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News: Festival

Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open 2013-2014 Season Opens On October 19 With Bklyn Jazz Underground Ensemble + Works!

October 15, 2013

Connection Works, One of the Leaders in the Growing Movement of Artist-run Organizations, Proudly Announces the 2013-14 Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open The distinguished concert, dialogue and workshop series. Now in its seventh season, the series takes place at the Brooklyn Conservatory in Park Slope, Brooklyn Saturday, October 19 @ 8:00 PM WORKS ...

News: Education

Usdan Center with full Jazz Program, Open House For 2014 Season

October 15, 2013

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed Long Island summer arts day camp which has just finished its 46th successful season, announces the first of its Open Houses for the 2014 season. It will take place on Sunday October 27 from 11AM to 2PM. Usdan is attended by students ages 6 ...

Article: Live Review

Phoenix at Barclays Center

by Christine Connallon
October 13, 2013

Phoenix Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY October 2, 2013 On an early October evening that felt much more like summer than fall, the four man band from Versailles named Phoenix rolled into Brooklyn's upscale Barclays Center. An eclectic crowd milled around outside, soaking in the last rays of sunshine ...

Article: Album Review

Aaron Parks: Arborescence

Read "Arborescence" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 13, 2013

Slowly but surely, over the past several years, ECM Records has forged relationships with some of New York City's most impressive musicians--no mean feat given that, despite the Big Apple no longer being the jazz mecca it once was, it certainly remains a lightning rod for some of the world's most creative musicians, ranging from trumpeter ...

Article: Live Review

Buddy Guy at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
October 12, 2013

Buddy Guy with Special Guest Quinn Sullivan NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY October 3, 2013 Legendary Chicago guitarist Buddy Guy has seen and done it all. He is one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. The Louisiana-born, Guy was exposed to the blues at a young ...

Article: Live Review

Hall & Oates at the Beacon Theater

by Mike Perciaccante
October 12, 2013

Hall & Oates Beacon Theater New York, NY September 23, 2013 Daryl Hall and John Oates are one of the most successful duos in rock history. They have achieved six Number 1 Billboard hits ("Rich Girl," “Kiss On My List," “Maneater," “Out of Touch, “Private Eyes" and “I Can't Go For ...

News: Event

New Voices, New Sounds - A New Venue For Jazz In NYC

October 11, 2013

Following a successful season of First Sunday Jazz Salon at the RIVAA Gallery, the Roosevelt Island Visual Art's Association is pleased to announce NEW VOICES, NEW SOUNDS @ RIVAA NEW VOICES, NEW SOUNDS is an innovative and artistically curated music series that showcases fresh talent that is destined to make their mark on the New York ...

Article: Live Review

David Bromberg at City Winery

by Mike Perciaccante
October 11, 2013

David Bromberg City Winery CD Release Party & Live Performance New York, NY October 1, 2013 One might describe David Bromberg as kind of a musical chameleon. Others might disagree. Bromberg is equally adept at playing classic gutbucket blues, ragtime, country, folk, jazzy blues, bluesy jazz, rock and standards. That's ...

Article: Album Review

Peter Brendler and John Abercrombie: The Angle Below

Read "The Angle Below" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 10, 2013

Peter Brendler and guitarist John Abercrombie have developed their playing partnership over a number of years, but The Angle Below is their first duo recording. Brendler--"the guy on the bass" as he's described in Neil Tesser's sleeve notes--is the nominal leader but he refers to the album as a collaboration. He's not wrong. He may be ...

News: Recording

3 Cohens - The All-star Family Jazz Band Of Clarinetist/tenor Saxophonist Anat, Trumpeter Avishai & Soprano Saxist Yuval - Release Their Fourth Album Together, "Tightrope"

October 10, 2013

To be released Oct. 22, 2013, via Anzic Records, “Tightrope" features the 3 Cohens improvising as an a cappella horn choir and teaming with special guests Fred Hersch, Christian McBride & Jonathan Blake “To the ranks of the Heaths of Philadelphia, the Joneses of Detroit and the Marsalises of New Orleans, fans can now add the ...