Louis Armstrong News

After two appearances on ABC's World News Now on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, Antoinette Montague swings back into two of her favorite rooms as she returns to Jazz at the Kitano, located in Manhattan's premier luxury Japanese hotel for a Valentine's Weekend love & romance infused set.

UPRIGHT CABARET is thrilled to announce the performers for their second "American Icons" concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.

Recording Academy President Neil Portnw issued the following statement on the recently deceased BIlly Taylor: 'A highly acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, and educator, Dr. Billy Taylor was a distinguished ambassador of the jazz community. A Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient in 2005, his career spanned more than six decades and he played with such luminaries as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker. As an educator, he crusaded for greater recognition of jazz, the genre he loved and called 'America's classical music.' As artistic advisor for jazz at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he helped to raise the genre's profile and bring it into the mainstream culture. His wide-ranging promotion and support of jazz came to overshadow his primary career as an artist and performer, but his outstanding accomplishments and passion for the music he loved has created a timeless legacy that will continue to have a far-reaching impact on generations to come. The jazz world has lost one of its most ardent advocates, and our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends, fans, and all who benefited from his artistry and his knowledge of and devotion to 'America's music.'

Dr. Billy Taylor, a Jazz pianist, composer, educator and broadcaster who encompassed that rare combination of creativity, intelligence, vision, commitment and leadership, qualities that made him one of our most cherished national treasures, died in New York on December 28, 2010. He was 89 and lived in Riverdale, New York.

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 7:30pm - Grammy-nominee & American Icon star FRENCHIE DAVIS will join TY TAYLOR (CBS' Rockstar:INXS') & VON SMITH (American Idol) to sing the Music of Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Prince in Upright Cabaret's American Icon Series 'MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI' concert at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks, CA.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance will kick off the New Year with an eclectic and exciting series of performances in January 2011.

Upright Cabaret is thrilled to announce the performers for their second 'American Icons' concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. Grammy Award-nominee and American Idol finalist Frenchie Davis (American Idol Season 2, Broadway: RENT, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', DREAMGIRLS), Ty Taylor (CBS' Rockstar INXS, Broadway: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, CATS, GREASE; PIPPIN at the Mark Taper Forum, CHESS at Reprise Theatre Company, front man of raw soul band 'Vintage Trouble') and Von Smith (American Idol Season 8) as Upright Cabaret expands their unique, one-of-a-kind cabaret experience to Thousand Oaks!

It's 1917 in the middle of Mardi Gras. Just two blocks from the French Quarter is Storyville, the red light district of New Orleans with its saloons, gambling joints and brothels.

For nearly five decades, Michael Jackson and his music affected and moved generations of people all over the world. His accomplishments as an entertainer were unprecedented, he embodied the definition of a superstar and his music is intimately intertwined with some of the most memorable moments of our lives.

Antoinette Montague will appear on Saturday, December 4, 2010, in a return engagement as the featured performer in the St. Albans Very Special Holiday Jazz Vespers, St. Albans Congregational Church, 172-17 Linden Boulevard, St. Albans, Queens, NY 11434, 718-657-8282. Antoinette will be accompanied by a group of the jazz world's top professionals, including Bill Easley on saxes, clarinet and flute (who has a new release entitled 'Love Stories' www.billeasley.net) and Jay Hoggart on vibes. Montague will be singing standards from her new recording 'Behind The Smile', which features pianist Mulgrew Miller.

The Providence Performing Arts Center and the Veterans Memorial Auditorium are pleased to announce that their annual joint Holiday Sale is on Saturday, December 4.

Antoinette Montague will appear on Saturday, December 4, 2010, in a return engagement as the featured performer in the St. Albans Very Special Holiday Jazz Vespers, St. Albans Congregational Church, 172-17 Linden Boulevard, St. Albans, Queens, NY 11434, 718-657-8282. Antoinette will be accompanied by a group of the jazz world's top professionals, including Bill Easley on saxes, clarinet and flute (who has a new release entitled 'Love Stories' www.billeasley.net) and Jay Hoggart on vibes. Montague will be singing standards from her new recording 'Behind The Smile', which features pianist Mulgrew Miller.

For nearly five decades, Michael Jackson and his music affected and moved generations of people all over the world. His accomplishments as an entertainer were unprecedented, he embodied the definition of a superstar and his music is intimately intertwined with some of the most memorable moments of our lives.

Antoinette Montague will appear on Saturday, December 4, 2010, in a return engagement as the featured performer in the St. Albans Very Special Holiday Jazz Vespers, St. Albans Congregational Church, 172-17 Linden Boulevard, St. Albans, Queens, NY 11434, 718-657-8282. Antoinette will be accompanied by a group of the jazz world's top professionals, including Bill Easley on saxes, clarinet and flute (who has a new release entitled 'Love Stories' www.billeasley.net) and Jay Hoggart on vibes. Montague will be singing standards from her new recording 'Behind The Smile', which features pianist Mulgrew Miller.

The Providence Performing Arts Center and the Veterans Memorial Auditorium are pleased to announce that their annual joint Holiday Sale is on Saturday, December 4.

Local Faves the Grandsons and John Eaton Return to The Barns During Thanksgiving Weekend

It's hard to find fault with Leslie Uggams. The immensely talented lady can act and sing up a storm. She didn't soar as Lena Horne in Stormy Weather for naught. Now in Uptown Downtown, her own musical journey, she excels once more, this time in the comfort of her own shoes.

National Jazz Museum in Harlem Nov. 22 - Nov. 28, 2010 Schedule

New Tribute Show Features The Music & Lyrics of 2010 Kennedy Center Honoree Jerry Herman. Songs from Broadway's Greatest Musicals: Hello Dolly!, Mame & La Cage Aux Folles

Double Grande Pianos' on Tour show LEGENDARY DUETS starring Wayland Pickard and Deborah Johnson, America's Premier Vocal/Piano Duo and 2009 Grammy contenders, sold out last night at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in NoHo, California. Upcoming Southern California engagements include November 6th at the Grove Theatre in Upland, and November 20th at the Norris Center for the Performing Arts in Rolling Hills Estates.