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Exciting sounds of Brass and Swing will shake the legendary Joe's Pub as the two most in-demand energetic NYC swing bands -  Svetlana & The Delancey Five and Danny Lipsitz & His Brass Tacks -  make their special double-bill appearance at the legendary Joe's Pub!

Broadway by the Year, now in its 16th season at The Town Hall, once again re-invents itself to bring a fresh and exciting new perspective to The Great White Way's classic show tunes. This season, series creator / writer / director / host Scott Siegel will use each of the four BBTY concerts to explore the ever-popular music that was born on Broadway over four formative decades.

Exciting sounds of Brass and Swing will shake the legendary Joe's Pub as the two most in-demand energetic NYC swing bands -  Svetlana & The Delancey Five and Danny Lipsitz & His Brass Tacks -  make their special double-bill appearance at the legendary Joe's Pub!

A reception in celebration of TAP DANCE IN AMERICA: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHRONOLOGY OF TAP PERFORMANCE ON STAGE, FILM, AND MEDIA, a new Library of Congress interactive archive by tap dance historian CONSTANCE VALIS HILL, will take place today, February 12, 7:30pm, at the American Tap Dance Foundation, where Ms. Hill serves as Director of Preservation. The reception, at the Foundation's American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher St., NYC, will kick off a weekend of discussions, films, master classes, jams and concert performance in honor of the publication of this milestone collection.

A reception in celebration of TAP DANCE IN AMERICA: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHRONOLOGY OF TAP PERFORMANCE ON STAGE, FILM, AND MEDIA, a new Library of Congress interactive archive by tap dance historian CONSTANCE VALIS HILL, will take place on Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30pm, at the American Tap Dance Foundation, where Ms. Hill serves as Director of Preservation. The reception, at the Foundation's American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher St., NYC, will kick off a weekend of discussions, films, master classes, jams and concert performance in honor of the publication of this milestone collection.

A reception in celebration of TAP DANCE IN AMERICA: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHRONOLOGY OF TAP PERFORMANCE ON STAGE, FILM, AND MEDIA, a new Library of Congress interactive archive by tap dance historian CONSTANCE VALIS HILL, will take place on Friday, February 12, 7:30pm, at the American Tap Dance Foundation, where Ms. Hill serves as Director of Preservation. The reception, at the Foundation's American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher St., NYC, will kick off a weekend of discussions, films, master classes, jams and concert performance in honor of the publication of this milestone collection.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL, PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS, and CEG PRESENT bring to you Times Square Hot Jazz and Swing Tri-Festa and Blue Note Jazz Festival featuring Svetlana, her Delancey Five with Wycliffe Gordon and George Gee Big Band Orchestra!

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL, PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS, and CEG PRESENT bring to you Times Square Hot Jazz and Swing Tri-Festa and Blue Note Jazz Festival featuring Svetlana, her Delancey Five with Wycliffe Gordon and George Gee Big Band Orchestra!

Stretching boundaries with new tap dance technique and choreography, the American Tap Dance Foundation returns with Rhythm in Motion, their yearly showcase of top tappers and contemporary tap dance, April 22 through April 26 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y, NYC. Two programs highlighting the rich diversity of contemporary tap dance will be shown (choreographers and presentation dates below). See promo video here.

Flutronix's Nathalie Joachim is one of the composers for the April 8 performance by Ulysses Owens Jr as well as flutist in the ensemble accompanying him.

Following the success of the previous two festivals, the 3rd Annual New York Hot Jazz Festival -- produced by the impresario Michael 'Misha' Katsobashvili, performer Bria Skonberg, and composer/producer Patrick Soluri (of Prohibition Productions and The Salon) -- returns to The Players this year and promises some of the biggest stars of the Hot Jazz and swing scenes in a summit of uptown and downtown talent spanning three generations.

A series of live performances - including tap dancing - will take place throughout the summer in conjunction with the exhibit, JAZZED! The Changing Beat of 125th Street at the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), located at 212 West 83rd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. The exhibit itself, in partnership with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, allows visitors to sing along with Ella Fitzgerald in the 'jazz club,' dance up the stairs with Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson's, and meet Duke Ellington and his famous jazz orchestra in the 'ballroom.' Visit www.cmom.org for a full schedule of events.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has announced its upcoming events, January 20-24, 2014. Please note: The museum will be closed on Monday, January 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has announced its January 2014 schedule. Details below!

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has announced its January 2014 schedule. Details below!

Co-producer Cobi Narita says, "If you like tap, you've got a great chance to see many of the best dancers in the world, all in one night, at Flushing Town Hall on May 11. Tickets are selling fast to our 5th annual Queens Tap Extravaganza. We've got an Emmy winner, several Broadway stars, and a cover girl from Ebony magazine. Tap fans are coming from all up and down the East Coast."

The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) presents Tap City, the preeminent annual tap dance festival of the world. This is the quintessential celebration of our collective American heritage - virtues that are certainly evident in tap's hometown, New York City. Tap City 2012 offers hundreds of master classes and courses with internationally renowned teachers, expansive adult, pre-professional, teen and youth training programs, awards and numerous diverse premiere performances and city-wide events.

The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) presents the Spring Gala 2012 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space - Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC tonight Tuesday, April 24th at 6:30 pm. Tommy Tune hosts the evening of Fun, Film and Fancy Footwook that is honoring the Tap Dance Faculty of the organization.

The American Tap Dance Foundation have announced that Tommy Tune will host their Spring Gala 2012 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, on Tuesday, April 24th at 6:30 pm.

The American Tap Dance Foundation have announced the line up for their Spring Gala 2012 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, on Tuesday, April 24th at 6:30 pm.