The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the selection of five Honorees who will receive the 46th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. Learn more about the honorees here!
Experience the perfect combination of free live music and stunning waterfront views this summer at the 12-acre oasis that is Gantry Plaza State Park!
BIRDLAND THEATER will present the return of The Billy Stritch Trio for a special six-show engagement from Friday, July 14 to Sunday, July 16, with shows each night at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM.
Singer Natalie Douglas returned to the Birdland spotlight with “A 60’s Songs Juneteenth Jubilee” on Monday, June 19. See photos from the show.
Paper Mill has revealed the fourth season of its popular Brookside Cabaret for 8 weeks beginning Wednesday, July 19.
True Orleans 2 was recorded and produced by Allen at his own studio in New Orleans and features the multi-talent playing trumpet, trombone, drums, keyboards, and bass as well as programming the electronic drums. The album includes a new version of the hometown favorite “Weekend Dance” featuring guest appearances by G. Love and Dee-1.
Soul Searching: The Motown Story You Never Heard - starring Mark Arthur Miller with Music Direction by Peter Smith. July 27th at 7pm at The Green Room 42, NYC.
What’s behind The Red Door? For pianist Orrin Evans, that question has come to symbolize the daring path his life and music have taken over the course of his three-decade career. On his latest album, he once again flings that door open, delighting in the collaborators, friends, inspiration, and history that he finds inside.
Listen to the new soul-drenched double single 'Too Much' and 'Coffee' by alt pop/R&B Canadian singer/songwriter Miranda Joan. Miranda Joan has found success sharing the stage with high profile artists including Andy Grammar, Lorde, Shawn Mendes and more.
Renowned saxophonist, composer and arranger Don Braden has returned with the follow-up album to his well-loved 2018 tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder!
The Apollo and Ta-Nehisi Coates, Apollo’s Master Artist in Residence will be launching [at] The Intersection, The Apollo’s Festival of Arts & Ideas.
At the same time the LP also preserves the special relationship Tré shared with his grandfather who passed away earlier this year - this was the music the two shared. Along with the announcement, Tré Burt shares the LP’s lead single, the jubilant “Santiago,” which recounts an overseas tryst that ended too soon.
This year, Anita Brown Jazz Orchestra is celebrating 20 years since the release of its debut CD, 27 EAST. Recorded at the now defunct Clinton Studios by acclaimed recording engineer James Farber, produced by Anita herself and assisted by Jim McNeely, this Digital-Analog-Digital recording of seven of Brown’s originals deserves a joyous 20-year Commemorative in 2023.
The Festival will feature more than 30 acts – including some of the best bands in the business, headlined by Spyro Gyra and featuring nationally celebrated talents such as Evelyn Champagne King, Dave Bennett Quartet, Freddie Fox and Tim Cunningham.
There are rare things in the world that should be cherished when they appear like quality moments in time and picturesque evenings under the stars in the moonlight. Sutton Foster’s set at the Carlyle was both these things.
World-famous trumpeter/arranger/composer/producer Quincy Jones will be given a new eponym on Friday, June 16 – The Quincy Jones Conservatory – formerly the Conservatoire de la Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise, located in Mantes-la-Jolie in France.
The Harlem Chamber Players will mark its 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month with a musical extravaganza Harlem Songfest II, celebrating Black opera singers and the music of Black composers, including women.
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present Broadway’s newest sensation Julie Benko – in “Julie Sings Jule,” a concert celebrating the songs of Jule Styne – on Monday, July 24 at 7:00 PM.
Columbus is set to come alive with soulful rhythms and hit-making melodies as 'Men of Motown' takes center stage in a spectacular tribute to the music and legacy of Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and other iconic performers. This one-of-a-kind production, presented June 17 and 18 in conjunction with a series of citywide events, will commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth, a significant milestone in African American history.
The Apollo has appointed Michelle Ebanks as the next President and CEO of the nation’s foremost African American performing arts center dedicated to Black arts and culture.
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