Ella Fitzgerald News

Brave New Workshop 2605 Hennepin Ave. S, Minneapolis 612-332-6620, www.bravenewworkshop.org "The Brave New Workshop Saves the Planet, or Yes We Can, but Do We Have To?" Previews begin today, opens July 17 and continues through Oct.

Jukebox Heroes Pop-inspired musicals such as My Way may not be Beckett, but they do put asses in seats - which just might save local theaters from the ravages of this recession First, the bad news: Devotees of serious, highbrow, theatrical entertainments may be waiting a while for something to lure them to the local playhouse.

Three-time jazz vocalist of the year Clare Teal plays Loughborough Town Hall tonight.

In my early 20's, the owner of this place gave me my first break in bartending. Little does anyone know, that I actually cut my teeth in one of the most historic jazz filled areas of San Francisco.

Nearly 25 years ago, on July 4, 1984, Riverbend Music Center opened on the banks of the Ohio River to the music of Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Johnny Mercer wrote 1,500 songs, some of them among the most recorded in musical history.

1983: UC graduate Michael Graves, then a rising star in post-modern architecture, is hired as architect; Christopher Jaffe is hired for the acoustics.

It's never played New York, and has neither a celebrity star nor high-profile creators, but "Ella" has become the little show that could, racking up big numbers across the country.

San Francisco's award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 16th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience.

What's been going on lately at StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds ? Well, recent posts have featured music videos starring Gato Barbieri, the O'Jays, Fats Domino, Average White Band, Eddie Harris & Les McCann, Ella Fitzgerald, Taj Mahal, Billy Cobham, Stevie Wonder, Junior Wells, Henry Threadgill and His Very Very Circus, Emerson Lake & ...

Regina Carter operates where classical music and jazz overlap, so she turned out to be the perfect guest artist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's African American Festival Concert.

Louis Armstrong…Ella Fitzgerald…Judy Garland... Sammy Davis Jr… Duke Ellington… the amazing Russ Garcia has worked with almost every Hollywood legend you can name and even in his 90s is still in demand for his arranging and producing skills.

Broadway singer Tina Fabrique has performed in Hartford's most well-known venues, TheaterWorks a few years ago and then last year at Hartford Stage , playing the lead both times in "Ella," a musical portrait of singer Ella Fitzgerald .

Susie Meissner began performing professionally with a dinner theatre group in the mid-70s earning a paltry $7 a night.

Though only 23, Malaysian born singer-songwriter, guitarist, Zee Avi possesses a musical voice greater than many twice her age.

Erich Kunzel didn't have to try hard to convince legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong to appear with him and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Riverbend next Thursday for a Cincinnati Pops show marking Riverbend's 25th season.

Additional casting has been announced for the Guthrie's upcoming production of Ella , the acclaimed new musical about the "First Lady of Song." As previously reported, Tina Fabrique will star as Ella Fitzgerald.

Not even Live at Lunch can escape from the allure of gangsters. The weekly summer lunchtime concert staple returns June 17 - Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Opera House Square - but 'Public Enemies' shakes up the lineup just in time for the premiere of the movie.

Cole Porter contributed many songs to the Great American Songbook, including "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "I Get a Kick Out of You." KPLU, June 8, 2009 - Everybody loves Cole Porter.

Jazz has always been about collaboration. Even if the musicians have never played with each other before, they have to work together as a team to bring out the beauty and the liveliness of jazz.