Renee Fleming to Host Kennedy Center's AMERICAN VOICES, Feat. Sutton Foster, Norm Lewis and More, 11/22-24
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 24, 2013
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents American Voices hosted by Renee Fleming, a groundbreaking festival of performances, master sessions, and symposia celebrating the rich diversity of American singing, November 22-24, 2013. Curated and hosted by world-renowned American singer Reneee Fleming, American Voices will bring together some of the biggest names in vocal music for a genre-spanning, landmark concert with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Universal Releases GRP 30: The Digital Master Company 30th Anniversary 9/25/2012
by Robert Diamond
- Sep 25, 2012
From its very start as an independent record label in 1982, Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen's GRP Records broke ground, both artistically and commercially. Known as the DIGITAL MASTER COMPANY, they were the first record company to adopt digital recording technology for all its releases, launch every release on CD world-wide, and one of the earliest to market itself as a lifestyle brand.
Finalists Named for Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
by Kelsey Denette
- Sep 19, 2012
In 1942, a teenage Sarah Vaughan won the Apollo Theater's amateur singing competition in a performance that was a launching pad for a career that transformed one of America's original art forms and elevated the craft of jazz vocal music. Seventy years later, Vaughan's legacy continues to resonate and will be celebrated with the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, part of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival at NJPAC and at venues around Vaughan's hometown of Newark, N.J.
JAZZ ROOTS Larry Rosen Jazz Series Plays Las Vegas' Smith Center, Nov-April 2013
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 18, 2012
JAZZ ROOTS: A Larry Rosen Jazz Series, created by acclaimed record and television producer Larry Rosen, comes to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts this season. Considered one of America's premier concert series, JAZZ ROOTSbrings to life the story of jazz, while also providing local schools and universities the opportunity to work with American music legends.
CAPA presents the Alfredo Rodríguez Trio Tonight, 5/4
by BWW News Desk
- May 4, 2012
A young pianist of astonishing virtuosity and imagination, Cuban-born Alfredo Rodriguez calls up images of legendary jazz pianists like Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and his compatriot Chucho Valdes. Schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana, Rodriguez's riveting artistry is informed as much by Bach and Stravinsky as by his Cuban and jazz roots.
CAPA presents the Alfredo Rodríguez Trio, 5/4
by Harmony Wheeler
- Apr 12, 2012
A young pianist of astonishing virtuosity and imagination, Cuban-born Alfredo Rodriguez calls up images of legendary jazz pianists like Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and his compatriot Chucho Valdes. Schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana, Rodriguez's riveting artistry is informed as much by Bach and Stravinsky as by his Cuban and jazz roots.
Faye Lane’s Beauty Shop Stories Extends At Soho Playhouse Thru 9/4
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 18, 2011
Winner of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival's Overall Excellence Award for a Solo Show, Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories recently won two prestigious performance awards, the 2011 MAC Award for Special Production and the 2011 Bistro Award for Musical Comedy.
Faye Lane’s Beauty Shop Stories Closes at Huron Club at Soho Playhouse 1/9
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 9, 2011
Winner of the New York International Fringe Festival's 'Overall Excellence Award for a Solo Show,' Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories returns to the Huron Club at The SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NYC. Performances will end January 9th. Directed by MAC Award winner, Jay Rogers, Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories features with music written by Keith Thompson, Larry Rosen and Carol Hall (music and lyrics for 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas').
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