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WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, pianist, bandleader and arranger Nicole Zuraitis about her new album "Live at Vic's Las Vegas"

John started working for WBGO in June 2010 as the Interim Marketing Manager, coming on full-time in January 2011 as a Major Gifts Officer. During his time in the Development Department, John’s responsibilities have included managing both the Individual and Institutional giving programs for WBGO. His current responsibilities consist of working as part of the core development team in our fund-raising activities in the areas of: Jazz Leadership Society/Major Gifts; Travel/Events and as director of WBGO’s efforts in Legacy Giving.

Iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder, painter, sculptor, philanthropist and past recipient of WBGO's Champions of Jazz Gala Award continues to give…

CELEBRATE THE SEASON Chelsea Table + Stage with the New York Holiday Singers and Men Singing Carols! Enjoy the Singers' contemporary takes on holiday favorites and timeless classics and the Men's swing-inspired holiday songs from 12pm to 1pm, all while enjoying a special holiday-inspired treats and beverages. Entertaining for all ages, the Chelsea Table + Stage Holiday Brunch is a perfect afternoon of holiday entertainment for the whole family.

New York Holiday Singers (formerly the New York Holiday Choristers) are New York City’s premiere contemporary caroling ensemble. Notable appearances include a company profile on CBS Sunday Morning, live appearances as the “house band” on ABC’s Good Morning America in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, a live broadcast on Good Morning Britain at The Edge in 2021, caroling for the screening of “Violent Night” at New York Comic Con in 2022, and on Fox 5 New York’s “Friday Night Live 2015 Holiday Special,” a publicity campaign for Captain Morgan Rum as the “Captain’s Carolers” with Anna Camp in 2017, a residency at Loews Regency New York’s “Hot Chocolate Happy Hour,” as the official carolers at the Bryant Park Santa Parade & Santa’s Corner since its inauguration in 2014, and hundreds more! The New York Holiday Singers have enjoyed several retail flagship and brand engagements such as Hermés, Dolce and Gabbana, Godiva’s first Chocolate Christmas Tree lighting, McDonald’s, Gap Inc., Uniqlo, Joe Fresh, and others.

Men Singing Carols are a professional acappella ensemble of New York City men, performing hip versions of Christmas carols, familiar holiday secular standards and unexpected, year-round favorites. Their song stylings run the gamut from jazz to pop, and everything in between. But it’s a sound that’s quintessentially “New York.” The Men Singing Carols arrangements are lovingly hand-crafted by the company’s musical director specifically for this group. The Men Singing Carols proudly opened for the multi-platinum & Grammy award-winning group Pentatonix during their 2017/18 Christmas tours at The Beacon Theater and in 2019 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, and have enjoyed many high- profile public engagements, including a month-long residency at the Loews Regency New York, Fox 5 NY’s “Friday Night Live 2015 Holiday Special,” entertaining guests on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 in 2018, 2019, and 2021, The 21 Club, and many more.

New Camerata Opera (NCO) announces details for a double bill of French one-act operas - Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hélène and Maurice Ravel's L'heure espagnole - from September 16 through September 24, 2022 at 8pm at Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $25 mezzanine, $45 general admission, and $80 VIP and are available for purchase at newcamerataopera.org/double-bill.

For the first time ever, New Camerata Opera brings its unique blend of immersive and fun performances to Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Music Director Kamal Khan and Stage Director John de los Santos conjure a gorgeous world in which clockwork photography by NYC-based artist Atom Moore creates a striking backdrop to this timeless story.

This double bill is part of the company's groundbreaking 7th season that breaks boundaries by bringing classic stories to the stage and re-contextualizing them for today's audience. New Camerata Opera will exceed its pre-pandemic levels with four mainstage productions along with pop-up concerts presented at locations throughout New York City's five boroughs. The organization also remains committed to creating video operas for audiences of all ages, worldwide.

Faust et Hélène
Boulanger was a contemporary of Ravel's, and his influences can be heard in this piece that won her the Prix de Rome composition prize at the age of 19. With just three voices, this rarely-staged work offers a generous glimpse into the genius of Boulanger's compositional skill and deserves to be featured more frequently in the operatic canon. Taken from Goethe's retelling of the story of Faust, Boulanger's opera focuses on the moment when Faust is persuaded by Méphistophélès to sign over his soul to eternal damnation in return for being shown one moment of true happiness. The theme of time connects the two operas in this double bill and provides a framework for Moore's unique displays.

L'heure espagnole
First performed in Paris in 1911, L'heure espagnole is set in a clock shop in central Spain. It follows the fortunes of Torquemada, the hardworking clockmaker, as his young wife Concepción negotiates her way through her collection of ridiculous lovers. Ravel's music is bursting with hummable melodies, lively habanera dances, and other Spanish folk song elements that will defy audience's preconceived notions of opera.

A season-opening new production of Faust et Hélène and L'heure espagnole 
Lili Boulanger and Maurice Ravel 
September 16, 17, 23, and 24, 2022 
Irondale Center, 85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 
NewCamerataOpera.org/double-bill

New Camerata Opera will present a double bill of French one-act operas, conducted by Music Director Kamal Khan. For the first time ever, New Camerata Opera brings its unique blend of immersive and fun performances to Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Stage Director John de los Santos conjures a gorgeous world in which clockwork photography by NYC-based artist Atom Moore creates a striking backdrop to this timeless story. 

“Limitless technique, imagination and identity.” — New York Post

Acclaimed jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins brings his formidable trio to Zinc jazz club on Monday, March 13. He’s supported by Jeff Barone on guitar, Sean Smith on bass, and Steve Fidyk on drums.

Guitarist Jack Wilkins has been on the International jazz scene since the early 1970s. His flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach have inspired collaborations with Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughan, Bob Brookmeyer, and Buddy Rich, among many others. A native of Brooklyn, Jack began playing guitar at age thirteen. His mentors included Johnny Smith, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Bill Evans, Clifford Brown, and Freddie Hubbard.

Showtimes are at 7 pm & 8:30 pm. Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door. For more info, visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

Not many jazz musicians possess a scope as wide as Dave Burrell’s.A pianist who first emerged during the late 1960s, in wild-and-woolly ensembles led by…

Has jazz ever sounded so varied and diverse?In this Checkout podcast, Nate Chinen — WBGO’s director of editorial content, and the author of Playing…

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, Sade Lythcott and Jonathan McCrory of the National Black Theatre in Harlem talk about their new upcoming home and currents projects and the three star of "Three Sisters" at Two Rive Theater discuss their roles in the bold new translation of Chekhov's classic play

On this edition of The Art of the Story, we preview MAM's African American Cultural Committee's "Art Meets Jazz" series which this year features the Brandee Younger Trio