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Article: Live Review

Darrell Grant Black Art @ 25 Quartet at Birdland Theater

by Mike Jurkovic
January 18, 2019

Darrell Grant Black Art @ 25 Quartet Birdland Theater New York January 16, 2019 In the tumultuous, twenty-five year interim since his debut, Black Art took the early to mid-'90s jazz community by storm. Pianist Darrell Grant has built for himself a solid, respected, and steady, if low-profile rep; an unapologetic, ...

News: Recording

Pianist And Composer Guy Mintus Releases New Single From Forthcoming Album 'Connecting The Dots'

January 17, 2019

New York-based, Israeli jazz pianist-composer Guy Mintus has released the first single from his forthcoming album Connecting the Dots, entitled “Dalb." His full album is set for worldwide release on February 15, 2019, on France’s Jazz Family label. Connecting the Dots touches on a broad variety of musical worlds and is a musical summation of Mintus’s ...

Article: Book Review

Billie Holiday: Lady Sings The Blues

by Ian Patterson
January 16, 2019

Lady Sings The Blues Billie Holiday/William Dufty 180 Pages ISBN: 978-0-241-35129-1 Penguin Modern Classics 2018 For many, Billie Holiday was the greatest of all the jazz singers, while her emotive delivery and tragic persona seemed to embody the early jazz life in all its boho chic and with all ...

Article: Catching Up With

Keaggy, Levin, and Marotta: A Collaborative Album A Decade In The Making

by John Bricker
January 11, 2019

Veteran musicians Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta spent more than a decade crafting their debut collaborative album, The Bucket List (Self Released, 2019), the unique product of each artist's influences and pedigree. Marotta played drums and recorded with Peter Gabriel from 1976 to 1986. His introduction to music took the form of ...

News: Recording

Alfonso Adan - Jazz guitarist and composer begins a colorful new chapter with New Morning

January 10, 2019

In a city that’s always moving at high speed, Alfonso Adan remembers the value of quiet and patience. The world-travelling guitarist has had a long and colorful journey from his roots in Europe to his current working life in and around Greenwich Village, New York. The music bug first struck at age six, and that same ...

Article: Out and About: The Super Fans

Meet Jeff Evans

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
January 8, 2019

Our first Super Fan of 2019 is such a jazz head that he and his wife of 42 years got engaged at a jazz club. These days, Jeff frequently can be seen in the New York clubs indulging several of his passions at once. Living in a city he describes as “richly blessed" with venues, he ...

Article: Interview

Ted Rosenthal: Dear Erich, A Jazz Opera

by Ken Dryden
January 7, 2019

Ted Rosenthal is one of the most renowned pianists of his generation. He won first prize at the second Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and has been awarded several NEA grants as a composer. Well known as the pianist in Gerry Mulligan's final quartet, Rosenthal has recorded or performed with many other artists, including Bob ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dr. Monty Alexander At Birdland On January 15-19 With "Love Letters" From Jamaica To Jazz!

January 5, 2019

THE LEGENDARY JAMAICAN PIANO MASTER Dr. Monty Alexander Love Notes: From Jamaica to Jazz At Birdland from January 15-19 Reserve Now! Monty Alexander: piano JJ Shakur: bass Jason Brown: drums January 15-19, 2019 Birdland 315 W. 44th St. ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Nu Jazz Agency Announces The Inaugural Performance Of The Winners Of The 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition In NYC On January 14, 2019 At Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola

January 4, 2019

The Nu Jazz Agency, a leader in the non-profit musical arts industry, has announced the inaugural performance in the 2019 season of the winners of the 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition held this past June in Huntington, West Virginia. Ben Paterson (Philadelphia, PA: First Place); Rina Yamazaki (Saitama, Japan: Second Place & The Nu ...

Article: Live Review

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra at The NYCB Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

by Mike Perciaccante
December 29, 2018

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra NYCB Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Ghosts of Christmas Eve 2018 Tour Uniondale, NY December 20, 2018 It was a rainy and somewhat miserable evening in Nassau County, NY. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra touched down at the NYCB Live at the ...