{"id":346,"date":"2023-02-24T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2023\/2023\/02\/24\/lincoln-center-announces-schedule-for-annual-american-songbook-events\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:15:00","slug":"lincoln-center-announces-schedule-for-annual-american-songbook-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2023\/2023\/02\/24\/lincoln-center-announces-schedule-for-annual-american-songbook-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Center Announces Schedule for Annual ‘American Songbook’ Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lincoln Center has announced the schedule for its annual American Songbook: A Place You Belong<\/em> performances, giving today’s brightest vocal talents the chance to shine in styles ranging from country to rock, from bluegrass to jazz, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lincoln Center at The Allen Room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New York City isn’t just one place, it has five boroughs, thousands of distinctive communities with unique cultures, and hundreds of neighborhoods. Within these areas are dance clubs and music halls where we can sing, laugh, and dream about the future of life together. American Songbook: A Place You Belong<\/em> presents American singers, songwriters, and composers in intimate concerts at The Allen Room and others in Lincoln Center<\/a>, resurrecting old NYC long-lost performance spaces and dance clubs. Co-conceived by George C. Wolfe, this year’s theme explores themes of belonging and discovery, embodying the spirit of iconic New York City venues which paved the way for legendary artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venues like the Palladium Ballroom, Paradise Garage, the Savoy Ballroom, and Caf\u00e9 Society all have historical significance to the city and are showcased during these performances. The Palladium Ballroom<\/a> was home to the mambo craze in the 1940s and ’50s and created a welcoming oasis where New Yorkers of all races, ethnicities and social classes\u00a0could dance the night away. Paradise Garage<\/a> was\u00a0Soho\u2019s gay underground dance haven in the 1970s and \u201880s, creating a safe space for the queer community. It was the place to connect with others through dance, to lose yourself in the music, and to find yourself along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948, from Lincoln Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Savoy Ballroom<\/a> was one of the first integrated ballrooms in the country, operating from the 1920s to the \u201850s in Harlem. It was home to the Lindy Hop, and those who went danced to the best swinging big bands of the era and swayed to the vocals of Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, Dizzy Gillespie, and more. Caf\u00e9 Society<\/a> was one of the first racially integrated nightclubs in North America, tucked away in Greenwich Village. It was where Billie Holiday first sang the protest song \u201cStrange Fruit,” and many soon-to-be stars sang there, including\u00a0Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

American Songbook:\u00a0A Place You Belong<\/em>\u00a0kicks off April 1 in David Geffen Hall, NYC\u2019s newest cultural hub, with singer-songwriter\u00a0Nathaniel Rateliff<\/a>, performing along with his orchestra Harry Nilsson\u2019s 1973 LP\u00a0A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night\u00a0<\/em>from start to finish on its 50th anniversary. Next in David Geffen Hall on April 8, Academy Award winner and Tony-nominated actress, singer, and dancer\u00a0Ariana DeBose<\/a>\u00a0debuts an original solo concert, Authenticity. <\/em>It will showcase her musical influences, including Judy Garland, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ray Charles, and ABBA, and her dynamic voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honor of Caf\u00e9 Society\u2019s impact, The Appel Room plays host to three nights of cabaret from April 5-7 led by house band the\u00a0Matt Ray Trio, featuring performances from\u00a0Rizo\u00a0and comedian\u00a0Ikechukwu Ufomadu,\u00a0Grammy-nominated R&B artist and Broadway star\u00a0Mykal Kilgore<\/a>\u00a0and comedian\u00a0Aminah Imani,\u00a0and singer-songwriter\u00a0Raye Zaragoza<\/a>\u00a0and comedian\u00a0Jordan Carlos,\u00a0each night ending with\u00a0a special guest\u00a0performing Billie Holiday\u2019s \u201cStrange Fruit<\/a>.” You can choose what you pay for the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honor of the Paradise Garage, on April 14, queer-owned Brooklyn venue\u00a0C\u2019mon Everybody<\/a>\u00a0reimagines the venue in a free one-night dance party blowout at the David Rubenstein Atrium with a set from\u00a0DJ Samuella, hip hop drag provocateurs\u00a0The Dragon Sisters\u00a0and disco, funk duo\u00a0The Illustrious Blacks. On April 20, the spirit of the Savoy Ballroom comes to the Atrium with jazz vocalist\u00a0Charles Turner & Uptown Swing\u00a0and\u00a0The Eyal Vilner Swing Band. The audience is welcomed to the dance floor by professional Savoy swing Lindy Hoppers from choreographer\u00a0Caleb Teicher\u2019s SW!NG OUT, all for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing out the American Songbook series is a free event on April 21, a tribute to\u00a0The Palladium Ballroom and the mambo craze that started there with Tito Rodr\u00edguez, Jr., one of the leading timbaleros and bandleaders of salsa and Latin Jazz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The events on April 1 and April 8 at the American Songbook: A Place You Belong <\/em>require tickets to view the performances, for more information and to purchase tickets, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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