Boney James Closes Out Berks Jazz Festival 2023
In an unusual Matinee performance, Boney James took to the stage at 4 PM on the final Sunday close-out show at the Scottish Rite Cathedral that gave the packed house an early ‘DETOUR’ departure to the Berks Jazz 32nd annual festival. “I believe I’ve been here for about thirty-one of the Berks”, said Boney who defies his […]
Nick Colionne Tribute
Nick Colionne backing up Phil Perry and MAYSA 4/13/2019 I had the great pleasure of getting to know and cover Nick Colionne during the last seven years of covering the Berks Jazz Festival, where I first saw and heard him play at a ‘day party ‘program in 2015. So it was with great dismay that […]
Gala Makes Daring Move To Re-Open
Producing Artistic Director and Co-Founder Hugo Medrano proudly announces GALA Hispanic Theatre’s 2020-21 Season in October of this year with EL PERRO DEL HORTELANO, The Dog in the Manger By Lope de Vega, followed by FUEGO FLAMENCO XVI Íntimo, by the Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company in December. “Through storytelling, theater can help us speak the […]
Eavesdrop On Fred Yonnet Covid Hero
Nine weeks ago at the beginning of the COVID-19 Shutdown, local artist Fred Yonnet decided to keep his creative fires burning by hooking up with DJ DNice out of LA to plan a live music streaming series from his Capitol Hill neighborhood called “EAVESDROP”. He notified his Capital Hill neighbors they were going to be […]
15TH ANNIVERSARY DC JAZZ FEST
Now in its 15th year, the DC JazzFest offers 150 performances in 40 different venues over a 16 day June blitz from the 1st to the 16th for every possible taste and pocketbook from pricey headliners and $40 valet parking for the well-heeled aficionado at The Anthem; to tribute concerts in partnership with The Kennedy Center; and Jazz in […]
Boney James Closes Out Berks
You can always tell that the Berks Loves Boney, when the front center rows are sold out with sisters who bounce out of their seats and dance from song 1 and wait for Boney to jump from the stage and serenade the crowd. And the smooth, smiling reed player with his signature stingy brim hat, […]
Berks Jazz Fest Brian Culberson – Play That Funky Music White Boy!
Brian Culbertson has become a fixture at the Berks Jazz Fest he has delivered opening night pirotechniques the last several years and is penciled in for 2020 as it approaches its 30t anniversary. “Feels like a family reunion” said BC at the start of the set and 2 hours and a 17-number playlist later as […]
Tropicana Cabaret Must See Dance Spectacular
For those of you debating the price of attending the historic Tropicana Cabaret, get over your fear of flying! Forget Las Vegas which it is often compared to, for what you get instead is a grand ballroom sized stage and three decks of dancers on three sides as you are surrounded by over 100 dancers […]
Dancing In My Cockroach Killers
On a weekend celebrating the Puerto Rican Pride Parade in New York City, GALA Hispanic Theater hosted a hot Nuyorican dance troupe that put on their stilettos and killed some cockroaches! The Sassy off-Broadway Puerto Rican musical that blends dance and drama, premiers as the closing show of Gala’s 42nd season and features a DC/NYC […]
Esther Sweet Esther’s Road To Broadway
Kyaunnee Richardson once again filled the soaring Lincoln presidential suite of Trump International Hotel with her angelic rendition of “ESTHER SWEET ESTHER”, an operetta by Jeremiah & Wendy Ginsberg that took another step to the Great White Way! “The road to Broadway begins tonight”, said Wendy Ginsberg after a piano concerto by Pascal Salomon and […]
