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The Coppell Arts Center has announced The Texas Gypsies will be performing on Saturday, July 20 at 7:30 PM. Their sound blends vintage 1920s jazz with the Big Band swing of the 1930s and 40s.
Creative Cauldron has announced its 2024 Summer Concert Series in Falls Church, VA, featuring a diverse lineup of performances to celebrate the season.
There are no adjectives that can effectively describe the level of greatness in which Samara Joy delivers the sounds of Jazz. She is phenomenal and an 'old soul' in a beautiful contemporary body. She is on the frontline of bringing jazz to a new generation of followers.
From hundreds of applicants nationwide, 40 high school students from 14 states have been selected to participate in this year’s Songbook Academy®, aweeklong summer intensive that immerses young performers in America’s musical heritage and helps them develop as artists under the guidance of Broadway stars and other entertainment professionals and music educators.
North Carolina Black Repertory Company has announced the mainstage program for its 18th biennial International Black Theatre Festival, taking place July 29-August 3 in Winston-Salem, NC.
Signature Theatre has unveiled its 2024-2025 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Experience the world premiere of ELLA THE UNGOVERNABLE by David McDonald at Theater for the New City from June 20 to July 7. This gripping drama explores themes of rebellion and resilience.
ELLA THE UNGOVERNABLE by David McDonald will be presented at TNC this summer. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Award-winning vocalist Natalie Douglas will perform her third annual Juneteenth concert, 'A Juneteenth Jubilee – The Women,' at Birdland. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.
Obie Award-winner James Jackson, Jr., most recently seen in Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop and White Girl in Danger, is no newcomer to cabaret. However, on Saturday June 1st, 9:30 pm and Sunday June 2nd at 7 pm, the singer will be making his “debut” all over again in the satirical CABARET...DEBUT, a Pride month kickoff show at Pangea.
Verve Records will be releasing LOUIS IN LONDON, the last great performance by the most influential American musician of all time, Louis Armstrong. Recorded live at the BBC on July 2, 1968 – just weeks after the groundbreaking GRAMMY® Award-winning artist hit the #1 spot on the UK charts with “What A Wonderful World” – the 13-track collection will be released on Friday, July 12. Watch a video from the performance now!
Algos Music has announced that vintage vocalist extraordinaire ALLYSON BRIGGS will release her new album Promises, Prayers, and Raindrops: Allyson Briggs Sings Burt Bacharach on Friday, July 12. It will be available on CD and in digital and streaming platforms.
The Carmel Symphony Orchestra has shared the events that will make up their summer season! First, you can join the CSO for the Coxhall Gardens Summer Concert Series. This series, three shows in all, provides fans an opportunity to create memories with their family, friends and associates in a beautiful outdoor setting while listening to enchanting melodies played by talented musicians.
Toledo-born vocalist April Varner, winner of the 2023 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, will release her debut album 'April' in June, featuring 11 tracks produced by Ulysses Owens Jr.
Discover the exciting lineup of performances at 54 Below next week, featuring a variety of talented artists and captivating shows. Don't miss out on the vibrant entertainment scene at this iconic venue.
China Forbes – the glamorous voice of Portland, Oregon’s very own, world-famous “little orchestra,” Pink Martini – has released her long-journeyed album, The Road, via Heinz Records. The LP marks the first solo album for Forbes in fifteen years, and features eleven original, auto-biographical songs. The album was produced by Forbes herself, and engineered by Gregg Williams, in Portland, Oregon, with additional engineering by Steve Sundholm. Listen to the album now!
Beginning with a Bernard Herrmann-like string fakeout, “Life” initially lands as a cinematic symphonic number. Cole’s voice, his drum set, and Sam Wilkes’s bass all join in at breakneck speed, the high velocity something for Cole and longtime creative partner Genevieve Artadi to flit over. Eventually, David Binney (saxophone) enters the fray with an equally blistering solo. Listen to the song now!
Put your hands together! Pompano Beach Arts is welcoming back the enormously popular series Soulful Sundays, featuring South Florida's top performers and bands in various genres at Ali Cultural Arts Center. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.
Ella, First Lady of Song traces the 60-year career of the woman Mel Torme called “the best singer on the planet.” Learn more about the musical here!
Award-winning singer Ann Kittredge's next CD, “Romantic Notions,' just came out this week on May 7th. On May 14th at Birdland, Ann will celebrate the CD's release by performing selections from it, including fresh, creative arrangements of classics by Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and more. We spoke about the show and what's coming up next for the singer.
