Marcovicci Among Town Hall 'Not Just Jazz' Line-Up

The Town Hall has announced the line-up for its latest Not Just Jazz Series. The program features a mix of sounds from the world over, including flamenco, Middle Eastern music, cabaret, nostalgic 60s and movie soundtracks. The Not Just Jazz concerts slated for 2007 are:

Friday, February 23 at 8 pm
For the first time in ten years, Andrea Marcovicci's most requested show Andrea Marcovicci: I'LL BE SEEING YOU… LOVE SONGS OF WW II can be enjoyed with a chamber orchestra in two acts. Marcovicci uses songs and stories to take the audience on a journey through America's most dramatic era highlighting many of America's most prolific songwriters, including Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, Jule Styne and the many others responsible for hits like Sentimental Journey, The White Cliffs of Dover and Skylark.

Tickets: $45 & $40.

Sunday, March 11 at 4 pm
After One World Symphony's sold-out debut last season, conductor Sung Jin Hong returns to lead One World in a vibrant program of great collaborations in American film -- ONE WORLD STRIKES BACK! MUSIC FROM HOLLYWOOD FILMS. Featuring Lucas/Williams': Star Wars Suite; Hitchcock/Hermann 's Vertigo and North By Northwest soundtracks; Adler/Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific; Disney/Stravinsky's Fantasia.

Tickets: $40 & $37.50.

Friday, March 30 at 8 pm

A COMPÁS! PACO PEÑA DANCE COMPANY

Flamenco guitarist Paco Peña and his company of singers, dancers, and guitarists blend a range of flamenco rhythms, from the almost tribal, trance-inducing quality of the alboreá to the razor-sharp complexity of the bulería.

Tickets: $40 & $37.50.

Saturday, April 7 at 8 pm
A New York Premiere!

ABSOLUTE ARABIAN NIGHTS featuring The Absolute Ensemble

Directed by Kristjan Järvi. Featuring Guest Soloists: Daniel Schnyder, saxophone; Marcel Khalife, oud & vocals; Bachar Khalife, hand percussion; Dhafer Youssef, oud & vocals; Basam Saba, nay.

Arabian Nights is part classical, part jazz and fully infused with the sounds and spirit of the Middle East.

Tickets: $40 & $37.50

Friday, April 20 at 8 pm

THE GRASS ROOTS AND THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL

A Richard Nader Entertainment Inc. Production

The Grass Roots were on the Billboard charts for a record 307 straight weeks and sold over 20 million records worldwide. Midnight Confessions, Let's Live for Today, Temptation Eyes, Two Divided by Love are just a few of their sensational songs. Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famers The Lovin' Spoonful had a string of top forty hits, seven of which placed inside the top ten including Do You Believe in Magic, and the anthem for a hot July evening, Summer in the City.

Tickets: $40 & $37.50.

Friday, April 27 at 8 pm
A Town Hall Debut!

THE EAST VILLAGE OPERA COMPANY

A powerhouse rock band joined by a sexy string section, brings the towering emotion and timeless musicality of opera into the 21st century with its inventive, hard-hitting arrangements of the genre's "greatest hits" including La donna è mobile from Rigoletto, Habanera from Carmen, and Nessun Dorma from Turandot, performed at full length and in the original languages.

Tickets: $40 & $37.50.

Friday, May 4 at 8 pm

THE 5TH DIMENSION

A Richard Nader Entertainment Inc. Production

The Vocal Hall of Famers with six-time Grammy Award-winning singles include Up, Up and Away and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In. The 5th Dimension are one of the most popular singing groups in the world; their classics include One Less Bell to Answer, Wedding Bell Blues, Stoned Soul Picnic, (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All, Workin' On A Groovy Thing and Go Where You Wanna Go. The 5th Dimension today are Florence LaRue, Willie Williams, Michael Mishaw, Valerie Davis and Leonard Tucker.

Tickets: $45 & $40.

Saturday, June 9 at 8 pm

I'VE GOT RHYTHM: THE MICKEY & JUDY SHOW

Jeff Harnar & Shauna Hicks star in a star-spangled salute to the movie music of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, the "Gable & Garbo of Hollywood High," and top box office stars of Holly-wood's Golden Era. The show takes a tuneful and nostalgic look at their classic MGM films, including Girl Crazy, Babes in Arms, Strike Up the Band and Babes on Broadway, and salutes their reunion years later on CBS television.

Tickets: $45 & 40.

Order tickets now for the best available seats.  Pay by check using our convenient mail order form. Just click here to get one. To Charge with a credit card - online at Ticketmaster or by phone at 212.307.4100. Tickets will go on sale at The Town Hall Box Office starting January 3, 2007.