Christian Wiggs | Oscar Meets Tony – Part II: Songs From Broadway & Cinema

Sun, May 18

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Christian Wiggs | Oscar Meets Tony – Part II: Songs From Broadway & Cinema! Christian Wiggs — Voice Hank Hehmsoth — Piano James Suter — Bass Matt Carr — Drums Matthew Collins — Trumpet Joey Colarusso — Tenor Saxophone An emerging polymath in the music industry, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, founder and CEO of Bandstand Presents and host of “Jazz Tonight” on PBS. Born to a choreographer, Wiggs’ immersion into theatre and the jazz tradition has led to a remarkable career as an artist, leading and featured with ensembles on prolific stages such as Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club and SXSW. Producing chart topping records for the most sought-after names in jazz including Emmet Cohen (JazzWeek #1), Benny Benack and Steven Feifke, Wiggs manages GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Bryan Carter, Chad LB and serves as the musical/band manager for global icon Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. As an educator, Wiggs is the co-founder and Executive Director of Global Jazz Workshop alongside Artistic Director, Chad LB.