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Common And Pete Rock, Patti LaBelle, Lucky Daye, Leon Thomas, De La Soul Headline 2025 MATI Festival In St. Louis
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025

MATI (Music at the Intersection) Festival and Conference returns for its fifth year with a diverse, roots-inspired and decades-spanning artist lineup.

Common And Pete Rock, Patti LaBelle and More to Headline 2025 MATI Festival In St. Louis
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025

MATI (Music at the Intersection) Festival and Conference will return for its fifth year with a diverse, roots-inspired and decades-spanning artist lineup. Learn more!

Spivey Hall 35th Anniversary 2025-26 Season to Feature Gil Shaham, Alan Morrison and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025

Spivey Hall revealed its 2025/26 season-celebrating the organization's 35th Anniversary. Artists on the schedule collectively earned nine Grammy Awards, two Latin Grammy Awards plus one Juno Award and more. See full programming here!

Music Worcester to Present Grammy Award-Winning Time For Three in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

​The Grammy and Emmy Award winning Time For Three will make its Music Worcester debut at the Jean McDonough Arts Center's BrickBox Theater. Learn more!

Photos: See Highlights from KURT ELLING CELEBRATES WEATHER REPORT at Birdland
by Rebecca Kaplan - Mar 28, 2025

Kurt Elling is a two-time GRAMMY Award winner who is renowned for a signature, rich sound and an inventive and individualized body of work. His show continues 3/28 and 3/29 with sets at 8:30 and 10:30 pm. Check out photos here!

A WONDERFUL WORLD Will Host Talkbacks in Honor of Black History Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2025

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will host talkbacks following two upcoming performances in celebration of Black History Month, in collaboration with Audience Rewards.

Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025

Spoleto Festival USA have announced the lineup for its 49th Festival taking place from May 23 to June 8. Charleston's enchanting backdrop sets the stage for more than 120 unforgettable performances, including six world premieres and two U.S. premieres across opera, theater, music, and dance.

JAZZ AT NAZ Returns to the Soraya in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

The Soraya’s signature festival, Jazz at Naz, will return or a month of performances from legendary masters to up-and-coming stars and more. Learn more here!

Review: Going for Baroque with ENLIGHTENMENT and BULLOCK
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 28, 2025

The 17th and 18th centuries rode roughshod over the programming at the 92NY the other night, when that brilliant British baroque ensemble, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and superb guest soloist, soprano Julia Bullock, bathed the audience in the warmth of what itself acknowledged was a lineup of ‘chestnuts.’

A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL Announces Broadway Closing Date
by Joshua Wright - Jan 26, 2025

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, February 23, 2025. At the time of closing, the production will have played 151 performances, including 31 previews.

Photos: A WONDERFUL WORLD Performs in Knicks Halftime Show
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2025

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical made history yesterday when cast member James T. Lane performed “What a Wonderful World” at halftime at the New York Knicks home game on Monday, January 20 at Madison Square Garden. Check out photos from the event!

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents 2025 SATCHMO Award and Lifetime Achievement Award
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) celebrated its annual awards honoring jazz education and music advocacy during Jazz Congress, a two-day series of workshops, panels and networking opportunities.

Time For Three To Make Wharton Center Debut This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025

Time For Three will make their Wharton Center debut this month. Also featured in this performance are student musicians from Okemos High School, directed by Justin Valla.

Scottsdale Arts Announces Diverse Spring Concert Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2025

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced a diverse lineup of spring concerts featuring Americana and jazz to classical and Broadway. Season to begin on January 22.

Queens College Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day On January 19
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2025

Queens College annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will feature a recognition ceremony, keynote address, guest speakers, a musical performance, and the premiere of the latest episode in the college's docuseries marking 60 years this spring when King spoke at QC.

Branford Marsalis Quartet Comes to Queens
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025

Kupferberg Center for the Arts (KCA) and Queens College will present a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration featuring the Branford Marsalis Quartet on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Colden Auditorium.

Jason Moran Will Perform Duke Ellington at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2025

Jason Moran will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth next month in a solo piano concert at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Learn more here!

KIMBERLY AKIMBO, THE WIZ And More Come To The Smith Center In 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025

From fresh Broadway musicals and legendary headliners to insightful speakers and jazz masters, The Smith Center's 2025 calendar offers diverse options for everyone. Get full details for the season below!

Time for Three To Perform Live at Wharton Center
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024

Popular Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time for Three's captivating sound merges Americana, classical, pop, and singer-songwriter styles have resonated with audiences globally.

Time for Three to Perform Live at Wharton Center This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2024

Popular Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time for Three will perform at Wharton Center in January. TF3 rewrites the rules of music in their Wharton Center debut. Learn how to purchase tickets.