Ulysses Owens Jr News

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. Check out the full lineup here!

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present April Varner in April by April Varner in August. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Birdland has announced jazz programming running at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater July 15th - July 28th.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances.

Discover the 2024 TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival this week, featuring a diverse lineup of jazz performances and events across various venues in Edmonton.

Experience a groundbreaking musical event at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center. Conductor Ian Carleton Schaefer and jazz sensation Alexa Tarantino unite with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Toledo-born vocalist April Varner, winner of the 2023 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, will release her debut album 'April' in June, featuring 11 tracks produced by Ulysses Owens Jr.

PEN America announced that playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner among the career achievement honorees for its 2024 PEN America Literary Awards  hosted by Academy Award-nominated writer and comedian Jena Friedman.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

8-time GRAMMY Award winner Christian McBride has shared a new single “Philly Slop,” recorded with renowned Bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, from the duo's upcoming album But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra has announced the recipient of the 2024 EDDY AWARD – Stephen M. Lee, the Founder/Artistic and Executive Director of The Memphis Jazz Workshop. 

Christian McBride announced the upcoming release of But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?, a new album recorded with renowned bassist and composer Edgar Meyer. The album explores the vast variety possible with the pairing of two limitless bassists, encompassing diverse original compositions, American Songbook standards, and familiar classics.

Penn Live Arts (PLA) has announced its 2023-24 season, curated by Executive and Artistic Director Christopher A. Gruits. Following its highly successful 50th anniversary celebration, PLA steps forward into its next 50 years, presenting the world's best artists and multidisciplinary performing arts for audiences at the University of Pennsylvania and across the greater Philadelphia region.

Watch video of Tina Fey and more being honored at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards!

PEN America has announced recipients of two monumental career achievement honors to be presented live at the 59th Annual PEN Literary Awards, March 2 at The Town Hall.

Penn Live Arts has released its February 2023 Calendar of Events. Get full details!

The album reflects the influence of the masters he’s studied under throughout his remarkable career, even as it reconfirms McBride’s place in the pantheon of the living legends of jazz. McBride has also shared the track “Head Bedlam,” a selection that opens the album with a series of dazzlingly chaotic runs before settling into a funk groove.

Celebrated Pianist, composer, arranger/orchestrator and conductor Steven Feifke has joined forces with trumpet titan Bijon Watson on the eponymous debut album of their star-studded new ensemble, the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts kicks off its 2022-23 Jazz series with Luciana Souza & Vince Mendoza, Storytellers with All-Star Big Band.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this August with a full slate of nightly performances!  At Birdland Jazz Club, catch John Pizzarelli Trio, Sam Gravitte, Alexa Tarantino Quartet, Karen Mason, Artemis, John Yao Orchestra Plays Bird, Bobby Conte, and more.