Tag Archives: Jazz at Lincoln Center

“Swinging with the Big Bands” in Jazz At Lincoln Center

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During the 1930s, when times were tough, big bands criss-crossed the U.S. by road and rail, their tunes ballyhooed via radio. Their stars were household names. Continue reading

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The Friends of Chick Corea: Jazz at Lincoln Center

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By Rudy Collins
Chick Corea welcomed the audience to a great evening of fine Jazz at one the best programs of jazz at Lincoln Center just south of Harlem. Continue reading

HW Pick: Chick Corea Festival at Lincoln Center

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Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the career of pianist-composer Chick Corea.

Now in his seventies, the pianist-composer Chick Corea will be celebrated during JALC’s 25th Anniversary Season with a multi-venue festival. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Dance Theatre of Harlem (with video)

By Walter Rutledge

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In 2004 America’s barrier breaking ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem was forced to suspend operations. This was a considerable loss to the dance world; for over thirty-five years the company had not only filled a void by hiring and training ballet dancers of color, but it debunked the widely held belief that dancers of African decent were physically ill equipped to dance ballet. On Wednesday, April 10 the Dance Theatre of Harlem was officially resurrected at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center. Continue reading

HW Pick: Mavis Staples At Lincoln Center (video)

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award:  Mavis Staples, the woman hailed as one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” by Rolling Stone and the 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll by VH1.  Continue reading

HW Pick: John Coltrane, 3 Play, 1965, Live (Video)

These three videos cover the”Classic Quartet” period in John Coltrane’s musical life. Coltrane‘s musical style from 196o-1962 had further developed, he was determined to make each performance “a whole expression of one’s being.” Continue reading

HW Pick: Tamara Tunie At Feinstein’s At Loews Regency

HueMan Books Recommends FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York“ by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution” by The NewYork Post will present a special concert engagement of television, film star and Harlem fave TAMARA TUNIE as part of the Fall 2012 Season. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend And Beyond Picks Dance, Jazz, Theatre and Auditions

By Walter Rutledge

This weekend is just the beginning of a week of diverse arts activities. We have dance downtown, jazz on the Westside, and auditions for a new dance/theatre production in Brooklyn and in Harlem at the house “where stars are born and legends are made.”

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Walter’s World: Jazz, Art, Theatre and Singing For Your Supper

By Walter Rutledge

This weekend has a variety of art events throughout the city. We have Jazz in Lincoln Center, art and soul uptown and an old favorite on Broadway. Here are a few of the many events happening in our community and around the city. Continue reading

HW Pick: “Jazz at Abyssinian” Church In Harlem (Pod)

On Sunday September 9, 2012, check out “Jazz at Abyssinian” as they present “The Dynamic Marcus Printup-Walter Blanding Jr. Ensemble”  (of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra) and Onaje Allan Gumbs Renown Pianist, Composer. Continue reading