Terence Blanchard News

SFJAZZ has announced the lineup of upcoming arts for April 2025. Performances will be held at SFJAZZ, either in the Joe Henderson Lab or Miner Auditorium.

Transcend borders and genres as exceptional artists Erini and Naseem Alatrash explore their cultural identities through music on the Capitol Theater Stage. Learn more here!

SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup for the 42nd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival, taking place in June in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. See the full lineup and learn how to attend.

SMOKE Jazz Club will present today's leading artists in April aka Jazz Appreciation Month. The lauded tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III begins the month with a five-night run (Apr 2-6) at the helm of his stellar quartet.

April concerts have been announced at  at The Royal Conservatory Of Music. Get full details here!

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Karen Slack, soprano & Kevin Miller, piano: African Queens in March. Learn more about Slack and see how to attend the concert!

The Society of Composers and Lyricists has announced the winners of the 6th Annual SCL Awards held Feb.12 in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Colin Hay.

Cincinnati Opera has announced a donation in support of Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW), its joint creative venture with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).

Karen Slack will continue the nationwide tour of her new program African Queens. This program celebrates the history and legacy of seven African queens, revered as rulers but not widely heralded in the Western world. Learn how to attend.

The Arts Partnership will present the excerpts from the opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones in concert featuring seven-time Grammy Award-winner Terence Blanchard on Feb. 23. This will be the show's Midwest premiere.

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.

 The Joyce Theater Foundation will welcome the return of prolific director and choreographer Camille A. Brown with the New York premiere of I AM. Learn more here!

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a special one-night event Ring Them Bells: A Birthday Celebration for John Kander, hosted by Alan Cumming. Learn more here!

The Society of Composers & Lyricists has revealed the nominations for the 2025 Annual SCL Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in music for visual media. Learn more!

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present  the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Julia Bullock, soprano performing The Golden Age of the Baroque.

SMOKE Jazz Club will continue its 25th anniversary season with a new line-up in this year's 12th annual Coltrane Festival. Check out the full lineup here!

Get all the details on jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running December 2nd - December 15th.

YoungArts has announced the 2025 YoungArts award winners— more than 800 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from across the country, heralding the next generation of artists to watch.

The Cleveland Orchestra has released its 2023-24 fiscal year operating results, reporting a balanced operating budget for the sixth consecutive year with a small surplus of $6,000. The operating results span July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.  

Terence Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES: OPERA SUITE will be performed in concert at the Charleston Gaillard Center, showcasing a powerful blend of opera and jazz.