The Manhattan Transfer, Take 6 team for “The Summit” on “Soundstage”
Long before Pentatonix, Straight No Chaser and “Glee” made a cappella popular again, The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 were leading the pack when it came to jazz, [More…]
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Asleep At The Wheel: “Merry Texas Christmas Y’All” Tour at Old Town School Of Folk Music
For additional information on Asleep At The Wheel, visit AsleepAtTheWheel.com. For a list of upcoming shows at the Old Town School Of Folk Music, visit [More…]
Christmas rocks, swings, jumps and jives as Brian Setzer Orchestra turns 25
Now 25 years into its genre-blurring revivalism, the 19-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra sounded as tight as it gets when the latest installment of the “Christmas Rocks!” [More…]
“My Way” paints a warm and witty profile of Sinatra with more than 50 swinging standards
No one could possibly replace or even properly impersonate Frank Sinatra, so going the route of a musical revue in “My Way” is a much more appropriate way for the Theatre [More…]
Brian Setzer Orchestra jives through Christmas, solo and Stray Cats
This year might mark Brian Setzer Orchestra’s “12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour,” but it earns the distinction of being the first in ten years supported by new holiday [More…]
Harry Connick Jr. shares spicy musical gumbo during Ravinia return
From his standards-centered “When Harry Met Sally” soundtrack breakthrough through dozens of albums featuring everything from jazz to piano pop, New Orleans inspirations [More…]