Washington Performing Arts Reveals its 2024/25 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2024
Washington Performing Arts has announced its 2024/25 season, In Harmony, running from September 2024 through June 2025 in seven indoor and outdoor venues across the Washington, D.C., region.
Notable Debuts And Established Names Highlight The Grange Festival's 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2022
Since its inception in 2017, The Grange Festival has swiftly developed a reputation as a destination venue for outstanding singers, top-notch conductors, world-class productions and discerning audiences - and the 2023 season is set to raise its standing amongst the cognoscenti even higher.
Carnegie Hall's NYO Jazz to Make First-Ever US Tour This Summer 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 12, 2022
This summer, Carnegie Hall’s national youth jazz orchestra NYO Jazz—which showcases the legacy and bright future of American jazz—returns for its fifth year following performances at Carnegie Hall and successful international tours to Europe and Asia.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater Announce July 2022 Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 28, 2022
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Jay Leonhardt and John Weber Duo, Remy LeBeouf Assembly of Shadows Orchestra and more. Birdland Theater will present Tony DeSare, Maurizio Spista Organ Trio and more.
Dizzy's Club Announces May and June Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced its May and June 2022 programming at Dizzy’s Club, featuring a diverse lineup of club favorites and rising stars alongside the launch of a new concert series, special events, and celebrations of giants of jazz history from Slide Hampton and Ralph Peterson to Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk.
Photos: Jim Caruso's Cast Party Continues To Dazzle
by Stephi Wild - Dec 27, 2021
You can’t say Jim Caruso’s Cast Party hasn’t had staying power! Every Monday night for the past eighteen years, musical talent has been celebrated on the Birdland stage. Superstars, up-and-comers, Broadway legends, jazzers and cabaret divas have all been in the spotlight and taken a turn at the grand piano.
Photos: Inside the Past Two Talent-Filled Months of Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2021
Over the past two months, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party has been packing Birdland with throngs of music and theater lovers eager to cheer the return of the show biz scene. Fans of Broadway, jazz, country, and the Great American Songbook have been delighted by the impromptu talent that has consistently shown up to entertain.
Photos: Clint Holmes Returns To Birdland
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2021
On Monday, September 27, Grammy-nominated Clint Holmes returned to the Birdland stage with a slew of brilliant musicians, inspiring material and his signature…and very swinging vocals.
Photos: JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY Presents Broadway, Jazz & More At Birdland
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2021
Historically, Monday night has been known as a dark night on the show biz scene, but Cast Party changed all that eighteen years ago. That’s when host Jim Caruso decided to shine a bright spotlight on Broadway, jazz and cabaret stars, all the while thrilling the people who love those folks!
Casting Announced For Nevill Holt Opera's 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 6, 2020
In its biggest summer festival to date, Nevill Holt Opera will present two of the world's most beloved operas, Verdi's La traviata and Mozart's Don Giovanni. Located in one of England's most beautiful country house estates, the new theatre at Nevill Holt Opera is the only opera house ever to be shortlisted for the prestigious 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize a?" the highest accolade in UK architecture a?" as well as having won the Stirling Prize People's Vote.
The Harlem School Of The Arts And The National Jazz Museum In Harlem Present Catskill Jazz Factory's THE SPIRIT OF HARLEM
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2019
On Monday, August 26 at 7:00pm, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), in partnership with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH), and the Catskill Jazz Factory (CJF) will present a special concert performance of The Spirit of Harlem, a celebratory homage to the most iconic moments of Harlem's musical past, and the jazz renaissance currently taking place in New York City. Free to the public, the concert will be held at the HSA Theater, located at 649 St. Nicholas Avenue.
Hudson Hall Announces Summer/Fall 2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 23, 2019
Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House invites audiences to embrace a sense of adventure with a new season of music, theater, exhibitions, film, book launches, special events, and community programs this August to December.
Ravinia's Steans Music Institute Announces Bridges Competition
by Julie Musbach - Oct 15, 2018
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ravinia's Steans Music Institute (RSMI) last summer, Ravinia launched a competition for composers who could fuse the worlds of jazz and classical music. Due to its success, Ravinia, with the support of DownBeat magazine, is now calling for submissions to the second annual "Bridges" international jazz and classical fusion composition competition, overseen by legendary pianist Billy Childs and double-bassist Rufus Reid, who co-direct the RSMI Jazz Program. Up to three winners will receive the David Baker Prize, named in recognition of the first RSMI Jazz director. The prize includes $2,500 in cash plus the world-premiere performance of the winning piece during Ravinia's 2019 season.