The music world, including U2's Bono, was shaken when Kris Kristofferson died on September 28, 2024. Many have paid tribute to the late singer. Bono took to U2's Instagram to post an A cappella cover of his song “Help Me Make It Through the Night.”
Read MoreNewark Arts Festival 2024 is excited to announce a special screening of the documentary Following Harry, celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of Harry Belafonte. This event will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Express Newark, located in the historic Hahnes & Co. Building, as part of the festival's Reimagining Legacy Day. The screening takes place at 4:00pm. Following Harry, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Festival, chronicles the final twelve years of Harry Belafonte’s life. The film captures the legendary artist and civil rights leader on a deeply personal journey, inspiring a new generation of entertainers and activists to confront injustice worldwide. Belafonte’s vision illustrates how love can transform oppression into empowerment.
Read MoreRosanne Cash remembered the late Kris Kristofferson as “a piece of my heart and family history” in a moving tribute shared on Instagram. [...] In her tribute, Rosanne said she expected that Kristofferson would “leave the planet fairly soon,” but said that “doesn’t change the magnitude of the loss.” She continued: “And yet we will always have him — his enormous legacy, his resonant spirit, the lasting power of his authenticity, his staggering gifts as a poet — in word, on screen, in his being.”
Read MoreKris Kristofferson, the singer and songwriter whose literary yet plain-spoken compositions infused country music with rarely heard candor and depth, and who later had a successful second career in movies, died on Saturday at his home on Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. [...] Steeped in a neo-Romantic sensibility that owed as much to John Keats as to the Beat Generation and Bob Dylan, Mr. Kristofferson’s work explored themes of freedom and commitment, alienation and desire, darkness and light. [...] Over four decades Mr. Kristofferson acted in more than 50 movies, including the 1980 box-office failure “Heaven’s Gate” and John Sayles’s Oscar-nominated 1996 neo-western “Lone Star.” Singer-songwriters may not be the likeliest of movie stars, but Mr. Kristofferson consistently revealed an onscreen magnetism and command that made him an exception to the rule.
Read MoreWe are saddened to learn of the passing of Kris Kristofferson, an esteemed supporter of Toast to Freedom. Without him, our song would have never been the same. Thank you, Kris, rest in peace
Read MoreSince Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreography and breath taking performances has left audiences in awe and established Riverdance as a global cultural sensation. To celebrate this incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour, bringing its magic to audiences around the world. This spectacular production rejuvenates the much-loved original show with new innovative choreography, costumes and state of the art lighting, projection and motion graphics. And for the first time Riverdance welcomes “The New Generation” of performers, all of whom were not born when show began 30 years ago.
Read MoreTourists have flocked to Woodstock, New York since the late 1960s, when word got out that rock stars and other musicians had moved there, and the town lent its name to the biggest event in rock music history, 1969’s Woodstock Music & Art Fair. Musician Amy Helm was born a year later in Woodstock and has seen the town’s popularity grow. [...] “Woodstock is a beautiful small town with a strong community of supportive and kind people,” says Helm, who just released a new album Silver City, her fourth solo album.
Read MoreDeemed a prodigy as a teenager by contemporary jazz connoisseurs, Spalding in 2011 became the first jazz artist to win best new artist at the Grammys (over fellow nominees Drake and Justin Bieber), and the youngest faculty member ever at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Now 39, she's one of the most heralded jazz artists of her generation, an inspired booking for the Marcus Performing Arts Center's first jazz series concert of the season at Uihlein Hall. Establishing a contemplative environment with an introductory pause, Spalding and company extended the mood through the music, her radiant voice striking a solitary, soaring note — albeit just above a whisper — for a full 12 seconds at the start of set opener "Formwela 1." She subtly strummed her stand-up bass, and Doob gently slid a drumstick against the rim of a cymbal, as Spalding's repetitive elongated vocal notes formed into words, imploring us to "sink into the ground," her poetic phrasing painting a picture of air that had become "miraculously clear," of a calm rising from the "belly of your sway."
Read MoreThe Hejira world music radio show aired Jeff Spitzer-Resnick’s interview of 5 time Grammy award winner esperanza spalding the morning before her show at the Wisconsin Union Theater. he Hejira world music radio show aired Jeff Spitzer-Resnick’s interview of 5 time Grammy award winner esperanza spalding the morning before her show at the Wisconsin Union Theater. [She speaks about her new collaboration with Milton Nascimiento] "I picked songs of his that I love to pieces and haunt me and the ones that I thought hadn’t been overdone, you know, because some of like, you’d really have to have a reason to do Travessia. At this point, it’s been done so many times, so many beautiful ways. Then songs of mine that I thought would be a good counterpoint or a compliment, you know, to the songs of his that to me were really the pillars of the album."
Read MoreOn Monday, October 7, 2024, an exceptional concert will take place in the sumptuous setting of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The artist Angélique Kidjo will give a unique and exclusive performance to mark the 40th anniversary of her career and the opening weekend of the "Révélation! Contemporary Art from Benin" exhibition. For the occasion, Angélique Kidjo will be accompanied by pianist Thierry Vaton.
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