An electrifying concert exploring the intersections between African-American and Yiddish musical traditions during the Civil Rights Era. It includes Yiddish theatre songs, songs of Jewish immigrants, jazz and classic spirituals.
The JACK Quartet will appear at Constellation on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:30pm in a concert of forward-looking works curated to showcase the vitality of the string quartet genre, and its adoption into modern composition, some 275 years after Haydn defined the form.
Woods has shared a first taste from the record, with the single “Rosemary,” along with a video, co-written with Connor Seidel. Co-produced with longtime collaborator James Bunton over much of 2023, the album's delicate nature is reflected in its lyrics. The psychology of people's actions always fascinated Woods and informs much of the record.
Experience the soulful rhythms of Ilustrado at Arlene's Grocery on March 12th. Discover the musical gems from his anthology, the Pearl Drive Project, at this iconic NYC venue.
Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring over 20 resident artists, as well as the official Off-Broadway premiere of Matthew LaBanca's Communion.
Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will star as jazz legend and American icon Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway in Fall 2024. We have all the details!
In acclaimed playwright Michael McKeever’s MR. PARKER, an inter-generational relationship leads to a complex web of family soul searching. This “Gay to December” romance finds a widower trying to come to terms with the loss of his longtime spouse while balancing a new potential love interest against the disapproving glares of his overpowering sister-in-law.
HERE has unveiled a new leadership structure where the boundary pushing organization will be led by three Co-Directors.
The Canadian shows will follow Rateliff’s performances of “A Night of Leonard Cohen with the Colorado Symphony” for their Imagination Artist Series, taking place at Denver’s Boettcher Concert Hall on April 5 and 6. All performances will feature support from pianist Phil Cook, the virtuosic folk musician and frequent collaborator of Rateliff’s.
Harris Center will present an evening with rock music icon Melissa Etheridge on Monday, March 18, at 7:30pm.
Produced with Sassy Tipping and Jodie Elliot, with cinematography by Ben Eeley, the music video follows Hamilton star Jasmine Cephas Jones on an introspective stroll through London. Flashbacks to special moments with friends and family are woven into the video, giving viewers a front row seat to her self-reflection. Watch the music video now!
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has made initial announcement of the upcoming 38th Annual MAC Awards. The awards presentation and show will take place on Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:00 pm.
Cincinnati Opera introduces The Black Opera Project, showcasing new operas by Black artists celebrating the Black experience.
Redwood, the new musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel is now on stage in its World Premiere production at La Jolla Playhouse, where it will run through March 31st, 2024. We spoke with director Tina Landau about collaborating with Menzel and bringing Redwood Forest to life on stage.
Redline Performing Arts will kick off its 6th Season - A Tribute to Black Women with the upcoming production of Single Black Female by Lisa B. Thompson.
Don't miss out on the latest R&B vibes as Platinum-Selling Artist Omarion collaborates with the Black Promoters Collective for the 'Omarion: Vbz on Vbz Tour' featuring Vedo and Tone Stith. Get all the details here!
Karriem Riggins and Madlib released “Otis' Tambourine,” the third single from their upcoming Jahari Massamba Unit album YHWH is LOVE. Driven by a tambourine, “Otis' Tambourine” sounds like astral jazz playing underwater. It pays homage to Jahari member Madlib's years of bold musical exploration into uncharted territory.
Asher Gamedze assembles a quintet with Maurice Louca (Elephantine, Northern Spy Recs) on synthesizers, Adham Zidan (The Invisible Hands, Baskot Lel Baltageyya) on bass, Chérif El-Masri (Eskenderella, Dimension Machine) on guitar, and Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls, Sublime Frequencies) on alto saxophone.
The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts will present a series of three BACH concerts with pianist/curator Simone Dinnerstein. Concerts will take place at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street). Tickets starting at $30.
Tickets are on sale now for the 26th Annual MATA Festival, taking place from May 15-18, 2024 in New York City.
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Mark MacKillop, star of West Side Story, Anastasia and Dirty Dancing, with the fourth installment of his “Duets” series. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Written in 2022 with collaborator Rob Milton and songwriter Ben Leftwich, Work In Progress includes a new collaboration with Flyte's Will Taylor and producer Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Dijon, Bon Iver). Having also collaborated with MUNA for a reimagined version of “Into You Room,” dv4d on “Superbloodmoon” and Del Water Gap on “Cigarettes & Wine.'
FRIGID New York and Manhattan Theatre Source will present the 2024 EstroGenius Festival: EXPAND, a theatre festival celebrating womxn, trans and gender non-conforming artists, March 14-30.
UMI has released three new versions of her chart-topping single “wherever u r” ft. V of BTS. The romance-tinged reworkings follow the January 19 release of UMI's critically acclaimed talking to the wind EP. The three delicate new versions (all mixed by producer and UMI's close collaborator V-Ron) showcase UMI's soft, alluring spirit.
Grammy-nominated duo The Secret Sisters' powerful new song, “All The Ways,” featuring Ray LaMontagne, is out now. Accompanying the release, the song's official music video is also out now, which was directed by The Frame Theory's Brandon M. Ward and features actor Linds Edwards (The Hunger Games, etc).
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