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***Over a fantastically long and celebrated career of writing music, America’s greatest composer, Duke Ellington, was no stranger to dance, from the early days of the Cotton Club, to suites such as A […]
Jazz musicians Will and Peter Anderson, masters of reeds debut their 15-piece big band on Sunday, January 26 at 5:30 PM at Birdland with Big Band Royalty, The show presents an entertaining narrative, drawing from […]
By Marilyn Lester***This is a big year in the sphere of Duke Ellington: the jazz community and beyond is celebrating The Maestro’s 125th birthday in style. But celebrating Duke happens every year at Jazz at […]
By Chris Struck***The premier, vintage ladies singing group, the Satin Dollz, have been performing globally for almost 20 years with well-rehearsed, choreographed sets, complete with stylish, era-appropriate costumes. The Dollz New York chapter is a […]
By Marilyn Lester***Elegies, literary or musical, tend to be solemn affairs, but not so in the jazz world. Jazz elegies lean heavily toward celebratory, rooted in the New Orleans traditon of the “second line,” the […]
A multitude of multi-generational artists will appear at Dizzy’s Club during April and May, reaffirming the notion that jazz as a global language with the power to bridge divides and coalesce distinct communities. In April, […]
A new show created and directed by Peter & Will Anderson, The Journey of Jazz, will run from Tuesday, November 29 through Sunday, December 11 at 59E59 Theaters. The brothers will be joined by trumpeters […]
By Marilyn Lester***To write about singer Sandy Stewart is not so much to review her as it is to acknowledge a bona fide master class in the art of vocal performance. The same can be […]
Impresario Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights in Jazz, now it its 49th year, resumes live on Thursday, March 17 at 8 PM at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. The featured program is Ellington Everlasting with Art Baron […]
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