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Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles will celebrate its 17th annual concert series with 10 free outdoor performances at MacArthur Park, featuring diverse artists and the premier daytime event, The Do-Over, from June 22 to August 31, 2024.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced a new monthly Master Class Series for the 2024-25 season. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!

The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) has always spotlighted homegrown, home-nurtured talent, and the tradition of featuring musicians with ties to the city continues with Sean Jones, Howie Alexander, Thomas Wendt, Selecta and DJ Big Phill and more. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have revealed all jazz programming running August 12th - August 25th.

Dave Guy is set to release his debut album, Ruby, on September 20th. Throughout the album, he explores New York Jazz and pushes the boundaries of the genre by incorporating shades of hip hop and soul, making it both unique and modern. Now, he shares his latest single, “Pinky Ring.'

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has revealed jazz programming running August 5th - August 18th.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will operate this August with a full slate of nightly performances.

The National Center for Choregraphy-Akron has announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for two Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling $90,000.

This outstanding festival featured brilliant new or recent work by five choreographers.

Under the no-nonsense title of Soul Jazz, the album features groove-centric tunes from such masters as Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Donald Byrd, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris, Pee Wee Ellis, and John Coltrane, played with infectious vitality by this unparalleled dream band.

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the full cast and creative team for THE COLOR PURPLE, running June 25 - 30, 2024, at the Benedum Center.

The incomparable Herbie Hancock will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, September 29th, at 7 PM.

MTI Concert Dance will license choreographed works from well-known choreographers across many genres of dance. For its launch, MTI has partnered with The Robbins Rights Trust to exclusively license the entire ballet repertory of the legendary Jerome Robbins.

Auditorium Theatre has revealed its April 2024 schedule. See the full lineup.

The Auditorium Theatre will present South Chicago Dance Theatre (SCDT)—a Chicago based, internationally toured, multi-cultural dance company—in a one-night-only performance Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the theatre’s Made In Chicago Dance Series.

Renowned musician Don Was forms a new band, Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Get the latest updates on their music and upcoming performances. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his hometown, the band features longtime collaborators including Blue Note Records artist Dave McMurray on sax and Eminem's collaborator keyboardist Luis Resto.

The Broadway premiere of The Outsiders, the new musical based on the novel by S.E. Hinton & Francis Ford Coppola’s film, begins previews tonight, Saturday, March 16. Meet the cast of The Outsiders here!

Director and theatre visionary Anne Bogart will receive Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's 2023 Gordon Davidson Award. Learn more about Board and about the award!

Celebrating Black History Month, the Riverside Opera Company's live performance of ROC Black Voices will feature Black musicians and vocalists who have performed around the globe. 

​​​​​​​Dance St. Louis continues its 58th season by presenting the universally renowned powerhouse dance company Ailey II for two nights- March 1 and 2 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center-in celebration of Ailey II's 50th Anniversary.