Home » Search Center » Results: New York

Results for "New York"

106

Article: Album Review

Nick Russo + 11: Ro

by Tom Greenland
December 2, 2006

Ro is yet another release from a relatively unknown jazz journeyman who has been paying (and playing) his dues in the five-borough area; after hosting a series of underpaid late-nite jam sessions, endless society gigs and teaching, guitarist Nick Russo is finally strumming his stuff for the larger arena of jazz fandom. It's been worth the ...

276

Article: Multiple Reviews

Solo Trumpet: More is More; Solo Works for Trumpet & Flugelhorn

by Clifford Allen
December 2, 2006

Peter Evans More is More PSI Records 2006 Kelly Pratt Solo Works for Trumpet & Flugelhorn Sachimay Interventions 2006 Compared to the postwar saxophone lineage, the path ...

337

Article: Multiple Reviews

Ravi Padmanabha: Tongue Rust and Lead Moth, Nivesana

by Jeff Stockton
December 2, 2006

Ravi Padmanabha and Steve Baczkowski Tongue Rust and Lead Moth Utech 2006 Ravi Padmanabha and Daniel Carter Nivesana Epoch 2006 Drummer/percussionist Ravi Padmanabha and saxophonist Steve Baczkowski ...

303

Article: Multiple Reviews

Vinny Golia: Sfumato and Music for Like Instruments; The Clarinets

by Jeff Stockton
December 2, 2006

Vinny Golia Quartet Sfumato Clean Feed 2005 Vinny Golia Music for Like Instruments; The Clarinets Nine Winds 2005 The increase in the number of recently released solo ...

185

Article: Multiple Reviews

Colossal Saxophones: Unity and Balladware

by Jeff Stockton
December 2, 2006

Frank Wright Unity ESP 2006 David S. Ware Quartet Balladware Thirsty Ear 2006 Frank Wright only knew how to play the tenor saxophone one way: ecstatically. A ...

305

Article: Multiple Reviews

Andy Haas: Last Kind Words & Humanitarian War

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 2, 2006

Radio I-Ching Last Kind Words Resonant Music 2006 Andy Haas Humanitarian War Resonant Music 2006 Veteran drummer and tireless promoter Dee Pop has, in a pleasant surprise, ...

News: Award / Grant

Legendary Record Producer George Avakian To Receive The Django d'Or Award The Most Prestigious Jazz Honor In Europe

December 1, 2006

The ceremony takes place Thursday, Nov. 30th, at 7 PM at the Pavillon Baltard, 12 Avenue Victor Hugo Paris, France. Apart from the usual reasons that everyone repeats (produced first jazz album, first annotated reissue album program, etc. etc.) they have cited what I consider an even bigger contribution to the music business, which was the ...

138

News: Performance / Tour

The Jazz Nativity Turns 21 And Goes To Birdland Dec. 24th and Dec. 25th

December 1, 2006

BENDING TOWARDS THE LIGHT ... A JAZZ NATIVITY THE JAZZ NATIVITY TURNS 21 AND GOES TO BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS TREASURE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY PLAYS AT BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS EVE, SUNDAY, DEC.24TH 6pm AND CHRISTMAS DAY, MONDAY, Dec. 25TH 5 & 8pm TICKETS $35 NOW ON SALE AT BIRDLAND 212-581-3080 or ...

251

Article: New York Beat

Monday's at Dizzy's, Knickerbocker Antics and Smoke

by Nick Catalano
December 1, 2006

On Monday evenings at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in Jazz At Lincoln Center, there are some unique happenings. Right from the very opening night of the venue almost 2 years ago, Wynton Marsalis and his staff had a vision which has evolved into some of the most important jazz programming imaginable. Each Monday night student musicians from ...

369

Article: Film Review

Gene Bertoncini: Art of Solo Jazz Guitar

by Karen Hogg
December 1, 2006

Gene Bertoncini Art of Solo Jazz Guitar Melbay 2006 The DVD Gene Bertoncini: The Art of Solo Jazz Guitar documents a Master Class with guitarist Bertoncini. A nylon-string guitarist who has worked with the likes of Buddy Rich and Wayne Shorter, Bertoncini answers questions from a small group ...