Drummer Ronnie Burrage Upcoming Master Class and Performances
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jan 25, 2018
Ronnie's latest recording 'Heal' with 'Band Burrage' blends fusion, hard bop, rock and pop elements in a diverse, contemporary fashion. There are sections featuring unison playing and Afro-Latin rhythms, then periods with free, skittering passages as drummer/keyboardist Ronnie Burrage, EWI/saxophonist Rick Tate, guitarist Eric Slaughter, bassist Nimrod Speaks and vocalist Shenel Johns take turns offering frenetic, exuberant solos. Influenced by groups like Wayne Shorter, U.K., Milton Nascimento, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Radio Head, Kendrick Lamar, Yes, Tribe Called Quest, Funkadelics, Sly & The Family Stone, Alan Holdsworth, Stevie Wonder to name a few.
Famed Jazz Banjoist/Entertainer Brings Her Swingin' Sound to Birdland
by Julie Musbach
- Jan 17, 2018
CYNTHIA SAYER, the internationally celebrated jazz banjoist and vocalist, will lead her Joyride Quartet in The Hot Jazz Banjo Show in a rare New York City concert appearance at the legendary jazz club Birdland on Thursday, March 15 at 6:00 PM. Birdland is located at 315 W. 44th Street in Manhattan. Tickets: $30.
Brooklyn Center For The Performing Arts Presents Kenny Barron
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 17, 2018
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2017-18 Kumble Theater season with jazz maestro Kenny Barron. An 11-time GRAMMY nominee, NEA Jazz Master, and American Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, this virtuosic pianist comes to Brooklyn's Kumble Theater for an intimate solo performance. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in advance at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the Brooklyn Center box office at 718-951-4500. Day-of-show tickets should be purchased at the Kumble Theater on the downtown Brooklyn campus of LIU, located at 1 University Plaza, or by calling the Kumble Theater box office at 718-488-1624. Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies, and infectious rhythms. The Los Angeles Times named him 'one of the top jazz pianists in the world' and Jazz Weekly calls him 'the most lyrical piano player of our time.'
Young Musicians Serenade the City This Holiday Season at NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 1, 2017
Throughout the holiday season, students enrolled in Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens, one of the longest-running arts education programs at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), will entertain at concerts and events across Newark.
Lea DeLaria with Norm Lewis & More Coming Up This Month at Birdland
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 13, 2017
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for October 23-29, featuring Lea DeLaria with special guests Norm Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Janis Siegel, Jennifer Nettles and Danielle Brooks, Frank Perowsky Jazz Orchestra, Arianna Neikrug, and more. Scroll down for details!
NJPAC Announces Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Finalists
by Julie Musbach
- Oct 10, 2017
On a Wednesday night in 1942, Newark teenager Sarah Vaughan went to the Apollo Theater to compete in an amateur singing contest. It was the chance to win $10 and a weeklong engagement performing on the Apollo stage. Instead, Vaughan's win launched a career and forever changed the art of jazz vocal music.
Michael Feinstein, James Monroe Iglehart, Savion Glover, Alvin Ailey and More Set for NJPAC@20: FRIENDS IN CONCERT!
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 23, 2017
Symphonic music, tap, R&B, modern dance, American Song and all that jazz, performed by an array of artists beloved by audiences around the world, will be experienced for one night only in "NJPAC@20: Friends in Concert!" today, Sept. 23 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). This special occasion at 7 p.m. in Prudential Hall celebrates the Arts Center's 20th anniversary season (2017-18).
See Alvin Ailey, Michael Feinstein, and More in 'NJPAC@20: Friends in Concert!'
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 19, 2017
Symphonic music, tap, R&B, modern dance, American Song and all that jazz, performed by an array of artists beloved by audiences around the world, will be experienced for one night only in NJPAC@20: Friends in Concert! on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).
Scott Alan, Santino Fontana, Lea DeLaria and More Set for Birdland This October
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 15, 2017
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its October 2017 lineup, featuring Ron Carter's Great Big Band, Quartet and Golden Striker Trio, Lea DeLaria with Special Guests, Miss Coco Peru, Frank Perowsky Jazz Orchestra, Santino Fontana, Kurt Elling, Rolando Morales-Matos, Veronica Swift, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more. Scroll down for details!
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