The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) had its Opening Night Gala at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center last night. Performances included pieces by Tchaikovsy and Rimsky-Korsakov. First Lady Michelle Obama was once again an honorary chair, and many celebrities were present to celebrate, including Sigourney Weaver and Uma Thurman. After the performance, the guests moved to the black and white themed dinner dance, where they were entertained by the Hank Lane Orchestra until the late hours of the evening. The band ended the night with a packed dance floor during “Danza Kuduro”. Hank Lane Music has had the honor of performing at the ABT Gala for twenty years running.
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Hank Lane Orchestra at American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Spring Gala
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013Hank Lane Music Featured in Gotham Magazine
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Hank Lane Music Featured in New Jersey Bride
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Hank Lane Band Review: Hank Lane Orchestra at The Bowery Mission’s Valentine’s Day Gala, The Plaza Hotel, NY
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Hi Harlan,
Just a note to say thanks so much for arranging for the Hank Lane Orchestra to perform at The Bowery Mission’s Valentine Gala last Thursday. The music was great and the night went off really well. I look forward to working with you again!
Best regards,
Laurie-Anne Bentley
Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships and Events
Celebrating New Year’s Eve 2013 with Hank Lane Music & More Than Music
Wednesday, December 26th, 2012Hank Lane Music bands and More Than Music DJ’s will be rocking and ringing in the New Year 2013 with parties from New York to Atlantic City, NJ to Palm Beach, FL. It is one of the rare times when Hank Lane bands perform in a public type of setting, so we hope that you will have the opportunity to celebrate with us. Check the venue for times and the pricing for each of their packages:
In New York City:
Essex House hotel – Lobby Lounge – Hank Lane Jazz Trio
Hotel Intercontinental Times Square – Todd English’s Ça va Restaurant – DJ Mark with Electric Violin
Mandarin Oriental – Bobby Attiko Band with DJ Luis with Lighting by Fusion Lighting
New York Palace Hotel – Istana Restaurant – Pianist Emilee Floor
Ritz-Carlton Battery Park – DJ Rob
The Pierre Hotel (2 locations):
Two E Bar/Lounge – Hank Lane Quartet
Sirio’s Restaurant – DJ Ryan
Waldorf-Astoria (3 locations):
Bull & Bear Restaurant/Bar – Riverside Quartet
Grand Ballroom – The Hank Lane Orchestra
Peacock Alley – West End Quartet
On Long Island:
Garden City Hotel – Russ Bennett Band with Lighting by Fusion Lighting
Il Mulino Restaurant, Roslyn – DJ Frankie
In Westchester, NY:
La Panetiere Restaurant – Paul Atherton Duo
In Atlantic City, NJ:
Revel Casino Hotel – Michael Hart Band and the Hank Lane Electric Strings with strolling entertainment
Trump Taj Mahal – Steve Delisi Band
In Palm Beach, FL:
Palm Beach Country Club – Kevin Osborne Band
Hank Lane Orchestra Performs at the Tony Awards Gala 2012
Monday, June 11th, 2012The Tony Awards results are in! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners for the 2012 season. The prestigious award for Best Musical went to the stage adaptation of the film “Once” by Glen Hansard, and best play went to the incredible “Clybourne Park”, written by Bruce Norris. Hank Lane Music was honored to provide entertainment last night, as we have been lucky to do for the past several years. The full Hank Lane Orchestra band was seen dancing and celebrating with celebrities such as Judith Light, Josh Groban, Linda Lavin, NCIS‘ Cote de Pablo (pictured dancing below), Treme’s Wendell Pierce (pictured below with bandleader Kevin Osborne), and Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson. We are so happy to be part of the thriving theater scene in the greatest place on Earth – New York City! Thanks to BizBash for mentioning us in their article. For an overview of the Awards and more celebrity photos, click here.
Hank Lane Orchestra at New York City Ballet Spring Gala
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
The American Ballet Theatre’s Spring Gala last night at Lincoln Center celebrated the organization’s 72nd season. The Hank Lane Orchestra was proud to provide entertainment for the 15th year running, especially with Michelle Obama in attendance as an honorary chair. The performance included excerpts from Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet. Natalie Portman’s fiancé Benjamin Millepied (the choreographer of her hit film Black Swan) also premiered his own ballet, Two Hearts, during the evening. Other guests in addition to the ABT dancers included Jessica Stam, Nene Leakes, Nate Berkus, Monique Pean, Julia Koch, Christian Siriano, Alek Wek, Wendy Williams, Johnny Weir, Curtis Martin, Carly Cushnie, Michelle Ochs, Tallulah Dash, Rachel Roy, Fe Fendi, Deborah Norville, Karl Wellner, Alexandra Kerry, Chiu-Ti Jansen, Cristen Barker, Nigel Barker, Sylvester Miniter, Gillian Miniter, Donna D’Cruz, Tamron Hall, and Julie Macklowe.
Party Pictures & More from Hank Lane Music Performing at the 65th Annual Tony Awards After Party at The Plaza
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011More than 2,000 Tony Award winners, non-winners, producers, actors and guests came to The Plaza hotel directly after the awards show at the Beacon Theater, Sunday night at 11pm. Most were transported by special buses to shuttle people over. Arriving guests came through the hotel’s famous Palm Court, where Hank Lane pianist Emilee Floor played The Plaza’s antique piano. As Emilee played popular standards and Jazz, celebrities and non-celebrities filed by including, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Colbert with “Book of Mormon” stars Josh Gadd and Andrew Rannells, Tony winners Nikki M. James (“Book of Mormon”) and Sutton Foster (“Anything Goes”), Chris Rock, Kelsey Grammer with new wife Kayte and Al Pacino. “Late Show with David Letterman” band leader Paul Shaffer stopped by for a photo.
Guests moved on to the hotel’s Terrace Ballroom and were entertained by a Hank Lane Jazz Trio; A great dessert station was set up in the Terrace Ballroom foyer with amazing cupcakes! In the Grand Ballroom the Hank Lane Orchestra, directed by Kevin Osborne played a variety of dance music, starting off with the traditional Big Band and Swing sound of Frank Sinatra and the 1940s. By evening’s end, the band kicked it up several notches from favorites by Billy Joel to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. By 3am, the band had to bring a great night to a close!












































