9 Jan 2016
Wynton Marsalis was born in the Big Easy, but the Big Apple’s been his home since he was a Juilliard student. His Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will give the music of Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and more the J@LC treatment with their “Jazz in the Key of Life” concerts Friday and Jan. 16 at(…)
8 Jan 2016
Enjoy your Friday evening with some great jazz: Chris Botti Blue Note, Dec. 14-Jan. 10 at 8 and 10:30 p.m.; at 7 and 10 p.m. on Dec. 31 Mr. Botti, whose adult-pop savvy and controlled but brooding trumpet sound have made him a global superstar, descends on the Blue Note every year around this time(…)
8 Jan 2016
Peggy Farrell sits in at The Garage with the Carol Sudhalter group:
7 Jan 2016
Jeff Goldblum stole our hearts as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park, of course, and his equally charming scientist in Independence Day. The nervy, fast-talking journalist of The Big Chill; the physical comedy of Earth Girls Are Easy; the unsettling, animalistic energy at the center of The Fly. There’s his voice. There’s his laugh. And then there’s his penchant for jazz(…)
7 Jan 2016
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present the 38th annual Playboy Jazz Festival on June 11-12, at the Hollywood Bowl. Performers already slated to appear include Fourplay with Nathan East, Bob James, Chuck Loeb and Harvey Mason; Cécile McLorin Salvant; Seth MacFarlane with conductor Joel McNeely and Janelle Monáe, with the full lineup of talent(…)
6 Jan 2016
Ken Slavin’s new show, “Cocktails With Ken: A Saloon Jazz Mixology” is slated for Thursday, January 7, at 9:30 p.m. for his fourth headline appearance at the popular Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd Street. Slavin will be accompanied by a classic New York City jazz trio: star pianist John Colianni, who was Mel Torme’s pianist(…)
