Harry Allen News

Husband-and-wife duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey make their annual fall pilgrimage toCafe Carlyle with an all-new show, The Arc of a Love Affair, November 22-December 1. They return following last year's universally acclaimed show My Generation. 

Swing right in to the holiday season as SOPAC presents the John Pizzarelli Quartet on December 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Husband-and-wife duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey make their annual fall pilgrimage toCafe Carlyle with an all-new show, The Arc of a Love Affair, November 22-December 1. They return following last year's universally acclaimed show My Generation. 

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts have announced Judy Carmichael: Swing Time!, an evening of swinging piano, sultry vocals and sassy humor, today, October 1 at 8 pm.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts have announced Judy Carmichael: Swing Time!, an evening of swinging piano, sultry vocals and sassy humor, on Saturday, October 1 at 8 pm.

Cooperstown, NY -- An award-winning string quartet known for 'guerilla chamber music' and a hand-picked quintet of jazz all-stars kick off an eventful August for the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.

Cooperstown, NY -- An award-winning string quartet known for 'guerilla chamber music' and a hand-picked quintet of jazz all-stars kick off an eventful August for the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.

How crazy do you have to be to keep a Jazz Age enterprise going in the 21st Century? 92Y presents the New York premiere of the film that attempts to answer that question.

Award-winning music producer, critic and translator Lawrence Schulman will give a talk on Judy Garland, entitled 'Moments of Magic,' at the Northeast Harbor Library (Maine) on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 5 P.M. Admission is free. The one-and-a-quarter hour talk will examine Judy Garland's life and career, and feature nine audio-video clips, to be followed by a question and answer. Schulman will endeavor to answer the question: 'If I had just one hour to convince you of Judy Garland's place in classic American popular music, what film and television performances would I choose?' The talk will be followed by a mini-concert of songs Garland sang by famed jazz vocalist Diane Linscott and the equally renowned pianist Scott Cleveland.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2015-16 Jazz Series on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 3pm with three-time Grammy Award-winning pianist Ramsey Lewis and singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli, joining forces in a tribute to the titan of fifties vocal pop, Nat King Cole.

The Morris Museum rolls out its 2016 slate of programming for adults this January with the return of trumpet prodigy Geoff Gallante; a lecture by New Jersey collector and author Leo Rogers; a Paint and Sip studio art workshop; and a mosaic workshop.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its December 2015 schedule, featuring Saxophone Summit: Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman and Greb Osby, Eliane Elias, The Birdland Big Band, Lesli Margherita, Swingin' Birdland Christmas, Freddy Cole, Jim Caruso's Cast Party and more!

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for November 30 - December 6, featuring Saxophone Summit: Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman and Greg Osby, Lesli Margherita, James Barbour Holiday Concert, and more!

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its December 2015 schedule, featuring Saxophone Summit: Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman and Greb Osby, Eliane Elias, The Birdland Big Band, Lesli Margherita, Swingin' Birdland Christmas, Freddy Cole, Jim Caruso's Cast Party and more!

On Saturday, October 17, Symphony Space presents Frank Sinatra at 100, a starry celebration of the iconic singer's centennial. Over the course of three three-hour sets - 2 pm, 5 pm, and 8 pm - no fewer than 100 songs from Sinatra's repertoire will be performed by an impressive roster of interpreters, including Peter Cincotti, Tony Danza, Rebecca Luker, Marilyn Maye, Tierney Sutton, and dozens more. Instrumental renditions by pianist Bill Charlap, the guitar duo of Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub, and saxophonists Harry Allen and Ted Nash will complement the vocal selections. The house band throughout the day will be led by Russ Kassoff on piano, with Dick Sarpola on bass and John Redsecker on drums. 

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced JUDY CARMICHAEL will perform her THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY! cabaret show tonight, September 19 at 8 pm. This special evening of music includes a VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artist at a cocktail party following the performance.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced JUDY CARMICHAEL will perform her THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY! cabaret show on Saturday, September 19 at 8 pm. This special evening of music includes a VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artist at a cocktail party following the performance. Tickets are available on line at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500.

The Morris Museum continues its popular Jazz Showcase concert series with two performances in August 2015. On Monday, August 17, the Museum will welcome world-renowned double bassist and jazz vocalist Nicki Parrott. In addition, on Monday, August 24, pianist Mark Shane will return to the Bickford Theatre for a night of swinging numbers.

The Morris Museum kicks off the summer with a series of entertaining and educational public programs for adults. Highlights include a performance by jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein; a lecture exploring the complexity of the Indian American experience with professor Diditi Mitra; a tour of 'Musically, Made in New Jersey' with the exhibition curator, and more.

The Harry Allen Quartet (Harry Allen, tenor saxophone; Bill Cunliffe, piano; Joel Forbes, bass; Kevin Kanner, drums?) performs with vocalist Hilary Gardner on Sunday, July 5 at 7:30 pm in the ballroom of the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. The concert, part of the 17th season of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, features favorites from the Great American Songbook.