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Only an idiot would go into the jazz club business, let’s face it,” are the words of Ronnie Scott, co-founder of one of the world’s most renowned jazz clubs. It is easier to name the legends who haven’t played Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club than to name those who have. Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, The Stars of Faith, Van Morrison, Chet Baker, Nina Simone, Jeff Beck, Ben Webster, Prince – take your pick.

Melissa Etheridge says the star-studded Love Rocks NYC benefit, the annual concert for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, is exactly the kind of fundraiser she wanted to join.

Longtime industry vet Keith Hagan has opened Skylark Artist Management after many years of marketing and promoting artists including Afghan Whigs, Robert Finley, and Kenny Rogers with his company SKH Music. More recently, he helped launch Brooklyn Made and worked full-time on Joe Biden’s successful presidential campaign.

Jen Mitchell will take on the role of general manager at AO Arena in Manchester, England, effective from April 2022, ASM Global announced today.

Pioneers in reducing live entertainment’s impact on the environment, Hope Solutions will map out Co-op Live’s operational practices during construction. Once the arena doors open in 2023, Hope Solutions will deliver on Co-op Live’s net-zero carbon ambitions.

Firecracker Sammy Rae and her high-octane six-piece “The Friends,” led by James Quinlan, with Will Leet, Max Zooi, Kellon Anderson, C-Bass Chiriboga and Debbie Tjong, are a pure shot of joyous adrenaline whose connection with their fans runs deep.

Danny Wimmer Presents’ Louder Than Life will be returning to the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 22-25 and has announced its 2022 lineup. 

Detroit’s Movement Music Festival released the full lineup for its highly anticipated 2022 return to the city’s Hart Plaza for three days over Memorial Day Weekend. The festival features more than 110 artists, including new additions Flying Lotus, Kevin Saunderson (performing as E-Dancer), Skrillex, 2 Chainz, and LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy.

Everywhere around the world, cultural organizations are putting on benefit concerts for Ukraine.