Results for "New York"

Erin Dickins: Rediscovering Repertoire

by Nick Catalano
July 16, 2011

One of the great challenges for any established recording vocalist is finding material. Often, even the best arrangements fall short if the composition is a tired standard that has been recorded to death. Success in this area is rare, so when a debut CD contains one thoughtfully performed obscure gem after another, it is time to ...

Live From The Bell House: Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars, Big Sandy And His Fly-Rite Boys, Dennis Coffey & Syl Johnson

by Martin Longley
July 15, 2011

Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars The Bell House May 28, 2011 Down in Gowanus again, a few blocks away from its toxic canal, a proximity that doesn't impair The Bell House's ability to present great music, or even discourage folks from sitting outside in the newly-arrived swelter. How charming, to ...

Jazz Around Town: No Summer Doldrums Here...

July 14, 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011 Po' Boys Brass Band @ Hochstein at High Falls Noontime Concerts, 12:15 pm Spanish Harlem Orchestra @ Party In The Park at Riverside Festival Site, 5:00 pm Wine & Jazz with the Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm John Pallocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora ...

The Jazz Session #292: Jay Clayton

July 14, 2011

Vocalist Jay Clayton has long been known as both an accomplished singer of standards and a fearless adventurer in the world of electronics. In this interview, Clayton talks about those dual personas and how she brings them together; discusses her work with Sheila Jordan, Theo Bleckmann and others; and talks about her early days in the ...

The Jazz Session #291: Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura

July 12, 2011

Jazz Thursdays in Cold Spring, NY with Rob Scheps, Francesca Tanskley, Bruce Edwards, John Abercrombie...

July 13, 2011

A new regular jazz night has begun at the Silver Spoon, a venue in Cold Spring, NY in the Hudson Valley, an hour north of New York City. Every Thursday , saxophonist Rob Scheps is joined by master duo partners.The schedule: THURS. JULY 14—JAMIE REYNOLDS- PIANO ; THURS. JULY 21- JEFF PITTSON—PIANO ; THURS. JULY 28—BRUCE ...

Elli Fordyce Quartet Back by Popular Demand at Garage

July 11, 2011

On August 7th from 11:30am to 3:30pm, the Elli Fordyce Quartet, featuring Jeff Pittson on piano, Ratzo B. Harris on bass, Phil Stewart on drums, with Elli doing the vocals, will return for another great Greenwich Village Jazz Brunch. Expect a wonderful experience, surprises and a kicking straight-ahead jazz concert with your brunch, coffee or drinks, ...

Undead Jazz Festival: Day 4, June 26, 2011

by Daniel Lehner
July 10, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Undead Jazz Festival New York, New York June 23-26, 2011 The last night of the Undead Jazz Festival, which had paraded its way from the chic, well-lit streets of the West Village down into the depths ...

The Jazz Session #290: Kris Davis

July 9, 2011

Pianist Kris Davis is part of several ensembles, including her trio with John Hebert and Tom Rainey on Good Citizen (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2010) and a trio with Ingrid Laubrock and Tyshawn Sorey on the eponymous Paradoxical Frog (Clean Feed, 2010). In this interview, Davis talks about learning to leave space in the music; her ...

Jazz Around Town: While Technology May Fail Me, the Jazz Goes On ....

July 9, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011 The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Groove Dogs @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Friday, July 8, 2011 Summer Jazz Studies Big Band Concert @ Kilbourn Hall, ESM, 3:00 pm Johnny Matt & Jon Sieger @ Wegmans Eastway, 5:30 ...