Birth Place: Memphis, TN, USA
Un 5 de enero de 1975, THE WIZ se estrenaba en Broadway en el Majestic Theatre. Este musical supone una revisión del cuento clásico de EL MAGO DE OZ adaptándolo a la actualidad del momento y conectándolo de manera directa con la cultura urbana negra.
On this day in 1975, the musical smash The Wiz opened on Broadway!
On December 31 at 7 pm ET, 92Y will ring in 2021 with the streaming premiere An 80th Birthday Celebration of Songwriter Mike Stoller, a Lyrics & Lyricists Special Event from 2013. This magical concert will be released for the first time and available for free to audiences beyond the 900 people who packed the concert hall that night.
Club Passim will offer a pair of live stream concerts featuring internationally acclaimed artists Naledi Masilo and Marcus Santos. Vocalist and composer Naledi Masilo will perform live from her home in South Africa on Monday, December 28 at 7:00 PM. Percussionist Marcus Santos will perform live on Monday, January 25 at 7:00 PM.
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner, streamed live from the Annenberg Center on Thursday, December 17 at 7 PM.
Hammonds House Digital invites you to join us for Conversations about Jazz & Other Distractions hosted by former jazz radio host and founder of Notorious Jazz, Carl Anthony. Every other Thursday, Carl takes audiences on a unique journey through the world of jazz music with artist talks, workshops, and listening sessions.
A roster of superlative American jazz artists gather outdoors onstage at City Winery Hudson Valley to present 'Jazz for America,' a virtual concert streaming Thursday, October 15 at a time TBA to benefit Biden/Harris 2020.
Multiple award-winning recording artists Patti Austin, Chaka Khan, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Brenda Russell, Sheila E., Terri Lyne Carrington, India.Arie, Ledisi, Siedah Garrett, Lisa Fischer, and Lalah Hathaway have formed TWIST (Tuff Women In Strange Times), a dynamic coalition of superstar female talent to rally voters to the polls for Election Day 2020.
JUST ONE STEP FOR DEMOCRACY and Henry Krieger will premiere a new song for the vote on October 8th!
Faced with cancelling an all-star jazz series due to the pandemic, the Village of Pinecrest in Miami-Dade County, Florida reimagined 'JazzAid Live from the Banyan Bowl' to both help feed America and bring jazz masters to the homes and hearts of viewers nationwide.
To usher in their 63rd year, The Monterey Jazz Festival is going virtual, live on their YouTube channel. Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th from 5-7pm PST each day. Festival participants will be treated to never-before-seen archival footage plus exciting new performances and personal messages from the MJF family of artists, volunteers, patrons and board members.
Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, continues JOE'S PUB LIVE!, its free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. Designed to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, Joe's Pub will share multiple events with audiences worldwide each week.
Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, continues JOE'S PUB LIVE!, its free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. Designed to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, Joe's Pub will share multiple events with audiences worldwide each week.
This weekend, the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) will kick off its first-ever digital initiative with DCJazzFest From Home presented by Live From Our Living Rooms.
On this day, we're wishing a very Happy Birthday to Tony winner Dee Dee Bridgewater!
You may know T. Oliver Reid as an in demand Broadway performer, TV actor, MAC Winning Cabaret singer, a MetroStar Challenge winner and a Professor at NYU. He is an artist that wears his heart on his sleeve in all that he does on stage or screen.
In 2014, BroadwayWorld gathered a slew of stars to celebrate our 10th Anniversary in BroadwayWorld Visits Oz, a special concert event at Joe's Pub benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Below, watch as original star of The Wiz Dee Dee Bridgewater sings 'Believe In Yourself.'
Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, a six-time Grammy Award winner and longtime collaborator with film director Spike Lee, will be the special guest artist for the Grand Rapids Symphony's 19th annual Symphony with Soul at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in DeVos Performance Hall.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced its 99th summer season at the Hollywood Bowl, showcasing a roster of world-class artists ranging from classical and pops to jazz, rock, and world music. The season features the return of legendary Bowl favorites, celebrated artists and conductors making their Bowl debuts, and the premieres of new LA Phil-commissioned works.
This coming January, world famous saxophone player, bandleader and producer Igor Butman will travel to the United States for a five-city tour of some of the country's most celebrated jazz institutions.
Videos
