Diana Krall News

Ravinia's 2015 season, jam-packed with more than 120 events from June 16 through Sept. 10, was announced today by Ravinia President and CEO Welz Kauffman. The season features 60 artist debuts and 55 classical works never before performed at Ravinia. More than 35 programs will feature works by new and 20th-century composers.

?The Ridgefield Playhouse has announced the addition of Daniel C. Levine to its Artistic Advisory Board.

While Providence Performing Arts Center is known by many as the place in town where the big touring Broadway musicals make their local stop, PPAC isn't just about the Broadway shows. It's also a venue with a reputation for bringing in countless other kinds of performances, from stand-up comedy to internationally renowned dance troupes. Recently, PPAC has also hosted a string of amazing concert performances from some of the world's most talented and beloved musicians. Last year featured such performers as Beck and Jackson Browne and this year includes the recent appearance of Diana Krall, making a stop on her "Wallflower World Tour."

William 'Count' Basie started The Count Basie Orchestra in 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. Within a year, America was listening in on popular radio shows throughout the country to hear what would become 'The greatest swing band in all the land!' A phenomenon was born in 1935 that is still going strong today! Harris Center for the Arts is proud to present this legendary orchestra.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for March 2 - March 8, including Mike Stern and Bill Evans Band, The Breithaupt Brothers, Barbara Carroll, Jazz Party with Natalie Douglas, and more. Details below!

Birdland Jazz Club just announced its March 2015 schedule, featuring Mike Stern and Bill Evans Band, Barbara Carroll, John Abercrombie Quartet, Sheila Jordan with the Steve Kuhn Trio, Kevin Mahogany, Anika Larsen featuring Jessie Mueller and Jarrod Spector, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more. Scroll down for details!

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its upcoming performances running through the end of February, including Steps Ahead 35th Anniversary, Barbara Carroll, Rotem Sivan and Peter Bernstein Duo, Jazz Party with Natalie Douglas, and more.

Now the big news we've been waiting for ... Monty Python's SPAMALOT will be the Bowl's official musical of the summer with an all-star cast expected for 3 performances - Friday July 31, Saturday August 1st and Sunday August 2nd. No cast or creative team has yet been announced.

The Music Hall has announced the newest show coming to its already robust and diverse 2014-2015 season of performances, cinema, and literary events on stage and on screen in two theaters. In addition to the five shows we've already announced last week, we have added two of America's most celebrated singer-songwriters, Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for February 16 - February 22, including the Billy Childs Jazz Quartet, Barbara Carroll, Jazz Party with Natalie Douglas, and more. Details below!

On Friday, March 6 at 9:30 p.m., virtuoso harpist Edmar Castañeda taps into his musical influences from his native Colombia as well as musical traditions from Venezuela and Argentina for a performance in Zankel Hall. Castañeda is known to have introduced international audiences to the popular South American musical style joropo to which he distinctively fuses the sounds of contemporary jazz. His remarkable technique on the harp—he plays lead, rhythm, and bass lines all at once—is equaled only by his soulful improvisations.

The Music Hall has announced the newest show coming to its already robust and diverse 2014-2015 season of performances, cinema, and literary events on stage and on screen in two theaters. In addition to the five shows we've already announced last week we are thrilled to add the world renowned gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, a concert in recognition and celebration of of the African Burying Ground. The concert will go on sale to members on February 7.

Matt Cavenaugh and Elena Shaddow will star in the concert 'A Broadway Romance,' with Symphoria Orchestra in Sryacuse NY - tonight, February 6, 2015 - 7:30 PM at the Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater. Sean O'Loughlin is conducting. The concert is a finely tuned gathering of songs from the Broadway repertoire, including 'Tonight', 'Somebody, Somewhere', 'I Am Loved', and, of course, 'Lullaby of Broadway' among many others.

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera President & CEO Melia Tourangeau announced the Utah Symphony's 2015 summer concert season for the Deer Valley Music Festival in Park City, the summer home of the Utah Symphony. Highlights of the six-week music festival include Utah Symphony performances with Diana Krall, Kristin Chenoweth, Smokey Robinson, Ozomatli, Frank Sinatra, Jr., and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Disney's Fantasia: Live in Concert under the direction of esteemed film conductor Richard Kaufman; Vivaldi's Four Seasons with violinist / leader Aisslinn Nosky; Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Gina Bachauer 2014 Competition Silver Medalist Chi Ho Han; and intimate chamber concerts featuring Utah Symphony ensembles performing at St. Mary's Church.

Matt Cavenaugh and Elena Shaddow will star in the concert 'A Broadway Romance,' with Symphoria Orchestra in Sryacuse NY - Friday, February 6, 2015 - 7:30 PM at the Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater. Sean O'Loughlin is conducting. The concert is a finely tuned gathering of songs from the Broadway repertoire, including 'Tonight', 'Somebody, Somewhere', 'I Am Loved', and, of course, 'Lullaby of Broadway' among many others.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for the week of February 2 - 8, including John Pizzarelli Quartet, The Noah Haidu Quartet, Jazz Party with Joelle Lurie, and more. Details below!

Minneapolis, MN - Diana Krall, multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and world-renowned vocalist, will showcase her stunning new album, Wallflower, in an 'evening with' concert at 8 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for January 26 - February 1, featuring Steve Lippia Sinatra Centennial, Lindsay Mendez and Marco Paguia, Jazz Party with Natalie Douglas, and more. Details below!

Birdland Jazz Club has announced the launch of a new series, Jazz Party with Natalie Douglas, on Sundays at 6pm, beginning January 18.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its February 2015 schedule, featuring John Pizzarelli Quartet, Marilyn Maye, Sarah Gazarek, Billy Childs Jazz Quartet, The 5th Annual Broadway Belts for PFF, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more. Details below!