Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Charlie Haden's Quartet West has been championed as one of jazz's most compelling bands. Their new and seventh recording, Sophisticated Ladies, opens the latest chapter in Quartet West's historic career. With Sophisticated Ladies, bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden brings to light lesser-known tunes delivered with refined improvisations that are equal parts romantic, classy, elegant and alluring. The core group of Haden (bass), Alan Broadbent (piano/orchestral string arrangements), Ernie Watts (tenor saxophone), and Rodney Green (drums) have an impressive cast of new collaborators on this album: six of contemporary music's top-tier vocalists, including Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Norah Jones, Renée Fleming and Ruth Cameron. Sophisticated Ladies will be released everywhere March 22nd on Emarcy/Decca.
The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), Times Square's landmark concert venue, presents Ben Vereen in a concert on Friday, February 18 at 8:00PM that coincides with the release of his new CD "Stepping Out With Ben Vereen" on the Ghostlight Records label.
The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), Times Square's landmark concert venue, presents Ben Vereen in a concert on Friday, February 18 at 8:00PM that coincides with the release of his new CD 'Stepping Out With Ben Vereen' on the Ghostlight Records label. Ben Vereen is a Tony Award winning stage veteran and Broadway star.
Today, maurices announced the winner of its 'Small Town Sound' nationwide band search. After several months of competition, fans voted Illinois-based band Audri & Aaron through the final round and named them the hottest female-fronted band in the country. maurices, the leading small town specialty store and fashion authority with 760+ stores nationwide, created the 'Small Town Sound' contest in partnership with PlayNetwork and Sonicbids.
The Recording Academy® announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and this year's group includes: Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, and George Beverly Shea as Lifetime Achievement Award honorees; Al Bell, Wilma Cozart Fine and Bruce Lundvall as Trustees Award honorees; and Roger Linn and Waves Audio as Technical GRAMMY Award® honorees. The special invitation-only ceremony will be held during GRAMMY® Week on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, which will be held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
Philly native singer-songwriter Amos Lee stops in his hometown to perform at the Merriam Theater on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 8pm as part of a national tour in support of his fourth album, Mission Bell, scheduled for release on January 25, 2011(Blue Note Records). Lee performs a blend of folk, soul, jazz and R&B musical influences onstage with lush vocals, as illustrated in hit singles 'Colors,' 'Shout out Loud' and 'Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight' from his self-titled 2005 debut album.
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) announces 2010 Next Wave Festival, featuring 16 music, dance, theater, and opera engagements from Sep 21-Dec 19. BAM 2010 Next Wave Festival is part of Diverse Voices at BAM sponsored by Time Warner Inc.
For the third year in a row, Performing Arts Fort Worth presents the University of North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio. The series kicks off Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. at McDavid Studio, 301 E. 4th St.
With her sweetly arresting voice and captivating stage presence, Lorrie Morgan is one of the biggest names on the country music scene, carving out a career that has garnered 14 top-ten hits, 13 albums, seven of which have gone gold and platinum, and four Female Vocalist of the Year awards.
Topping off his compelling rock n' roll music career, which included more than 30 top 40 hits between 1957 & 1962, the amazingly talented Ricky Nelson recorded Garden Party, a 1972 blockbuster he wrote following a concert at Madison Square Garden.
With her sweetly arresting voice and captivating stage presence, Lorrie Morgan is one of the biggest names on the country music scene, carving out a career that has garnered 14 top-ten hits, 13 albums, seven of which have gone gold and platinum, and four Female Vocalist of the Year awards.
After a sensational fall Rockwood Music Hall Residency,
including a CMJ show that the New York Times recommended as the answer to the question 'Who will be this years' Feist?', Brooklyn-based duo Lucius announce two additonal fall/winter shows sharing melodic homespun gems from debut LP Songs From the Bromley House.
Topping off his compelling rock n' roll music career, which included more than 30 top 40 hits between 1957 & 1962, the amazingly talented Ricky Nelson recorded Garden Party, a 1972 blockbuster he wrote following a concert at Madison Square Garden.
After a sensational fall Rockwood Music Hall Residency,
including a CMJ show that the New York Times recommended as the answer to the question 'Who will be this years' Feist?', Brooklyn-based duo Lucius announce two additonal fall/winter shows sharing melodic homespun gems from debut LP Songs From the Bromley House.
Radio Happy Hour's fall season has been a huge success. A special afternoon with Born Ruffians and Andrew Bujalski, followed by a SOLD OUT performance with Norah Jones and Gabe Liedman, a surprise apperaance and performance from indie-chamber-pop group Cloud Cult, and the debut of the new Radio Happy Hour video series The Fall of Keith, has all made this Radio Happy Hour's biggest season yet.
