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Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary with a career retrospective at Carnegie Hall on Friday, March 14.

Review: Catherine Russell Is Cheery & Charming at Jazz At Lincoln Center
by Rob Lester - Apr 4, 2024

Singer Catherine Russell's joy is a joy to behold. Get a new appreciation for old songs with pep that swings. She won't let songs from a bygone era be gone. She brings 'em back with a breezy swinging style that proves there's life and juice in the oldies. And she's got a gem of a band backing her up to bring them back to life.

See Alice Ripley and John McDaniel, JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY & More at Birdland in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2024

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Jazz legend CATHERINE RUSSELL Brings Her Annual Show Back to Birdland
by Rebecca Kaplan - Feb 16, 2024

The inimitable jazz singer Catherine Russell is back at Birdland February 13th to 17th, with two more shows tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 and 10:30 pm, where she'll be playing Valentine’s Celebration, Love Songs and more, an annual tradition. Photographer Conor Weiss snapped some shots of her Tuesday night performance on February 13, 2024.

Album Review: Melissa Errico, Stephen Sondheim, and The City Make For One Great Album
by Erin Samms - Feb 16, 2024

Melissa Errico singing Stephen Sondheim in the style of the big city? Twist my arm.

Melissa Errico Will Release New Solo Album, Sondheim In The City
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 19, 2023

Concord Theatricals Recordings has just announced the forthcoming release of Sondheim In The City, a new album by Tony Award®-nominated actress, singer and author Melissa Errico. The album will release on CD, streaming and digital platforms on February 16, 2024.

Grammy Award-Winner Lisa Gutkin Brings Her Eclectic Music Mix To Westchester Collaborative Theater
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 4, 2023

Violinist, singer, actor, and composer Lisa Gutkin performs at Westchester Collaborative Theater. Known for her work with the Klezmatics and in the Tony award-winning Indecent.

GRAMMY Award Winning Jazz And Blues Vocalist Catherine Russell to Perform in California This September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2023

GRAMMY-award winning vocalist Catherine Russell is set to embark on another musical journey through the West Coast as she continues to tour her latest album Send For Me.

Photos: Conor Weiss Captures CELIA BERK's 54 Below Debut On Camera
by Stephen Mosher - Apr 20, 2023

Celebrated Celia Berk commands full house in CD release show at 54 Below.

2-Time GRAMMY Nominated Vocalist Catherine Russell to Perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center This Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2022

Catherine Russell has a full schedule of performances slated throughout the East Coast and in Europe to finish off the year. Among them include her annual four-night residency at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center from September 29 through October 2, with two shows nightly.

Album Review: What Do You Get For The Person Who Has Everything? Celia Berk's New Album NOW THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING, Of Course.
by Bobby Patrick - Sep 22, 2022

This album, more than any we have heard in a long time, sounds (and most importantly) feels like we’re sitting down in a club, hearing a live performer doing her cabaret set.

Multi-Award Winning Cabaret And Jazz Vocalist Celia Berk Releases Her 3rd Album 'Now That I Have Everything'
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2022

Celia Berk, the multi-award winning vocalist, has just released her much anticipated third studio album, Now That I Have Everything. Music Director/Pianist Tedd Firth revives the classic format of the Nat King Cole trio with bassists David Finck and Jay Leonhart and guitarist Matt Munisteri, along with percussionist Rex Benincasa on several tracks.

Celia Berk Will Release New Album NOW THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING September 1st
by Stephen Mosher - Aug 13, 2022

Fresh on the heels of smash-hit cabaret show Celia Berk will release a new album on the Grammercy Nightengale Music label.

Celia Berk Returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2022

Back by popular demand! Bistro, BroadwayWorld, MAC, and Margaret Whiting Award winner Celia Berk returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre in October to reprise On My Way To You: Improbable Stories That Inspired An Unlikely Path.

See What's Coming Up at Birdland Jazz Club And Birdland Theater in January 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2021

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater kicks off 2022 with a full slate of nightly performances. 

What's Coming Up At Birdland: December 13 - December 26
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2021

Exciting jazz programming is on the slate at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running December 13 - December 26. 

Catherine Russell to Release SEND FOR ME April 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2021

GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell, when asked to characterize her new album, Send For Me, replied, 'I love romance that swings.' Due out on April 1, 2022 via Dot Time Records, Send For Me features a baker's dozen of newly recorded tunes on her eighth album as a leader, meeting a simple exacting standard.

Birdland Announces Jazz Programming from November 1 - November 14
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2021

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced its upcoming jazz programming, running November 1 - November 14. 

Birdland Announces November Programming Featuring Jason Kravits, Linda Purl with Billy Stritch Trio & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2021

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances!  At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Bill Charlap Duets with Houston Person, Jon Faddis, Chris Potter and Ron Carter, Peter Cincotti, Jihye Lee Big Band, The Hot Sardines, and more.

Bastille Day Celebration In Central Park Announced for July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021

In a first for New York City, the Consulate General of France in New York, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), and the Committee of French Speaking Societies (CAFUSA) will present a special Bastille Day Celebration in Central Park.