Home » Search Center » Results: New York

Results for "New York"

News: Performance / Tour

Nicki Parrott: Jazz At Kitano

June 2, 2012

On the last Wednesday night of the first month in the newly renovated bar musical director Gino Moratti announced a quiet policy intended to focus attention on the subtleties of Nicki Parrott’s Trio. Moving from the second floor after six successful years to the first floor adjacent to the hotel in the former Park Avenue Rockefeller ...

Article: New York Beat

Marcus Roberts: The Music of Jelly Roll Morton

by Nick Catalano
June 1, 2012

In the midst of Jazz at Lincoln Center's May celebration of New Orleans music, Marcus Roberts and his trio, accompanied by a choir of horns, constructed a tribute to Jelly Roll Morton. The concert featured classic Morton compositions performed with some enterprising improvisations.Morton's importance as a jazz pioneer cannot be overstated, and the extent ...

Article: Live Review

Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler, Jonathan Batiste: New York, May 11, 2012

by Bob Kenselaar
May 30, 2012

Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler, Jonathan BatisteNew Orleans Piano KingsJazz at Lincoln Center: Allen RoomNew York, NYMay 11, 2012“A young lion, a seasoned veteran, and an elder statesman"--that's how drummer Herlin Riley introduced the three stellar pianists featured in Jazz at Lincoln Center's “New Orleans Piano Kings": Jonathan Batiste, Henry ...

News: Website

Jazz Calendar Widget Expands to Show More Event Information

May 29, 2012

All About Jazz's calendar widget can be configured to show events by location, by venue and by musician, and placed on a website or blog to promote local jazz events. The widget also allows a user to view more information associated with an event by expanding the event's row. Example of row closed... Example of row ...

News: Performance / Tour

Guitarist Ben Tyree Releases Debut Solo CD @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 1), NYC On Tues, June 26 (6pm)

May 29, 2012

Thoughtform Variations vividly melds virtuosity and personal expression on original acoustic pieces. On Tuesday, June 26 @ 6pm, Ben Tyree will perform at Rockwood Music Hall - Stage 1 (196 Allen Street – btwn Houston & Stanton - New York, NY) to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated solo guitar debut, Thoughtform Variations. Blending dazzling ...

News: Performance / Tour

This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe: May 29-June 4!

May 29, 2012

The Cornelia Street Café, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this July, is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce ...

Article: Live Review

Jim McCarty and John Hawken: New York, NY, May 2, 2012

by Mike Perciaccante
May 26, 2012

Jim McCarty and John Hawken with special guest Jann Klose Iridium New York, NY May 2, 2012 Former Yardbirds drummer McCarty and his cohort from Renaissance, keyboardist John Hawken--along with special guest, German singer/songwriter Jann Klose--delivered a spirited first set performance at New York City's Iridium jazz club on ...

News: Award / Grant

Todd Clouser and Erik Deutsch Crack New Music Seminar's 2012 "Artist On The Verge" Top 100 Chart

May 25, 2012

Guitarist/Composer Todd Clouser and Pianist/Composer Erik Deutsch were selected for the New Music Seminar “Artist On The Verge" Top 100 Chart. All About Jazz participated in the nominating process and both Todd and Erik were included on AAJ's recommendation list. About the NMS “Artist On The Verge" Program NMS “Artist On The Verge" (AOV) project offers ...

Article: Live Review

Undead Music Festival, Greenwich Village Edition: New York, NY, May 9, 2012

by Daniel Lehner
May 24, 2012

Undead Music FestivalGreenwich Village EditionKenny's Castways, Sullivan Hall and Le Poisson RougeNew York, NYMay 9th, 2012Despite its constant and ambitious expansion into other geographic and spatial situations, the Undead Music Festival (formally the Undead Jazz Festival, a change that says more than a bit about the nature of the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfege To Perform At Benefit Concert For The Boston Center For Refugee Health And Human Rights

May 24, 2012

New York, NY: Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège are at it again. After recently performing at Club de Madrid’s gala dinner honoring former President Bill Clinton with the Democratic Leadership Award; the competitive selection of their animated short film Love Rain Down (a cut from their latest highly successful CD, AFropolitan) for an April screening at ...