Clarinetist in sixth decade of impeccable musical performances
Now in his sixth decade of performing, he has successfully crossed many genres of music, and played the gambit of entertainment disciplines from symphony and philharmonics to Broadway Musicals, chamber...
View ArticleRonnie Scotts to live stream Wynton Marsalis show on the internet in a club...
Ronnie Scotts to live stream Wynton Marsalis show in a club first. Ronnie Scotts, Soho PRESS RELEASE ...
View Article'The Bridges of Madison County,' 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and more...
Galleries THE MUSICAL "The Bridges of Madison County" THE DEAL O'Hara, who was originally slated to play Francesca in the out-of-town premiere of the musical version of "The Bridges of Madison County"...
View ArticleFantasia Barrino shares all on 'Side Effects of You'
LOS ANGELES - Fantasia was ready to walk away from her music, and her life, not so long ago. "I was starting to hate what I loved - the label, the industry," said the R&B singer on the eve of her...
View ArticleHome or away, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra knows how to wow a crowd
NEW YORK - "Welcome to Frederick P. Rose Hall," says a voice with no small degree of reverence as the lights fade at Jazz at Lincoln Center. "You are now in the House of Swing." That's a name that...
View ArticleA busy Saturday at the Detroit Jazz Festival: A critic's diary
The problem with a lineup so overloaded with talent as the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival is that you can go crazy trying to hear everything. Trust me. I spent 11 hours Saturday frantically dipping in and...
View ArticleSondheim and Marsalis to Collaborate on Show for City Center
Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis are collaborating on a new show to be staged at the New York City Center next November that will feature jazz interpretations of Mr. Sondheim’s love songs. The...
View ArticleBest Theater of 2011: Why Mormons, Wynton Marsalis and Moliere made over by...
Where to find the best theater in New York? In 2011, the answers came from on and Off-Broadway, and even the Park Avenue Armory. That’s where the Royal Shakespeare Company set up shop and came BYOT...
View ArticleJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Mesa, AZ, March 8, 2013
By PATRICIA MYERS, Patricia Myers Concert/Festival Reviewer since 2003 Patricia Myers is a journalist and photographer who reviews jazz events and interviews musicians in the U.S. and Europe. Recent...
View ArticleWYNTON MARSALIS QUINTET PERFORMS AT SYMPHONY CENTER, AUGUST 28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Contacts: August 2, 2012 Rachelle Roe Maggie Berndt WYNTON MARSALIS QUINTET PERFORMS AT SYMPHONY CENTER TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 CHICAGO - Acclaimed trumpeter, bandleader...
View ArticleGrammy-winning Trumpeter to Lead Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, June 14th...
Wynton Marsalis Artistic Director, Trumpet Marsalis is the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1961, Mr. Marsalis began his classical training...
View ArticleA Return for ‘Cotton Club Parade’
Last year’s Encores! production of “Cotton Club Parade,” a musical revue about the celebrated Harlem nightclub during the Duke Ellington years, will return for a limited run from Nov. 14-18 at City...
View ArticleReview: Joyous musical revue harks back to Ellington and Harlem, with a...
NEW YORK — It sounds blunt enough, that old classic by Sippie Wallace: “Women be wise, keep your mouth shut! Don’t advertise your man.” But apparently Adriane Lenox doesn’t think the lyrics are quite,...
View ArticleReview: 'Glee' star joins Harlem jazz in new revue
NEW YORK It sounds blunt enough, that old classic by Sippie Wallace: "Women be wise, keep your mouth shut! Don't advertise your man." But apparently Adriane Lenox doesn't think the lyrics are quite,...
View Article‘Cotton Club Parade’ Will March Onto Broadway
After two popular engagements at New York City Center, “Cotton Club Parade” – a musical revue celebrating the Harlem nightclub during the Duke Ellington era – will move to Broadway this fall, its...
View Article'Glee' star Amber Riley to make NYC stage debut in 'Cotton Club Parade'
In a move that seems fitting, Glee star Amber Riley is taking her pipes to the Great White Way: The actress will join the cast of Duke Ellington’s Cotton Club Parade, which will return to New York...
View ArticleA Historic Harlem Hothouse Swings Again (With a Modern Orchestra)
Leading the list of pleasures to be savored in “Cotton Club Parade,” a thrilling 90-minute celebration of that famous Harlem nightclub in the Duke Ellington years (1927-31) at City Center, is the...
View Article'Glee' star Amber Riley jazzes up Off Broadway musical 'Cotton Club Parade'
Glee diva-in-training Amber Riley made an impressive New York stage debut last night in Cotton Club Revue, a Broadway-ready revue boasting a spirited selection of classic jazz and swing numbers, some...
View Article'Magic Mike' On Broadway Scores Dream Creative Team
"Magic Mike," the gritty documentary about Channing Tatum and his best friends superfun Steven Soderbergh raunchfest, is headed to Broadway in style. Deadline reports that the show’s producers snagged...
View ArticleFantasia Barrino returns to Broadway in 'After Midnight'
Grammy winner Fantasia Barrino, who came to fame as winner of the third season of “American Idol,” is heading to Broadway to star in “After Midnight,” producers said Thursday. The jazzy musical revue...
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