William Parker News

One of the many curated events at the Cornelia Street Cafe, the three day SonicFest, begins on August 16 at 8pm and continues through the 18th of August.  Deborah Latz, herself a New York-based jazz singer/songwriter and arranger, is not only the curator of this event,  but she is one of the performers. 

'The New World Symphony: Dvorak in America' is a puppet and object theater work examining the influence of African-American and Native American music upon the great 19th-century Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). The piece is written and directed by Vit Horejš and performed by Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre. It traces how Dvorak helped America accept its beautiful multicultural musical traditions by his enthusiasm for African-American and Native American music during his short but influential time in the USA. La MaMa Theatre will present the play's world premiere run March 10 to 27, 2016 in its Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street (East Village). Composer and Musical Director is saxophonist James Brandon Lewis.

Roulette is honored to present William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' tonight, January 17, 2015 at 8pm. Featuring the New York premiere of Yes I Dreamed of Freedom, a moving tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the fifth part of Parker's work Flower In a Stained Glass Window.

Roulette is honored to present William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 8pm. Featuring the New York premiere of Yes I Dreamed of Freedom, a moving tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the fifth part of Parker's work Flower In a Stained Glass Window.

Roulette presents William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 8pm. Featuring the New York premiere of Yes I Dreamed of Freedom, a moving tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the fifth part of Parker's work Flower In a Stained Glass Window.

Birdland Jazz Club is pleased to announce their amazing line-up of talent for July 28- August 3. Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts.

Next Show: THE (pre) FOURTH OF JULY SPECIAL - CLASSIC AMERICANA

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its July 2014 schedule, featuring Arturo O'Farrill, Loston Harris, Ben Allison Group, John Pizzarelli, Barbara Carroll, Rolando Morales-Matos, Linda Lavin, Jane Monheit, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and MORE!

The McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More, The Heath Restaurant, and Gallow Green Rooftop, is serving up some great music free for the summer and perfect way to start your week. They have started a Summer Downtown Jazz Series in their Manderley Bar.

Roulette presents Daniel Levin's Coelacanth featuring Daniel Levin, cello, Mat Maneri, viola, Russ Lossing, wurlitzer & piano, Gerald Cleaver, drums Sunday, March 30 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased at: http://roulette.org/events/daniel-levins-coelacanth/

Performing Arts Fort Worth will present the Texas premiere of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the brand-new, nationally touring hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history. The show runs March 11-16, 2014, at Bass Performance Hall.

The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) is a new documentary film about the early 1960s avant-garde jazz group, the New York Art Quartet.

TNT has just released the key art for its upcoming series MOB CITY, which chronicles the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster in 1940s Los Angeles. This powerful drama comes to TNT from Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead), who wrote and directed the pilot and serves as executive producer on the series. Check it out below!

TNT has renewed three of its hit summer series, including the top-ranked Rizzoli & Isles and the Top 10 dramas Major Crimes and Perception. The renewals join the previously announced fourth-season order of TNT's epic drama Falling Skies, one of the summer's most popular dramas with key demos.

The epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster inflames 1940s Los Angeles in TNT's eagerly anticipated television event MOB CITY.

Full casting has been announced for the national tour of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history, which will come to the Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts from Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 18. The press opening night is Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Discover how electronic-musician Ravish Momin of Tarana and special guest trombone and electronics wiz Rick Parker blur the lines between the acoustinc and the electronic, while blending melodies and rhythms from across the world. Tarana was featured in the Fourth Arts Block Festival (FAB) outdoor showcase as part of the Asian American Arts Alliance's 2013 Locating the Sacred Festival.

OnStage Playhouse kicks off its 2013-14 season of shows with the San Diego premiere of Jeff Gould's 'It's Just Sex', directed by Jay Mower.

The Sound It Out 1st Anniversary Hot House Festival & Fundraiser for Greenwich House Music School - taking place Thursday July 18 through Sunday July 21, 2013 - celebrates the first year of the Sound It Out series at Greenwich House, along with raising money for the venerable music school.