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Birdland has announced jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running Birdland June 24th - July 7th.

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with a few top picks for jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week with Lena Hall, Linda Eder, Christine Andreas, pride shows and plenty of jazz.

The Eyal Vilner Big Band released their new album Swingin' Uptown, and will celebrate with performances at Lincoln Center's Summer For The City program and Birdland Jazz Club.

Creative Cauldron has announced its 2024 Summer Concert Series in Falls Church, VA, featuring a diverse lineup of performances to celebrate the season.

Enjoy live performances from youth and adult jazz ensembles at the Bloomingdale Jazz Fest on June 7. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

See how to purchase tickets to Robert Galinsky's one-man show, Everything in New York Goes BANG! Learn more about the show.

The Lied Center's 2024-2025 season will feature more than 35 events including top artists and ensembles from around the world in dance, classical music, jazz, musical theater, comedy, family, illusion, and more.  

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced all jazz programming running April 29th - May 12th.

Celebrate jazz at SMOKE Jazz Club in NYC this May with album release concerts by Charles McPherson and Jane Monheit, and more! See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Celebrate International Jazz Month with Kansas City Jazz Alive's two thrilling events this April.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Jazz is about improvising and surprise, and so Janis Siegel stepped in for the under-the-weather booked singer at Dizzy's because the show must go on–even if it's a different one (with the same musicians). Janis Siegel was in great hands with a trio at Dizzy's on March 20th, and the audience gave them a great big hand. Read all about it.

Join the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden for the Philadelphia premiere of Clarice Assad's new Trumpet Concerto, Bohemian Queen. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Trumpet Soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden will perform with the Akron Symphony Orchestra in the Ohio premiere of Clarice Assad's Trumpet Concerto, BOHEMIAN QUEEN. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Catch the livestream of MY BEATNIK YOUTH: A SOLO RIFF, a solo play by Justin Elizabeth Sayre. Guest poets and Penny Arcade join the lineup from March 14-24.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre will welcome playwright and performer Justin Elizabeth Sayre back to the revitalized Club Space with their new work, My Beatnik Youth: A Solo Riff. Learn about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will returns to its Chicago home – the landmark Auditorium Theatre at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive – for its 55th engagement, with six dynamic performances, April 17-21, 2024. Tickets, starting at $40, are now on sale at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Auditorium Theatre.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals has announced their 2024 schedule for “Musical Mondays”— with three unique Monday evening cabaret concerts showcasing the talents of more than 40 cabaret artists. Learn more about the series here!

Nevin Steinberg, the award-winning sound designer for such Broadway shows as Hamilton (2015), Sweeney Todd (2023), and Hadestown (2019), will become the President of the Board of Trustees of Town Hall.

Following a comprehensive search, the board of New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) has announced Anglo-American producer and librettist Lila Palmer as its new General and Artistic Director. Her term begins on May 15, 2024.