—from music legends to bold new voices across the genre of R&B.

Individual tickets to DISNEY'S FROZEN and HAMILTON will go on sale at a later date.  You can guarantee your tickets to HAMILTON now by purchasing a Broadway subscription package.  Tickets to DEAR EVAN HANSEN are already on sale and still available to the general public. 

Individual tickets for a large selection of Wharton Center shows will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, September 7 at 10AM. This public sale includes the three Wharton Center Broadway premieres HADESTOWN, MEAN GIRLS, and AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, as well as the always popular CATS.

Dr. Peter Simon, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music, Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts, and James Anagnoson, Dean of The Glenn Gould School, today revealed details of the diverse concerts that will make up the 13th concert season at The Royal Conservatory of Music.