Gilberto Santa Rosa News

Throughout this season, hundreds of families and children have opportunities for free musical learning, play, discovery, and connection through Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute’s (WMI) wide range of early childhood programs.

Throughout this season, hundreds of families and children have opportunities for free musical learning, play, discovery, and connection through Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute's (WMI) wide range of early childhood programs.

Latin music legend Eddie Palmieri will celebrate his 85th birthday at Birdland Jazz Club next week! Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years, the 8x GRAMMY-award winning bandleader, arranger and composer is one of the most highly-regarded artists of his generation.

Live is Back!—that's the theme of the 2021-2022 season of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, which launches with seven audience-pleasing shows in October and November.

The Hanover Theatre will present a number of exciting shows in its 2021-2022 season, and the company looking forward to welcoming audiences back to the theatre after this long intermission.

This fall New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents a stellar line-up of the biggest Latin superstars.

Horizon Foundation Sounds of The City Presents Hip Hop Icon RAKIM on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Join in for a free outdoor concert with hip hop icon & revolutionary emcee Rakim, with a special opening performance featuring NJPAC & Rutgers-Newark’s City Verses project and NJPAC Arts Education.

Newark will be filled with music again this summer as NJPAC’s much-loved free outdoor concert series, Horizon Foundation Sounds of the City, returns with in-person performances on the Arts Center’s Chambers Plaza starting July 15.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center will present Gilberto Santa Rosa on Friday October 29, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.​​​​​​​ “El Caballero de la Salsa” returns to NJPAC! Gilberto Santa Rosa is a legendary sonero, six-time GRAMMY Award winner, and one of the most successful Latin music vocalists in the world.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is announcing three live shows this fall, including The Price is Right Live, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Trifecta of Folk Greats: The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four, and The Limeliters.

Newark will be filled with music again this summer as NJPAC’s much-loved free outdoor concert series, Horizon Foundation Sounds of the City, returns with in-person performances on the Arts Center’s Chambers Plaza starting July 15.

Eva Longoria Bastón was announced today as the host of the official Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise streaming on The Choice channel on Peacock, and on Telemundo’s and Univision’s digital and social platforms on Tuesday, January 19 at 9:30 p.m. EST.

This week’s episode of Mighty SONG Writers comes from Erika Ender, who co-wrote the massive hit “Despacito” and was the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Four musicians whose acclaimed musical talents are enriched by their Latin American musical heritage are among a dozen Palm Beach Symphony musicians who have each created a series of online videos for music students.

Today, Erika Ender - the prolific Panamanian singer-songwriter, producer, composer and philanthropist best known for co-writing the massive global hit “Despacito” and more - announces her new album MP3 - 45, her debut album for BMG out November 13th. MP3 - 45 is a multilingual concept album that pays tribute to the music of Erika’s past while charging head-first into the sounds of her future, celebrating the dichotomy of a modern woman who both honors tradition and embraces change. Each song on the album will be presented through a series of music videos that illustrate moments of Erika’s lived experiences - her own stories turned into sonic and visual episodes.

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade announces an all-star lineup of Puerto Rican luminaries from television, film, music and theater to headline the commemorative TV special to air on WABC-TV channel 7 on June 14 at noon EDT,

Below is the upcoming schedule at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater February 3 through February 16: 

Carnegie Hall today announced that the Weill Music Institute's (WMI) Lullaby Project has received a three-year grant from the William Penn Foundation to implement the program in Philadelphia. This spring, the Lullaby Project will pilot in Philadelphia.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are pleased to present the schedule for the month of February! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch the iconic Lionel Hampton Big Band Featuring Jason Marsalis, current GRAMMY nominee Catherine Russell, the Birdland debut of AGUAS Trio with Omar Sosa, Yilian Cañizares and Gustavo Ovalles, and iconic vocalist Jane Monheit. Internationally recognized trumpeter Rachel Therrien, the Seth Weaver Big Band, and The Voice contestant Melinda Rose Rodriguez will also be performing upstairs. 

Following the successful release of her album El Dorado, Shakira returns to the world stage with her most celebrated show yet. SHAKIRA IN CONCERT: EL DORADO WORLD TOUR premiering FRIDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), will give viewers an exclusive look at Shakira's most recent tour before her upcoming halftime performance during football's biggest night in February.