Harry Allen News

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its sensational line-up of lively talent for November 11-17, featuring New York Voices, Nilson Matta, Loston Harris, David Raleigh, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

On Tuesday, November 19, Brazilian samba-jazz master Nilson Matta will host an annual tradition at Jazz at Kitano: the Open House for Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, featuring an all-star faculty concert, followed by an open jam session for past and prospective workshop attendees, musicians of all levels, and fans of Brazilian jazz.

Hot House celebrates its 31st anniversary! The Metropolitan Room is celebrating its 8th anniversary! Together, we're celebrating the reason why we exist - the Jazz Artists.

Hot House celebrates its 31st anniversary! The Metropolitan Room is celebrating its 8th anniversary! Together, we're celebrating the reason why we exist - the Jazz Artists.

Jay Geils Jazz Quintet: Featuring Gerry Beaudoin & Harry Allen will play Bridge Street Live tonight August 25, 2013 @ 7:00 PM.

Jay Geils Jazz Quintet: Featuring Gerry Beaudoin & Harry Allen will play Bridge Street Live on Sunday August 25, 2013 @ 7:00 PM. General admission is $27, while VIP tickets are $37. To order, visit http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/303605.

Broadway divas lend their voices for the VOICELESS CD, released July 15, 2013, as an anthem song for the welfare of suffering animals. 'Voiceless' anthem song was written for animal protection by animal loving advocates Ann Crumb, Judy McLane and Olga Merediz.

Jazz vocal sensation Jackie Ryan will play a CD release show at Birdland, running today, July 2-4, 2013 and featuring special guests: Harry Allen - Tenor Sax, Xavier Davis - piano, Matt Rybicki - bass, and Will Terrill - drums.

Birdland Jazz Club is pleased to announce their stirring line-up of incomparable talent for today, July 1 - July 7, 2013.

Birdland Jazz Club is pleased to announce their stirring line-up of incomparable talent for July 1 - July 7, 2013.

Though summer is just around the corner, we are looking ahead in anticipation to the start of Carnegie Hall's 2013-2014 season this fall. Listed below are jazz, pop, folk, and world music highlights at Carnegie Hall, beginning with our Opening Night Gala concert on October 2, which features jazz artistEsperanza Spalding as special guest soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, has announced that The Rossano Sportiello Trio will debut at the Cafe Carlyle during their two week engagement running tonight, June 11 and June 22. The Trio will be performing their program, The Smiling Piano: A Tribute To The Artistry Of Jazz Piano Icon George Shearing.

Jazz vocal sensation Jackie Ryan will play a CD release show at Birdland, running July 2-4, 2013.

In conjunction with the exhibition Spectacle: The Music Video—which closes in eleven days on Sunday, June 16—Museum of the Moving Image will present a final round of related programs including personal apearances by music artists and filmmakers Woodkid (a.k.a. Yoann Lemoine) (June 15), Jem Cohen (June 7), and Fugazi band member Guy Picciotto (June 7), as well as the groundbreaking television executive Bob Pittman (June 5), who was a founder of and programmer for MTV. In the screening series Play This Movie Loud!, organized to accompany Spectacle, the Museum will screen Cohen's Fugazi documentary Instrument; Lars Von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, featuring Björk; and a double feature of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads) and David Byrne's True Stories. Additional programs include the live storytelling event The Soundtrack Series (June 14) featuring music writer Maura Johnston and other guests, and the panel discussion Hip-Hop in the YouTube Age (June 8), moderated by radio host and media activist Harry Allen. A complete schedule of programs is included below; many of these events are free with Museum admission.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, has announced that The Rossano Sportiello Trio will debut at the Cafe Carlyle during their two week engagement running June 11 through June 22. The Trio will be performing their program, The Smiling Piano: A Tribute To The Artistry Of Jazz Piano Icon George Shearing.

Tonight April 29, at 7:30 p.m., Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari and the Carnegie Hall Notables-a membership and ticket program for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s-will host the Ninth Annual Notable Occasion with award-winning jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello and his American Jazz Stars, performing works from the great American songbook in Zankel Hall.

Helio Alves Quartet will play the Shapeshifter Lab tonight, April 3rd at 8:15pm. The quartet features Helio Alves: Piano; Mike Moreno: Guitar; Peter Slavov: Bass; and Alex Kautz: Drums.

On Monday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m., Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari and the Carnegie Hall Notables-a membership and ticket program for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s-will host the Ninth Annual Notable Occasion with award-winning jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello and his American Jazz Stars, performing works from the great American songbook in Zankel Hall. After the exclusive concert, the Notables will gather at Redeye Grill for cocktails and dinner stations. The Ninth Annual Notable Occasion is generously underwritten by Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari. The evening will benefit music education in the New York metropolitan area by supporting the many music education programs created by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute.

Helio Alves Quartet will play the Shapeshifter Lab on Wednesday, April 3rd at 8:15pm. The quartet features Helio Alves: Piano; Mike Moreno: Guitar; Peter Slavov: Bass; and Alex Kautz: Drums.

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Rebecca Kilgore and the Harry Allen Jazz Quartet returned to New York with a new show, “I Like Men -- Songs about Men from Tin Pan Alley to Broadway,” for five nights at the Metropolitan Room from March 6 to March 10. Kilgore, known in jazz circles for her airborn and erudite stylings, made her Metropolitan Room debut. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the engagement below!