The legendary singer has been sampled by hip-hop heavyweights, including 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G and Common.

The intimate theatre has welcomed celebrity guests like Kristen Chenowith, Michael Bublé and Tony Bennett in the past.

Mr. Mathis, 89, a pioneer of romantic ballads, is leaving the stage because of his age and memory problems, his website said.

"It's weird that he said 'happy birthday Al Jarreau,' and found he was dead at rehearsal, also," Mulaney said, making the joke clear for anyone who might have been fooled by Kind's authentic delivery.

For local businessowners Essence Roberson and her husband Ken McCormick, three years has passed quickly. Their Ukiah ...

Band members — who hail from Long Island and Queens — travel the nation to perform, and look forward to their Staten Island debut in Lorenzo’s Cabaret and Lounge at the Hilton Garden Inn on Friday, ...

She has toured or recorded with luminary artists such as Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, Woody Shaw, Clark Terry, Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, James Moody, Yellowjackets, Esperanza Spalding, ...