Entertainment, Cabaret, Broadway, Opera, Ballet & Concerts NYC

The premier of a fantastic music series happening in Blue Water Grill’s Jazz Room called “Home by 9,” starting on Wednesday June 25th with an intimate performance by Jonah Smith from 6-8:00pm.

Monthly performances by a range of artists in Blue Water Grill’s Jazz Room will follow, offering a special prix fixe dinner and live music to all who care to unwind after work and still be “Home by 9.”

What: Home by 9 Music Series Premier

Where: Blue Water Grill Jazz Room – 31 Union Square West at 16th Street

When: Wednesday, June 25th from 6-8:00pm

Tickets: $100 per person for dinner and performance

Prix Fixe Menu:

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VERDI’s DON CARLO opens La SCALA’s New Season 12/07/08

LIVE IN HIGH DEFINITION TO CINEMAS WORLDWIDE

Don Carlo, widely considered to be Giuseppe Verdi’s greatest work, has been selected to open the 2008/09 Teatro alla Scala Opera Season. Now a global audience can see it via a digital cinema release being organized by New York based Emerging Pictures & RAI Trade, the international sales arm of public broadcasting powerhouse, RAI.

The performance will be brought to cinemas throughout Europe and North America LIVE in High Definition worldwide, on Sunday, December 7th 2008.

La Scala’s Opening Night is one of European society’s most important cultural events. Heads of state, princes & kings, as well as Italy’s elite are certain to be in attendance. Last year’s premiere saw ticket prices soar to $ US2800, each, and it is anticipated that his years performance of Don Carlo with its superb cast, will command even a higher premium.

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Tanglewood Jazz Festival Announces Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller and Spencer Day as Special Guests on “Piano Jazz” with Marian McPartland in Celebration of her 90th Birthday Taped Live for National Public Radio

Jazz Café Artists Include Aaron Parks, Kate McGarry, Jason Palmer,
Spencer Day and Alex Brown

August 29-31, 2008
All-Day Lawn Pass Available for Saturday and Sunday

Cunard® Line is the official Cruise Line of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra and Sponsor of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the addition of
vocalists Nnenna Freelon and Spencer Day, and pianist, Mulgrew Miller
to the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival lineup. They will be the
special guests of Marian McPartland for the live taping of “Piano
Jazz” for NPR in celebration of Ms. McPartland’s 90th birthday.

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JAZZ STANDARD:
WHERE THE MUSIC IS HOTTER THAN JULY!
• JON HENDRICKS’ L, H & R REDUX
• THE JOHN HANDY QUINTET
• DON BYRON PLAYS JUNIOR WALKER
• DAVID SANCHEZ

Jazz Standard, New York City’s “Best Jazz Club” (New York Magazine) serving “NYC’s Best Barbecue” (Time Out New York) from Blue Smoke with its signature style of warm hospitality, presents another month of great jazz in July.

From July 3-6, one of the greatest singers and lyricists in jazz history, Jon Hendricks, presents L, H & R Redux with a special solo segment entitled “50 Years of the Bossa Nova.” Appearing July 10-13 will be the John Handy Quintet featuring the blazing horns of John and Craig Handy up front along with pianist Kenny Drew Jr. and the Mingus Dynasty rhythm section. Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and clarinetist Don Byron plays Do the Boomerang: The Music of Junior Walker from July 17-20 with his exciting quintet and vocalist Dean Bowman. On July 24-27, saxophonist David Sánchez spotlights the music of his new Concord Picante CD, Cultural Survival.

Below is a complete schedule of July performances at Jazz Standard, along with information on the musicians.

JULY SCHEDULE

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING 2008 WEEK TWO HIGHLIGHTS:

New York debut of Chicago’s Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra;

US debut of tango masters Orquesta T?pica Imperial from Argentina;

plus Balkan brass, Afro-soul, and Cuban son

Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, now in its 20th Anniversary season, continues with a second week of dancing under the stars with eclectic performances by orchestras from around the globe. Because of the ongoing construction on Josie Robertson Plaza, this program will take place in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, W. 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.

