Date of Birth: April 29, 1899
Date of Death: May 24, 1974 (75)
Birth Place: Washington, DC, USA
Countertenor John Holiday has announced season highlights including a world premiere with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, a Wigmore Hall recital, and productions with Dutch National Opera and Komische Oper Berlin.
DC JazzFest continues across Washington, DC neighborhoods, culminating in a two-day finale at The Wharf featuring NEA Jazz Masters, GRAMMY winners and emerging artists on indoor and outdoor stages.
New England Conservatory has revealed its Fall 2026 Jazz Studies and Contemporary Musical Arts programming, featuring concerts, residencies, master classes, jam sessions and more, with nearly all events free.
Ailey II will tour 27 US cities from September 22, 2026, to April 11, 2027, presenting a world premiere by Francesca Harper and works by Alvin Ailey and Ronald K.
Wynton Marsalis and the JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA will perform two nights at the Marcus Performing Arts Center as part of its Culture Collective Series.
Violinist and composer Curtis Stewart will perform selections from his 24 AMERICAN CAPRICES alongside works from his GRAMMY-nominated album OF LOVE at the 92nd Street Y in New York.
New England Jazz Collaborative will present an album release concert for its debut recording TRIBUTARIES at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge, featuring works by four member composers.
Blix Street Records will release JAZZED, a ten-song collection reimagining Eva Cassidy's jazz vocal performances with new arrangements by composer Christopher Willis and a duet featuring Max Cooper III.
Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions Records released WORLD TOUR, a box set marking Oscar Peterson's centennial featuring live recordings from 1969-1996 and a 48-page hardcover book.
Elizabeth Bougerol, vocalist for THE HOT SARDINES, will release a self-titled solo debut album on Just Lucky Records, featuring reworked jazz standards and one original composition.
Capitol Records/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will reissue Frank Sinatra's SINATRA AT THE SANDS WITH COUNT BASIE & THE ORCHESTRA in new 5CD box set and 2LP vinyl editions with new mixes and mastering.
Vocalist Ekep Nkwelle announced her debut album Caged Bird, inspired by Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," alongside the first single "Early One Mornin'.
Pianist and composer Mathis Picard will release his debut album with THE SOUND ORCHESTRA, blending jazz tradition with rhythms from Madagascar, Afro-Cuban music, and 1970s funk, alongside new single Portrait of Lizzy.
Alicia Graf Mack will lead the company's holiday engagement, featuring a world premiere by Jamar Roberts honoring Luther Vandross alongside new works and revived classics.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota will host Pride Night events during each MainStage production, featuring a pre-show reception with food and drinks in the theater lobby.
American Composers Orchestra will present a two-season celebration featuring world premieres, a gala honoring composer Thea Musgrave, and new commissions presented with Carnegie Hall.
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival will run October 16-25, 2026, presenting more than 550 artists from 18 countries across 150-plus events, including REBIRTH BRASS BAND and Benjamin Clementine.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater shared a rehearsal clip of PLAY ON!, its jazz musical retelling of Twelfth Night set to Duke Ellington's music, ahead of its September opening.
Inside Broadway will bring programs including BUILD A MUSICAL and CREATING THE MAGIC to nearly 100,000 NYC public school students across all five boroughs during its milestone season.
Pianist Mike Jones, music director for Penn & Teller, will release a live album revisiting the drummerless jazz trio tradition through Capri Records.
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