Trumpeter, vocalist and composer Jumaane Smith is set to perform timeless classics from Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and Louis Jordan, along with music he composed especially for this show. Smith has performed on five Grammy Award-winning records (selling more than 60 million copies), two Emmy Award-nominated TV performances, the Grammy Awards with Stevie Wonder, in […]
Trumpeter, vocalist and composer Jumaane Smith is set to perform timeless classics from Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and Louis Jordan, along with music he composed especially for this show. Smith has performed on five Grammy Award-winning records (selling more than 60 million copies), two Emmy Award-nominated TV performances, the Grammy Awards with Stevie Wonder, in […]
A gifted composer and songwriter, Cole Porter’s songs conquered Broadway and Hollywood with many becoming regulars of the Great American Songbook. But did you know that after a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain? This didn't stop him. He continued to work and created some of the […]
Blending numerous styles such as jazz, rock, classical and new age, jazz pianist and composer Keiko Matsui's tunes top Billboard charts and earned her a PBS special. Her prolific career includes sharing the stage with music stars such as Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder, as well as performing in top venues like the legendary Blue […]
Blending numerous styles such as jazz, rock, classical and new age, jazz pianist and composer Keiko Matsui's tunes top Billboard charts and earned her a PBS special. Her prolific career includes sharing the stage with music stars such as Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder, as well as performing in top venues like the legendary Blue […]
Guitarist, harp-guitarist and composer Muriel Anderson's multimedia concert brings you on a planetary tour of tastes, images, and music with a backdrop of visuals by photo-artist Bryan Allen. Her album "Nightlight Daylight," was chosen as one of the top 10 CDs of the decade by Guitar Player Magazine, and her "Heartstrings" recording accompanied the astronauts […]
The UNLV Symphony Orchestra (artistic director Taras Krysa) performs a program including Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture, Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 with soloist Bill Bernatis, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 conducted by Lawrence Loh. Additionally, the final concert of every year for UNLV's Symphony Orchestra is a showcase for the student winner of UNLV's Concerto […]
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