The Jazz and Blues Shows for the Weekend of August 1 .The Jazz and Blues Shows for the Weekend of August.Well, the month of July is now in the history books for the year of 2008.&.#8217;s hotter than all hell here in the Windy City, but there.&.#8217;s nothing cooler than hanging out in a jazz or blues club and checking out a show. Of course, when looking at the calendar for both genres of music at WDC.Read the .full post.from .Jazz and Blues Lounge.via .cohan center performing arts center.Cohan center performing arts center tickets.

A brief history of the American musical Cohan center performing arts center.A brief history of the American musical.Center Dance Ensemble in Phoenix recently commissioned me to write a brief history of the American musical theater in connection with a program of new dance works performed to excerpts from musicals. The challenge was to convey the origins, the growth, the dynamism, the foibles and the potential.Read the .full post.from .ComposerLaFave: News and Views from an American Composer.via .cohan center performing arts center.