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Recommended Concert: MUSE/IQUE & RACHAEL WORBY: SUNRISE ON SUNSET (The Wallis in Beverly Hills)
Rediscover Los Angeles through a fabulous night of music and history… THIS WEEKEND ONLY! Saturday, March 12, 7:30 pm, and Sunday, 13, 2022, 3 pm and 7 pm. MORE INFO & TICKETS The program, MUSE/IQUE & RACHAEL WORBY: SUNRISE ON SUNSET, features an ensemble of L.A.’s finest instrumentalists and singers in a night of fabulous music…
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Album Release: GHOST SONG (Cécile McLorin Salvant)
THE GREATEST JAZZ SINGER OF OUR AGE IS BACK ON A NEW LABEL, Nonesuch Records releases Ghost Song, the label debut of singer/songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant today. Ghost Song features a diverse mix of seven originals and five interpretations on the themes of ghosts, nostalgia, and yearning. Salvant says, “It’s unlike anything I’ve done before…
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Film Preview: SEVEN DAYS (directed by Roshan Sethi)
New Trailer! 7 DAYS The Charming Rom-Com from Filmmaker and MD Roshan Sethi (Co-Creator of The Resident) starring GERALDINE VISWANATHAN (Bad Education) and KARAN SONI (Deadpool)Co-Written By Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni, Executive Produced by The Duplass BrothersIN THEATERS MARCH 25 2021 | 86m | United States | Unrated Synopsis: Set up on a pre-arranged date by their old-fashioned…
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Music: BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS (2022 Lineup)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 2022 Programming Bethel Woods Center for the Arts’”a non-profit performance venue, museum and site of the 1969 Woodstock festival’”has shared a preview of its 2022 lineup of concerts, exhibits and educational programming. Additional programming will be announced throughout the year. A full calendar of events can be found below…
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Jazz Album Recommendation: NIGHT TRAIN TO COPENHAGEN (Alvin Queen Trio on Stunt Records)
SUBLIME, SUBLIME, SUBLIME! THE SPIRIT OF OSCAR PETERSON LIVES ON WITH THE ALVIN QUEEN TRIO Alvin Queen arrived on the scene in the late 1960s, and quickly became known as the drummer for jazz icons including Horace Silver, Randy and Michael Brecker, George Benson, Tom Harrell, and many others: Even with this astounding resumé, Queen…
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Opera: WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS (LA Opera Digital Short)
LA Opera’s next Digital Short, We Hold These Truths, premieres on March 4, 2022 LA Opera has commissioned some of today’s most in-demand artists to create a series of short musical films. Superstar composers team up with talented visual artists including animators, experimental filmmakers and choreographers to bring you a number of new pieces throughout the fall and…
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Jazz: CONNIE HAN TRIO (The Wallis in Beverly Hills)
Pianist and composer Connie Han takes on the pantheon of jazz piano ranging from Harlem stride to modal post-bop with her own fiery, contemporary style. Her performances are both powerful and elegant, putting a fresh spin on tradition. The New York Times calls her “the rare musician with fearsome technical chops and a breadth of…
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Album Release: 89 (Charlie Gabriel and Preservation Hall Band)
DREAMY JAZZ ALBUM 89 IS THE TONIC FOR OUR TIME “I’ve been playing since I was 11 years old,” says Charlie Gabriel, the most senior member of the legendary Preservation Hall Band, “I never did anything in my life but play music. I’ve been blessed with that gift that God gave me, and I’ve tried…
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Recommended Music Concert: AMERICAN YOUTH SYMPHONY (Sounds About Town at Disney Concert Hall, March 6, 2022)
The American Youth Symphony (AYS), led by Music Director Carlos Izcaray, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on the LA Phil’s “Sounds About Town” series on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Works by Brian Raphael Nabors, Jennifer Higdon, Unsuk Chin, Jimmy Lopez, Tchaikovsky and Izcaray complete a program that celebrates cultural diversity through…
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Concert: ON BROADWAY (Smothers Theatre; Pepperdine, Malibu)
Broadway Stars Perform Musical Theatre Hits in Malibu Featuring the best songs from the current New York City theatre season and sung by Broadway stars with a live band, On Broadway is an unforgettable night of music. The show includes hits from long-running favorites like The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and The Book of…
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Album: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: SYMPHONIC SUITES (Decca)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Suites from Three of His Best-Loved Musicals: Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset Boulevard Recorded at the Newly Restored Theatre RoyalDrury Lane with an 81-Piece Orchestra Concert Film on YouTube Purchase and Stream:https://alw.lnk.to/SymphonicSuitesSo www.andrewlloydwebber.com Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new album, Symphonic Suites, is out on Decca Records. Music from three of the composer’s best-loved…
