One of Brazil’s music treasures, Joao Bosco is celebrating 80 years old with a major tour around the USA and Princeton University’s McCarter Theatre will host his new show on Saturday, April 25th. An inventive musician who had collaborated with other giants of Brazilian music, Bosco will be sharing the stage with world-class musicians such as Ricardo Silveira on guitar, Guto Wirttin on bass and Kiko Freitas on drums.
A Grammy winner, Bosco has composed more than 250 songs and has collaborated with Tom Jobim, Elis Regina and many others. Following the concert, there will be an after party “roda de samba” style. At 7:30pm. Tickets start at $39. INFO: www.mccarter.org
The music of John Coltrane will be celebrated at NJPAC, 1 Center Street, on Saturday, April 18th as a master quartet takes the stage for “Coltrane 100: Both Directions at Once”. A special celebration in tribute of the groundbreaking jazz legend on the 100th anniversary of his birth,saxophonists Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldano, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts will lead the night with modern interpretations of Coltrane’s most notorious compositions. They will also perform some original songs inspired by Coltrane’s legacy. Tickets start at $81. INFO: www.njpac.org
@The Joyce Theater
The outstanding and gorgeous, athletic and inventive Parsons Dance is back for their annual showcase of modern dance at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, with performances running from April 29th thru May 10th. Featuring two premieres, “Ludwig” set to Beethoven’s classic and “Do Not Go Gentle” with original score by Daniel Kluger, as well as audience favorites such as “Caught” and “Nascimento” (set to music by Milton Nascimento), Parsons Dance is among America’s most accomplished and essential companies. (Photo by Rachel Neville. Courtesy of Parsons Dance). Tickets start at $17. INFO: www.joyce.org
@Jazz at Lincoln Center
A star studded line up of renowned musicians such as pianists Cyrus Che
stnut and Benny Green, and bassist Christian McBride, “Oscar Peterson: A Centennial Celebration” will deliver the best of sophisticated jazz in a vibrant tribute to one of the most virtuosic and geniuses pianists of the 20th century. A remarkable master of swing and multiple skills, Peterson recorded more than 200 albums, and won eight Grammys. Friday and Saturday, May 8th and 9th at 7:30pm at Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Broadway at Columbus Circle. Tickets start at $42. INFO: www.jazz.org
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