The legendary jazz vocalist and lyricist Jon Hendricks passed away last week. He is best known for creating a style of singing called "Vocalese."
Vocalese is defined as "a style of singing in which singers put words to jazz tunes...
Early this year, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley recognized that the shift in America was widening the divide between in our country. The need to support organizations addressing both human rights and civil rights motivated them to create a...
When I think of one Oscar-winning Best Picture it may perhaps be because of its rather glib assessment of Los Angeles. “I don’t want to live in a city where the only cultural advantage is the ability to make...
After making a name for herself playing Sally Bowles in a French production of Cabaret in 1987, singer-actress Ute Lemper was encouraged to make an album featuring songs from that show and other pop and Broadway tunes. The CD was...
"I think Bent has shown me the kind of divine pleasure of going ahead with something even though it might be really scary."
"That monologue is not all of my life. At some point I need to go beyond it and explore other areas of my life publicly."
She performs at VPAC on Friday, October 3rd
"It was an unusual one for me. I entered into it without the usual big idea."