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Henry Grimes at The Stone: Alive at 75
by Gordon Marshall
Henry Grimes, Newman Taylor Baker, Lee Mixashawn Rozie and Connie CrothersThe StoneEast VillageNew York, NY John Zorn honored the great Henry Grimes, bassist and violinist, with “a month of 75th birthdays" this November, consisting of a curatorship of his venue, The Stone, together with his wife, Margaret. A long weekend spent ...
Ron Isley Releases MR. I Today
fter 50 years in the recording business, Ron Isley of the legendary Isley Brothers has released his first solo album ever, Mr. I, including duets with the great Aretha Franklin and relative youngster T.I. So it's no surprise to see the variety of people in this video, all ...
The Jazz Session #220: Rudresh Mahanthappa
Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa teams up with fellow saxophonist Bunky Green for Apex (Pi Recordings, 2010), an album of original compositions featuring Jason Moran, Francois Moutin, Jack DeJohnette and Damion Reed. In this interview, Mahanthappa talks about his first exposure to Bunky Greens playing; why this all-star cast feels like a working band; and the thought process ...
The Sound of Hulu Static and Salad
For over 15 years Peter Dragotta's most innovative music has been branded under the name pharmacopia. During the last three years between two side experiments producing a whole album on a mobile app (Pornhub Remixes 1+2) and a follow up album playing mobile apps of grooveboxes and instruments on multiple iPhones and a iPad (Mobile Music ...
Ken Peplowski/Bucky Pizzarelli Quintet at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola
by Dan Bilawsky
Ken Peplowski/Bucky Pizzarelli QuintetDizzy's Club Coca-ColaNew York, NYNovember 23, 2010 When the dust has settled on Halloween, the leaves have all fallen off of the trees and the temperature takes a dip, it's clear that Thanksgiving is only a short while away. At Thanksgiving, people come together with family, reunite ...
Conversations with Composers: Henry Threadgill in Conversation with Brent Hayes Edwards
The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University presents its Conversations Series, through which Brent Hayes Edwards will engage leading composer Henry Threadgill in a reflection on the role of improvisation in his creative life. Threadgill's compositions are strikingly original, always surprising, and far-reaching. Though his ensembles—Air, the Sextett, Very Very Circus, the Society Situation Dance ...
Back Alley Players Live at the Sugar Bar with Special Appearance by Piano Great David Bennett Cohen
New York, NY—The Back Alley Players perform live every Tuesday night at 8:00 PM at Ashford & Simpson's legendary Sugar Bar in NYC as the house band in its weekly Tuesday night “Nuttin' But the Blues" series hosted by Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson which frequently features multiple guests. Yet on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, ...
The Jazz Session #219: Either/Orchestra's Russ Gershon
The Either/Orchestra is celebrating 25 years of making music with their new CD, Mood Music For Time Travellers (Accurate Records, 2010). In this interview, founder and leader Russ Gershon talks about how the band got started; how it has survived for 25 years; and the music on the new album, which returns to the classic E/O ...
Jazz Around Town: After Turkey and Football, Perhaps Try Some Jazz?
Writing the listings post from Kansas this week. Been here since Saturday spending some time with my Dad and family. Missing my mother, who passed this summer (and will be missing her even more tomorrow... Thanksgiving was one of her times). Please try to come out to support continuing jazz at the Little Theater on Friday ...
Wycliffe Gordon is "Home for the Holidays" to Help Commencement Park with Some Friends
Wycliffe Gordon, one of the top trombone blowers in jazz is coming “Home for the Holidays"and performing Sunday at a Jazz for the Park concert to benefit the Wilson Commencement Park. He'll be joined by an all-star quintet that features George Caldwell (piano), Sabu Adeyola (bass), Melvin Henderson (guitar), Sean Jefferson (drums) and Herb Smith (trumpet). ...
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