Nicholas Payton and Jon Batiste will perform at NJPAC's TD James Moody Jazz Festival, premiering Louis Armstrong at 125: A New Orleans Celebration, featuring fellow New Orleans musicians Reginald Veal and Herlin Riley.
The Philadelphia Orchestra announced its summer 2026 season, including residencies at Highmark Mann Center, Bravo! Vail, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center, plus Kimmel Center performances featuring THE WIZARD OF OZ live-to-film and a free Pride Concert.
San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert at the War Memorial Opera House, featuring emcee Sapphira Cristál, conductor Robert Mollicone, and soloists Melody Moore, Nikola Printz, and Reginald Smith, Jr.
SFJAZZ has unveiled its 2026-27 Season, Forward Motion, featuring more than 350 concerts that celebrate jazz as a living, evolving art form shaped by artists from around the world.
Carnegie Hall will bring together more than 200 teen instrumentalists to form NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz, with performances at Carnegie Hall followed by tours across three continents.
Lincoln Center announced Wynton Marsalis as its 2026-2027 Visionary Artist, honoring the trumpeter, composer, and Jazz at Lincoln Center co-founder in his final year as Artistic Director with free concerts, talks, and performances.
The Soraya announced its 2026-27 season featuring 45 performances, eight major debuts including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Audra McDonald, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, plus the introduction of incoming Executive & Artistic Director Chad Hilligus.
Wolf Trap Opera has announced the cast for its 2026 summer season, showcasing a dynamic roster of emerging artists in one of the country's leading training grounds for rising opera talent.
San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert on June 26 at the War Memorial Opera House, hosted by Sapphira Cristál, with conductor Robert Mollicone leading soloists Melody Moore, Nikola Printz, and Reginald Smith, Jr.
Emmy award-winning composer Theodore Shapiro will be honored with the BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 13th in Beverly Hills, CA.
The Houston Ebony Opera Guild will present OPERA GEMS: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN OPERA on April 26, 2026, at Heights Church, featuring works by Scott Joplin, William Grant Still, Samuel Barber, and Terence Blanchard.
Markel Reed will sing the title role in the world premiere of FREDERICK: CANTATA ON THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS in Worcester.
The Ravinia Festival has announced its 2026 season, which will showcase a lineup of more than 90 artists.
Baritone Will Liverman and DJ King Rico will present the world premiere of FACTOTUM: GROOM & GLOW LOUNGE at Wells Theater, Norfolk, VA, enhancing the soul opera's scope.
SFJAZZ will present a March 2026 lineup spanning jazz, blues, soul, and more at the SFJAZZ Center and partner venues.
The Society of Composers and Lyricists announced the winners of the 7th Annual SCL Awards held February 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
SFJAZZ will present Milestones: Celebrating Miles & Trane at 100, SFJAZZ’s largest annual fundraiser at the SFJAZZ Center and San Francisco City Hall.
The Boston Pops has announced its 2026 spring season at Symphony Hall under conductor Keith Lockhart.
Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara will conclude its 2025-26 Masterseries at the Lobero Theatre on March 12 with a special performance by the acclaimed Sphinx Virtuosi.
The Society of Composers & Lyricists has announced nominees and honorees for the 7th Annual SCL Awards, taking place February 6, 2026.
