Interview: Linda Purl Teases BIG BAND ROMANCE at Birdland
by Rebecca Kaplan
- Mar 17, 2024
Linda Purl has had a long, storied career, playing iconic roles on Happy Days, Matlock and The Office. On Monday April 1, she’s back at Birdland Jazz Club with a one-night only concert called BIG BAND ROMANCE. The show will pay tribute to the big band greats with hit songs including “Pick Yourself Up” and “Come Rain or Come Shine.”
US Army Ambassadors Will Play Free Concert at UPH
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 4, 2024
The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, DC will continue its long tradition of presenting free public performances when they appear in Saratoga Springs, NY at Universal Preservation Hall 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Gideon King & City Blog Drop Soul-Stirring Single 'Skunks Misery Road'
by Michael Major
- Sep 18, 2023
The band is rounded out by drummer Jake Goldbas, drums, percussion (Dave Brubeck, Aretha Franklin, Christian McBride, and the Broadway productions of The Color Purple and Dear Evan Hansen), Jeff Hanley, bass (Will Bernard, Morgan James, Doug Wamble), Christian McGhee drums, percussion (Lauryn Hill, Billy Porter, AJ Mitchell), and more.
Sean Mason, Kim Nalley & Sasha Dobson Announce Disney Jazz Tour
by Michael Major
- Sep 14, 2023
Celebrating Disney's 100th anniversary, IMG Artists brings you When You Wish Upon a Star – A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney. With musical direction by Sean Mason and the newly created house band of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, the tour will also feature vocalists Kim Nalley and Sasha Dobson.
2023 Honens Festival To Close Out The Last Days of Summer
by Blair Ingenthron
- Aug 26, 2023
The award-winning Honens Festival will return to Calgary September 7 to 10, 2023 to wrap up the warmth of summer. One of Canada's premier classical music events, this year's Festival consists of eight extraordinary performances-half of them with free admission-over four days.
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces Two Opera Commissions For Audiences Of All Ages
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 15, 2023
General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler Kemper has announced the commission of two operas created to be presented in community spaces where audiences of all ages gather. The Haberdasher Prince by the twin-sister creative team of composer Rosabella Gregory and librettist Dina Gregory will premiere in April 2024. Maya and the Magic Ring by composer Lori Laitman and librettist Dana Gioia will premiere in spring 2025.
Soul/Pop Collective Reimagines Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know'
by Michael Major
- Jul 20, 2023
The group also has the rare distinction of being joined by such masterful musicians as John Scofield (Charlies Mingus, Miles Davis), sax legend Donny McCaslin (David Bowie, Bobby McFerrin), renowned “Bayou-soul” singer-songwriter Marc Broussard, and SNL bassist James Genus (Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea), among others.
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