When: February 20, 2015Where: Scullers Jazz Club – Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston – Cambridge, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA Hammond B3 player Joey DeFrancesco was a child prodigy and was one of the two youngest musicians to work with Miles Davis. Today, he is one of the most in-demand B3 players carrying on the great tradition of...

by Elisabetta Russo   "In America si vive il teatro come se fosse il cinema, uno spettacolo cui la gente assiste principalmente per divertirsi". È la prima volta che Roberto Tagliavini - basso originario di Parma - si esibisce negli Stati Uniti, eppure sembra aver già colto la profonda essenza e la vivacità spensierata del pubblico loca...

The Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli fell in love with New Mexico and its Native American art 10 years ago and has been returning ever since. The classical and contemporary musician will perform at Chatter next Sunday.   "I'm Italian, but if I was American, I would be New Mexican," Arciuli wrote in an email. "Since 2005, I've traveled to Ne...

In keeping with the spirit of the season, the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii will host its 15th annual Mary and Christmas celebration on Dec. 5. Maestro Paul French will once again lead the incomparable William Ferris Chorale through a diverse program that will include a pair of beloved themes by Ennio Morricone, songs dedicated to the Blessed...

Mark the date on your calendars: Sunday, June 2 from 11:30 am to 6 p.m. It's the date of the Fourth Annual Italian American Heritage Festival in Rose Tree Park. Admission is free. The festival will celebrate Italian-American authors, artists, sports figures, automobiles, culture, heritage, food, entertainment and more.   Two separate st...

By Cookie Curci   An Italian American tenor brings the world of Italian Music and culture to the mysterious, intriguing art of magic. Joe Spinella (the Tenor of Illusions) is an Italian American artist who brings the world of Italian musical culture to the mysterious, intriguing, art of magic to create a new, magnificent show, "illusion...

By David Mermelstein   Riccardo Muti, the renowned Italian conductor now serving as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 10th music director, is a man of intense passions. That might be said of most conductors, but particularly strong-willed maestros have dominated podiums here for 125 years.   This is, after all, the city where the imper...

Join us for a night of Italian tunes on Thursday, September 19th, starting at 6pm at the Auditorium of the Royal Oak Public Library.   Alfredo Elia will bring you a piece of the Southern Italian soul with his voice and guitar, accompanied by AJ Anil Sahukar and his sax.   Read more   Source: http://www.volarevia.org  ...

Michéal Castaldo, an award-winning classical crossover singer and songwriter, debuted his brand new song, Amo L'America, at the 7th Annual Festival Della Canzone Italiana di New York on September 14. Castaldo was accompanied by the RCO Strings. The festival is organized each year by L'Associazione Culturale Italiana Di New York, a nonprofit organi...

Spoleto Festival USA once again will celebrate opera with innovative, risk-taking productions as part of its 2015 lineup, which also includes a new production of "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare's Globe theater company at the Dock Street Theatre.   The 2015 festival schedule, which was announced today, offers performances by the Scottish Ba...