The Cotton Club, The Apex, Saturday 15 June (St Edmundsbury Borough Council)
(Source: St Edmundsbury Borough Council) Take a step back in time to 1920s New York City as The Apex is transformed into Harlem's hottest nightclub, 'The Cotton Club' Swinging At The Cotton Club on...
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“Summer journeys to Niagara and to other places aggravate all our cares/We’ll save our fares!/I’ve a cosy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan we’ll settle down/Right here in Town!/We’ll have...
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The New York Philharmonic said on Monday that two unusual stars (unusual for the Philharmonic, anyway) would join the orchestra for a concert in Central Park on July 13: Mariah Carey and Joe Torre....
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Last year, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was in Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, he mostly gave a jazz history lecture, interspersed with a couple of tunes by small jazz chamber ensemble from his Jazz at...
View ArticleLong Beach Opera to showcase Duke Ellington, John Adams next season
Long Beach Opera announced Wednesday its 2014 season will include works by Duke Ellington, John Adams and Wynton Marsalis. The season will feature four productions -- the same as the current season --...
View ArticleBobby 'Blue' Bland dies at 83
Reading this on mobile? Click here to view video Bobby 'Blue' Bland, who has died aged 83, was among the great storytellers of blues and soul music. In songs such as I Pity the Fool, Cry Cry Cry and...
View ArticleBobby 'Blue' Bland dies aged 83
American blues singer whose emotional songs of love and betrayal were set against dramatic orchestrations Reading this on mobile? Click here to view video Bobby 'Blue' Bland, who has died aged 83, was...
View ArticleWashington, D.C. Reclaims its Role as a Jazz Destination
By PAULA PHILLIPS, Paula Phillips Contributor since 2013 Paula is the Director of Administration at Maryland Summer Jazz and principal at The Phillips Agency. Recent articles (0 total) Washington,...
View ArticleRonnie Scottâs Jazz Club, London, listings for July and August 2013.
Ronnie Scotts 47 Frith St, London, W1D 4HT http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk Box office: 020 7439 0747 JULY AND AUGUST LISTINGS Monday 1st July Tuesday 2nd July / Doors 6.00pm / £25.00-£40.00 SPOKFREVO...
View ArticleQ&A with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra leader Wynton Marsalis
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is acknowledged as one of the top big bands in the world. Its leader is nine-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter / composer Wynton Marsalis, who...
View ArticleHarold J. Cromer, Stumpy of Vaudeville Duo Stump and Stumpy, Dies
Harold J. Cromer, a hoofer and comedian who as Stumpy, half of the vaudevillian duo Stump and Stumpy, performed antic dance routines in clubs around the country after World War II and later on...
View ArticleHis Ring Opera
By LARRY BLUMENFELD New Orleans Leading a sextet recently at the Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in his native New Orleans, trumpeter Terence Blanchard exuded confidence. At 51, with five Grammy awards to his...
View ArticleIn Harlem, Gershwin’s Brief, Brash, Early Opera
Familiar sights and sounds greeted visitors to the Cotton Club in Harlem on Tuesday night. Stepping into the modern-day incarnation of that storied Prohibition-era nightclub, you heard swing standards...
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 ArticleWynton Marsalis, fashion's Toledos to team on Broadway
Jazz and fashion will be partners in a new Broadway musical this fall. Wynton Marsalis is joining forces with the duo Isabel and Ruben Toledo...
View ArticleCotton Club Musical Headed to Broadway With a New Name
Following popular runs at New York City Center under the title “Cotton Club Parade,” the show – a musical revue about the famed Harlem nightclub – will begin performances on Broadway in October with a...
View ArticleFantasia Barrino In Talks For Broadway-Bound ‘After Midnight’
Fantasia Barrino has made a great home for herself on Broadway. It looks like she may return to the stage, as it’s rumored that she’s currently in talks to star in Broadway-bound show After Midnight....
View ArticleDuke Ellington... The Musical?
New York — "After Midnight," a musical revue celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in...
View ArticleDuke Ellington-era musical revue ‘After Midnight’ to hit Broadway this fall
NEW YORK — “After Midnight,” a musical revue celebrating Duke Ellington’s years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem in the late ‘20s and early ‘30s, will begin new performances far from its...
View Article>'After Midnight' to hit Broadway this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — "After Midnight," a musical revue celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in...
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