Results for "New York"

Video: Kruder and Dorfmeister Live

August 19, 2010

The Jazz Session #192: Gene Bertoncini

August 19, 2010

Here's an interview I recorded in 2007 with guitarist Gene Bertoncini. This is what I said about him back then: Raised in the Bronx, Bertoncini began his musical education at an early age, encouraged by his parents. He studied architecture at Notre Dame before deciding on a life of music. That decision was a smart one ...

NY Debut of Jeff Lofton's 1950's Miles Davis Tribute

August 19, 2010

At NYC's Iridium Jazz Club New York—After recent success in Austin, “Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute" makes its New York debut Saturday, August 21, at 12:00 midnight, at the Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway. Tickets are $20.00. Lofton, an Austin-based jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, presented the show at One World Theatre in March, with ...

Jonathan Russell Awarded Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin

August 18, 2010

New York City—Jonathan Russell, the award winning fourteen-year-old jazz violinist has received one of the Daniel Pearl Memorial violins from Mark O'Connor and the faculty at the inaugural Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp in New York City. Each year, two exceptional violinists are awarded this honor by O'Connor and the violin maker Jonathan Cooper. Mr. Russell will ...

Don't Miss Jazz at Chautauqua 2010!

August 18, 2010

There are still seats available for the September 2010 Jazz at Chautuaqua. That means plenty of hot music, rhythm ballads, lesser-known but beautiful songs from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood . . . all performed by a celebrated cast of musicians and singers. The party begins on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at the Hotel Athenaeum ...

Albert Rivera Releases "Inner Peace" on Turnaround Records

August 17, 2010

Celebrated jazz saxophonist Albert Rivera, in concert with Turnaround Records, announces the upcoming release on August 17, 2010, of his second album on Turnaround Records, entitled Inner Peace. This album is a contemporary addition to Rivera's unique collection of smooth, musical grooves that includes his highly acclaimed first album, Re-Introduction. For Rivera, Inner Peace represents a ...

Now is the Time . . .

August 17, 2010

Calling all cats! I wrote some weeks ago about Mike Durham's plans for a new version of the Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival — a Classic Jazz Party to be held at the same location (the comfortable Village Newcastle Hotel) for three days in November 2011 —Friday to Sunday, November 4-6. Mike's musician list is once ...

The Jazz Session #191: Roland Vazquez

August 16, 2010

Roland Vazquez explores a series of historical and philosophical ideas through the medium of music on The Visitor (RVCD, 2010). In this interview, Vazquez talks about his former and current large ensembles; the programmatic elements underlying the compositions; and why he decided to do something or rather not do something for the first time on this ...

Music of The Americas: Hermeto Pascoal Group at Symphony Center, August 5, 2010

by Ernest Barteldes
August 15, 2010

Hermeto Pascoal Group Symphony CenterNew York, NYAugust 5, 2010Watching Brazilian-born Hermeto Pascoal perform is a musical experience unlike any other. He has the ability of transforming everyday household items into musical instruments, extracting from them unique sounds that have become his trademark throughout the six decades of his fruitful career.

Philippe Souplet Strides (and More)

August 15, 2010

A friend recently sent a YouTube clip of a new stride pianist, someone I'd never heard before. So permit me to share the pleasure of meeting Monsieur Philippe Souplet: Edgar Sampson's IF DREAMS COME TRUE is one of the test pieces within the genre, since those who ...