Announcing our third #musicmoves winner!

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A hearty congrats to @DCGreene, last month’s iTunes gift card winner. Week after week, this #musicmoves poster extraordinaire has given us a taste of the Levitt AMP Middlesboro Music Series through his creative images and catchy captions…and we have enjoyed every post. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm for free, live music, Mr. Greene.

The Levitt AMP Middlesboro Music Series will be going strong for the next four weeks, so if you happen to be near Middlesboro, Ky., be sure to make your way over to the Levitt AMP Middlesboro Pop-Up Park!

You could be our next winner! Keep sharing your Levitt concert pics on Twitter and Instagram with #musicmoves for your chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card—there will be a winner every month through October 31!

Annual “Tribute in Light” installation returns to NYC tonight

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Photo by Robert Vizzini, Courtesy of The Municipal Arts Society of New York

Today is 9/11, a day which 14 years ago claimed thousands of lives and two iconic towers in New York that will forever be etched in the minds of people across the globe. Six months following the attacks—on March 11, 2002—a public artwork emerged that has served as an international symbol of hope and remembrance ever since: “Tribute in Light.”

Illuminating New York City skies and visible to all those within a 60-mile radius every September 11th since 2002, “Tribute in Light’s” powerful beams of light return tonight, honoring “those who were lost and those who worked so hard to get…[New York City]…through that terrible trial” according to the Municipal Arts Society (MAS)—the presenter of this work for the first 10 years, before the 9/11 Memorial Museum took over the display in 2012. Continue reading →

Spotlight Series: Marcella and Her Lovers

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Growing up with GRAMMY-winning zydeco artist Terrance Simien as her father, Marcella René Simien always knew she wanted to be on stage. By the age of 14, she was performing and touring with her father’s band, appearing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Festival International de Louisiane and the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, among others. 

Marcella and Her Lovers performing at the Levitt AMP Lafayette Music Series. Photo by Sara Virginia Yongue.

Marcella and Her Lovers performing at the Levitt AMP Lafayette Music Series. Photo by Sara Virginia Yongue.

Now a professional musician in her own right, Marcella wowed audiences in her hometown of Lafayette, La., at the Levitt AMP Music Series earlier this summer. And in the coming week, she will play two more Levitt stages with her band, Marcella and Her Lovers: Levitt Shell on September 13 and the Levitt AMP Cleveland Music Series on September 16.  Continue reading →

Preview Black Violin’s new album Stereotypes, out September 18

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This past summer, audiences in six Levitt cities across the country experienced Black Violin’s electrifying fusion of hip-hop and classical as part of the free 2015 Levitt National Tour.

StereotypesIn less than two weeks, the duo—violinist Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester and violist Wil Baptiste—will release the follow-up to their previous albums, 2012’s Classically Trained and 2008’s Black Violin, with their major label debut Stereotypes on Universal Music Classics.

Preview some of Black Violin’s new tracks before the album drops September 18!  Continue reading →

Spotlight Series: Brave Combo

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Spotlight_Series_Brave ComboEveryone’s favorite mosh-pit polka band returns to Arlington, Texas, this Friday to kick off Levitt Arlington’s 2015 Fall Concert Series—continuing an annual tradition that started when the band kicked off the venue’s very first concert in 2008. This two-time GRAMMY-winning band has wowed Levitt audiences across the nation, with performances at Levitt Arlington (2008-2015), Levitt Los Angeles (2007), Levitt Shell (2008, 2011, 2013) and Levitt Westport (2009, 2012). With joyful music and contagious energy, Brave Combo is inspiring a new generation of polka fans.  Continue reading →

#musicmoves youngsters across Levitt lawns

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Nothing says ‘summer fun’ like youngsters running across a lawn hand-in-hand with free, live music in the background! @catebayles, thanks so much for capturing this joyful moment.

The 2015 Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series wraps up this Thursday, September 3 with a lively performance by Afro-pop musician Matthew Tembo, so be sure to come and join the fun if you’re in the area!

Keep sharing your Levitt concert pics on Twitter and Instagram with #musicmoves for your chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card—there will be a winner every month through October 31! See the #musicmoves July winner.

A colorful makeover for L.A.’s MacArthur Park Lake

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Over the past week, a colorful makeover seven years in the making has begun to take shape in MacArthur Park Lake…one floating, hand-painted orb at a time.

Upon its completion, Portraits of Hope’s vibrant installation, “Spheres at MacArthur Park” will be the largest public art exhibition Los Angeles has ever seen. It’s such a treat to see this explosion of color come to life right here in our own backyard in MacArthur Park, the home of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles. Continue reading →

Spotlight Series: Karla Bonoff

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Most of my music has always been personal, and that’s the thing that I think people relate to. This kind of music, the singer and songwriter style, is very personal and I think that’s why people like it.—Karla Bonoff

Ever since getting her start in the 1960s at Los Angeles’ famed The Troubadour, singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff has become famous for writing songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and Wynonna Judd. Also an accomplished performer in her own right, Bonoff plays a free show this Friday at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena. Learn the stories behind some of her hits!  Continue reading →

#musicmoves in Downtown Frederick!

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Draft_1_Music_moves_in Downtown FrederickWhat a fantastic shot—so many contagious smiles in one place!

Thank you for coming together and energizing Downtown Frederick, reminding us all that music really can move communities! We hope you all enjoyed spending your summer evenings listening to free, live music on Carroll Creek, as part of the Levitt AMP Frederick Music Series. Continue reading →

Spotlight Series: Dave Liebman Expansions

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Dave LiebmanTonight Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks audiences will meet one of jazz’s strongest voices—whether he’s shredding original charts on his saxophone or speaking about the importance of jazz education, Dave Liebman is bound to captivate listeners with all that he has to say. To see this jazz legend in action before tonight’s show, scroll down and check out the video below.

For this week’s Spotlight Series post, we are bringing you five pearls of wisdom straight from the mouth of the teacher, composer, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and Founder/Artistic Director of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ), Dave Liebman. Continue reading →