Results for "New York"

Joe Fiedler: The Crab

by Laurel Gross
December 14, 2007

Trombone can be incredibly affecting and riveting, but is too often an underappreciated instrument, not always receiving the full respect or platform it deserves, even when its inborn versatility is masterfully handled by practitioners who grapple with its challenges and make it soar. No matter what music, mood or master it serves, this long and shiny ...

Freddie Hubbard and the New Jazz Composers Octet (Thu-Sun) at the Iridium Jazz Club

December 13, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM Thurs. thg Sun., Dec. 13-16 $35.00 + $10 Minimum FREDDIE HUBBARD AND THE NEW JAZZ COMPOSERS OCTET Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet David Weiss ...

Tamela D'Amico at Metropolitan Room at Gotham, New York City in 2008

December 13, 2007

Jazz artist Tamela D'Amico celebrates her New York City debut of her self-titled jazz CD release - The Tamela D'Amico Album - executive produced by Actor/Producer Peter Krause (ABC's “Dirty Sexy Money), produced by Grammy winner Jimmy Hoyson and arranged by Grammy nominee Chris Walden at the intimate Metropolitan Room at Gotham this February 2008. Mark ...

Madeleine Peyroux Performs at 3rd Annual Holiday Cheer for 'Fuv Benefit Concert

December 13, 2007

Loudon Wainwright III, Madeleine Peyroux, Dan Wilson, Suzanne Vega and Odetta Perform at The Third Annual Holiday Cheer For 'FUV Concert at The Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture Thursday, December 13 at 8:00 PM New York, NY--Loudon Wainwright III, Madeleine Peyroux, Dan Wilson, Suzanne Vega and Odetta will perform at the ...

Katie Bull Tonight 6PM @ 55 Bar No Cover

December 13, 2007

TONIGHT 6pm NO COVER CHARGE 55 Christopher Street, NYC 55Bar 6:00 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 13th Katie Bull, vocals Frank Kimbrough, piano Joe Fonda, bass Harvey Sorgen, drums Jeff Lederer, tenor saxophone Songs from the CD/DVD The Story, So Far, AND new songs, timeless jazz standards, holiday spirit observed “...in perfect pitch and tone the singer mixes ...

Sten Hostfalt's Ghost Factor Live at Otto's NYC, Dec 13

December 13, 2007

David Murray, Nicholas Payton, John Scofield, Mike Stern, John Abercrombie and Matthew Shipp

by Martin Longley
December 13, 2007

David Murray at the IridiumThe New York jazz clubbing scene remained as vital as ever during the months of October and November. Usually, sets begin at their appointed time, as each venue adheres to a crammed nightly program, but for the final set on the final night of David Murray's Black Saint Band run ...

Steve Lehman: On Meaning

by Martin Longley
December 13, 2007

Even though saxophonist Steve Lehman is uncompromisingly his own composer, an airing of this quintet work can't help but call to mind his forebearers. The prominence of Chris Dingman's vibraphone prompts thoughts of a more wayward version of the Dave Holland Quintet, maybe closer to The Claudia Quintet in its rhythmically angular strikes. Then, Lehman is ...

Johnny Mercer: Johnny Mercer

by Suzanne Lorge
December 13, 2007

In 1942 Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records with businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glen Wallichs. At the time, Mercer was churning out hits for Hollywood, collaborating with composers like Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen and Richard Whiting. He recorded dozens of hits for the label during the 1940s, his amiable, untrained baritone in effect one of the voices ...

Huntsville: For the Middle Class

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 13, 2007

The chugging rhythm of the train is a staple of country music, the rolling four-count evoking the promises of opportunity and escape across vast open lands. Traditionally that rhythm is portrayed by an acoustic guitar or brushes on a snare drum, not tablas and much less mechanized ones. But Norwegian trio Huntsville isn't a traditional country ...