Results for "New York"

Spring Has Broken Out All Over

April 17, 2009

Benedikt Jahnel Trio in New York

April 17, 2009

Benedikt Jahnels Modular Concepts shines with crystal clarity and pure unsentimental emotion, from the first tone the music presents itself in such a natural way that one never questions but simply enjoys and follows along with it. Jahnel is a virtuoso whose harmonies and rhythmically ingenious playing radiate both intensity and transparency. First and foremost he ...

Sten Hostfalt Quartet Live at Puppets Jazz NYC

April 16, 2009

Sten Hostfalt Quartet Live at Puppets Jazz Bar NYC Tuesday April 21 * 9pm-1pm (3 sets ) * $6 cover Sten Hostfalt - guitar/compositions Ole Mathisen - saxophone James Luke - bass Dave Miller - drums 294 5th Ave. (at 11th st) Park Slope, Brooklyn NY ...

Howard Fishman's Biting Fish Brass Band @ Nublu

April 16, 2009

The Biting Fish Brass Band features Downtown favorite Howard Fishman fronting a New Orleans-style brass band and performing an eclectic, funky repertoire that careens from street-beat style traditional gospel to surprising covers to Fishman's own quirkly, fun originals. A former New Orleans resident, Fishman brings his deep affection for Louisiana music to bear, with references to ...

A Look Inside the Renovated Concert Hall at Lincoln Center

April 16, 2009

With giddiness and glee, musicians tested the acoustics of the newly renovated Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, less than a month before it reopens after a $159 million, 22-month upgrade, a major milestone in Lincoln Centers $1.2 billion remaking. The musicians, acoustical experts and Lincoln Center officials in attendance all proclaimed the hall much more present, ...

It's Dolphy Day!

April 16, 2009

Today, we just had our third beautiful day of the week here in the 1000 islands region of Ontario and New York. Nice and sunny, temperatures in the mid 50's/upper 60's, not a cloud in the sky. It's days like these that an annual tradition is celebrated at a college in Upstate New York called, “Dolphy ...

YouTube Orchestra Melds Music Live and Online

April 16, 2009

The You Tube Symphony Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Wednesday night. So, after all the buzz about the YouTube Symphony Orchestra altering the audition process forever, after months of interactive computer chat about the worlds first collaborative online orchestra, after 96 winning players were selected from among the more than 3,000 ...

Bill Evans' Soulgrass at the Iridium

by David Miller
April 16, 2009

Bill Evans' Soulgrass Special EditionSpecial Guest Sam BushThe IridiumNew York, New YorkApril 2, 2009“They're like the Flecktones," I said in response to an inquiry concerning what we were about to see, “only if the Flecktones were a perfect band." Hyperbole without a doubt but, as we would soon find ...

Birdland Jazz Club Announces May 2009 Schedule

April 15, 2009

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB ANNOUNCES MAY 2009 SCHEDULE KARRIN ALLYSON, CHRISTINE EBERSOLE, THE LEADING MEN IV, JULIE HALSTON, DAVID MURRAY QUARTET, HEATH BROTHERS QUARTET, NICHOLAS PAYTON, PHAROAH SANDERS, THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON w/ The David Berger Jazz Orchestra, CHICO OFARRILLS AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, CAST PARTY, & MORE! Birdland (315 West 44th Street between 8th & 9th ...

Great Night in Harlem

April 15, 2009

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, The Jazz Foundation of America is holding its eighth annual gala benefit concert, A Great Night in Harlem, on Thursday, May 14, at New York's Apollo Theater. Hosted by Danny Glover, Chevy Chase and Michael Imperioli, over 50 jazz artists will be special guests. Slated to perform are Dave Brubeck, ...