Pat Metheny News

Finalist nominees for the 16th annual Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association have been announced at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. The nominations demonstrate the rich diversity of music that may have been overlooked by mainstream media and other music industry-generated Awards programs.

The Chicago premiere of Will Reynolds' The Greenwood Tree and a unique program of stylistically diverse jazz and contemporary music groups will be featured as Roosevelt's Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) presents Vivid 2012 at 7:30 p.m. April 10 at the Auditorium Theatre.

Tickets go on sale today for the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21-23 at the Monterey Fairgrounds. Arena Package Tickets are on sale now at montereyjazzfestival.org or by calling 888.248.6499.

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by NYU Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of TFF runs April 18 to 29.

The Chicago premiere of Will Reynolds' The Greenwood Tree and a unique program of stylistically diverse jazz and contemporary music groups will be featured as Roosevelt's Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) presents Vivid 2012 at 7:30 p.m. April 10 at the Auditorium Theatre.

Pepperdine University Center for the Arts presents a solo concert by pianist and singer Bruce Hornsby, who has built one of the most diverse and adventurous careers in contemporary music, at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2.

Grammy Award-winning bassist and jazz artist Charlie Haden and his ensemble Quartet West are marking their 25th anniversary with a concert as part of the Center's own 25th milestone season.

At last night's 54th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, Adele walked off with 6 Grammy awards including Record of the Year for 'Rolling in the Deep' and Pop Vocal Album, '21'. The singer made her comback performance after recent vocal chord surgery on the live presentation on CBS.

The following shows will go on sale for BergenPAC on February 10: Psychedelic Furs (March 26th), Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Sister Sledge (March 30th), Dokken and Warrant (May 10th), Paul Anka (May 23rd), and Pat Metheny Unity Band (July 30th) on sale Friday, February 3rd at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201 227 1030.

The following shows will go on sale for BergenPAC on February 10: Psychedelic Furs (March 26th), Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and Sister Sledge (March 30th), Dokken and Warrant (May 10th), Paul Anka (May 23rd), and Pat Metheny Unity Band (July 30th) on sale Friday, February 3rd at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201 227 1030.

Pepperdine University Center for the Arts presents a solo concert by pianist and singer Bruce Hornsby, who has built one of the most diverse and adventurous careers in contemporary music, at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2.

Critically acclaimed soprano Jessica Gould, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra members harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire and lutenist Daniel Swenberg are joined by The Rose of the Compass Ensemble (Nina Stern, recorders, Ara Dinkjian, oud & Glen Velez, percussion) for a unique performance of the music of West and East in the Venetian Empire.

Grammy Award-winning bassist and jazz artist Charlie Haden and his ensemble Quartet West are marking their 25th anniversary with a concert as part of the Center's own 25th milestone season.

Critically acclaimed soprano Jessica Gould, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra members harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire and lutenist Daniel Swenberg are joined by The Rose of the Compass Ensemble (Nina Stern, recorders, Ara Dinkjian, oud & Glen Velez, percussion) for a unique performance of the music of West and East in the Venetian Empire.

The Ahn Trio - sisters, Maria, Lucia and Angella - are redefining the art and architecture of chamber music.

New York's jazz heart wasn't always located downtown. Once it was found on 52nd Street and before that on 125th, and for many decades its most powerful radio voice has been WKCR-FM on the campus of Columbia University. Just a few yards away, jazz finds an uptown home at Columbia's Miller Theatre. This season, Melissa Smey has programmed groups from the top of her wish list in a Jazz series that begins with the inventive Lionel Loueke Trio and the Renee Rosnes Quartet.

The Ahn Trio - sisters, Maria, Lucia and Angella - are redefining the art and architecture of chamber music.

Kupferberg Center for the Arts announces its 2011/2012 season of classical music, theater, dance, special events and family programming.

Kupferberg Center for the Arts announces its 2011/2012 season of classical music, theater, dance, special events and family programming.

An Evening with Pat Metheny with Larry Grenadier is coming to the Grand Opera House tonight.