Nina Simon News

Barb Jungr returns to New York from London for her ninth Metropolitan Room engagement.

Join Harlem Stage's for Arts and Activism with Nona Hendryx, Carl Hancock Rux, Marc Cary, Universes and more, September 15th and 17th.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series has announced the return of singer Natalie Douglas to the stage in Nina 2: More Songs of Nina Simone, on Monday, September 12 at 7pm.

I WISH YOU LOVE playwright Dominic Taylor riffs on black theatre history and his new Nat King Cole bio-drama pl.

Bryn Mawr College's Performing Arts Series moves into high gear for the 2011-2012 season as it presents five music, dance, and theatre performances that have never been seen or heard in the region. The season begins with a celebrated Celtic singer, the Philadelphia area premiere of a highly touted one-man New York theatre sensation, and a renowned classical quartet. The season will close with the remount of a groundbreaking John Jasperse Company piece and a rare performance with the women of the exhilarating Rennie Harris Puremovement, in a program put together just for the college.

The Butterfly Club announces its July Events.

Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell does not need much of an introduction amongst the dance music aficionados. Be it as a DJ, a remix producer, a record label head (Sacred Rhythm, Spiritual Life), or even a record store manager/owner (Dance Tracks), he's been deeply involved in New York's and the international dance scene since way before it was trendy and his reputation in that realm is pretty much untouchable.

For reservations & advanced tickets visit www.hotfestival.org or call 212.219.0736. Tickets are also available at the door.

Dimitri Vassilakis will launch his latest album, 'Across the Universe' at The Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village on Monday, June 6th 9-11pm.

Dimitri Vassilakis 'Across The Universe' album launch

A recent New Yorker article calls Bond 'the greatest cabaret artist of (V's) generation' and Out magazine's May 2011 issue claims Bond's act 'can be hilarious, heart-wrenching, vulnerable, sardonic, Wiccan, and world-weary all at the same time.'

Renowned jazz vocalist Kim Nalley --along with stellar jazz pianist Tammy Hall-- conjures the essence of Nina Simone in this 4-week run at the Rrazz Room. Each week the program will slightly alter, bringing in more of Simone's work.

Dimitri Vassilakis 'Across The Universe' album launch held Monday June 6th 9-11pm The Zinc Bar

Ramzy and The Brothers Handsome play Fri., May 27 & Sat., May. 28 with 9pm & 11pm sets

Dimitri Vassilakis will launch his latest album, 'Across the Universe' at The Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village on Monday, June 6th 9-11pm.

Seating is host escorted and assigned on a first come first serve basis. The Rrazz Room is a two-drink minimum venue All-ages venue

Joe's Pub announces its upcoming events.

Joe's Pub Announces the following line up for May: LADY RIZO: AN UNESCORTED TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE Friday, May 20 at 9:30 PM; $15 in advance / $20 at the door 'I've always been drawn to Nina Simone's music- the strength, versatility, the raw emotion. She is, simply put, a badass diva and did something with popular music that I aim to do today- to mix, separate and explore.' - Lady Rizo

Jacob's Pillow Dance, recent recipient of a prestigious National Medal of Arts, announces its full 2011 Festival calendar, including more than 120 ticketed performances and 200 free events, performances, talks, exhibits, and tours.

For the second year in a row, big names are coming out in support of the dynamic Brooklyn based Afro-Caribbean dance company, Something Positive, for a spectacular one-night performance titled "Ancestral Chant" on Saturday, June 4th at 8PM, at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts (Long Island University Brooklyn Campus - Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street).