Results for "New York"

Opeth in NYC: Progressive Rock or Jazz Metal?

by AAJ Staff
October 25, 2008

Opeth Nokia Theater New York City September 18, 2008 On almost the last official day of summer, Swedish band Opeth brought civility, intelligence, wit, good musical sense and of course rock to New York. In fact, leader and main engine of the band Mikael Akerfeldt said, in his affable, slightly ...

Anthony Braxton: Beyond Quantum/Performance (Quartet) 1979/12+1tet (Victoriaville) 2007/Trio (Victoriaville) 2007/Solo Willisau

by Jeff Stockton
October 25, 2008

Anthony Braxton/Milford Graves/William Parker Beyond Quantum Tzadik 2008 Anthony Braxton Performance (Quartet) 1979 Hatology 2007 Anthony Braxton 12+1tet (Victoriaville) 2007 Victo 2008 Anthony Braxton ...

David Haney / Andrew Cyrille: Clandestine and Conspiracy A Go Go

by John Sharpe
October 25, 2008

Perhaps because the piano can be a percussive instrument, piano/drum duets don't have a huge list of practitioners, with the honorable exception of Cecil Taylor. There's a Taylor link on these two recordings by Washington-based pianist David Haney and master drummer Andrew Cyrille, who had a 10-year tenure with Taylor from 1965. Haney is a percussive ...

McBride, Payton and Whitfield at The Jazz Standard, NYC

by Herb Boyd
October 24, 2008

Christian McBride, Mark Whitfield and Nicholas Payton The Jazz Standard New York, New York September 4, 2008 Fresh from a recent busy weekend at the Detroit International Jazz Festival where he was artist-in- residence, bassist/composer Christian McBride was back on his home turf in Manhattan with his familiar sidemen, guitarist ...

Westchester Jazz Jam at Jackson & Wheeler Restaurant in Pleasantville, NY

October 23, 2008

ESP-Disk’ Announces Its November Releases of Cutting Edge Music

October 23, 2008

ESP-Disk’, the premier American avant-garde record label of the sixties, announces its November 2008 releases of modern music of the past, present and future with six titles, including three reissues of groundbreaking albums from its catalogue of uncompromising free jazz and new music of the sixties, two newly recorded dates evolving from that tradition, and an ...

Cam Jazz Artist Enrico Pieranunzi Comes to US Oct 27-Nov 1: Solo, Trio & Latin Quintet

October 22, 2008

"A luminously lyrical pianist, with a constant flow of ideas…His music sings." --Nat Hentoff The Italian Cultural Institute Hosts Enrico Pieranunzi of CAM Jazz Records in Free Reception and Solo Piano Concert of Domenico Scarlatti Music on October 27 To Welcome Him to the U.S. Prior to His Trio and Quintet Engagements at Birdland BIRDLAND - ...

Rudy Van Gelder Named 2009 NEA Jazz Master

October 22, 2008

The National Endowment for the Arts has named legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder one of their 2009 NEA Jazz Masters. The award ceremony took place Friday, October 17th at Jazz at Lincoln Center and also honored George Benson, Jimmy Cobb, Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans & Snooky Young. Check out a review of the event in The New ...

"Lanky" the New Release by the Trachy/Lacy Collective

October 22, 2008

"An impressive debut. This band has developed a personal vocabulary that is very mature and subtle, displaying excellent taste throughout. Looking forward to hearing more in the future." --David Berkman The debut recording of the Trachy/Lacy Collective is cause for celebration. “Lanky" is a beautiful interweaving of musical sensibilities and personalities, a richly textured recording by ...

Sten Hostfalt's K-Mod at Freddy's in NYC on October 26

October 22, 2008

Sten Hostfalt's K-MOD Live in Concert at Freddy's Backroom Brooklyn, New York City Sunday October 26 2008 at 8pm / no cover STEN HOSTFALT - guitar / compositions OLE MATHISEN - tenor saxophone DAVE MILLER - drums 485 Dean Street, ...