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William Parker: Deep Roots

by Kurt Gottschalk
January 28, 2009

William Parker's East Village apartment is abuzz with activity on what would seem to be a typical November afternoon in the hive of New York free jazz. Cell phones and laptops are whirring, Parker making arrangements for an upcoming tour as his wife, the dancer and tireless organizer Patricia Nicholson, sets details for an upcoming fundraiser ...

Michael Musillami Trio + 3 to Make New York Debut January 31st

January 28, 2009

On Saturday, January 31st, guitarist/composer Michael Musillami's newest ensemble, the Michael Musillami Trio + 3, will make its New York debut at Cornelia Street Cafe. The group will be performing new original music, which it will then record the following day for its forthcoming release on Playscape Recordings. The Michael Musillami Trio + 3 augments Musillami's ...

Thriller is Bound for Broadway

January 27, 2009

Michael Jacksons Thriller is set to make the jump to Broadway. Playbill reports that Broadway bigwigs the Nederlander Organization have acquired the rights to make a new musical based on Jacksons famous werewolves-and-zombies video. Broadway has already turned the music of the Four Seasons and the Whos Tommy into musical productions and somehow recruited U2 to ...

Vicki Burns Sings at North Square in New York on February 8th

January 27, 2009

John Updike Prize-Winning Writer Dies

January 27, 2009

John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire, died today at age 76. Updike, a resident of Beverly Farms, Mass., died of lung cancer, according to a statement from his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. A literary writer ...

Anthony Gonzales Ferench M83 Band Dream World in the Square Garden

January 26, 2009

From a Galaxy Far, Far Away, the Electro-Pop Wizard of a Fragile Dream World Songs are almost afterthoughts for Anthony Gonzalez, the songwriter, singer, guitarist and keyboardist behind the French band M83. He’s after enthrallment instead, and on Saturday night at Irving Plaza he had time to be sweeping. M83 is touring as the ...

Steve Davis: Outlook

by George Kanzler
January 26, 2009

Trombonist Steve Davis has spent much of his two-decade jazz career in larger ensembles--big bands but most notably sextets, from Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Chick Corea's Origin and the co-op band One for All to Benny Golson's New Jazztet. But when Davis leads his own bands or puts out his own records he thinks smaller. Outlook ...

Flatlands Collective: Maatjes

by Wilbur MacKenzie
January 26, 2009

Maatjes, the second recording by the Flatlands Collective, captures the ensemble at the end of a European tour, with the group dynamic very well-tuned to alto saxophonist/composer Jorrit Dijkstra's compelling charts. Chicagoans Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jeb Bishop (trombone), James Falzone (clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass) and Frank Rosaly (drums) all work together to celebrate the various micro-dialogues ...

Cyrus Chestnut Jazz with a Mission and a Groove

January 25, 2009

The powerful and sometimes poetic jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut has worked with a trio for about 15 years, since he first made his name. Thats a while. The piano trio format remains as effective and economical today as it was half a century ago in fact its the kind of group that usually delivers ...

Mickey Bass & the New York Powerhouse Ensemble

January 25, 2009

Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC proudly present “The Jazz Legacy Series" Combine the exquisite dining experience of Creole; with the flavor of Internationally known Jazz Artists in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant Supper Clubs and you have our Jazz Legacy Series Brownstone Entertainment; Bringing Jazz ...