Jazz/Blues
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Public Television Host New Year's Eve Party
Still can’t decide what to do for New Year’s Eve? The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Public Television are hosting the first DPTV-DSO Live from Orchestra Hall gala and concert. Even if you cannot make it to the concert hall, you can tune into the show at home or watch online!The special broadcast will be hosted by DPTV’s Fred Nahhat and the host of Michigan Public Radio’s "All Things Considered," Jennifer White. The event is a black-tie affair.Led by the DSO’s Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, the orchestra will perform a swinging combination of jazz standards like “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’” featuring jazz trumpet legend Byron Stripling and organist Bobby Floyd, as well as light classical selections by Strauss and Smetana.Guests will be invited to sing along with a full orchestral performance of “Auld Lang Syne,” making the audience literally part of the show. The party will continue following the concert with a choice of traditional dance band, jazz lounge and dance club atmospheres throughout The Max. Music Soup for the Soul: Church of the Holy Apostles Serves Music Along with Pudding at Its Soup Kitchen
On the corner of West 28th Street, along the throngs of homeless stretching down Ninth Avenue from the Church of the Holy Apostles, more than just soup is being served to the downtrodden. Featuring players like Scott Croly, a piano also appears on the menu.As is with most New York public outreach programs for the homeless, the halls of the church are clad with almost all men, coming in different sizes but all looking for a bite to eat. The tunes that resonate from a piano in the hall, though, offer a change of pace to some of the guests.According to "The New York Times," familiar pieces come from the piano, the likes of "I've Got You Under My Skin," "New York, New York" and others from the American Songbook. Scott Croly, Barry Weiss, George Van Pelt and others sit behind the keys and entertain the guests — and guests they are, too.
