Results for "New York City"

"Dans Les Arbres" North American Tour this Winter

November 4, 2010

Charles / Grydeland / Wallumrød / Zach Dans les arbres Xavier Charles: clarinet, harmonica Ivar Grydeland: acoustic guitar, banjo, scruti box Christian Wallumrød: piano Ingar Zach: percussion, bass drum Guitarist Ivar Grydeland and percussionist Ingar Zach, prime movers and catalysts for free improvised music in Norway, got in touch with ...

Gregory Porter Will Celebrate The Success of His Motema Music Debut, Water, At Dizzy's Club Coca Cola on November 15

November 3, 2010

Crowned as ...."the next big male vocal jazz star" by Allmusic.com, Gregory Porter will celebrate the success of his Motéma Music debut CD, Water, at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 15. The show coincides with the release of the first video from the CD, for the song “Illusion." Written and ...

Jazz Collectibles Show: Every Saturday from November 6th to December 4th (NYC)

November 1, 2010

Jazz Collectibles Show Saturdays, November 6th to December 4th 155 West 72nd Street, 4th floor New York, NY 10023 10am to 2pm FREE 212-579-0689 Tons of rare jazz items will be available including records (LPs, 45 rpm, 78 rpm), sheet music, photographs, posters, books, magazines, jazz art, and miscellaneous items. ...

Djavan at Best Buy Theater, October 26, 2010

by Ernest Barteldes
October 31, 2010

DjavanBest Buy TheaterNew York, NYOctober 26, 2010On the American leg of his 2010 tour, Brazilian-born Djavan chose two divide his live show into two distinctive parts: the first featured music from his current release, Aria (Luanda, 2010), a CD containing several covers from the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque ...

Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University Presents Conversations with Composers: Roy Nathanson

October 30, 2010

The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University presents its Conversations Series, through which the Center's renowned faculty will engage leading composer Roy Nathanson in a reflection on the role of improvisation in his creative life. Roy Nathanson is a composer, saxophonist, songwriter, poet, actor, and teacher. He is the leader and principal composer of the ...

Louis, Christian Marclay, Ryoji Ikeda & Laurie Anderson

by Martin Longley
October 28, 2010

Music, films, strobing, gauzy screens and sofa-projections in New York City... Louis: with music by Wynton MarsalisThe Apollo TheaterAugust 30, 2010 It could be argued that certain problems are encountered when a live band plays musical accompaniment to a silent movie. In the old days, a ...

Dave Frank: Portrait Of New York

by Bruce Lindsay
October 28, 2010

Twelve tunes inspired by or dedicated to the city of New York come together to form Portrait Of New York, only the fourth album by ex-Berklee Professor Dave Frank in a career as a musician and educator that stretches back to the '80s. Why Frank's recorded ouvre should be so brief is something of a mystery, ...

RIP Gregory Isaacs

October 27, 2010

Guitarist and Composer Michael-Louis Smith's Debut Album “Portrait of MLS” Now Available!

October 28, 2010

Jazz guitarist and composer Michael-Louis Smith has released his debut “Portrait of MLS." The album consists of seven original compositions by Smith including the jazz/pop favorite “Up in the Air" and features some of the leading jazz musicians in NYC including long time collaborators Stacy Dillard on tenor and soprano saxophone, Theo Hill on piano as ...

Guitarist Ben Tyree Releases Long-Awaited BT3 - "re:Vision" CD on His Own Sonic Architectures Label, Featuring an All-Star Cast!

October 28, 2010

Release Date: November 6, 2010 From a lifetime of pushing boundaries, leading award-winning projects, and collaborating with a multitude of musical luminaries, guitarist Ben Tyree, releases the groundbreaking, improvisational sci-fi/jazz/funk album, Ben Tyree/BT3—re:Vision, featuring all original material. em>re:Vision showcases Tyree's trio, BT3, blazing through an adventurous and bombastic set of high-octane, guitar-driven compositions, alongside special guests ...