Tony-nominated, multi-platinum-selling pop/jazz sensation Ann Hampton Callaway and VENTS are teaming up for the release of her new Pride single, “Love and Let Love” featurin… Read More

Entertainer Rob Russell, aka Mr. Palm Beach entered a room full of cherring music devotees at Cafe Centro last night and hosted the unofficial start of the Cabaret season at the popular Palm… Read More

An Amanda McBroom show is as much theater as cabaret. The artist tells us she has an affinity for story songs, but the fact is, with a divining rod for intention, she makes anything a story… Read More

It's hot outside, but there's some cool jazz on the inside if you look. It won't last long...  After the fold you will find the listings I've gathered for live jazz in and around Roches… Read More

Jeff Harnar’s I Know Things Now – My Life in Sondheim’s Words reached a level of originality and excellence one might assume would encourage the artist to step back awhile… Read More

I'm afraid it's a bit light this week as I expect a number of our local jazz musicians are spending time with family and friends as the summer starts to move into our rear view mirror.  … Read More

Will have to get the post done early next Wednesday so I can get out for The Bad Plus at The Little.  Maybe will see some of you there?  After the fold you will find the listings I… Read More

I'm looking a bit further out.  Had the time to start putting some October gigs in, so went ahead and did it. Check out the Webster Jazz Festival on Friday and Saturday.  Hopefully… Read More

I'm posting this just before I go out to check out some music in town.  After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, pl… Read More

That's what we do around here.  After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through the rest of August a… Read More

A great way to get out of the heat is to enjoy what’s hot in the clubs and cabarets. Here are our picks for August. 92 Street Y: 1395 Lexington Ave. Birdland Jazz: 315 West 4… Read More

Feeling better and hoping to get out to hear some music soon. After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings thr… Read More

I hope you're getting out to hear some live jazz, preferably out of doors (if it isn't raining that is...). To that end, after the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and… Read More

Well, Jazz in June is over and heat in July has begun. While I didn't cover the RIJF in these pages, you can hit the socials at the top of the column to the right (and our Instagram widget a… Read More

Here is a list of the most active cities in Dead Cell Zones database and most active zip codes in Dead Cell Zones database.  Los Angeles, San Diego, Cincinnati, Chicago, New Y… Read More

I’ve seen a great many Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway presentations over the years. A first look at the song list was disappointing, everything familiar from previous shows.&nbs… Read More

Tim Connell is charming and sincere. He has a splendid voice, acting chops, and a gift for communicating with audiences. “Monday comes, and it feels like the end of the line/There… Read More

A celebration of classic movie sensibility, Ann Hampton Callaway’s latest show offers iconic songs from film and songs from iconic films. Like many of us, it’s clear the artist g… Read More

Ann Hampton Callaway is the reason I stopped reviewing cabaret shows.  Okay, perhaps that’s a bit of a stretch, but unlike any statement out of the mouth of our current Preside… Read More

Though they haven’t made a career of it, genial rivalry between Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway has become a regular part of duet shows. If an amusing sight gag were to be believ… Read More

Except for initial difficulty in getting in, the first night of Mabel Mercer Foundation’s virtual Cabaret Convention ran smoothly. Camera, lights, and sound, especially out of the Foun… Read More

More than 20 years after The Nanny went off the air, the cast reunited via Zoom for a special virtual table read of the beloved CBS sitcom’s pilot episode to help entertain those stay… Read More

Albümleri Grammy’e aday gösterilen, 2017’de yılın en iyi caz vokalisti seçilen, 4 oktavlık sesiyle 13 dilde şarkı söyleyebilen… Read More

At the culmination of NYC Pride week, four 2017 MAC Award nominated vocalists: Celia Berk, Sally Darling, Josephine Sanges, Lisa Viggiano and the year’s winner, Meg Flather,  gath… Read More

LEGACY: Freedom to Marry launches legacy site as the organization shuts down: “As it comes closer to ending operations February 29, Freedom to Marry today launched a new website that… Read More