Winter Jazzfest 2014: Friday Marathon Recap
by Dan Lehner and FoM The first venue to host the Winter Jazzfest, The Knitting Factory, moved to Brooklyn five years ago. One of the venues that showcased the festival's
Winter Jazzfest 2014: Robert Glasper with Jason Moran and Friends at Town Hall
by Dan Lehner The first notes from pianists Robert Glasper and Jason Moran Wednesday night at Town Hall—part of the 10th annual Winter Jazzfest—transported the audience back 75 years, to the inaugural
Newport Jazz Festival 2013: Sunday Recap
by Dan Lehner All photos: Adam Kissick, NPR Music NEWPORT, RI — This year’s Newport Jazz Festival continued the trend of jazz legends communicating with younger musicians during Sunday’s lineup. The Jim Hall Quartet
Newport Jazz Festival 2013: Saturday Recap
by Dan Lehner All photos: Adam Kissick, NPR Music NEWPORT, RI — If there’s one thing that the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival instilled upon its audience, it's that jazz, despite fears
Summerstage NYC 2013: “Speak” by Marla Mase and Tomás Doncker
by Dan Lehner Photo credit: Dan Lehner Marla Mase has a lot she wants to talk about. Over the course of the 90-minute “Speak”—a new multimedia/multidisciplinary work based on her
Farewell to ‘Grew: Remembering and Celebrating Mulgrew Miller (1955-2013)
by Dan Lehner Pianist Mulgrew Miller, a constant fixture in the contemporary post-bop scene, died Wednesday at the age of 57. Largely known for his powerful performances, Miller was also
Improviser’s Round Robin at Brooklyn Masonic Temple
by Dan Lehner The Improvisers Round Robin has the powerful ability to simultaneously be about individuality and community. Each approaching improviser has no rehearsal, no music in front of them,
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2013: Day 2
There are as many criticisms about modern/contemporary jazz festivals in New York as there are chances to prove them wrong. One such criticism is that Winter Jazzfest (and its summer
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2013: Day 1
By Dan Lehner For fans of creative, improvised music, Winter Jazzfest is probably one of the few times they’ll actually want the festivities to be overcrowded. It created a little