By Marilyn Lester****Chances are if you’re reading NiteLifeExchange.com you’re already a champion of the arts—and therefore understand the vital necessity to cultivate and teach the arts to succeeding generations of children. You may also be […]
By Marilyn Lester****Clarinetist Ken Peplowski is not only a virtuoso of the licorice stick, but a darn good leader too. His assembled big band at Birdland on the eve of Duke Ellington’s 120th birthday (April […]
By Marilyn Lester**** Vocalist-pianist Alexis Cole put aside the piano for an evening at the Beach Cafe, with a show entitled Canary in Combat Boots. This was the cabaret side of Cole, with a hint […]
By Marilyn Lester**** Vocalist Alexis Cole is one of the few females in the jazz world to be able to claim first rate singing ability along with piano chops. You can count them on one […]
The open mic—a time-honored way for singers to perform, test material, keep vocal chords in shape, socialize with peers and so much more. There are quite a few regular sessions in Manhattan—enough to keep anyone […]
Here’s a great activity from the Bistro Awards. Have fun testing your knowledge and perhaps win a pair of tickets to the ever-glamorous and boffo Bistros on Monday, March 11. Judy Collins is going to […]
By Michael Barbieri****Desmond Child may well be the most famous songwriter of whom you’ve never heard. But even if you don’t know his name, you definitely know his music. Known as one of the music […]
By Marilyn Lester****This week, it was announced that Ticketmaster would institute an installment plan to pay for Broadway tickets for Hamilton (top ticket at a whopping $1,551, fees included) and a dozen other shows. For […]
By Marilyn Lester**** A new foundation, a rebranded foundation and two established foundations are stepping up to keep American music safe. And be assured, American music in all of its forms, does need to be […]
By Marilyn Lester**** It began cautiously—as an experiment. The idea was to bring a certain standard of hotel nightlife, mostly long gone in New York City, back to life. And so it was that A-list […]
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