A big noise from Chicago will start off the week when the Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra blows into town for their very first New York appearance on Tuesday, July 15th. Known for their legendary Thursday night stand at Chicago’s Green Mill, the Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra plays the rock n’ roll of the 1930s, including rarely-heard big band songs of that era. It’s a jumping, jiving, swinging sound from the golden age of American dance music.

kmerlino@lincolncenter.org

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SHEERA BEN-DAVID

INTRODUCES HER NEW SHOW “COME SUMMER”

AT THE OAK ROOM OF THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL

JUNE 17 – 28

NEW CD “ON A CAROUSEL” OUT JUNE 3

SHEERA BEN-DAVID, the acclaimed vocalist called “a fully developed dramatic singer who delivers the goods on several counts” by The New York Times, will return to the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel with an exclusive engagement from June 17 – 28. Her new show “Come Summer,” welcomes the warm weather with standards by Cole Porter (“Too Darn Hot”) and Antonio Carlos Jobim (“The Waters Of March”); theater classics by Jerry Herman (“Ribbons Down My Back”) and Leonard Bernstein (“Something’s Coming”); and compositions by newer writers like John Bucchino (“This Moment”), Jason Robert Brown (“A Summer In Ohio”) and Tom Kitt (“I Miss The Mountains”).

The show features musical direction by her brother

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FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY

PRESENTS

THE NIGHTCLUB DEBUT OF TWO TIME EMMY AND TONY AWARD WINNER

BEBE NEUWIRTH

“STORIES WITH PIANO”

MAY 20 – 31

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York” by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution” by The New York Post, will continue the Spring 2008 season with the nightclub debut of two time Emmy and Tony Award-winning performer BEBE NEUWIRTH from May 20 – 31. Her show “Stories With Piano” will feature songs by of Kurt Weill, Kander & Ebb, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim and Tom Waits. She will be joined by Musical director Scott Cady on piano. All shows take place at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

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KAREN AKERS RETURNS FOR HER NINTH ANNIVERSARY
AT THE ALGONQUIN’S OAK ROOM MAY 13-JUNE 14
IN AN ALL-NEW SHOW “MOVE ON”

Karen Akers, internationally acclaimed chanteuse, actress and cabaret star, returns for her ninth consecutive spring engagement to New York’s legendary Algonquin Oak Room. Beginning Tuesday May 13th through Saturday June 14th, Ms. Akers will present an all-new show entitled Move On. She will be accompanied on piano by her longtime musical director Don Rebic. The evening is directed by Eric Michael Gillett, who also directed last year’s show, the hugely successful Simply Styne (which has just been released on DRG Records).

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SEDUCTIVE SINGING SENSATION

MAUDE MAGGART

RETURNS TO THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL

WITH HER NEW SHOW “SPEAKING OF DREAMS”

FROM APRIL 1 – MAY 10

MAUDE MAGGART, the critically-acclaimed chanteuse – hailed as “bewitching” by The New York Times, “utterly enchanting” by the New York Post and “stunning” by the Los Angeles Times – will return to THE OAK ROOM of THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL for a six week engagement from April 1 – May 10. Her new show, “Speaking of Dreams,” will feature John Boswell (April 1 – 12) and Lanny Meyers (April 15 – May 10) on piano and Yair Evnine on cello and guitar. All performances are at the Oak Room (59 West 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues). Please call (212) 419-9331 for reservations.

“Speaking of Dreams” explores the different interpretations of dreams and how they manifest themselves. The program will features standards from the golden age such as

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FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY

PRESENTS

THE RETURN OF STAGE AND SCREEN STAR

LAINIE KAZAN

APRIL 8 – 12

MARY CLEERE HARAN RETURNS TO THE CLUB, APRIL 17, 18 & 20

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York” by New York Magazine, and “an invaluable New York institution” by The New York Post, continues its Spring 2008 season with the return engagement of stage and screen star LAINIE KAZAN from April 8 – 12. Her show will include songs from her multi-decade career including “The Music That Makes Me Dance” from her Broadway debut in Funny Girl and standards “Over the Rainbow,” “Here’s To Life,” “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” and “Smile.” Also added to the Feinstein’s season will be MARY CLEERE HARAN, who will perform her acclaimed show “I Love Lyrics” for three performances only on April 17, 18 and 20. All performances will be at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

LAINIE KAZAN is an entertainer who has taken the journey from Barbra

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