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Baritone Christiaan Smith to Sing The Beatles, Adele, John Legend and More at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Nov 18, 2017

Celebrated baritone Christiaan Smith will make his Carnegie Hall debut this fall with 'Songs We Know,' presented by Trespass Productions, Today, November 18 at 8PM in Weill Recital Hall.

The Capitol Theatre presents Ottmar Liebert And Luna Negra 11/11; Tickets on Sale This Today!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2017

GRAMMY nominee Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra return to the Capitol Theatre today, November 11 at 8 pm. This will be Liebert's seventh appearance at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets go on sale Today, June 24 at 10 am.

Armitage Gone! Dance to Present HALLOWEEN UNLEASHED at La MaMa
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2017

The core of Armitage's work centers on a series of dance 'dreamscapes' that take the viewer on a poetic journey to evoke mysterious landscapes of reverie, dream and altered consciousness. Her latest work, Halloween Unleashed: Dancing Bones, Tasting Darkness and the Skeleton Within, is a subversive comedy designed to spook adults and families in a live action rendition of Disney's 1929 animated masterpiece, The Skeleton Dance. Combined with images from the wild, capricious street theater of Haitian carnival, Halloween Unleashed offers punk attitude and visual high-jinx, in a dance where bones dance alone, shoes fly off feet, and skeletons turn into musical instruments.

November Concerts Announced at City Winery Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2017

November programming has been announced at City Winery Chicago. Highlights of the month include multi-night runs from Jazz vocalist (and Chicago transplant) Lizz Wright (Nov. 1-2), Herb Alpert of Tijuana Brass with his wife, Grammy-winning singer Lani Hall, (Nov. 6-7), and four shows over two days with saxophonist Kurt Elling (Nov. 25-26) plus a benefit for Merit School of Music with Nico Segal (previously known as Donnie Trumpet from the Chance the Rapper-affiliated band, The Social Experiment) and The JuJu Exchange (Nov. 28) and much more.

Nov 9 & 10: 'Voces' - Latino boleros, Gypsy flamenco, African-American jazz & blues at the Fountain
by Robert Diamond - Oct 18, 2017

Forever Flamenco and Cihtli Ocampo will debut Voces ( Voices ), a genre and culture-crossing dance spectacle, at the Fountain Theatre. A limited two performance engagement takes place on Thursday, Nov. 9 and Friday, Nov. 10, both at 8 p.m.

Baritone Christiaan Smith to Sing The Beatles, Adele, John Legend and More at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2017

Celebrated baritone Christiaan Smith will make his Carnegie Hall debut this fall with 'Songs We Know,' presented by Trespass Productions, Saturday, November 18 at 8PM in Weill Recital Hall.

Armitage Gone! Dance to Present HALLOWEEN UNLEASHED at La MaMa
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2017

The core of Armitage's work centers on a series of dance 'dreamscapes' that take the viewer on a poetic journey to evoke mysterious landscapes of reverie, dream and altered consciousness. Her latest work, Halloween Unleashed: Dancing Bones, Tasting Darkness and the Skeleton Within, is a subversive comedy designed to spook adults and families in a live action rendition of Disney's 1929 animated masterpiece, The Skeleton Dance. Combined with images from the wild, capricious street theater of Haitian carnival, Halloween Unleashed offers punk attitude and visual high-jinx, in a dance where bones dance alone, shoes fly off feet, and skeletons turn into musical instruments.

The Royal Conservatory of Music Announces New Lineup for Miles Electric Band Concert
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2017

The Royal Conservatory of Music has announced that there have been some updates to the line-up of the musicians slated to perform in the upcoming Miles Electric Band concert on October 14.

The Royal Conservatory of Music to Launch 2017-18 Season with Starry Gala
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2017

As The Royal Conservatory of Music's 2017-18 concert season is set to begin, five of the upcoming Koerner Hall concerts are already sold out, including the Season Gala concert with Hollywood star Bill Murray and his friends Jan Vogler (cello), Mira Wang (violin), and Vanessa Perez (piano).

