Michel Camilo News

Maria Corsaro will present reimagined arrangements of jazz standards along with beloved, but rarely performed jazz songs written by some of the most influential composers and lyricists of this great American art form.

Maria Corsaro will present reimagined arrangements of jazz standards along with beloved, but rarely performed jazz songs written by some of the most influential composers and lyricists of this great American art form.

54 BELOW will present Porter Carroll, Jr. in The Evolution of Cabaret (EVOC) on March 29, 2024 at 9:30pm. The Song-stylist, Porter Carroll, Jr., along with his four piece band of A-List musicians, will “just maybe” be re-inventing the wheel in the Cabaret/Jazz Room space. 

2024 L.A. Int'l Flamenco Festival showcases world-class flamenco artists from Spain. Don't miss the performances by living legend 'Tomatito' and 'Jose Maya & Rycardo Moreno' on March 7th and 9th.

Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa, presents the annual Princeton University Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 15. The festival features Artemis, Jazz at Princeton's chair Rudresh Mahanthappa and his Bird Calls ensemble, jazz greats playing with Princeton's exceptional student groups, and the legendary Rufus Reid with the Creative Large Ensemble.

Harlem Stage has announced the 2023 cohort for its WaterWorks Emerging Artists program.

Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa, presents the annual Princeton University Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 15. The festival features Artemis, Jazz at Princeton's chair Rudresh Mahanthappa and his Bird Calls ensemble, jazz greats playing with Princeton's exceptional student groups, and the legendary Rufus Reid with the Creative Large Ensemble. 

​​​​​​​MARIA CORSARO poses the musical question, WHY NOT?, in an evening of swing, ballad, bossa, and bebop at Chelsea Table + Stage on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:00 PM.

Two-Time Grammy Winner, Steinway Artist pianist and composer Gustavo Casenave returns to Flushing Town Hall with his trio featuring elite Latin Jazz bassist Ricky Rodriguez (from Michel Camilo's trio) and Argentinean drums guru Franco Pinna.

The Grammy-nominated Western Wind Vocal Sextet will present 'Of Dreams, Desires & Dragons: Music by Women from Hildegarde to Joni Mitchell'on Saturday, March 19 at 7:00 PM at St. John's in the Village, 218 West 11th Street, NYC (West Village). The concert celebrates Women's History Month with a rich assortment of music by classical and modern women composers. Both live in-person and live streaming tickets are available.

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, is commemorating Women’s History Month by hosting more than 20 leading female jazz artists on its stage during March.

 In addition to performing her series of holiday shows at Blue Note Tokyo, Japanese jazz pianist/composer Hiromi has announced a special benefit concert for Blue Note New York.

One of Joe Gianono's favorite project's is his latest Christmas Album, 'It's Christmas' that features a song for kids to write to Santa via the internet, 'Santa Dot Com' a song that he wrote for kids, young and old, who still believe in Santa Claus in this new computer and now pandemic era. It hits all the right notes now more than ever!   

Joe Gianono's has released a new Christmas song, Santa Dot Com!  One of Joe Gianono's favorite project’s is his latest Christmas Album, 'It's Christmas' that features a song for kids to write to Santa via the internet.

DACAMERA continues its 2019a?"20 jazz series with a performance by Cuban percussionist Dafnis Prieto on Saturday, March. 21, 2020, at 8 p.m.at the Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center. Prieto returns to the DACAMERA stage with his newest project, the 17-piece, Grammy Award-winning Dafnis Prieto Big Band. 

From Duke Ellington's rocking rhythms, Thelonious Monk's melodious thunks to Mary Lou Williams' spiritual swing and Michel Camilo's island improvisations, the Newport Jazz Festival has been the premier showcase for pianists for decades. This year's edition features a wide variety of keyboardists, shaping the state of jazz to come.

The Fonseca Theatre Company announces that the Midwest Premiere of Miss You Like Hell will open July 12th at the Kinney Group (2425 W Michigan Street) and continues through July 28th.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Porter Carroll, Jr in The Evolution of Cabaret. On May 18th 2019, at 9:30pm. Porter Carroll, Jr. founder of Atlantic Starr the Rhythm and Blues Hit machine from the 70's and 80's and performing worldwide in his brand new roll with the number one selling duo in Music history Hall & Oates as their percussionist and vocalist returns to Feinstien's/54 Below by popular demand, with his own sold out shows in 'The Evolution of Cabaret', featuring a tasty musical panoply that runs the gamut from R& B and improvisational Jazz to soul, funk, blues, Rock & Roll and more.

The performance by jazz pianist Hiromi, originally scheduled for April 11, 2019 at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, has been postponed until October 12, 2019. Due to pregnancy and her doctor's advice, Hiromi has canceled all upcoming performances.

The Grammy-nominated Western Wind vocal sextet will present O Western Wind… celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble which began in 1969.  The 50th Anniversary Gala Concert will be Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 pm at Merkin Concert Hall (129 West 67th Street, New York City). A Gala Reception at the hall will follow the concert. The event will honor the 50-year career of founding member and countertenor William Zukof, who will be stepping down from his singing role in August 2019. Gala Tickets are available at WesternWind.org and concert tickets are available at KaufmanMusicCenter.org.