Esperanza Spalding News

BroadwayWorld talks to director Elkhanah Pulitzer about her new production of Henry Purcell's Baroque masterpiece 'Dido and Aneas' which marks Opera San Jose's return to live performances November 13th to 28th.

The Lesher Center for the Arts announces the stellar lineup for its Headliners series, kicking off January 7 with Grammy and multi-award-winning singer LeAnn Rimes.

Power Station at BerkleeNYC, formerly known as Avatar Studios and The Power Station, officially reopened on the evening of Wednesday, October 27 with a celebration of music, art, and reflection on the historic recording facility.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE has announced a special partnership with Jazz Foundation of America for a unique concert series to benefit the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund. The series, taking place every Wednesday in November at 7:00 PM, will highlight both noted jazz masters and rising talent.

This premiere piece disrupts the traditional tale of the sacrificial daughter of Greece in a work that envelopes the classical with the contemporary with three performances only November 12 – 13, 2021 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, presented in association with New England Conservatory.

In “Iphigenia,” two of the most visionary and daring musical voices of our time – composer Wayne Shorter, and librettist and performer esperanza spalding, have created a modern operatic re-imagining of a powerful ancient story. 

The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) presents three free concerts of chamber music on September 16, 23, and 30 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 Greenway Terrace, as part of the Sounds at Sunset series.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced this year’s directors and music directors for the 33rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which will be held on Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22, 2021.

RED CARD RECORDS has announced that Monotony – the debut album of all-original music from J. BRECKENRIDGE, the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge – is available on a special vinyl edition starting today, Friday, July 9.

Today, Park Avenue Armory and WQXR/WNYC Studios announced a partnership to co-produce HELGA: The Armory Conversations, a new season of the podcast hosted by critically-acclaimed performing artist and WQXR host Helga Davis.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today contract extensions for Herbie Hancock as the Creative Chair for Jazz and Thomas Wilkins as Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

ArtsEmerson will be holding a Virtual 21/22 Season Preview Event on Tuesday, August 3 at 5:00 PM ET, where more detailed information will be shared about all announced events.

By September 2020, Stevens was hunkering down in his wife’s family's hometown of Pittsburgh, still busy with adjunct teaching (virtually) at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute while navigating his way through the crisis.

RED CARD RECORDS has announced that Monotony – the debut album of all-original music from J. BRECKENRIDGE, the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge – will be available on a special vinyl edition starting on Friday, July 9.

As the jazz world slowly emerges from the more than year-long pandemic, the New Orleans-born alto saxophonist Donald Harrison – the critically-acclaimed, innovative musician with four decades of experience as an instrumentalist, sideman and leader who has worked with everyone from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and salsa legend Eddie Palmieri, to the legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G. – unleashed a flurry of new projects, along with some prominent news features.

RED CARD RECORDS has announced the release of Monotony debut album of all-original music from J. BRECKENRIDGE – the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge – on all digital and streaming platforms today, Friday, May 28.

RED CARD RECORDS has announced the debut of “Not Forgiving You” – the fourth single from J. BRECKENRIDGE, the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge – today, Friday, May 14. 

From its origins in the aftermath of 9/11 to the present context of the global pandemic, River To River has long highlighted the fundamental role that creativity in all its forms plays in processes of recovery, resilience and renewal.

Three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terri Lyne Carrington has been elected to the board of the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences in Cambridge, MA.

RED CARD RECORDS has announced the debut of the music video for “Home Is Where the Art Is” – the third single from J. BRECKENRIDGE, the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge – today, Friday, April 23.