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Article: Live From Philadelphia

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin at World Cafe Live

by Geno Thackara
May 11, 2018

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA May 8, 2018 Of the oddest sights Philadelphia's art scene might offer on any given Tuesday night, a stern-faced figure in samurai hatama whacking a piano with a mallet should probably be in the top five. (Unless there's something like the Fringe Festival ...

Article: Live Review

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin at (Le) Poisson Rouge

by Tyran Grillo
May 11, 2018

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin (Le) Poisson Rouge New York, NY May 6, 2018 On May 6, 2018, Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch brought his refashioned Ronin outfit to New York City. The band's name comes from the word meaning “masterless samurai," and indeed listeners can't help but feel that ...

News: Recording

Vocalist Estrella Acosta Releases "Mujeres De Luna" Songs By Cuban Women Composers

May 11, 2018

A tribute to the great female composers of Cuba... now available online worldwide Cuban vocalist Estrella Acosta went on a search in the rich and beautiful musical history of her motherland. There she discovered innovative and rarely heard music composed by women during the last century. In this collection of beautiful songs, she highlights the important ...

News: Recording

Elio Villafranca's "Cinque" Features Wynton Marsalis, Lewis Nash, Vincent Herring, Steve Turre, Greg Tardy & Freddie Hendrix

May 11, 2018

Cinque is a five movement suite inspired by the story of Joseph Cinque, who in 1839 led a successful revolt aboard the slave ship La Amistad, days after being sold and transported to a sugar plantation in Cuba. Elio Villafranca's most ambitious project today, showcases the cultural diversity of the five Caribbean islands of Cuba, Puerto ...

Article: Catching Up With

Lauren Lee: On Being Uncool

by Suzanne Lorge
May 10, 2018

Lauren Lee is one of a new breed of singer-songwriter. She has all the bona fides of a traditional jazz singer and pianist, but she needs to do things her own way. As a singer and composer, she gives her imprimatur to cross-cultural experimentation and off-the-beaten-track forms of vocal expression, never straying far from the post-bop ...

Article: Live From New York

Meredith Monk, Will Mason & The Fabulous Thunderbirds

by Martin Longley
May 10, 2018

Meredith Monk Brooklyn Academy Of Music March 18, 2018 The multivalent Meredith Monk gave the world premiere of her Cellular Songs work at BAM over five days. Your scribe, burdened by a heavy rotation of electronic seances, live soundtrack silent movies and late night jazz jointing, opted for the Sunday ...

News: Event

Ximo Tebar Band "The New Son Mediterraneo" Jazz With Sea Flavor At Smalls Jazz Club New York on May 24th With Jim Ridl, John Benitez & Donald Edwards

May 8, 2018

Virtuoso and innovative spanish jazz guitarist Ximo Téba will perform on May 24th at smalls jazz club accompanied by Donald Edwards, Jim Ridl and John Benítez. Creator of “Son Mediterráneo" style, Ximo Tebar is one of the most international Spanish musicians, with an impressive career, numerous awards, excellent recordings and performances in the most prestigious festivals ...

Article: Live Review

Lello Molinari Quartet at Regatta Bar

by Doug Hall
May 6, 2018

Lello Molinari Quartet Regatta BarCambridge, Massachusetts May 1, 2018 During the creation of Lello Molinari's current release Lello's Italian Job, Vol. 2(March, 2018) the renown jazz bassist was intentionally stepping back to his roots of southern Italy, specifically Naples--which he left in 1986 to study at the Berklee College of ...

News: Festival

Basie Summer Jazz Fest 2018 Set For June 2-3 In Red Bank, NJ

May 6, 2018

The historic Count Basie Theatre, the state’s top-selling performing arts theater and the namesake of jazz great William J. “Count” Basie, has announced its second-ever Basie Summer Jazz Fest, starring Michael Franks, Lee Ritenour + Dave Grusin, Bob James Trio and Lizz Wright on Saturday, June 2, plus Snarky Puppy, Esperanza Spalding and Moonchild on Sunday, ...

News: Event

Boss Tenors Series A Regular Feature At New York’s Zinc Jazz Club

May 5, 2018

This spring and summer, In Touch Entertainment’s Boss Tenors series will feature world-class saxophone players in a legendary New York jazz venue, Zinc. Boss Tenors is part of In Touch’s music series which also includes Vocal Mania and Dangerous Rhythms launched earlier this spring. The latter program focuses on Latin jazz and is curated by bestselling ...