Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2020 – Friday Recap
Charles Altura, left; Jure Pukl, right by Dan Lehner An unseasonable warm spell may have made for an odd environment for Winter Jazzfest this year, but encouraging people to […]
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2019 NYC Summer Music Preview
It's up in the mid-80's today in NYC, which has got me thinking about my favorite time of year: summer, when all sorts of amazing music heads outdoors. In addition
Jose Llana in Lincoln Center’s “American Songbook” Series
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The "American Songbook" series presented by Lincoln Center for over 20 years has been a reliably top-notch showcase for showing off the
Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2019
by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews Winter finally reared its adversarial head for last weekend’s Winter Jazzfest, which was incredibly celebrating its 15th year. The bitter cold may have deterred
Winter Jazzfest 2019: Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound at Brooklyn Steel
Winter Jazzfest ventured out to Bushwick's Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday night for a special evening with Medeski Martin and Wood and contemporary chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound. For nearly 30
Winter Jazzfest 2019: “We Resist” at Le Poisson Rouge
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The Winter JazzFest is filling venues all week with a wide range of musical styles linked to "jazz", including old school, new
Winter Jazzfest 2019: The “Half-Marathon”
By Dan Lehner Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies at SubCulture Winter Jazzfest’s famous marathon, a two-night musical expedition that lasts eight hours and stretches almost the entire width of Manhattan,
“Greek” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The composer Mark-Anthony Turnage made his mark in London almost 20 years ago with his second opera, which was based on the
Michel Camilo Trio at the Blue Note NYC
by Nick Stubblefield When you’re off to see an artist perform for the fifth time, it’s reasonable to keep your expectations in check. If it’s jazz pianist Michel Camilo and