The Auditorium Theatre lost its holiday staple when the Joffrey Ballet moved to the Lyric Opera House in 2021. But that beautiful, gold-trimmed venue in the Loop may have a new winner with “Sugar Hill ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even if you're just a casual jazz fan, you probably recognize "Take the A Train," Duke Ellington's swinging theme song. Or you've ...

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Porter has joined the producing team of the Broadway-aimed Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For, a new musical about jazz great Strayhorn set to make its world debut next month at ...

In the heart of the historic Sugar Hill neighborhood in West Harlem stands 315 Convent Ave.—an ornate row house along a tree-lined street—and the former home of Billy Strayhorn, one of the most ...

While many classic jazz standards live on for decades through countless covers, only a few speak to the queer experience with such profound resonance. “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn is a song that ...

The happy sounds of Bill Charlap's sparkling rendition of Billy Strayhorn's 1935 "Fantastic Rhythm raises the curtain on the soundtrack of Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life. A companion to the PBS ...

This stirring dance number, as recorded on Feb. 15, 1941, marked Strayhorn’s breakthrough as a composer. Opening or closing countless concerts with it, Ellington made it his band’s signature tune.

Vocalist Allan Harris has daringly chosen to record an album dedicated solely to the compositions of Billy Strayhorn. Daring because, first, lyrics to Strayhorn tunes can be difficult to successfully ...

At the start of his new solo-piano release, “Borrowed Roses” (Top Stop Music), Gonzalo Rubalcaba takes a straightforward approach to the first dozen notes of Billy Strayhorn’s “Chelsea Bridge.” By the ...

You have to believe that Billy Strayhorn would have loved “Lush Life -- the Music of Billy Strayhorn” at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Friday night (also presented on Saturday and Sunday). A modest, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Town of Carrboro will unveil a Truth Plaque next month at the front of the historical Strayhorn House at 109 Jones Ferry Road.