Cyrus Chestnut News

The Monterey Jazz Festival is back on the road - and that road takes it to the Jorgensen Cabaret at 8 pm on Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. This year's talent tour features The Kenny Barron Trio, violinist Regina Carter, baritone Kurt Elling, and guitarist Russell Malone.

A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.

A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.

The Sheldon is pleased to announce that it is among a select group of regional presenters chosen to receive a new Mid-America Arts Alliance grant to support 'Community Engagement with Touring Artists' (CETA).

A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.

Miller Theatre announces their 2009-2010-21st Season Opening Night: THE BLUE RIDER IN PERFORMANCE, In conjunction with the KANDINSKY retrospective at The Guggenheim

The Sheldon is proud to announce the 2009 - 2010 season of outstanding concerts in the intimate and acoustically perfect Sheldon Concert Hall. As usual, the season includes five series - Jazz at The Sheldon, Fantastic Folk, Sheldon Classics, Saturday Matinees, and Coffee Concerts, as well as Special Concerts and educational programming - all available starting May 13 at 10 a.m.

Columbia University announces the appointment of Melissa Smey as the new Director of Miller Theatre, effective immediately. Ms. Smey has been in the role of Acting Director of Miller since October 1, 2008.

ONE NIGHT ONLY featuring Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Claudio Roditi, Antonio Hart, Steve Davis, Roberta Gambarini, Cyrus Chestnut, John Lee, Willie Jones III & more!

ONE NIGHT ONLY featuring Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Claudio Roditi, Antonio Hart, Steve Davis, Roberta Gambarini, Cyrus Chestnut, John Lee, Willie Jones III & more!

A new production of a freshly revised version of composer Anthony Davis's epic work Amistad will headline the 2008 Spoleto Festival USA. Directed by Sam Helfrich with costumes by Kaye Voyce and an imaginative set by Caleb Wertenbaker, this highly anticipated new production will inaugurate the reopening of Memminger Auditorium, an historic theater in downtown Charleston that has just undergone extensive rehabilitation.

South African Trumpeter Hugh Masekela, who was nominated for a TONY in 1988 for the score of Sarifina!, will headline The Tanglewood Jazz Festival on August 31st