Roy Hargrove (1969-2018)
I've just learned that trumpeter Roy Hargrove died Friday night of complications from kidney failure. He was 49. Hargrove was the first jazz musician I ever saw at a real
Brian Blade’s Life Cycles at The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield Credit: jazzafterhours.net Last Sunday at the Jazz Standard, drummer Brian Blade’s current project, the sextet “Life Cycles,” took the stage and played a forty-five minute set of
Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night with the San Francisco Symphony, Renée Fleming and Audra McDonald
Carnegie Hall opened it's 127th season last Wednesday with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San Francisco Symphony in a pops-style program that skewed heavily towards Americana and Broadway (with a
“The Mile Long Opera” on The High Line
Composer David Lang has never been comfortable with standards of music presentation. Thirty years ago, he – along with Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe – founded Bang on a Can
A New Organ for New York: The Miller-Scott Organ at St. Thomas Church
"John taught me that… a pipe organ, breathing the living force of air, has a soul.” – Reverend Andrew C. Mead, former Rector, St. Thomas Church Look around, and you might
Car Seat Headrest at Brooklyn Steel
by Katie ZepfSeattle's Car Seat Headrest played two sold-out shows this past weekend at Williamsburg's Brooklyn Steel. The band is known for their unique lo-fi indie rock sound, which started out
Gary Clark, Jr. and Fiona Silver at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
In an age where almost any sound can be manufactured – or altered – in the production studio, it was a breath of fresh air to witness a true guitar
Sarah Kohrs and Wanda Houston at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington
Great Barrington, MA – When it comes to music in the Berkshires, there's more to life than just Tanglewood. Case in point: the 113 year old Mahaiwe theater, where last
Brandi Carlile at Celebrate Brooklyn
A packed house last night at Celebrate Brooklyn for alt-country singer Brandi Carlile. More pics on the photo page.