Bay Area Cabaret welcomes celebrated vocalist Catherine Russell in her Venetian Room debut on Sunday, March 24 at 5 p.m. Ms. Russell will perform selections from her acclaimed show, Harlem on My Mind for which her recording won a 2016 Grammy Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. For the first time before a San Francisco audience, Ms. Russell will also perform songs from her highly anticipated March '19 release Alone Together ("Errand Girl for Rhythm", "He May be your Dog, but he's Wearing my Collar", "Is You or is You Ain't my Baby").
The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 18th edition with the world premiere of the HBO Documentary Film The Apollo. Helmed by Academy and Emmy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, The Apollo chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark, the Apollo Theater. The film will debut at the iconic theater itself on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 and later this year on HBO. The feature-length documentary weaves together archival footage, music, comedy and dance performances, and behind-the-scenes verité with the team that makes the theater run. The Apollo features interviews with artists including Patti LaBelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson, and Jamie Foxx. The documentary is produced by Lisa Cortés, Nigel Sinclair's White Horse Pictures, and Williams. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 24-May 5.
Explore the past, present, and future of lighting for ballet with visual artist and Boston Ballet lighting director Brandon Stirling Baker. A frequent collaborator with choreographer Justin Peck and a diverse group of artists including Anthony Roth Costanzo, Benjamin Millepied, Sufjan Stevens, Jamar Roberts, Michelle Dorrance, Emery LeCrone, and Shepard Fairey, Baker will present the world premiere developed through the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University. Inspired by the close relationship between choreography and lighting design, this program featured new choreography by Jamar Roberts performed by Patricia Delgado, Sarah Daley, and Taylor Stanley.
The recording artist/composer/free spirit known as Nellie McKay is not your typical performer to be sure. It's actually hard to even associate her with a particular musical genre because she performed a little bit of everything in her concert at Kennedy Center as part of the Renée Fleming VOICES series.
A "first-rate singer of unusual refinement" with "a voice that traverses genres" (New York Times), Michael Winther, making his Birdland Theater solo debut, joins forces with award-winning jazz pianist, Matt Baker for a unique mix of classic, romantic standards and contemporary love songs as well as some discoveries from the contemporary musical theater - just in time for Valentine's Day!
By popular demand, ScoBar Entertainment & The Iridium are proud to present award-winning vocalist MARILYN MAYE in a special Valentine's show, Marilyn Maye - always from the heart, for a four-day engagement, Thursday - Sunday, February 14-17, 2019. In celebration of Valentine's Day, there will be two performances on February 14th one at 7pm & another at 9:30pm. She will be accompanied by her trio.
La Jolla Music Society, one of the West Coast's foremost performing arts institutions, has announced the launch of its greatly-anticipated, cutting edge new home, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (The Conrad), with three illustrious opening-weekend concerts. With ceremonies, performances, and receptions being held Friday through Sunday, April 5, 6, and 7, 2019, the variety and caliber of these festivities in celebration of its $82 million, 49,000-square-foot complex reflect La Jolla Music Society's invaluable positioning in the classical music world at large, and especially of its immeasurable significance to performing arts programming on an international scale.
The Jazz world recently celebrated the magnificent Ella Fitzgerald's 100th birthday. Join SAMA winner Anna Davel and the delightful Sima Mashazi (recently starring in Miriam Makeba: the musical) in this swinging tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, presenting the timeless songs that she made her own, including: I Got Rhythm, Ain't Got That Swing, Can't Take That Away From Me, Cheek to Cheek, and Summertime.
The Genesis Theatre Company presents "Simply, Ella" - A Musical Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald Starring: Ms. Sandy Lomax Written and Directed by Sherri Brown-Webster
Honoring musical icon Joni Mitchell's legacy and 75th birthday, Decca Records will release The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebrationon March 8, 2019. On Joni's 75th birthday last November, a star-studded roster of musicians gathered together to pay tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter. The evening was recorded and is now subsequently being released. It features performances by Brandi Carlile; Glen Hansard; Emmylou Harris; Norah Jones; Chaka Khan; Diana Krall; Kris Kristofferson; Los Lobos with La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores; Graham Nash; James Taylor; Seal; Rufus Wainwright; and more. The full track list is below.
By popular demand, ScoBar Entertainment and The Iridium are proud to present award-winning vocalist MARILYN MAYE and her trio in a special Valentine's show, Marilyn Maye-Always from the Heart, for a four-day engagement, Thursday, February 14 through Sunday, February 17. In celebration of Valentine's Day, there will be two performances on Thursday, February 14, at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. All other performances play at 8 pm nightly.
Throughout February, Queens Library will celebrate Black History Month with more than 100 free events and programs at all 62 of its branches. Inspired by Maya Angelou's works, this year's theme, "Black Migrations: Traveling Shoes," seeks to pay homage to the African-American diaspora, highlighting the movement and cultural contributions of people of African descent around the world.
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day weekend than with romantic songs sung in the indelible style of the "First Lady of American Song" Ella Fitzgerald?! Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony provide the passionate, musical answer to that question with the program The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook, 8 p.m. Feb. 15 & 16 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17.
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents vintage American jazz big band, The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra, on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range between $29 - $49 plus applicable fees and are available online, by phone or at the box office. For more information, visit PatchogueTheatre.org, call the Patchogue Theatre Box Office at 631-207-1313, or stop by 71 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY.
Kathryn Allison releases her debut album Something Real. It is produced and arranged by Grammy Winner Dominic Fallacaro. Mr. Iglehart appears with Ms. Allison on the classic Motown tune 'Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing.' Ms. Allison recently released her second single and video 'The Song of Purple Summer' from Spring Awakening, rearranged as a femme anthem.
Amateur Night at the Apollo returns on February 2o at 7:30 p.m. In honor of the Apollo's 85th Anniversary, 850 tickets for Opening Night will be $8.50, made possible with support from sponsor Coca-Cola. The exciting program will feature a special performance by R&B artist Raheem DeVaughn.
After the powerful sincerity of his sold-out Ella, Louis & All That Jazz show in 2017, world-renowned trumpeter Byron Stripling returns to the The Philly POPS in Uptown Nights, March 1-3 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
Continuing its ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings, the Recording Academy has announced the newest inductions to its distinguished GRAMMY Hall Of Fame®. The latest additions recognize a diverse range of both singles and album recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Each year recordings are reviewed by a special member committee comprised of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by the Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. With 25 new titles, the Hall, now in its 46th year, currently totals 1,088 recordings and is on display at The GRAMMY Museum.
By popular demand, ScoBar Entertainment & The Iridium are proud to present award-winning vocalist MARILYN MAYE in a special Valentine's show, Marilyn Maye - always from the heart, for a four-day engagement, Thursday - Sunday, February 14-17, 2019. In celebration of Valentine's Day, there will be two performances on February 14th one at 7pm & another at 9:30pm. She will be accompanied by her trio.