The Festival of Praise Tour | Kicks Off Sept. 30th, 2015

The Biggest Gospel Tour of the Year is Coming to a City Near You
The Festival of Praise Tour 2015
featuring Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell, Israel Houghton, Hezekiah Walker with Isaac Carree, Jessica Reedy and Zacardi Cortez
The 50-City Tour Kicks-Off on September 30 in Houston, Texas
(Dallas, TX – June 4, 2015) –The biggest Gospel tour of the year is coming to a city near you. Festival of Praise, a 50-city concert tour features some of the best names in Gospel music…
R&B Legend Shuggie Otis Starts 20-City Tour | Kicks Off July 5th, 2015

R&B Guitar Legend Shuggie Otis Hits The Road For An Extended Summer Tour!
Los Angeles, CA – After the recent release of his first-ever live album, Live In Williamsburg (available on CD, vinyl and DVD), R&B legend Shuggie Otis is once again bringing his talents to the stage for a 20+ date, coast-to-coast tour starting July 5th. Nobody brings as much soul, style, and swagger to a live performance as Shug with his signature red Gibson SG, and fans who have followed this multi-talented performer’s tumultuous career know that a Shuggie Otis concert is not an event to be missed.
Blues Artist Keb’ Mo’ Announces North American Summer Tour 2015

Keb’ Mo’ Rides BLUESAmericana Success Into North American Summer Tour, Launching June 18
PRLog – June 8, 2015 – (Nashville, Tenn. – June 8, 2015) – It’s been a diverse and award-winning year for singer, songwriter, guitarist and modern day Blues and Americana artist Keb’ Mo’. Though he is a multiple GRAMMY award-winning artist, his latest acclaimed album, BLUESAmericana, on Kind of Blue Music, accomplished a career first; three GRAMMY nominations and the honor of being awarded the Blues Music Association’s Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2015. The honor marked his 11th Blues Music Award, however, it was his first in 13 years.
1st Annual Pangea Jazz Fest in N.Y. | Nov. 15th, 2015

PANGEA JAZZ FEST PRESENTS 12 CONTINUOUS HOURS OF WORLD JAZZ IN NYC ON NOV 15th
First-ever New York Festival of World Jazz Debuts at Drom on Sunday, November 15. Twelve Hours of Continuous World Jazz at DROM – 85 Ave A, Manhattan, Sunday, Nov 15 – 2:00pm to 2:00am.
To bring attention to and to celebrate that journey, Michael Katsobashvili, founder and the director of the New York Hot Jazz Festival, in partnership with Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede of DROM, announce Pangea Jazz Fest – New York’s first festival dedicated exclusively to world jazz which will be held on Sunday, November 15th (2pm -2am) at DROM in Manhattan’s East Village.
The 5th Annual Lowdown Hudson Music Festival | July 14th & 15th | FREE ADMISSION!

O.A.R., THE WORD, WOOD BROTHERS, and RYAN BINGHAM TO PERFORM AT ANNUAL LOWDOWN HUDSON MUSIC FEST, JULY 14 &15
Lowdown Hudson Music Fest returns to Brookfield Place on the Hudson River waterfront with leading lights from blues, rock, roots, & Americana
New York, NY (May 7, 2014) – Arts Brookfield’s annual free summer music festival on the Lower Manhattan waterfront will celebrate its fifth anniversary on July 14th and 15th by expanding its signature blues lineup to include favorites from the rock, roots, and Americana scenes, organizers announced today.
KEM Joins The Forever Charlie Tour (2nd Leg) | Kicks off May 28th, 2015

KEM JOINS CHARLIE WILSON AND JOE THOMAS FOR SECOND LEG OF
THE FOREVER CHARLIE TOUR
Billboard’s #1 Hot Tour of Winter 2015 Kicks Off Second Run on May 28th in Dallas
Three-time GRAMMY®-nominated artist KEM, whose latest single, “Nobody,” was the #1 UAC song in the country for nine consecutive weeks and has been in the Top 10 for 36 weeks total, heads back out on the road with the legendary Charlie Wilson and Joe Thomas for the Forever Charlie Tour on May 28th.
The 15th Annual Jazz In The Valley Festival | Aug. 16th, 2015


TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc.
Celebrates the 15th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival
Sunday, August 16, at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie
featuring
Ron Carter Trio with Javon Jackson & Billy Drummond, Arturo O’Farrill, Tia Fuller, Bill Charlap Trio with Kenny Washington & Peter Washington and Steve Kroon
Poughkeepsie, NY, July 20, 2015 – Join TRANSART & Cultural Services on Sunday, August 16, at 11:00 am for an afternoon celebrating TRANSART’s mission to bring the legacy and future of jazz together at the 15th annual Jazz In the Valley festival at Waryas Park. Listen to traditional jazz with an ear towards the future performed by renowned musicians, while soaking up the exquisite views of the Hudson River Valley.
City Parks Foundation Announces SUMMERSTAGE 30th Anniversary in N.Y.C. | May 18th – Oct. 4th, 2015

City Parks Foundation Announces SUMMERSTAGE
30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Presented by Capital One Bank
Expanded season runs May 18 – October 4
Over 140+ FREE Music, Dance, Comedy, Family and Theater programs in 14 Parks Across all 5 Boroughs
April 8, 2015 – New York, NY– In June of 1986 Sun Ra and the Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra performed a free concert in the Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park, and the summer music landscape in New York City changed forever. Today, nearly 30 years later, SummerStage is New York City’s largest free performing arts festival, presenting work in all performing arts disciplines, with a focus on New York’s unique neighborhoods. SummerStage has touched the lives of more than six million fans from around the world.

