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Bebop Lives! Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Nick Catalano
James Moody, Roy Hargrove, Charles McPherson, and Roberta Gambarini Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rose Theater New York City January 26-27 James Moody started off this Jazz at Lincoln Center concert celebrating bebop by hurling a huge challenge. “Bebop is more valid than even classical music said Moody. “Nobody ...
Holiday Sounds And The French Invasion
by Nick Catalano
Amid the myriad holiday club gigs, concert performances, and jazz parties, the Iridium was the scene of a serendipitous collaboration between Cyrus Chestnut and Kevin Mahogany. Cyrus led a trio that featured bassist Desmon Douglas and drummer Neal Smith. Tenor phenom Eric Alexander was also supposed to appear on the date but was not present on ...
Monday's at Dizzy's, Knickerbocker Antics and Smoke
by Nick Catalano
On Monday evenings at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in Jazz At Lincoln Center, there are some unique happenings. Right from the very opening night of the venue almost 2 years ago, Wynton Marsalis and his staff had a vision which has evolved into some of the most important jazz programming imaginable. Each Monday night student musicians from ...
The Celebration Continues
by Nick Catalano
Last month's whirling dervish of openings, new venues, novel CD releases, and concentrated jazz activity continues unabated. It is a truism to verbalize but the music activity in Gotham has never been so intense. The clubs are packed with locals, the concert halls abound with patrons from abroad and new talent keeps pouring in from all ...
Autumn In New York
by Nick Catalano
The fall jazz season is upon us and there are many things to report. Anne Hampton Callaway celebrated the release of her new CD Blues In The Night with an appearance at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Callaway is among the most multi-talented vocalists in recent memory and her show at Dizzy's did not disappoint. Matters commenced with ...
Dizzy's Dream
by Nick Catalano
In 1945, after he and Charlie Parker had concluded the initial phase of the bebop revolution, Dizzy Gillespie fulfilled a lifelong wish by starting a big band. The time was certainly not propitious and, after a few months, Dizzy had to disperse his aggregation and return to small group club gigs. Once again he teamed up ...
Steve Kuhn and Nancy Wilson
by Nick Catalano
This month we salute two veterans of the jazz wars who are setting new standards after a lifetime of excellence. Steve Kuhn is one of those individuals who has never received his due despite associations (Miles Davis, Stan Getz, John Coltrane) which alone would have long ago placed him in the hall of fame. ...
The View from the Bandstand
by Nick Catalano
Much discussion has occupied the role of the jazz writer who is also a musician. Many have argued that writers who play have unique opportunities to contribute to the development of the music while others (usually those who don't play) steadfastly maintain that musicianship is definitely not a prerequisite for credentials as a jazz journalist. I ...
Memoirs: Mike Zwerin and Charles Cochran
by Nick Catalano
Two septuagenarian memoirs--a book by a Paris based jazz writer and a CD by a Palm Beach singer/pianist occupy us this month. Their retrospectives on American jazz and standards offer us much food for thought. Mike Zwerin gave up his status as CEO of a steel company to play jazz trombone, winding up in Europe eventually ...
Michel Camilo on a Blue Note Tour
by Nick Catalano
Well over 16 years ago I reviewed a young pianist from the Dominican Republic unknown to New York audiences. He was in an all-star concert at Town Hall and from the downbeat of the first selection I knew I was in for something special. By playing clever rhythm figures in unison with his bassist and drummer ...
