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Voices: Beat Kaestli and Magos Herrera @ Drom, Sunday Dec. 7th
BEAT KAESTLI and MAGOS HERRERA @ DROM, NYC Sunday, December 7th at 9:30pm and 11pm 85 Avenue A, New York (212)777-1157 www.dromnyc.com - Cover: $10 Featuring: MAGOS HERRERA and BEAT KAESTLI. vocals LAGE LUND. guitar BEN STIVERS. nord RICKY RODRIGUEZ. ...
Maria Neckam at 55 Bar on November 18th
“It wasn't just the unaffected clarity or refreshing timbre of her voice, nor her remarkable range that captured my imagination; it was the fearless integrity of her musical ideas.” (jazz.com) Tuesday, November 18th at 7-9pm Maria's Music @ 55 BAR 55 Christopher Street, subway: 1 to Chr.St or A,C,E,D,B,F,V to W4 St; ...
Birdland Jazz Club Announces December 2008 Schedule
GRADY TATE & FRIENDS, ROY HAYNES QUARTET, FREDDY COLE QUARTET, BENDING TOWARDS THE LIGHT: A Jazz Nativity, CHRISTMAS with HILARY KOLE, LOUIS HAYES QUINTET: Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, NEW YEARS EVE: Hilary Kole with Chico OFarrill's Jazz Orchestra, ANDY FARBER & HIS ORCHESTRA featuring Hilary Kole, CHICO OFARRILL'S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, CAST PARTY, & MORE! Birdland ...
Eli Yamin: You Can't Buy Swing
by George Kanzler
Pianist Eli Yamin is a communicator who believes jazz can foster a sense of community. His work is expansive and extroverted, populist in the best sense. As a teacher--he's now part of Jazz at Lincoln Center's education program--he's created jazz dramas and the dramatic impulse is a strong component of his music. So is swing. This ...
Erskine Hawkins: And His Tuxedo Junction Orchestra
by Graham L. Flanagan
People rarely recognize the state of Alabama as the birthplace of some of the most important American celebrities of all time such as Truman Capote, Willie Mays and Joe Louis. Since it remains unclear as to whether the great Lionel Hampton was born in Alabama or Kentucky, the title of reigning Alabama jazz champion belongs to ...
Fund-Raiser Concert Featuring Contemporary Jazz Artists N-Groove
N-Groove will be in concert on Friday November 28th as a fund-raiser for Hunter Squires Jackson American Legion Post 1218 located at 133 Dixon Avenue, Amityville, New York. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.; concert starts at 8:30. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. There will be complimentary savories/appetizers and a cash bar. ...
Louie Bellson/Clark Terry: Louie & Clark Expedition 2
by George Kanzler
Drummer Louie Bellson and trumpeter/flugelhornist Clark Terry first worked together in the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the '50s and the Duke or, as Terry always refers to him, The Maestro," remains central to both players' jazz conception. This is more a Bellson big band project than a true collaboration, as Terry only appears on seven of ...
Kirk Knuffke Quartet: Bigwig
by Martin Longley
Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke has been living in Brooklyn for three years, originally hailing from Denver. Once arriving, he set about forming a trio, but then met up with trombonist Brian Drye and wisely decided to expand into quartet form. The combo's lineup is completed by bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Jeff Davis. As a debut disc ...
Matthew Shipp: Multiplication Table, Abbey Road Duos, Un Piano & Cosmic Suite
by Kurt Gottschalk
Matthew Shipp Multiplication Table hatOLOGY 2008 Evan Parker / Matthew Shipp Abbey Road Duos Treader 2007 Matthew Shipp Un Piano RogueArt 2008 Matthew Shipp ...
Taylor Ho Bynum: Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths
by Robert Iannapollo
Since he started teaching at Wesleyan University in the '90s, Anthony Braxton has found a large number of players who have embraced his compositional and improvisational ideas. Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum has been among the most active in Braxton's galaxy. Bynum has also been directing a large array of his own ensembles; of those, his sextet ...

