Eric Andersen, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams with Byron Isaacs will perform at Bridge Street Live on Friday, June 13th, 2014 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $27 GA, $37 VIP, and available at http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/ericANDlarry.
Neil Young will release a CD, digital album and a Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set of his recent vinyl album A Letter Home on Reprise Records today, May 27th.
The schedule for this summer's Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, which runs from July 20 to August 10, was announced today by Bill Bragin, Lincoln Center's Director of Public Programming. Nearly 100 free performances will take place across the plazas of Lincoln Center during three weeks. A special Memorial Concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger on July 20 will be followed by the official opening concert on July 23 with Larry Harlow's Hommy: A Latin Opera, the landmark work's first performance in 40 years. Complete festival details and a chronological listing of events follow.
Bay Area Cabaret has announced that due to an unavoidable scheduling conflict, Stacey Kent, originally scheduled to perform on March 15, has been forced to postpone her appearance to next season. In her place, Bay Area Cabaret will present Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter JUDY COLLINS. With a crystalline voice that famously introduced generations to her own interpretations of songs by Joni Mitchell ('Both Sides Now'), The Beatles ('In My Life'), Bob Dylan ('Mr. Tambourine Man') and others in a career that has spanned more than 50 years, Ms. Collins holds a remarkable place in the music lexicon. Her repertoire encompasses folk music, show tunes, pop, and rock and roll. Ms. Collins will perform one-night-only, 8pm, Saturday, March 15, at the historic Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason Street. Subscriber tickets for Stacey Kent will be honored and additional tickets for non-subscribers ($65, plus a limited number of $100 premium seats) are now available at www.bayareacabaret.org or by phone at City Box Office (415) 392-4400.
Judy Collins' unique artistry has captivated audiences for over fifty years and landed her a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Stephen Holden of The New York Times has praised her for evoking "the kind of ethereal, far-sighted reflection that is her special artistic territory." Cafe Carlyle welcomes back the legendary singer-songwriter for a two-week solo engagement, October 15 - October 26.
On Sunday, October 20 at The Princeton Club (15 West 43rd Street) just down the street from the landmark NYC venue, The Town Hall will have its 92nd Annual Gala Celebration as they honor Grammy Award-winning singer Judy Collins and The Shubert Organization PresidentRobert Wankel with The Town Hall's 2013 Friend of the Arts Awards. Award-winning cabaret, concert and recording artist KT Sullivanwill kick off the special celebration at 4pm with her latest cabaret act, "Autumn in New York" which will be followed by cocktails and h'orderves, dinner and the awards presentation.
Danny Kalb, Guitarist extraordinaire, plays the traditional blues of rural America. He will be performing with the members of his trio: Danny Kalb (guitar); Larry Nelson (bass); Mark Ambrosino (drums). The performance takes place in the Greenwich Village sanctuary of Saint John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, NYC. This concert is the first of the 'Legends' series by the Folk Music Society of NY (aka Pinewoods Folk Music Club). The suggested donation is $22 for the general public, $18 for Folk Music Society members; tickets at the door or on-line at: http://kalb.bpt.me/. For further information call 212-957-8386or visit www.folkmusicny.org/. Doors open at 7:30.
Danny Kalb, Guitarist extraordinaire, plays the traditional blues of rural America. He will be performing with the members of his trio: Danny Kalb (guitar); Larry Nelson (bass); Mark Ambrosino (drums). The performance takes place in the Greenwich Village sanctuary of Saint John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, NYC. This concert is the first of the "Legends" series by the Folk Music Society of NY (aka Pinewoods Folk Music Club). The suggested donation is $22 for the general public, $18 for Folk Music Society members; tickets at the door or on-line at: http://kalb.bpt.me/. For further information call 212-957-8386or visit www.folkmusicny.org/. Doors open at 7:30.
The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program announced today that more than $200,000 in grants will be awarded to 14 recipients in the United States to help facilitate a range of research, archiving and preservation projects on a variety of subjects. Research projects include a study that will investigate a potential core deficit in rhythm processing in developmental stuttering, combining behavioral and neuroimaging studies in children with studies in songbirds. Preservation and archiving initiatives include a project that will preserve and provide access to a unique organ recording collection of master organ player rolls and noteworthy arrangements produced in the 1920s; and an effort to preserve and digitize the audiovisual collections of imperiled media of the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, and Bob Hope, among others. A complete list of grant awards and projects is below. The deadline each year for submitting letters of inquiry is Oct. 1. Guidelines and the letter of inquiry form for the 2014 cycle will be available beginning May 1 at www.grammyfoundation.org/grants.
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) is proud to announce its first worldwide release on New World Records, JOSEPH BYRD: NYC 1960-1963, available today, February 5, 2013.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries.
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) is proud to announce its first worldwide release on New World Records, JOSEPH BYRD: NYC 1960-1963, available February 5, 2013.
Arlo Guthrie will play the Colonial on November 16 at 8pm to honor his father, Woody Guthrie, and all that he contributed to Folk Music. For this concert only, Arlo will be accompanied by his family, to celebrate Woody Guthrie's life and music.
According to published reports, famed producer and director, Manny Fox, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, due to complications deriving from a heart condition. He was 77 years old, currently residing in Pheonix, Arizona, and leaves behind four sons and three grandchildren.