Articles by Robert Krevolin

Jammin' On The Hammond: An Organ Summit

by Robert Krevolin
March 13, 2004

Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center New York City November 29, 2001

Four undeniable masters of the B-3 organ took the stage at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, intertwining generation and genre, tickling on a few classics and joining together for a finger-snappin’, toe-tappin’, hand-clappin’ good time. Original masters of groove Jimmy McGriff and Dr. Lonnie Smith, femme fatale Rhoda Scott and the dynamite Joey DeFrancesco traveled fifty years into the past and back ...

A Night at the 55 Bar | January 9, 2002

by Robert Krevolin
March 8, 2004

(from JamBase.com)New York City’s 55 Bar has a legendary story. Some fact, some fiction. Many people boast about Trane and Miles blowing the hard stuff back in the day and some feel that this place is just another watering hole that gives musicians the cult fever, a place where the best “underground” cats go to cut it and those who are in the know are there when it happens. I feel that both stories are true and false in ...

Brain Darts: The Benvento/Russo Duo Meets Wayne Krantz

by Robert Krevolin
February 6, 2004

They have taken on personas the likes of Mick and Keith in recent times, although some might argue Marco fairs a bit more like Sebastian Bach but that’s just the Jersey thing. Either way the rock & roll celebrity bestowed upon Mr. Russo and Mr. Benevento both as individuals and as the prolific pair is becoming quite the fit.

Since their weekly runs up and down I-95 began a few weeks back the crowds have been getting bigger, the music ...

Jonah Smith is Blowing Up the Spot

by Robert Krevolin
April 8, 2003

Through our sense of taste we are able to capture an essence and keep hold of it for a bit. We think about it; how it felt, the texture and sensations as our mind paints the picture. Be it good or bad, taste is a preserver of that essence. You may choose to relish in one, while washing the other away immediately. It all depends on the feel.

When a voice hits, it stirs the soul in much the same ...

Wayne Krantz Gives You the Basics

by Robert Krevolin
February 17, 2003

It's a blistering cold Thursday night in New York City. They say it's one of the coldest we've had in the last decade. Only a few brave the cold peril for anything other than work, and if they dare it might only be a short run for late night eats or a quick Scotch to settle the mind. But the Scandanavian weather conditions don't seem to bother the people waiting to get into the 55-Bar tonight to see Wayne Krantz ...