January 2018 News
Monday, January 29th, 2018
Dave Douglas Performs His First-Ever Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie with All-Star Group
New York, NY (January 29, 2018) - Trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas returns to The Appel Room, February 23�“24, with Ambrose Akinmusire, Joey Baron, Gerald Clayton, Bill Frisell, and Linda May Han Oh to explore the music and legacy of the legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie through a 21st century lens. Douglas created this project dedicated to one of the towering figures in 20th century music and an international cultural ambassador.
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
Celebrate Romance at Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York, NY (January 22, 2018) - Jazz at Lincoln Center is the ultimate destination for those who love to celebrate “love” with live music. Five-time Grammy Award-winning Dianne Reeves (February 9-10) returns to fill Rose Theater with her effortlessly powerful sound and unusually broad spectrum of sensual repertoire for the seventh consecutive Valentine’s Day celebration. On Valentine’s Day, soulful vocalist Brianna Thomas returns to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola with Valentine’s Day: Songs We Love (February 14), also featuring fellow vocalist Vuyo Sotashe, a recent second-place winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition. Thomas and Sotashe will provide the perfect soundtrack for romance.