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Jazz Preview: JAZZ AT NAZ (Feb. 5-19 at The Soraya in Northridge)
JAZZING UP THEIR GAME AT THE SORAYA The Soraya has long been at the epicenter of Jazz in LA’”from CSUN’s nationally respected Jazz studies program, to The Soraya’s stellar reputation for Jazz programming. This year, The Soraya dials up its investment in America’s one true original art form with its first annual, month-long jazz Festival Jazz…
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Classical Album: UNCOVERED VOLUME 2: FLORENCE B. PRICE (Catalyst Quartet)
On Friday, February 4, 2022, GRAMMY Award-winning Catalyst Quartet releases UNCOVERED Volume 2: Florence B. Price on Azica Records. The digital album is the second issue of a multi-volume anthology highlighting string quartet works by historically important Black composers which aims to bring greater awareness and programming of their music. Volume 2 is entirely devoted…
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Jazz Preview: THE PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL IS NOW THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL JAZZ FESTIVAL (LA Phil)
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP FOR 2022 HOLLYWOOD BOWL JAZZ FESTIVAL Beloved Festival Celebrates 42nd Year in 2022 Artists Slated to Appear Include The Roots, Gregory Porter, Tower of Power, Terri Lyne Carrington, Femi Kuti, Cory Wong, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, José James, Gerald Clayton, Azar Lawrence, Gordon Goodwin and more June 25–26, 2022,…
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Jazz Preview: DAVE BRUBECK CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION (Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa)
Dave Brubeck Centennial Celebration With the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra,The Brubeck Brothers Quartet,and Dianne Reeves at Segerstrom Feb. 4 2020 marked the Centennial Year of jazz giant Dave Brubeck. Celebrating his life and legacy, Dave’s sons Chris and Dan Brubeck, who performed and recorded with their father since the 1970s, have been presenting a centennial celebration with…
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Music: THAT WAS THEN (New EP by Trevor Daniel)
Houston bred/LA based singer, songwriter Trevor Daniel releases his new single “Dadada” today via ALAMO/RCA Records. Listen HERE. “Dadada” follows Trevor’s previously released tracks “Alone” which interpolates the Alice DJ smash “Better Off Alone” and “Fingers Crossed” with Julia Michaels which was released to much celebration earlier this year. All 3 tracks are featured on…
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Film Preview: THE FILMS OF MIKLÒS JANCSÒ (In Theater and Streaming from Kino Lorber and The Metrograph in New York)
The Films of Hungarian Master Miklós Jancsó Jan 14 – 20 at the Metrograph in NYC both in Theater and Home Kino Lorber presents new 4K restorations from the original camera negatives by the Hungarian National Film Archive “The greatest Hungarian film director of all time.” – Béla Tarr “The master of the long shot.”…
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Film Screenings: ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES (Screenings and Programs Through January 2022)
ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES ANNOUNCES FILM AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THROUGH JANUARY 2022 OVER 100 SCREENINGS AND PROGRAMS SPOTLIGHT THE WORK OF ACADEMY BRANCHES AND FILMMAKING CRAFTS, FILMS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF MEXICAN CINEMA, AUSTRIAN EMIGRÉS WHO SHAPED HOLLYWOOD, CONTEMPORARY AFGHAN CINEMA, ACADEMY GOVERNORS AWARDS HONOREES, FAMILY MATINEES, OSCAR ®-WINNING AND -NOMINATED FILMS, AND MUCH…
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Jazz Album Preview: My Astorian Queen (Martin Wind Quartet)
MARTIN WIND QUARTET My Astorian Queen November 19, 2021 – Laika Records Martin Wind ’¢ Scott Robinson ’¢ Bill Mays ’¢ Matt Wilson George Gershwin wrote a song for Porgy and Bess called “There`s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York.” Except for the fact that Martin Wind arrived at the Big Apple exactly…
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Music: MILLER THEATRE (2021-22 Season, Columbia University)
MILLER THEATRE IS BACK Miller Theatre at Columbia University is the leading presenter of new music in New York City; now, one of the most vital forces nationwide for innovative programming is back. The 2021-22 season sees the beloved, bold venue return to in-person programming for the first time since March 2020, a boon to…
Music Review: NELLIE McKAY (City Vineyard)
by Rob Lester | April 29, 2026
in Cabaret, New YorkOff-Broadway Review: BROKEN SNOW (Theatre 71)
by Gregory Fletcher | April 28, 2026
in New York, TheaterTheater Review: THE SECRET SHARER (DNAWorks at Emerson Paramount Center)
by Lynne Weiss | April 27, 2026
in Boston, TheaterBroadway Review: JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE (Barrymore Theatre)
by Paola Bellu | April 25, 2026
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