Results for "New York"

The Jazz Session #303: Ron Carter

August 22, 2011

This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe, August 22-28

August 22, 2011

Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) NEW Cover Charges + Minimums: Sun-Thurs-$10 cover + $10 minimum, Fri-Sat-$15 cover + $10 minimum MINI FESTIVALS AT THE CORNELIA STREET CAFEcontinue: MANO-A-MANO PIANO FESTIVAL (host—Jed Distler): TONIGHT—Monday, August ...

Rich Perry: Nyack, NY, July 24, 2011

by David A. Orthmann
August 21, 2011

Rich PerryOlive'sNyack, NYJuly 24, 2011 The opening night of Nyack Jazz Week 2011, an annual event which encompassed a variety of acts and venues, kicked off at Olive's with a set by tenor saxophonist Rich Perry. Best known for his tenure with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and the Maria Schneider ...

Special Evening with Brazilian Jazz singer Patty Ascher on August 25th

August 21, 2011

Thursday, August 25th, 7pm The Brazilian Endowment for the Arts 240 E 52th St. New York, NY (Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Free event—RSVP Essential (contact Denise: 917-757-2513) Press access—Patty Ascher is available for interviews after her presentation: Contact (Fernanda at 917-922-5889) About Patty Ascher The Brazilian Endowment for the Arts Film ...

The Psychedelic Furs: Copiague, NY, August 5, 2011

by Mike Perciaccante
August 20, 2011

The Psychedelic Furs Tanner Park Copiague, NY August 5, 2011 A jam-packed Tanner Park came alive with the sounds of modern rock as '80s icons, the Psychedelic Furs, turned back time for an hour and a half on this warm and cloudy Friday evening in August. The stage, nestled less than one ...

Fred Hersch Trio: New York, NY, July 19, 2011

by Warren Allen
August 19, 2011

Fred Hersch TrioThe Village VanguardNew York, NYJuly 19, 2011 It's reassuring to see that, within the highly fragmented and divided genre of jazz, a player like Fred Hersch flourishes and pushes the music forward as a modern form. He plays it like it doesn't need an explanation, which is to say ...

Trio 3 + Geri Allen: Celebrating Mary Lou Williams (Live at Birdland New York)

by Glenn Astarita
August 19, 2011

These modern jazz VIPs render a synchronized attack that incites a harmonious mélange of mainstream, progressive, and free-jazz during this homage to legendary pianist, composer and arranger Mary Lou Williams. One of the mainstays and redeeming traits of this live program relates to the musicians' inimitable styles amid their technical faculties and keen interpretative powers. With ...

Jazz Around Town: Seven Days of Jazz in Rochester, NY

August 18, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011 Wine and Jazz Happy Hour with Andy Calabrese @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Paradigm Shift Jazz @ Scotland Yard Pub, 8:30pm Tinted Image @ The Grill at ...

Ray Scro: What Jazz Education Means

by Andrew J. Sammut
August 16, 2011

For Ray Scro, music education is a redundancy. He's been performing, studying and teaching music for nearly fifty years in his home of Staten Island, and throughout New York City. In the early seventies Scro studied under saxophonist and guru Lee Konitz, and he's played with Jimmy Knepper, Chuck Wayne, Charlie Persip, and Chico Hamilton, among ...

16th Litchfield Jazz Festival: Kent, CT, August 5-7, 2011

by Sandy Ingham
August 16, 2011

Litchfield Jazz Festival Kent, CT August 5-7, 2011 “I like to save the best for last," saxophonist Jimmy Heath told the crowd near the end of his big band's grand finale set at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. It was a successful strategy, not only for Heath's ...