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Article: Album Review

Peter Bernstein: Monk

by George Kanzler
January 6, 2009

How and by whom a piece of music is presented profoundly influences how it's heard. This would seem to be a truism, but it is one often contradicted. Case in point: a band begins playing a Duke Ellington standard and there's recognition and approval from the audience, the “I like Duke" effect. When this happens with ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Paquito D'Rivera Hamming It up with a Cuban Accent

January 5, 2009

The Cuban saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Paquito DRivera, now 60, came to the United States in 1981. Cuban music is the core of his repertory, but he has never, before now, led a Cuban band in this country. Paquito DRivera played a run of shows with his new band. That may seem strange, except ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Richard Bliwas Performs at Googie's Lounge ( Upstairs from the Living Room)

January 4, 2009

Please come to The Living Room/Googie's Lounge located at 154 Ludlow Street New York , NY, 10002 January 12th at 7pm for a one hour set . Admission is free. The pianist ---now finishing up his 6th CD for Rising Rose Records --- has been compared to Brian Wilson, Miles Davis, Patricia Barber, The Beatles, Van ...

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Article: New York Beat

Soundbrush Records and Carol Fredette

by Nick Catalano
January 4, 2009

A new record label is making itself prominent on the Gotham jazz scene. Soundbrush Records is a Latin Grammy Award-winning independent record label focused on latin, jazz and world music. Founded in 2004 by pianist/composer Roger Davidson to promote cross-cultural projects, the label has developed a unique client list. In addition to Davidson's own musical projects, ...

News: Performance / Tour

On Wax Intimate Portrait of Chanda Rule

January 3, 2009

I want to thank you all for your consistent support in the endeavors of On Wax, my music showcase. May we all continue to build and maintain our report. I have another major event coming up on January 30th, 2009 featuring an incredible vocalist by the name of Chanda Rule. She has played almost every notable ...

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News: Obituary

Rainbow Room to Close Grill Citing Economy

January 3, 2009

The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special- occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink. With business slowing and the lease in dispute, the venue's Italian- themed Rainbow Grill restaurant plans to shutter as of Jan. 12, a spokesman said Saturday. Its bar, banquet space and ...

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News: Event

Out with the Knit, in with the Wine

January 2, 2009

Akron/Family were surrounded by guests, performed on New Years Eve at the Knitting Factory, which is leaving Manhattan for Brooklyn. IT was an especially cacophonous Auld Lang Syne. But for the Knitting Factorys last night in Manhattan, it was appropriate, as the shaggy avant-folk group Akron/Family led a version of that Scottish New Years ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Mario Pavone at Cornelia Street Cafe (Tonight) + Iridium Jazz Club (Wed)

January 2, 2009

Click here to read David R. Adler's preview in Time Out New York On Wednesday, January 7th, acclaimed bassist/composer Mario Pavone and his newest working ensemble, the Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet, will celebrate the release of their November debut, Ancestors (Playscape Recordings), with a two-set performance at New York's Iridium Jazz Club. The group features ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chris Tarry's Duck Hero @ Bowery Poetry Club

December 31, 2008

BASSIST CHRIS TARRY PERFORMS WITH HIS NEW GROUP DUCK HERO! AT THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB IN THE EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2009 AT 9 PM BROOKLYN, NY: Celebrated Canadian electric bass export Chris Tarry will perform with his brand new sextet, Duck Hero at The Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan on Sunday, January ...

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Jazz Clubs Listings New York

December 31, 2008

New Years Eve in the Big Apple Cotton Club New Year's Eve 2009 Wednesday, Dec 31 8:00p at Plan B Lounge and Eatery, Vancouver, BC The Cotton Club New Years Eve 2008 Plan B Lounge is transformed this New Years Eve. Let us transport you back to The ...