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Levon Helm to Ramble for Richard Manuel and Rick Danko
A MUSICAL NOD TO RICHARD AND RICKY Levon Helm has confirmed a new set of Midnight Rambles in 2012. Special Guests on these dates include Dar Williams, Spirit Family Reunion, and on January 21, a special tribute to fallen bandmates Richard Manuel and Rick Danko. The night is being billed as “"A Musical Nod to Richard ...
Sunday Jazz in the Garden Series features Guitarist Kevin Hildebrandt
Guitarist Kevin Hildebrandt brings his solo guitar interpretations of jazz standards to Siam Garden Restaurant in Red Bank, NJ. He will perform every Sunday during dinner service from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. This versatile guitarist performs regularly with Radam Schwartz and is part of the house band at the long-running jazz jam session at Crossroads in ...
Philadelphia Folk Festival: Schwenksville, PA, August 18-21, 2011
by Wade Luquet
Philadelphia Folk FestivalSchwenksville, PAAugust 18-21, 2011In 1962, when folklorist and DJ Gene Shay took to the stage of the first Philadelphia Folk Festival in front of 700 folk enthusiasts to introduce Pete Seeger, he had no idea that 50 years later, at the age of seventy-five, he would take the stage again. ...
Levon Helm: Ramble at the Ryman
by C. Michael Bailey
The Arkansas delta grit is gone from his voice, replaced by age and disease with the well-sanded twang of an American Southern Isaiah, if Johnny Cash were a stern Elijah. Levon Helm was the first voice among equals in The Band, sharing vocal duties with the equally distinctive vocals of bassist Rick Danko and pianist Richard ...
MTO Plays SLY: Steven Bernstein's Tribute to Sly & The Family Stone
STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA Pays Tribute To The Music Of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE On Third Studio Album MTO PLAYS SLY With Special Guests ANTONY HEGARTY, BERNIE WORRELL, BILL LASWELL, DEAN BOWMAN, MARTHA WAINWRIGHT, SANDRA ST. VICTOR, SHILPA RAY and VERNON REID Available SEPTEMBER 27 On LP, CD & Mp3 from ROYAL POTATO FAMILY ...
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival: June 25-26, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz FestivalSaratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYJune 25-26, 2011This year's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, the 34th edition of the upstate New York event, featured a great touch when famed jazz impresario George Wein was awarded a star on the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Walk of Fame. Wein created the ...
Honey Ear Trio - Steampunk Serenade (2011)
By S. Victor Aaron Listening to Allison Miller's superb CD from last year Boom Tic Boom, I appreciated how it covered a lot of ground within advanced modern jazz, helped along by such sympathetic supporting players in this piano jazz trio. But that album still left me wondering where this ace drummer, composer and bandleader was ...
Levon Helm - Ramble at the Ryman (2011)
We're reminded again on Ramble at the Ryman, a record both timeless and new, that Levon Helm was the loamy voiced, rail-jumping rhythmic center point of the Band, the yearning storyteller and gritty soul. Their records were drawn from continuity, bringing in dizzyingly diverse, age-old influences and performed in a chorus as if by brothers. That ...
Gathering of the Vibes Festival Announces Lineup
16th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Festival Announces Initial Lineup FURTHUR Featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Jane's Addiction and Elvis Costello to Perform July 21-24, Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT Single Day, Camping and VIP Tickets On Sale Now! Gathering of the Vibes, the Northeast's premier summer music festival, announces initial lineup including: FURTHUR featuring Phil ...
