The Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association (CJOA) announces the appointment of Travis Rosenthal as the new Executive Director of the Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association (CJOA), effective August 1, 2011.
The hilarious stage show Gong Show Live will perform its first-ever outdoor performance on Thursday, August 18 at Danbury, Connecticut's beautiful Ives Concert Park at 8 pm.
Tickets are on sale now for Lincoln Center's 23rd season of Midsummer Night Swing taking place every Tuesday through Saturday, June 28-July 16, with an added opening event on Monday, June 27th.
The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, a noted creative forum for musical exploration and development, will highlight the best new jazz compositions created during the past year at its 23nd Annual Summer Showcase Concert.
Week Three of Lincoln Center's 23rd season of Midsummer Night Swing runs from Tuesday through Saturday, July 12-July 16. The event takes place at the band shell in Damrosch Park, on West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
The young jazz singing sensation Cyrille Aimée makes her Chicago debut with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra this Monday, June 13, at Andy's Jazz Club. The CJO plays two shows (5:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.) and the cover charge is $10. Andy's Jazz Club is located at 11 E. Hubbard Street in Chicago, (312) 642-6805, andysjazzclub.com.
The young jazz singing sensation Cyrille Aimée makes her Chicago debut with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra this Monday, June 13, at Andy's Jazz Club. The CJO plays two shows (5:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.) and the cover charge is $10. Andy's Jazz Club is located at 11 E. Hubbard Street in Chicago, (312) 642-6805, andysjazzclub.com.
Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato.
Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato.
Tickets are on sale now for Lincoln Center's 23rd season of Midsummer Night Swing taking place every Tuesday through Saturday, June 28-July 16, with an added opening event on Monday, June 27th.
12th STREET JUMP, public radio's weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam, continues with guest appearances by Chicago vocalist Alison Ruble and guitarist John McLean this Saturday night, March 12 at midnight Central Time (1am Eastern, 11pm Mountain, 10PM Pacific)
12th STREET JUMP, public radio's weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam, continues with guest appearances by Chicago vocalist Alison Ruble and guitarist John McLean this Saturday night, March 12 at midnight Central Time (1am Eastern, 11pm Mountain, 10PM Pacific)
World-class jazz pianist Lenore Raphael (lenoreraphael.com) performs at Town Hall Theater on Saturday, March 12 at 8:00 pm. Tickets, $15, are available through the Town Hall Theater Box Office by calling 802-382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday - Saturday, noon - 5:00 pm.