Results for "New York"

Alice Tully Hall's Makeover Resounds

March 11, 2009

At a time when the moneyed life in New York feels as if it is being sucked into the sewers, the reopening of Alice Tully Hall, the chamber music venue at Lincoln Center, feels like an eddy in the stream. After the hall had been caged for almost two years by scaffolding and heavy equipment, ...

Beat Kaestli @ Cachaca (NYC) March 17th on March 17th at 7:30/9PM

March 11, 2009

BEAT KAESTLI QUARTET @ CACHACA JAZZ CLUB, NYC Before heading out on my his second tour to Mexico BEAT KAESTLI premiers his new French Music project at Cachaca Jazz Club on MARCH 17TH, featuring PAUL MEYERS, ARIA HENDRICKS and MAGOS HERRERA. He’ll also include some great new American Standards and songs from his upcoming release “Far ...

Mark Berman: Piano Genius Behind "Sex and the City" and Hugh Jackman

March 11, 2009

Pianist Berman Leads Trio with Vocalist Ken Ard, Live at The Metropolitan Room, NYC, Mondays, March 16 & 23 New York, NY - March 11, 2009 - “Mark Berman is a rock of creativity, laughter and joy," says Hugh Jackman, Oscar host and Hollywood star, who spent over a year singing with Berman (on piano nightly) ...

Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir

by Elliott Simon
March 11, 2009

Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over ...

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Four-Part Documentary

March 10, 2009

Four-Part Jazz Documentary Explores Contemporary Jazz Luminaries Including Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Jason Moran, The Bad Plus The Documentary Channel Exclusive Premiere Of All Four Episodes Begins April 20 Episode One Premieres April 15 at Jazz At Lincoln Center Paradigm Studio partners with Don Q Rum in association with Rums of Puerto Rico to present Icons ...

A Diva Meets a Duke Meet in a Cathedral’s Vastness

March 9, 2009

In spirit and design Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts” are forgiving, like the force they celebrate. These three suites, composed between 1965 and 1973, are for anybody, not just for adepts of jazz or Christian believers. They don’t entirely depend on the irreproducible magic of Ellington’s own musicians: they include gospel choirs, recitation and here and there ...

A Tradition for 20 Years: Allman Band at the Beacon

March 9, 2009

Michael Springer’s vacation starts on Monday. As usual, though, he won’t be traveling far from his home in Valley Stream, Long Island. For most of the next three weeks, he and his wife will be spending their evenings in Manhattan, taking part in one of the city’s most curious rites of spring: the Allman Brothers Band’s ...

Lauren Sevian's LSQ Plus Jacob Yoffee Quartet @ The Jazz Gallery

March 9, 2009

For Those We Love Jazz Benefit Concert

March 9, 2009

For one night only, JANE MONHEIT, Grammy Award winning jazz legend PAQUITO D'RIVERA, the Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble NEW YORK VOICES, and LOUISE ROGERS will perform on the same stage in a special concert to benefit the Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter. The concert, hosted by Bill Ritter of WABC-TV, will take place on ...

Dave Allen Trio at Bar Next Door, March 12th

March 9, 2009

Dave Allen Trio with Ted Poor - drums, John Hebert - bass At Bar Next Door downstairs at La Lanterna March 12th 8-11pm 129 MacDougal St Allen has a fully developed and mature approach to composition, technical command of his instrument, and the inspirational fortitude to pull wonderful ...