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Chip Off the Ol’ Block

The late Leonard Bernstein didn’t invent the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts, but by bringing them to a national TV audience, he made music lovers out of an entire

Jazz in the Park

Ravi Coltrane and Groove Collective, Celebrate Brooklyn, 6/29/07    

Art Songs on the L.E.S.

The talented singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane, who describes his material as "somewhere between Shostakovich and Rufus Wainwright," is all about bringing art music to the masses. Perhaps best known for his

Free Jazz

If you were to ask someone where you could hear some "free" jazz yesterday, most folks probably would have told you to check out the 12th annual Vision Festival over

Bluegrass in Brooklyn

Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Celebrate Brooklyn, June 22, 2007 (From Left: fiddler Dewey Brown, mandolin player Nathan Stanley (Ralph’s grandson), lead guitarist James Shelton, and me)

TV On the SummerStage

The sun came out for Television yesterday at Summerstage, and they played a terrific set, lasting just over an hour. Sadly guitarist Richard Lloyd did not play, in what was

Singing in the Rain

It rained all through the Apples In Stereo’s 50 minute set, but that didn’t seem to damper the crowd’s spirit, despite the fact that most didn’t have umbrellas or ponchos.

Greetings from Texas

I’m down in Austin this weekend visiting with family, but I can’t help coming down here without seeing at least one live show. Tonight, its rockabilly with James Hand at

Small Solace

I’ve been sitting on the tarmac at JFK for nearly three hours, waiting for the fog to clear – hopefully before the thunderstorms arrive from the west. Fortunately, Jet Blue

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