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Jazz in NYC: Django a Gogo 2018 at The Town Hall

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Jazz in NYC: Django a Gogo 2018 at The Town Hall

A Celebration of the guitar through the music of French jazz legend Django Reinhardt with Stephane Wrembel, Stochelo Rosenberg, Paulus Schaffer, Olli Soikelli and Simba Baumgartner at The Town Hall on Saturday, May 5, 2018

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Django-a-Gogo_Poster Art / Image courtesy of Stephane Wrembel

An incredible fête of guitar music in the spirit of great musician Django Reinhardt will be taking place on May 5, 2018 at The Town Hall in midtown Manhattan. Django’s celebrated melodies immediately bring to mind fun time at a smoky French café full of happy musicians and cheerful crowds. That atmosphere is being recreated by Stephane Wrembel and his Django-A-Gogo festival. Wrembel and his guests are very familiar to New York audiences and are known for their deep virtuosity and care in keeping the music of Django Reinhardt alive. Book your tickets here. Read More

Art in NYC: Provocations by Anselm Kiefer at the Met Breuer

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Art in NYC: Provocations by Anselm Kiefer at the Met Breuer

Kiefer’s works from the Met Museum collection on view until April 8, 2018

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Anselm Kiefer, Bohemia Lies by the Sea, 1996 © Anselm Kiefer / Image courtesy of the Met Museum

The exhibition at the Met Breuer “Provocations: Anselm Kiefer” presents selected works from the Met collection covering artist’s 50-year career. Well known for pushing the boundaries of comfortable art and sleepy consciousness, Kiefer’s paintings, watercolors, and collages shake the norms by questioning the stale and tired concepts. The art lovers, sophisticated and novices, will appreciate the introspection and depth of thought that this expose projects. The exhibition is on view from December 13, 2017 until April 8, 2018. Read More

Music in NYC: Evgeny Kissin – Cultural Phenomenon of the 21st Century at Florence Gould Hall, FI:AF

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Music in NYC: Evgeny Kissin – Cultural Phenomenon of the 21st Century at Florence Gould Hall, FI:AF

Piano Recital and Conversation with Evgeny Kissin, piano genius and literary talent of our time; May 6, 2018 at 5 pm

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Evgeny Kissin; Photo Credit Sasha Gusov / Image courtesy of Russian Culture Center of NY

Evgeny Kissin is undoubtedly the most famous classical pianist of our time. No introduction is needed, just a mere mention of his name brings up the awe and veneration. After taking some time off from concert playing in 2017, he immersed himself in composing and writing which exposed a formidable talent and the depth of thoughts all the while not losing sight of his métier. The appearance at the intimate Florence Gould Hall on May 6 will give the public a chance to get close to both the music and the writings as well as to pose questions about inspirations and muses.

Book your tickets for May 6, 2018, at 5 pm here.

Kissin’s fame started early when in 1981 as a child prodigy at the age of 10 he played Mozart’s Concerto, his first public performance of serious music. That successful engagement led to his first solo recital at the Moscow Conservatory when he was still a student at Gnessin School of Music for musically gifted children. A star was born! The following year he made his first recording with Melodia label. In 1986 he started an international career first touring Japan, then in 1987 he appeared at the Berlin Music Festival. The year after with the Moscow Virtuosi orchestra and conductor Vladimir Spivakov he toured Europe and performed with the London Symphony orchestra in London. Later that same year he was introduced to maestro von Karajan who invited Kissin to perform in the New Year concert with the Berlin Philharmonic and to record with DG. Read More

Nightlife in NYC: Jazzy Cabaret Night with Mark Berman and Ken Ard

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Nightlife in NYC: Jazzy Cabaret Night with Mark Berman and Ken Ard

Jazzy cabaret show on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 7 pm staring Mark Berman on piano and Ken Ard, vocal at the iconic Don’t Tell Mama music club in the theater district

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Mark Berman and Ken Ard / Photo credit: Yura Dashevsky

Experience the intimate, one-of-a-kind cabaret show with a New York City music scene regular Mark Berman at the piano and a renown Broadway actor Ken Ard, vocal on a rare night when they are not performing on Broadway or are on tours. The show will take place at the iconic music club Don’t Tell Mama which sits in the heart of New York’s theater district. The club is a place to get close to and experience authentic NYC with Broadway luminaries and jazz legends on stage and in the audience. Space is limited so reserve your seat here and get your two drinks at the club later. It will be an unforgettable night full of great music and surprise guests in the audience!  Read More

Art in NYC: Zurbaran’s Jacob and His Twelve Sons at The Frick Collection

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Art in NYC: Zurbaran’s Jacob and His Twelve Sons at The Frick Collection

Zurbaran’s remarkable series on loan from Auckland Castle, England is on view until April 22, 2018

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Francisco de Zurbarán, Jacob, ca. 1640–45 © The Auckland Project / Zurbarán Trust / Photo credit: Robert LaPrelle

The Frick Collection, located in the heart of Manhattan, is presenting Francisco de Zurbaran’s incredible series of portraits of Jacob and his twelve sons from his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and two concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah, as is found in the Book of Genesis. While the depiction of these characters in the form of the life-size portraits is unusual for the time, Zurbaran followed very closely the prophecies and verses for the Old Testament to make each portrait easily recognizable by the details of the garments, or the attributes of trade, or background landscapes. The history of the portraits, which were created between 1641 and 1658, is also full of missing pages and lost provenance with the first record of it appearing only in 1722. In 1756 Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham had acquired the series but the one portrait of Benjamin. The series was installed in the Long Dining Room at Auckland Palace in Durham, England as a political statement of religious tolerance and support of the Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753. The portrait of Benjamin hangs in Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Bishop Richard Trevor ordered a copy of the portrait of Benjamin done for his collection. It is remarkable that American public can see the series in full and appreciate Zurbaran’s original intentions.  Read More