The Manhattan Transfer News

There's no question that music brings joy, whether one is listening to the radio tuned to their favorite station or sitting in an auditorium listening to a world class symphony.

Who knew someone would take Michael Steele seriously when he said the GOP needs a "hip-hop makeover." Following in the proud footsteps of Vanilla Ice and the Manhattan Transfer before them, two GOP dudes are all of the sudden getting some skeptical play from the blogosphere for a video in which they lay down rhymes about Ronald Reagan, oil drilling ...

The Friday night jazz shows at South Pasadena Music Center and Conservatory have been featuring some of the area's top talent, and this week is no exception with the David Tull Trio taking center stage.

The eight-time Grammy-winning quartet, still recording and touring with harmonies as impressive as ever, will close out the Nashville Symphony's 2008/09 pops season with a three-night stand of concerts featuring the orchestra.

Meet Tine Bruhn: Tine Bruhn is a jazz vocalist with extensive solo and ensemble experience.

More than a year ago, down on the tracks inside a dark, disorienting stretch of subway tunnel in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, he had his first face-to-face meeting with one of the stars of his next film, "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3." It weighed 400 tons.

She held hands with him a million times. They shared love and laughter about a billion more.

Yes, even cultural arts programs are feeling the effects of the recession. But no, the Fort Collins Lincoln Center is not backing off its reputation for diverse, high-quality performances.

The Minnesota Orchestra's just-announced 2009-10 pops season includes two major Broadway divas, the jazzy Manhattan Transfer and Judy Garland "in concert." The late Garland appears via digital technology, singing her greatest hits with the orchestra .

Jay grew up in Meriden, Connecticut in a family whose musical diet primarily consisted of Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, The Beatles and every other British rock group.

Today, we've got a wealth of material related to 'The Genius of Eddie Jefferson" , a tribute to the late jazz singer starring vocalists Allan Harris and Carla Cook and pianist Eric Reed that will be performed here in St.

It was a mistaken email address that prevented an entertainment reporter from connecting with Manhattan Transfer leader Tim Hauser this week, and that might have been the first time a bad address set thing awry for Hauser since he left his job as a taxi driver to from the vocal group with one of his fares more than 35 years ago.

MSC Cruises is offering a lineup of eight theme cruises on MSC Poesia during the 2009-10 Caribbean season.

Adults are invited to enjoy Laura Ellis starring in a oeFemme Fatale: The Music of Film Noira , a celebration in song and dance and vintage film clips, at Charleston Heights Arts Center on Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m. Tickets are priced at $10 in advance and $15 on event day.

A command performance by the Polk Community College Vocal Jazz Ensemble highlighted a recent joint social meeting of Knights of Columbus Council 7091 of Cypress Gardens and its Columbiettes auxiliary unit.

Skyscrapers, nightclubs, twinkling lights and Donald Trump ... Manhattan? Not quite.

Join the Air Force Band of Liberty's New England Winds for an evening of free musical entertainment, Wednesday, Feb.

The Music Hall's Intimately Yours concert series will present two star-studded shows in Portsmouth during the coming week.

Often, when a jazz artist goes old-school, the style emulates some traditional mode, be it big band, swing or piano-led trio.

For that reason, whenever she's teaching, MassA© stresses the need for students to understand there's "a difference between singing and show business." She worries when an aspiring singer's "focus becomes ...