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SLEEP SQUAD is a family-friendly, interactive, virtual theater experience that turns your home into a rocket ship to launch kids into their dreams. Featuring brand new, unique, kid-driven comedy and music, this world premiere on-demand production creates a new kind of post-dinner, pre-bedtime ritual for kids age 4-12. SLEEP SQUAD can be enjoyed in one 45-minute experience, or in three unique episodes, ranging between 12 and 25 minutes in length. SLEEP SQUAD is brought to you by the “masterfully hilarious” Story Pirates, “some of the best creators and performers in kids’ media today” (Sirius XM). And it’s more than an on-demand evening of entertainment; it’s a one-of-a-kind experience that leaps off the screen to create performance-like, immersive family fun right at home.

New Camerata Opera announces Peter Rabbit, a rollicking, action-packed introduction to the world of classical music, featuring the timeless melodies of Gaetano Donizetti, on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 2pm at Edgemere Farm on 385 B 45 Street, Queens, NY, 11691. The show runs for roughly thirty minutes, followed by a brief question and answer session, and is free and open to the public. Children will learn and laugh at the same time! For more information, visit https://www.newcamerataopera.org/camerata-piccola-events/2021/8/22/peter-rabbit-n7b38.

Mike Block and Balla Kouyaté have been collaborating for over a decade, bonding over their shared interest in music from across the world, and their commitment to musical innovation. Mike Block is an American cellist, singer, and composer, and a Grammy Award-winning musician with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble, originally trained in western classical music. He teams here with Balla Kouyaté, a Malian balafon player and educator now based in the U.S.

Acclaimed jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer brings his trio to Zinc for a splendid evening of jazz piano on Tuesday, June 7. He’s supported by bassist Liany Mateo and drummer Savannah Harris,

Showtimes are at 7:00 PM and 8:30 pm. Tickets: $25 advance / $30 day of show. For more info, call (212) 477-9462 or visit http://zincjazzcom.

On Sunday May 15th, the place to be is the Cutting Room when VTY Jazz Arts presents another Sunday Serenade. This tribute will be for the great Kenny Dorham. This is an event that any hard core fan will want to be there live and in-person. The featured artists are Brian Lynch trumpet, Stacy Dilliard saxophones, Dave Kikoski piano, Curtis Lundy bass and Victor Lewis drums. Look forward to seeing you on the 15th of May live at the Cutting Room where we never ask you to leave after the first set. Great food, fabulous sound and it's spacious. Need i say more! Reservations:917-882-9539

This FREE outdoor performance is part of the Theater for the New City's annual Halloween Costume Ball, which features a variety of free performances beginning at 3:30 PM and continues into the evening.

Andrea Wolper vocals, Carol Sudhalter & Matt Maley flutes, Michael Hashim soprano sax, Gerald M. Thomas alto sax, Kenny Pexton tenor sax, Jon Mark McGowan & Frank London trumpets, Noah Bless trombone, James Borowski bass trombone, Janice Friedman piano, Bruce Arnold guitar, Ralph Hamperian bass, Jack Davis percussion, Art Lillard drums & bandleader.

Friday & Saturday, April 23-24, 2021 Six extraordinary artists representing a wide variety of piano styles come together to pour their hearts into their performances and communicate their unique ideas in masterclasses. A weekend of concerts and educational opportunities that celebrate the breadth and depth of solo jazz piano for music-lovers who want to dig deep into the piano’s unique capacity to convey a broad range of sounds, textures and rich harmonic options. This instrument gives artists an unparalleled medium to express feelings, concepts and emotions through its unmatched versatility. The VJC is offering the Festival by donation. Tickets are valued at $95 for the weekend or $20 per concert. Your contribution will go directly towards sustaining the Vermont Jazz Center’s mission of providing access to top quality jazz music to all as well as fair employment to jazz musicians.   VJC Piano Festival Schedule: Friday, April 23 8:00   Harvey Diamond Performance 8:45    Harvey Diamond Interview 9:00   Elio Villafranca Performance 9:45    Elio Villafranca Interview Saturday, April 24 10:00  Masterclass- Harvey Diamond – Lessons from Tristano 11:00   Masterclass- Elio Villafranca- Music from the Root Up! 12:00  Masterclass- Kris Davis – From Monk to Ligeti 1:00     Lunch Break 2:30    Emerging Artist Performance & Interview- Camila Cortina 3:50    Emerging Artist Performance & Interview- Hidemi Akaiwa 4:00    Masterclass- Craig Taborn – Strategies for Improvised Performances 5:00    Juried Questions to Headliners 6:00   Dinner Break 8:00   Kris Davis Performance 8:45    Kris Davis Interview 9:00   Craig Taborn Performance 9:45    Craig Taborn Interview  

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) and Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture present OG Burn, A Tribute To, Un Homenaje a Eddie Bobè to commemorate the life and music of master percussionist Eddie Bobè on Friday, March 18, 2022 & Saturday, March 19, 2022. Multi-GRAMMY® Award-winner Arturo O’Farrill and the 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra perform an exhilarating night of music with renowned pianist/composer Michele Rosewoman guest-curating the festivities. Performing alongside O’Farrill and his acclaimed big band are featured special guest percussion legends Roman Diaz (Percussion/Vocals), Felix Sanabria (Percussion), Gene Golden (Percussion), vocalists Abraham Rodriguez (Percussion/Vocals) and Hector “Papote” Jimenez as well as Jay Rodriguez (saxophone). Expect a raucous, joyful celebration of rumba, bata, guaguanco and every manner of groove that Bobè was a poet of. Repertoire will spotlight compositions from Michele Rosewoman, Arturo O’Farrill, Chico O’Farrill as well as Bobè himself, including classics from his album, Central Park Rumba.

Michael Bourne, who died on August 21, 2022, was a presence on the air at WBGO between the end of 1984 and the start of 2022 when he retired from full-time hosting duty. He is the host of the Singers Unlimited Podcast by WBGO Studios. Previously, he hosted the popular Singers Unlimited (1985-2022). He also hosted the equally popular Blues Break for several years. Michael is a senior contributor to Down Beat, with the magazine since 1969. Doctor Bourne earned a PhD in Theatre from Indiana University -- which comes in handy when he's a theatre critic for the WBGO Journal.