Mondays In June and July, Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra with singer Frieda Lee comes to Andy's Jazz Club. 11 E. Hubbard Street Chicago, IL 60611 Tel. 312-642-6805
Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director), who brought to the stage the successful, seven season run of the children's show Maya the Bee, has announced a special, six-performance run of the acclaimed children's jazz puppet show The Cat Who Went to Heaven at The Harlem School of the Arts Theater (647 St. Nicholas Avenue @141st Street). Directed by Will Pomerantz, with music and lyrics by Nancy Harrow (creator of the Maya the Bee production), this delightful show is based on the 1931 Newbery Award-winning children's book by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director), who brought to the stage the successful, seven season run of the children's show Maya the Bee, has announced a special, six-performance run of the acclaimed children's jazz puppet show The Cat Who Went to Heaven at The Harlem School of the Arts Theater (647 St. Nicholas Avenue @141st Street). Directed by Will Pomerantz, with music and lyrics by Nancy Harrow (creator of the Maya the Bee production), this delightful show is based on the 1931 Newbery Award-winning children's book by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
The incomparable jazz pianist and vocalist Patti Wicks, who began her career in New York in the early 70s playing such clubs as Bradley's, The Half Note, Ted Hooks Backstage, Jimmy Westons, The Living Room and The Apartment, continues her steady New York reemergence from the shadows in an exclusive five-show engagement at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, from April 7 to 11. In a new act ?Songs of Love and April,? Wicks shows why she c an lay claim to being one of the most arresting jazz soloists playing today. According to Bruce Crowther of Jazz Journal International, ?This is jazz piano playing of the very highest order.? Her smoky vocals ? by turns craggy and lyrical -- have been called haunting, blissful, fascinating, sensuous and captivating.
The incomparable jazz pianist and vocalist Patti Wicks, who began her career in New York in the early 70s playing such clubs as Bradley's, The Half Note, Ted Hooks Backstage, Jimmy Westons, The Living Room and The Apartment, continues her steady New York reemergence from the shadows in an exclusive five-show engagement at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, from April 7 to 11. In a new act ?Songs of Love and April,? Wicks shows why she c an lay claim to being one of the most arresting jazz soloists playing today. According to Bruce Crowther of Jazz Journal International, ?This is jazz piano playing of the very highest order.? Her smoky vocals ? by turns craggy and lyrical -- have been called haunting, blissful, fascinating, sensuous and captivating.
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre continues its 32nd season with NEWWORKS 09 March 16 - April 11 at the West End Theatre (263 W. 86th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue in the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 2nd floor). This four week event of new plays, solo pieces and music features some of the brightest young talent in the Asian-American community and beyond.
Herbie Hancock calls her 'a wonderful song stylist,' Melba Moore says that 'She's a reincarnation of Ella Fitzgerald,' and Aretha Franklin proclaims 'If you're looking for good entertainment and very hip music, be sure to check out Nnenna Freelon.' Following up on its sold-out January concert by Tony winner Christine Ebersole and its wildly popular first-time collaboration with City Arts and Lectures in December when Barbara Cook appeared in concert and in conversation with Steve Winn, Bay Area Cabaret continues its 5th season on Sunday, March 8 at 5pm with Nnenna Freelon and her jazz quartet at the Marines Memorial Club Crystal Ballroom (609 Sutter Street@ Mason). Individual tickets to this show, and to a May 17th show by multi-platinum jazz singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway, are available at www.bayareacabaret.org or City Box Office (415) 392-4400.
The Virginia Arts Festival and SevenVenues will present a tribute to jazz icon William Count Basie at the historic Attucks Theatre in Norfolk on February 20, 2009, featuring the music of Grammy-winning saxophonist, arranger, composer and band leader, Frank Foster.
The Virginia Arts Festival and SevenVenues will present a tribute to jazz icon William Count Basie at the historic Attucks Theatre in Norfolk on February 20, 2009, featuring the music of Grammy-winning saxophonist, arranger, composer and band leader, Frank Foster.
Herbie Hancock calls her 'a wonderful song stylist,' Melba Moore says that 'She's a reincarnation of Ella Fitzgerald,' and Aretha Franklin proclaims 'If you're looking for good entertainment and very hip music, be sure to check out Nnenna Freelon.' Following up on its sold-out January concert by Tony winner Christine Ebersole and its wildly popular first-time collaboration with City Arts and Lectures in December when Barbara Cook appeared in concert and in conversation with Steve Winn, Bay Area Cabaret continues its 5th season on Sunday, March 8 at 5pm with Nnenna Freelon and her jazz quartet at the Marines Memorial Club Crystal Ballroom (609 Sutter Street@ Mason). Individual tickets to this show, and to a May 17th show by multi-platinum jazz singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway, are available at www.bayareacabaret.org or City Box Office (415) 392-4400.
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre continues its 32nd season with NEWWORKS 09 March 16 - April 11 at the West End Theatre (263 W. 86th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue in the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 2nd floor). This four week event of new plays, solo pieces and music features some of the brightest young talent in the Asian-American community and beyond.
Returning to Cleveland after acclaimed performances in The Color Purple on Broadway and Gone with the Wind in London?s West End, NaTasha Yvette Williams takes the stage in the lead role of The Cleveland Play House production of Mahalia: A Gospel Musical. Since 1997, when she performed in The Play House production of (I Could) Stop On a Dime and Get Ten Cents Change, Williams has also played in several Broadway national tours and performed her gospel music all over the world. Kent Gash, Associate Artistic Director of The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, is directing Williams in this musical tribute to the most celebrated gospel singer of all time. Mahalia: A Gospel Musical begins in the Bolton Theatre at The Cleveland Play House on Friday, January 30 and runs through Sunday, February 22, 2009. Tickets are on sale now at The Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Mahalia: A Gospel Musical is presented in promotional partnership with Time Warner Cable and The Kulus Foundation. The media sponsor for Mahalia: A Gospel Musical is 107.3 FM The Wave WNMV.
On Sunday, October 19, 2008, Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra celebrates its run as Chicago's oldest professional jazz orchestra in continuous operation by presenting its blockbuster concert, Exquisitely for Ella: A Songbook Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, featuring three of Chicago's greatest singers: 'Chicagoan of the Year' Dee Alexander; CJO vocalist Frieda Lee; and cabaret singer Spider Saloff.
Frankenstein, a new musical inspired by Mary Shelley's epic, will begin performances off-Broadway at 37 Arts (450 West 37th Street) on Wednesday, October 10th.
'Voices of Broadway,'on July 16, with cast members of The Producers, Avenue Q, Chicago, Les Miserables and Seussical, are among the featured performers at Usdan Center's Festival Concerts series -- educational performances for students at the nationally acclaimed summer arts camp.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre will welcome celebrated jazz artist Jon Weber to its stage for one special performance only on Sunday, November 26
With the addition of two new categories--Best Male and Female Stand-Up Comic--the nominations list for the 2006 MAC Awards is now complete
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