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Sara Bareilles and Meshell Ndegeocello to Join Punch Brothers' ENERGY CURFEW MUSIC HOUR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2025

Sara Bareilles and Meshell Ndegeocello will appear as special guest artists for the fourth performance of The Energy Curfew Music Hour Season 2. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Shaina Taub Set for American Songbook Concert at Lincoln Center in March
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 8, 2025

Shaina Taub will present a concert of her work as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series in March. Learn more about the concert and how to get tickets here!

Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, & More Win 2025 GRAMMY Awards- Full List of Winners
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 2, 2025

It's music's biggest night! Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, and more took home awards at The 67th Annual GRAMMYs, now available to rewatch on Paramount+. Check out the full list of GRAMMY winners here!

Feature: 14 of the Best Cabaret Shows to See in 2025
by Rebecca Kaplan - Dec 24, 2024

Let's toast the New Year by looking ahead to some of the most anticipated shows of the next 6 months. We put together 14 shows we're looking forward to seeing next year, that are likely to sell out well in advance.

Jeff Parker Releases New ETA IVtet Album 'The Way Out of Easy'
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 12, 2024

Guitarist Jeff Parker has released The Way Out of Easy, the new album with his long-running ETA IVtet featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Jay Bellerose. Listen to it now.

U.S. Premiere of Rubén Blades’ MAESTRA VIDA & More to be Presented at Lincoln Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2024

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed additional Free and Choose-What-You-Pay programming throughout the winter and spring. See full programming and learn more!

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, & More Nominated For 2025 GRAMMYS - Full List of Nominations
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 8, 2024

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande more were nominated for GRAMMYS. Check out the full list of nominations now! The Outsiders, Suffs and more were nominated in the Best Musical Theatre Album category.

World Music Institute to Present Thandiswa Mazwai at LPR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2024

Thandiswa Mazwai, a leading South African singer known for her role in the Kwaito music movement, will perform at (le) poisson rouge in Manhattan. Doors open at 7 PM, with tickets starting at $35. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Samora Pinderhughes Releases 'Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears' Album
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 18, 2024

Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes shares the 1st LP of his long-awaited two-part album Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears, out now.

Samora Pinderhughes Shares New Single 'Slow Time'
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 26, 2024

Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes shares a new single, “Slow Time”, with a video co-directed with frequent collaborator Christian Padron. The track is the third taken from his forthcoming, two-part album Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears.

Samora Pinderhughes Unveils New Track 'Drown'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 28, 2024

Acclaimed pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has unveiled a new single, “Drown”, with a video co-directed with frequent collaborator Christian Padron. The track is the second taken from his forthcoming, two-part album Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears.

2024 Hudson Jazz Festival Announces Complete Line-up
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House has announced the complete lineup of the 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival, running October 4-6

Robert Glasper Returns To The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2024

The award-winning composer, bandleader and keyboardist Robert Glasper will take the stage at the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, on Saturday, September 21, 8:45 – 10:00 pm.

Samora Pinderhughes Unveils New Track 'Better,' Confirms New Album
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 7, 2024

Acclaimed pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has confirmed a new two-part album, Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears. Ahead of the album, Pinderhughes unveils the first single, “Better”.

John Pizzarelli And Sy Smith Join Pacific Jazz Orchestra For Two September Shows
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, led by seven-time Grammy-nominated Artistic Director Chris Walden, launches its 2024-25 season with a program of exceptional straight-ahead jazz, swing, soul, and traditional big band sounds at two leading Southern California venues.

Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 24, 2024

This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency.

Dodge Foundation and NJPAC to Present Poetry Events in Lead-Up to 20th Dodge Poetry Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2024

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Dodge Foundation) and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will continue their 2024 Dodge Poetry initiative this summer, with a series of events leading toward the debut of the reimagined Dodge Poetry Festival this fall. Learn about the events!

SML Release Debut Album 'Small Medium Large'
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 9, 2024

International Anthem has released Small Medium Large — the debut album from SML — on all streaming platforms, following its June 28 initial physical release which put the album at #15 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. Listen to the album now!

Meshell Ndgeocello Releases New Single 'Love' From 'No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin'
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 13, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello has released the inspiriting new single “Love,” the second song to be revealed from her forthcoming Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin to be released Aug. 2 on his Centennial. Listen to the song now!

Video: SML Drops Animated Video For 'Three Over Steel'
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 6, 2024

International Anthem has shared the animated video for new single 'Three Over Steel,' the latest preview of Small Medium Large, the debut album out June 28 from SML, a new quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles’s thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes. Watch the video now!