Harold Arlen News

The Dallas Fed head spoke to the Austin Headliners Club yesterday where, yet again, he boiled down " The Current State of the Economy and a Look to the Future " into language easily understood by those of us who were told there would be no math.

A serendipitous convergence will make the next week doubly gratifying for people who cherish notable American songwriters - and would be receptive to recalling their careers by watching fond but also discerning biographical features.

Vocalist Lynn Henderson will perform a program of timeless blues, jazz and Broadway songs, accompanied by pianist Hank Milligan, on Sunday in Danbury.

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Center for the Arts will proudly present Stephanie Petkanas, vocals, Bruce Krasin, woodwinds, George Adair, bass, Greg Caputo, drums, and Phyllis Isaacson, piano, in an evening entitled "I've Got the World On a String A Tribute to the Music of Harold Arlen." Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor.

Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers.

Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers.

Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers.

Jazz lovers rejoice. The Palladium Theater features two great shows sure to please in the month of August and beyond.

It was one small step for man, but one giant leap for the demise of the moon in pop songs.

As he continues on well into his 8th decade as the go-to tenor sax man, the always solid Houston Person remains a prolific and first-rate blues man.

Scratch the surface of the vocal stylings of a lot of male American rock singers and you'll find the unmistakable relics of crooning.

Most Americans love a parade. If you needed conformation, all you had to do was go downtown last Thursday evening and check the crowd at the 76th Annual Saddle Horse Parade.

Marvellous For Words , which showcases the songs of Johnny Mercer, runs at the Landor Theatre from Tuesday, July 14 to Saturday, July 18, 2009.

Though Michael Smuin called the Bay Area home for much of his professional life as a choreographer, some of his most celebrated work has never been seen on Northern California stages.

The Great American Songbook has been taken off the shelf. Harmonically sophisticated and lyrically polished songs from the '30s, '40s and '50s, composed by Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen and many others, are once again popular music.

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue seems to be the theme of Smuin Ballet's spring season, which opened at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Friday.

Sherie Rene Scott has been winning the hearts of Broadway theatergoers for years, and why not? She played the beautiful dumped girlfriend Amneris in a oeAida,a the beautiful swindler in a oeDirty Rotten Scoundrelsa and the hideous Ursula in a oeThe Little Mermaid.a She is indeed beautiful.

Move over "American Idol." Olivia Hairston, a 1987 Mansfield Senior High School graduate, won the Campus Super Star competition April 19 among Indiana college students.

Beginning with 15 minutes of music that prove his genius, this exemplary look at the man who composed not only the tunes for The Wizard Of Oz but also dozens of popular songs is a treat.