Blue Note Hawaii is continuing its second anniversary celebration with the week-long residency of jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. The Hawaii News Now Jazz Legends series kicks off with musical icon Chick Corea. Other international and national recording artists include Filipino super star Martin Nievera in a Valentine's Day series, followed by 80s pop star Rick Springfield. Returning to the Blue Note Hawaii stage by popular demand is guitar legend Lee Ritenour. The local artists this month include Honolulu-based jazz and hip hop drummer Dae Han, the incomparable Willie K and beautiful songstress Raiatea Helm. There are also powerful tributes to Whitney Houston featuring Ginai, Quincy Jones and John Coltrane with Mike Lewis & Friends. There's reggae on tap with a celebration of Bob Marley's birthday in what promises to be an amazing evening of music. Josh Kaye & Friends will pay homage to Nina Simone featuring vocalist Sherry Graham.
The contradictions in John Butler are evident, and, despite his magnificently successful career (with number one albums in Australia and sell-out tours) his is a troubled soul. One of the most successful recording artists Australia has ever produced and a musician whose reputation has begun to rock the waters of both Europe and America, Butler is nevertheless a man on the edge, poised like a beautiful suicide. Where will he go next? Up or down? Despite the tensions within the man and his music the new album makes his future trajectory abundantly clear.
BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, is pleased to announce its 6th production of the BrightSide Theatre Youth Project with the musical - Disney's High School Musical Jr. directed by Megan E. Farley and playing March 10-18, 2018 at the Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth Street in Naperville, tickets are on sale now at www.BrightSideTheatre.com or by calling 630-447-TIXS (8497).
In celebration of Reggae Month, on February 2, Studio One will release From the Vaults, Vol. 1, on CD and digital for the first time with an Apple Music exclusive stream from February 1-15.
As the UK's biggest celebration of action sports, music and street art, NASS Festival have ramped up proceedings with some very special line up additions, including their 3rd headliner Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, - who was revealed via a two-storey high mural in Bristol by local street artist Jody and curated by Upfest - De La Soul, Wilkinson, AJ Tracey, Fred V & Grafix plus many more for the 4 day weekender. They join already announced headliners, pioneers of grime and hip hop, Dizzee Rascal andRUN DMC who will shake the main stage alongside a diverse selection of musicians across seven stages as well as international skate and BMX competitions.
Veteran radio executive 88.5 FM/LOS ANGELES GM/Program Director Sky Daniels was just announced as #3 of all Triple A Radio and Record Executives in America in an annual poll by leading Triple A Radio trade publication, The Top 22. The feature cites both Daniels' stewardship in consummating the largest signal increase in Public Radio history, as well as the abilities of the station's creative team's efforts.
Chris Isaacson Presents has announced a full slate of winter entertainment at three venues: Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, Martinis Above Fourth in San Diego, and The Purple Room in Palm Springs. The lineup begins with vocal powerhouse Crissy Collins and continues with Will & Anthony Nunziata; Alisan Porter (winner of NBC's The Voice); Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan in his new show Exposed; and American Idol's Anthony Fedorov with Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal.
The Villanova Theatre Department is proud to present a staged reading of graduate student Ann Marley's new play A Case Study in Diagnostics and Empathy. This play was selected to be workshopped and presented as on January 27, 2018.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced the line-up today for the 2018 Free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 56-year tradition of free theater in Central Park.
Jared Masters' bloody Bible epic, Absolute Vow, comes to VOD (Amazon Prime and other streaming services). Watch for free now with a Prime membership or rent for $1.99.
The little OPERA theatre of ny(LOTNY), in collaboration with New York based period ensemble New Vintage Baroque,presents the New York City Premiere of Piramo e Tisbe at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC, from March 22-25, 2018, with performances on Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $35 and are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/35006.
Sasha Allen (The Voice, Pippin, Hair, Camp) and Ricardo Zayas (Hamilton) will join Aurora Barnes in Somewhere Between Sondheim and Lullabies at Feinstein's/54 Below on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 7pm. A portion of the proceeds from the show will benefit TADA! Youth Theater, of which Aurora, Sasha, and Ricardo are all alumni. Come hear songs ranging from Sondheim to Bob Dylan to Aurora's original compositions.
On New Year's Eve 1969, Jimi Hendrix's electronic blues trio, Band of Gypsys, played at New York City's Fillmore East Auditorium. Taking this legendarily funky concert as inspiration, CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) presents the West Coast premiere of The Hendrix Project at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Off Center Festival. Performances take place on February 1, 2 and 3 at 8 pm. In the Center's Samueli Theater. Click here for reservations.
Following the success of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, the Peterborough Players Winter Season returns to the stage with an award winning production of the comedy/drama Every Brilliant Thing.
Following its hit production of MACHINAL, Greenhouse Theater Center will continue its 2017-18 season with the return of Laurence Leamer's critically acclaimed drama ROSE.
