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Jazz at the Brooklyn Lyceum

May 19, 2008

Every wed and Sunday we have a Jazz series here at the Brooklyn Lyceum. Curated by Chris Komer and Joe Phillips, the series brings some of the best musicians and music to Park Slope Brooklyn. Most often our series mostly plays in our 50-person room but we have also had bands play in our 300-seat space. ...

Les Disques Victo

by Kurt Gottschalk
May 17, 2008

Victoriaville is a small prairie city 100 miles northeast of Montreal in Quebec. Its name--or the diminutive “Victo"--has become synonymous among a legion of faithful with the diverse music festival that happens there every May. It might not be the biggest festival the town of 40,000 sees every year--the summer “Retro" '50s fest probably pumps more ...

Harold Mabern at Smoke, NYC

by AAJ Staff
May 16, 2008

Harold MabernSmokeNew York CityDecember 22, 2007 Harold Mabern performed with his piano trio three nights at Smoke, on New York's Upper West Side, the weekend before Christmas, 2007. The one-time sideman for luminaries such as Wes Montgomery, Lee Morgan and John Coltrane was accompanied by a suited white bassist and a ...

If I can make it here...

by AAJ Staff
May 15, 2008

By Ben Wolfe In late October of 1985 I loaded my car with my string bass, electric bass, Polytone amp, record collection, some cassettes a friend gave me for the drive, a boombox, my clothes, a thermos for the enormous amount of black coffee I would drink, a full-length down jacket which I ...

The BandA ecLectics in New York City

May 15, 2008

Blaggards Pub 8 W 38th St New York, NY 212-382-2611 Saturday, May 17th. 9-10pm The BandA ecLectics is an 11-piece ensemble consisting of musicians with jazz, world and classical music tendencies and affiliations. These professional musicians will be performing a set of original compositions with a fresh and unique sound, ...

Chris Crocco Fluid Trio at Smalls May 21st

May 14, 2008

Ahmad Jamal: It's Magic

by Andrew Velez
May 14, 2008

When asked what he's thinking about when he's at the piano, NEA Jazz Master and Kennedy Center Jazz Legend Ahmad Jamal replies, “Those songs that come up on my recordings or my concerts, sometimes I pull some things that are very distant and written years before I was here, things written by Mozart. That's the wonderful ...

Julio Santillan Trio at Babouche - May 25

May 13, 2008

WHO: JULIO SANTILLAN TRIO featuring: Daniele Camarda- bass Quintino Cinalli- percussion Julio Santillan- guitar/voice WHEN: Sunday, May 25th. 8pm WHERE: BABOUCHE 2 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, New York, NY 11217 Tel. 718.636.2100 COST: ...

DeeAnne Gorman Jazz Duo Appears in Peter Chelnik's "East Coast Jazz Poetry Explosion"

May 13, 2008

MONDAY, May 19th, 2008 6:30pm DeeAnne Gorman Jazz Duo (D.Gorman, vocals & Tal Ronen, upright bass) Peter Chelnik's “EAST COAST JAZZ POETRY EXPLOSION" SWIG Bar & Grill 1629 2nd Ave. (bet. E. 84th & 85th Sts.) - Upper East Side, N.Y.C. 1 ...

Marcus Goldhaber Live @ The Kitano on Wednesday, May 28th - 8PM & 10PM

May 13, 2008

WHEN: Wednesday, May 28th WHO: Marcus Goldhaber WHERE: The Kitano, a coveted Manhattan venue known for its top shelf jazz. This concert will feature new material and preview a few tracks from his upcoming album, TAKE ME ANYWHERE. At this performance, Marcus will team up once again with The Jon ...