Dee Dee Bridgewater News

Alonzo Bodden Comes To The Den Theatre, August 20

by A.A. Cristi — May 8, 2023

The Den Theatre today announced Alonzo Bodden will be performing Sunday August, 20, 2023 at 7 p.

THE WIZ Sets Complete National Tour Route With Stops in Chicago, Los Angeles & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 8, 2023

The complete coast-to-coast tour route for the all-new production of The Wiz has been announced, in advance of its Broadway return in the Spring of 2024.

Registration For The 12th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Is Now Open

by A.A. Cristi — April 28, 2023

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the opening of the 12th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Registration Now Open For 12th ANNUAL SARAH VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ COMPETITION

by Blair Ingenthron — April 28, 2023

The Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, also known as “The SASSY Awards”, is open to singers over the age of 18, of all genders and nationalities, from anywhere in the world, and not signed by a major label.

Amanda King Comes to 54 Below With ELLA The Early Years Next Month

by Stephi Wild — April 21, 2023

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Amanda King in ELLA The Early Years on May 19, 2023 at 7:00pm.

The Flynn Announces 40th Burlington DISCOVER JAZZ Lineup

by A.A. Cristi — April 18, 2023

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival and the Flynn has announced a stellar lineup of events happening all over the city from June 7-11.

Tony Nominee Ann Hampton Callaway Announces New Tour Dates

by A.A. Cristi — April 18, 2023

Tony Award-nominated Broadway legend Ann Hampton Callaway is heading out on tour in 2023 to promote her new album, Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration!

651 ARTS in Partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents SONG SALON

by A.A. Cristi — April 14, 2023

651 ARTS - Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts- in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre (The Billie) - one of the nation's preeminent arts and culture organizations – will present a new innovative live performance series this Spring with the Song Salon.

Grammy-Nominated Malian Artist Fatoumata Diawara's New Album 'London Ko'

by Michael Major — March 23, 2023

With the new album, Diawara continues to reinvent traditional African music, combining her Mandinka roots with afrobeat, jazz, pop, electronic and hip hop influences.

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Springs Into Jazz Programming On Both Stages

by A.A. Cristi — March 17, 2023

Jazz music will be blooming this spring on both stages at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center.

Brian Jordan Jr. Will Helm THE WIZ at True Colors Theatre

by Stephi Wild — March 16, 2023

Brian Jordan Jr.

The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Comes To The Bushnell, April 6

by A.A. Cristi — March 6, 2023

The Bushnell has announced the one-night-only performance by a sextet of Jazz music's brightest stars, Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour.

Opera Parallèle To Present Benefit Event A NIGHT AT THE OVERLOOK HOTEL

by Stephi Wild — March 1, 2023

Inspired by the company's upcoming presentation of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell's opera, The Shining, based on Stephen King's novel, Opera Parallèle will host a benefit evening, A Night at The Overlook Hotel … No Work – All Play, Wednesday, April 26 at the historic Lodge at the Regency Center

George Abud and Katrina Lenk, James Carter, and More to Play Birdland This Month

by Blair Ingenthron — February 25, 2023

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced the jazz programming running February 28 through March 12.

Jane Monheit, Amanda Green & Friends, and More to Play Birdland This Month

by Blair Ingenthron — February 18, 2023

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced jazz programming running February 21 through March 5.

Vocalist Tammy McCann to Release 'Do I Move You?'

by Michael Major — February 9, 2023

Co-produced by Grammy winning bassist/bandleader John Clayton, who worked with McCann when she performed at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles in 2021, and longtime collaborator guitarist Fareed Haque, McCann’s Do I Move You? was created at the end of the COVID-19 quarantine period.