By Marilyn Lester***Who needs Congo Square? Celebrating Fat Tuesday in New York City was fat indeed with a bounty of singing, dance and lively music—all in a bright choreography of movement that kept the celebration […]
By Marilyn Lester***”And now for something completely different,” as the Monty Pythons would say. That something different for the New York Pops was a trip away from more standard Broadway fare and the Great American […]
By Marilyn Lester***The preeminent and towering Duke Ellington is arguably one of the greatest composers that America has ever produced, writing over 3,000 pieces of music in his lifetime, from 1915’s “Soda Fountain Rag,” to […]
By Marilyn Lester***What does it take to begin an experiment? Cole Porter had one answer in his 1933 tune, “Experiment,” famously sung by the great Mabel Mercer. Bistro and MAC award-winning vocalist Ann Kittredge, who’s […]
By Marilyn Lester***Bravo to Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) for shining a bright spotlight on Duke Ellington’s African-derived music with Duke in Africa. The goal to explore these traditions, and […]
By Marilyn Lester***Thank you Tom Lehrer? Well. yes… but thank you Bobby Underwood for bringing this genius of parody and his marvelous music back to life at City Winery with Thank You Tom Lehrer: A […]
By Marilyn Lester***Tradition! So sings Tevye and company at the opening of Fiddler on the Roof—and Norm Lewis has certainly established one of his own at 54 Below. In Norm Lewis: Christmas Lives Here, this […]
By Marilyn Lester***That swingin’ seasonal tradition, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra‘s (JLCO) Big Band Holidays, offered a residency this year at Rose Theater that “brought new life to classic tunes”—goal achieved. But for its […]
By Marilyn Lester***In a year that’s gone by with a big dose of upheaval in many respects, The New York Pops holiday concert 2025, A Place Called Home, was a very welcome arrival and a […]
By Marilyn Lester***If audience reaction is a gauge of a performer’s excellence, then the packed house in Don’t Tell Mama’s Brick Room certainly awarded Susie Clausen, aka Saxy Susie, a gold medal. Imagine that enthusiastic […]
Copyright © 2026 | NiteLife Exchange by ScoBar Entertainment