Schimmel Center to Tribute The Bottom Line with IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2017

On Today, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. the Schimmel Center presents two evenings paying tribute to the iconic club The Bottom Line.

The Paco de Lucia Project Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of First Solo Recording
by Julie Musbach - Oct 12, 2017

For fifty years, the feverish and fierce art of flamenco guitar has spread like wildfire from Spain to points around the globe, ignited by the late Paco de Luc a. Honoring that legacy, Javier Lim n, producer of Paco's later GRAMMY-winning albums, reassembles the original band that toured with Paco de Luc a in this tribute performance, The Paco de Luc a Project arriving at Valley Performing Arts Center (The Soraya) on Saturday, November 4 at 8:00pm.

Omar Sosa Quarteto Afrocubano to Play Two Shows at Music Hall's Jazz Cafe
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2017

Omar Sosa returns to Jazz Cafe for 2 blistering sets of his trademark blend of African-Cuban Latin Jazz, Funk and Futurism, with his incendiary, Omar Sosa Quarteto Afrocubano, Today, October 11 for two shows at 8 and 10 PM.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger Tapped for Title Role in KRIS KRINGLE THE MUSICAL at The Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2017

KRIS KRINGLE The Musical has found its Kris Kringle and Mrs. Claus! ...Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Tuck Everlasting, Newsies) and Kim Crosby (Into the Woods, Guys & Dolls) will play Kris Kringle and Mrs. Claus, respectively, in the original holiday musical, featuring previously announced Tony Award nominees Cathy Rigby (Peter Pan, Seussical) and Pamela Myers (Company, Into the Woods).

Jazz Quintet Gerry Malkin Collective to Bring 'Post Bebop' Sound to Westchester Collaborative Theater
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2017

On Today, October 7, Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) will continue its highly touted Jazz Masters series with the Gerry Malkin Collective, five renowned jazz artists who have been called a 'quintessential... group that plays top-notch music' with pedigrees that 'run deep in the jazz hierarchy.'

AMONG THE FURIES Wins New York Summerfest Theater Festival; Full List!
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2017

AMONG THE FURIES, written & directed by DAVID SCALA, took home the top playwriting prize Tuesday night at New York City's Hudson Guild Theatre, during the New York Summerfest Theater Festival's closing night award ceremony. The play also won Best Actress for Claire Ganshert, and Best Set Design by Andrew McCourt.

Chick Corea Joins Lang Lang as Featured Soloists for Carnegie Hall's Opening Night
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2017

Carnegie Hall today announced that legendary jazz artist Chick Corea will join world-renowned pianist Lang Lang as featured soloists at Carnegie Hall's Opening Night Gala concert today, October 4 at 7:00 p.m.

MOV presents Anna Baignoche's Album Release Concert for 'Becoming'
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2017

The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) presents Album Release Concert for Local Artist Anna Baignoche's Newest Album Becoming. On Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 7:00, Baignoche will be performing songs from Becoming live on stage at MOV for the first time.

CHICK COREA Comes to New Jersey Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2017

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening of timeless jazz, pop standards and more with a master musician-composer: 22-time GRAMMY Award winner and NEA Jazz Master Chick Corea.

Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Preservation Legacy Quintet Come to Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2017

Touring together for the first time, 'The Heart and Soul Queen of New Orleans' featuring Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Preservation Legacy Quintet, will treat audiences to a special evening filled with musical collaborations and traditional standards on Sunday, October 29th 7:00 PM at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.

Blue Note Hawaii Welcomes Chris Botti Back To The Stage
by BWW News Desk - Sep 28, 2017

Blue Note Hawaii, the state's premier venue for the world's most celebrated artists, presents Chris Botti in a six-night engagement January 30 February 4, 2018. Tickets for the shows go on sale on September 29 at 10:00 a.m.