7/31/2022
Performances and Artists
Top Vegas Performer David Perrico to Lead Raiders House Band
Most Southern Nevadans easily recognize the name David Perrico, a beloved Las Vegas band leader, musician, arranger and producer.
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7/7/2022
Performances and Artists
Lucia Micarelli Rebounds from Injury to HBO Series, PBS Special and Beyond
Whether renowned violinist Lucia Micarelli plays toe-tapping fiddling, intense classical concertos or her singular blend of jazz and pop, she expresses each note with her whole body rocking and swaying. That’s why it was a shock for Micarelli to face a battle with her body nearly a decade ago.
7/5/2022
Performances and Artists
Why Latin-Jazz Trailblazer Poncho Sanchez Is Completely Self-Taught
Globally acclaimed bandleader and conguero Poncho Sanchez still recalls the single music lesson of his life. After he spent weeks listening to his sisters’ Tito Puente records to teach himself the congas in his parents’ garage, one of his sisters paid a professional percussionist to visit and give him tips.
7/1/2022
Performances and Artists
Five Intriguing Facts About Pink Floyd
Progressive rock band Pink Floyd remains legendary for a reason. Beyond its rock masterpieces like “Another Brick in The Wall” and “Money,” now radio staples worldwide, the British band also set a mind-blowing standard for live performances. The group’s shows included grandiose props, elaborate set pieces and transcendent special effects, including the construction of a giant wall on stage throughout the band’s tour for its iconic album “The Wall.”
6/13/2022
Performances and Artists
Former Lead Singer of Kool & the Gang Takes Audiences on a Journey of His Life and Music
With his new show, “A Boy Named Skip,” the multi-talented Martin aims to do just that with an uplifting evening of dancing, singing and storytelling that both showcases his musical history and reflects on some of his most cherished life experiences.
6/13/2022
Performances and Artists
How Sting Launched the Success of Trumpet Virtuoso Chris Botti
"People always ask me at the airport or during interviews, how my success happened," Botti says. "And I always tell them there are only four ingredients: Practice, practice, practice, and be friends with Sting." Playing worldwide as part of Sting’s band in the 1990s gave Botti a rare education in succeeding as a global entertainer.
6/9/2022
Performances and Artists
Acclaimed Jazz Trumpeter Carries on Count Basie’s Legacy
Scotty Barnhart still remembers getting the call in 1993 to join the Count Basie Orchestra, one of the swing era’s most legendary jazz groups. He calls this one of the greatest thrills of his life. “I had admired and respected the orchestra’s founder, William James ‘Count’ Basie, and his orchestra ever since I was a child,” recalls Barnhart, an Atlanta native who first saw the orchestra live in his hometown at 12 years old.
5/31/2022
Performances and Artists / National Geographic Live
Diving Into the Unknown of Underwater Photography
As a leading underwater photographer for National Geographic and one of the premiere speakers with National Geographic Live, National Geographic’s touring series that brings to life the awe-inspiring stories of National Geographic Explorers, Brian Skerry likes to recall an especially magical moment on the job. This particular assignment involved so many risks and unknowns, he worried he couldn’t pull it off.
5/31/2022
Performances and Artists
The Elvis of Salsa and Latin Jazz – Poncho Sanchez is Latin Jazz Storyteller and Favorite Son
Sanchez’s tales take place in a Latin jazz setting; his characters are melodies and rhythms drawn with congas, timbales, trumpet and trombone, keyboards and sax.
5/25/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
The True Stories of Henry VIII’s Wives Who Inspired Broadway Smash ‘Six’
Just like the wives of English monarch Henry VIII, the cocreators of smash Broadway musical “Six” achieved greatness at a young age. Both in their mid-20s at the time, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow developed their novel concept for a musical set as a pop concert while students at Cambridge University in 2017. Aiming to create a women-driven production, they decided the show would star the six wives of Henry VIII, most of whom married the king as teenagers or in their early 20s and led lives of drama and intrigue.