Free and Cheap in NYC for Thursday, May 10 New York Daily News The Grammy Award-winning show “The Mosaic Project” comes to the Harlem Stage. Created by musician Terri Lynne Carrington, the show features female musicians merging jazz with rock and funk. Artists include Nona Hendryx, Lizz Wright, and Tia Fuller.
Jazz Listings for May 11-17 New York Times Another subtext for the engagement is Mother's Day, especially on Friday and Sunday, when Ms. Allen welcomes the singer Lizz Wright as a special guest. (The saxophonist Bruce Williams will also sit in.) At 9 and 11 pm, Village Vanguard, ...
Jazz Listings for May 4-10 New York Times Their repertory will focus on the Motor City's musical legacy, expanding next weekend to also include a Mother's Day theme, with special guests including the singer Lizz Wright (May 11 and May 13) and the saxophonist Bruce Williams (May 11 through 13).
Celebrate Brooklyn Announces Its Summer Lineup New York Times (blog) The highlights of the festival, now in its 34th year, include a multimedia collaboration between the pianist Geri Allen and the photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems on June 15, with performances by Esperanza Spalding, Lizz Wright and Maurice ...
Summer's Pop and Jazz Festivals Load Their Lineups New York Times The Beninese R&B-funk singer Angélique Kidjo joins the jazz star Dianne Reeves and the gospel-jazz singer Lizz Wright in the opening-night gala, and the weeks progress to include concerts on the New Haven Green from the Grammy-winning Piedmont-region ...
JACKSON BROWNE: Charity concert Xperedon Charity News Jackson Browne along with Lizz Wright are to perform a benefit concert for Success Through The Arts Foundation and the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Centre... The concert on June 9 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles will provide a unique ...
Fledgling artist Erika Flowers plays New Orleans Jazz Fest Palm Beach Post Flowers' jazzy, R&B sound — reminiscent of artists like Lizz Wright and Cassandra Wilson — drew several fans to the open field fronting the stage. Travis Grogan, of Laguna Beach, Calif., says her singing and the band backing her up were the reasons ...
Jazz's Scene-Stealing Synthesizer Wall Street Journal On Friday and Sunday, Ms. Allen, who has three children, intends to honor Mother's Day; singer Lizz Wright will join in for songs that, Ms. Allen said, "celebrate the nurturing spirit." Ms. Allen has benefited from a succession of nurturing ...
Holly Near and Toshi Reagon: On careers, Chicago show Windy City Times Reagon was more specific, naming acts such as Little Dragon, a girl group called King, Lizz Wright, Concha Buika, TheeSatisfaction, Tamar-kali and Chocolate Genius. "Chicago has a long cultural and political history so it's always exciting to come and ...
Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival Announces Line-Up Beginning June ... Broadway World ... an exploration of race and gender in America with projections by Weems and performances by Allen, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lizz Wright, Patrice Rushen, Howard University vocal group Afro Blue, the tap dancer Maurice chestnut and ...