“The Hubble Cantata” and Tigue at BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) “We are stardust/ Billion year old carbon/ We are golden/ Caught in the devil’s bargain/ And we’ve got to get ourselves back
Rahzel and Friends: A Rap Reunion at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano(All photos by Steven Pisano.) The message to the audience at Brooklyn Bowl for the Rap Reunion on July 28 was that hip hop music in the 1990s was more
Brandee Younger and Camille A. Brown & Dancers at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
by Steven PisanoBrandee Younger may be one of the most talented jazz musicians on the scene today. But there are many music lovers, even jazz aficionados, who seem not to have
MATA Festival 2016 Wrapup
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) As one of NYC’s leading contemporary classical and experimental music festivals, the MATA Festival was back in town last week for
Lewis Del Mar at Bowery Ballroom
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) As the Rockaways increase their hip quotient each year, first with surfers (who we all know make everything cool), then with artists,
Charlie Parker’s Yardbird at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano(All photos by Steven Pisano.) Saxophonist Charlie Parker was one of the seminal jazz musicians of the twentieth century, whose fast and furious improvisational style was the source
Africa Now! at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano(All photos by Steven Pisano.) The Africa Now! music festival, which just wrapped up it’s fourth year at the Apollo Theater, aspires to provide American audiences with a tasting menu
Nadia Sirota (and Friends) at Symphony Space
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) One of the highlights of Nadia Sirota’s recent four-night residency at Symphony Space was the world premiere last Friday night of Irish
Stone Mason Projects at the Wilmer Jennings Gallery
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Sometimes the thrill of great music can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. On Wednesday night, I attended a concert