Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announces programming for an encore New York season at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House from June 10th - 20th, the culmination of a 20-city U.S. Tour celebrating Judith Jamison's 20th year as artistic director.
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Parkway) proudly presents the exclusive Chicago engagement of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for six public performance and two student matinees, Wednesday, March 24 through Sunday, March 28, 2010. Tickets are now on sale at ticketmaster.com/auditorium.
THE DAVID BERGER JAZZ ORCHESTRA - the acclaimed band featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and PBS TV - will celebrate the release of their groundbreaking new album Sing Me A Love Song: Harry Warren's Undiscovered Standards, with two sets at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on March 29, 2010.
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Parkway) proudly presents the exclusive Chicago engagement of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for six public performance and two student matinees, Wednesday, March 24 through Sunday, March 28, 2010. Tickets are now on sale at ticketmaster.com/auditorium.
San Diego Theatres' presentations for this season at the historic and nationally acclaimed Balboa Theatre close with the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour on April 21 at 7:30PM. Celebrating the upcoming 53rd anniversary of the famous Monterey Jazz Festival, this amazing concert will feature the endlessly creative master pianist Kenny Barron, the daring and swinging violinist Regina Carter, the dangerously hip vocalist Kurt Elling and the soulful guitarist Russell Malone. These four musical greats will come together for a very special concert of exceptional jazz in the intimate and acoustically brilliant Balboa Theatre. One performance only...don't miss it!
Judith Jamison, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will be announced as the Honoree of the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award at a ceremony on March 22, 2010 at The Joan Weill Center for Dance in New York.
NEW DIMENSIONS in LATIN JAZZ returns to S.O.B.'s on Monday, April 5th, 2010 with a double bill of the Grammy-nominated Cuban drummer IGNACIO BERROA's quartet and the virtuoso Cuban pianist-composer ELIO VILLAFRANCA with a soloperformance on acoustic piano. April 19th will also see a performance by the Jon Benitez Sextet.
The Abu Dhabi Festival 2010, organised by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) will open on Saturday (20 March) and will see a program anchored by international maestros, world premiere performances and globally renowned works.
Southern Rep Theatre is very excited to announce that two of New Orleans' favorite local musicians and showmen, Trombone Shorty and Kermit Ruffins, return to Southern Rep to perform with their bands at the annual BACKSTAGE BASH, Saturday, March 20th, 2010.
Broadway Theatre League & Damson Automotive Group Present JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS Thursday, March 25 - 7:00 pm - VBC Concert Hall
The Abu Dhabi Festival 2010, organised by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) will open on Saturday (20 March) and will see a program anchored by international maestros, world premiere performances and globally renowned works.
JACK KLEINSINGER presents Highlights In JAZZ, New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series. Two shows are left in the series: the Ben Webster & Lester Young Centennial Concert and the Highlights in Jazz Grand Finale.
Northrop Music at the University of Minnesota presents the tenacious force of Regina Carter, her generation's greatest jazz violinist. Carter is crossing borders with her upcoming album called Reverse Thread.
The Sheldon Gala 2010 welcomes the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. This very special evening, co-chaired by Barbara and David Gifford and Jerry and Mary Beth Daniels, benefits The Sheldon's 2009-2010 season of concerts, exhibits and educational programs. The annual event will pay tribute to Jerry and Peggy Ritter.
The Sheldon presents Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The Sheldon Gala 2010 welcomes Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 'A Tribute to Peggy and Jerry Ritter,' Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. Acclaimed jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis returns with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for an elegant evening of swinging sounds. Hot jazz, cool cocktails, dinner and dancing will make this an unforgettable evening! Co-chairs for Gala 2010 are Jerry & Mary Beth Daniels and David & Barbara Gifford.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in association with MCG Jazz presents a rare and unforgettable performance of big band arrangements and compositions with Ahmad Jamal featuring the MCG Jazz Orchestra. This special event, part of the Trust's National Jazz Appreciation Month celebration, takes place at the Byham Theater on Saturday April 9, 2010, at 8pm. Cohen & Grigsby is the lead sponsor of the Trust Presents series.
Saxophonist, composer and arranger, TIM GREEN, is a rising star on the International music scene. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Tim was inspired to pursue music by a family of musicians at the young age of 10. A student at the Manhattan School of Music in 2004, where he studied with world-renowned instructors such as Dick Oatts, Gary Dial, Bob Mintzer and Steve Slagle Green has had the opportunity to perform with various artists such as Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Jon Faddis, Christian McBride, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Hubert Laws, Kenny Burrell, and Patrice Rushen to name a few. http://www.myspace.com/timgreenmusic
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents improvisational saxophone legend Sonny Rollins at The Paramount Theatre. A rare treat, this engagement will be Rollins' first tour to Seattle in almost 15 years and his first performance at The Paramount Theatre. Always a restless creative spirit, a constantly self-renewing citizen of the jazz world and one of the music's leading lights, Rollins is jazz's most exacting, exhilarating and inspiring practitioners.
Jazz at Lincoln Center will present 'The Music of Fats Waller' on April 16 and 17 at 8 PM in the Rose Theater. Tony winning Broadway entertainer, singer, and dancer Ben Vereen will serve as host for the event as well as perform.
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