Author name: Peter Matthews

Feast of Music covers live music in NYC, and occasionally other places. Launched in 2007, it aspires to give equal voice to all kinds of music: everything from an indie show in a Williamsburg dive, to an orchestra concert in Carnegie Hall. As Duke Ellington once said: "There are only two kinds of music: good music...and the other kind."

Dave Stryker at Jazz Standard

Veteran jazz guitarist Dave Stryker played a pair of funk-filled sets at Jazz Standard last night. Supporting his 23rd album as leader, Blue to the Bone, Stryker played with a septet that included

City Opera Season in Jeopardy

I guess indie bands and new-music ensembles aren't the only ones passing the tin cup these days. City Opera—which has had more than its share of issues over the past

SubCulture Brings New Listening Room to NoHo

by Melanie Wong After a yearlong search for a vibrant space "where artists and audiences [can] connect," brothers and co-owners Marc and Steve Kaplan settled at 45 Bleecker Street, in the

Richard Bona Plays SubCulture

by Melanie Wong Last Friday at SubCulture, I had the privilege of seeing jazz bassist/singer/composer Richard Bona lead his Afro-Cuban sextet, Mandekan Cubano—whose welcoming personalities and unparalleled musicianship captured the

Tarbaby at Jazz Standard

by Caroline Sanchez It had been exactly a year since the last time I saw Tarbaby at le Poisson Rouge, which explains why Tuesday night's performance at Jazz Standard felt a bit

Late-Night Bands Energize Knitting Factory Stage

Comic drawn during show by Hazel Newlevant Three bands took the Knitting Factory stage early Saturday morning, with each using electronics to showcase a different musical style.  The unexpected gem of

Preview: Orrin Evans at Jazz Standard

  Jazz Standard welcomes pianist, composer, and improvisor Orrin Evans this week for a residency showcasing his strengths as both a bandleader and a collaborator. Starting Tuesday night, Evans will take the

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