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The Revivalists at The Beacon Theater

by Mike Perciaccante
January 27, 2019

The Revivalists The Beacon Theater New York, NY January 16, 2019 A jamband is defined as a musical group whose live albums and concerts relate to a fan culture that began in the '60s with the Grateful Dead, and continued with bands such as the Allman Brothers Band ...

The Laszlo Gardony Trio With John Lockwood & Yoron Israel At Mezzrow On May 16 - One Night Only!

January 27, 2019

The Laszlo Gardony Trio with John Lockwood & Yoron Israel at Mezzrow on May 16! One Night Only! Mezzrow 163 W. 10th St. New York, NY 10014 646-476-4346 Laszlo Gardony: piano / composer John Lockwood: bass Yoron Israel: drums Internationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony ...

Quinsin Nachoff

Born: December 21, 1973

Quinsin Nachoff is a composer and saxophonist who writes for ensembles of varying scale, often shaping the music around the specific performers who will play it. He is equally engaged in composition and improvisation, and frequently performs in the music he leads. Based in Brooklyn and originally from Toronto, his recent work includes long-term collaborations with scientists and filmmakers, alongside concert and chamber projects.

Among Nachoff’s projects is the JUNO-nominated group Flux, featuring alto saxophonist David Binney, pianist Matt Mitchell, and drummers Kenny Wollesen and Nate Wood. His double album Path of Totality (Whirlwind Recordings, 2019) received a 4.5-star review in DownBeat. He has written concert works for classical ensembles, including Winding Tessellations, a saxophone concerto commissioned by Turning Point Ensemble. His album Pivotal Arc (Whirlwind Recordings, 2020) comprises a violin concerto written for Grammy-winning violinist Nathalie Bonin, a string quartet for Montréal’s Molinari String Quartet, and a large ensemble piece.

Mark de Clive-Lowe at Nublu 151

by Tyran Grillo
January 25, 2019

Mark de Clive-Lowe Nublu 151 Winter Jazzfest New York, NY January 10, 2019 New York City's Winter Jazzfest is about nothing if not cross-pollination. This guiding principle crystallized at every venue, but perhaps nowhere so psychosomatically as at Nublu 151, where Mark de Clive-Lowe spearheaded late-night jamming of a decidedly ...

NYC Winter Jazzfest 2019: Captures the Magic of Old and New

by Akinfe Fatou
January 23, 2019

Winter Jazzfest (NYCWJF) took New York City by storm, kicking off its 15th year with award-winning artists Bilal and Meshell Ndegeocello at (Le) Poisson Rouge (LPR). The energy at LPR was invigorating and truly indicative of what NYCWJF is all about. Bilal's performance was rousing and eclectic, opening up the space for what evolved into a ...

Vocalist/Composer/Arranger Kristen Lee Sergeant New Release February 15 - Smolder - With Jeb Patton, Cameron Brown, Ted Nash And More!

January 19, 2019

Vocalist/Composer/Arranger Kristen Lee Sergeant—New Release February 15—Smolder with Jeb Patton, Cameron Brown, Ted Nash and more! Kristen Lee Sergeant is a vocalist with effervescent energy, musical intensity and dramatic flair. Her debut record, Inside Out, was a Downbeat Editor's Pick. Smolder is a story of fire—fully ablaze or newly extinguished, and is set to further ignite ...

Darrell Grant Black Art @ 25 Quartet at Birdland Theater

by Mike Jurkovic
January 18, 2019

Darrell Grant Black Art @ 25 Quartet Birdland Theater New York January 16, 2019 In the tumultuous, twenty-five year interim since his debut, Black Art took the early to mid-'90s jazz community by storm. Pianist Darrell Grant has built for himself a solid, respected, and steady, if low-profile rep; an unapologetic, ...

Billie Holiday: Lady Sings The Blues

by Ian Patterson
January 16, 2019

Lady Sings The Blues Billie Holiday/William Dufty 180 Pages ISBN: 978-0-241-35129-1 Penguin Modern Classics 2018 For many, Billie Holiday was the greatest of all the jazz singers, while her emotive delivery and tragic persona seemed to embody the early jazz life in all its boho chic and with all ...

Alfonso Adan - Jazz guitarist and composer begins a colorful new chapter with New Morning

January 10, 2019

In a city that’s always moving at high speed, Alfonso Adan remembers the value of quiet and patience. The world-travelling guitarist has had a long and colorful journey from his roots in Europe to his current working life in and around Greenwich Village, New York. The music bug first struck at age six, and that same ...

2019 Winter JazzFest's Weekend Marathon: A Survival Guide

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 7, 2019

With each passing year, Winter JazzFest--New York's premiere jazz festival--has expanded the number of venues presenting an increasingly diverse array of musicians. There are several ways to approach a programme as dense and exciting as the 2019 edition of the two-day Marathon spanning January 11th and 12th. Thanks to an embarrassment of riches, festival goers face ...