by Craig Brinker Monday evening’s concert at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola featured mallet percussionist/composer Erik Charlston’s diverse and well-rounded group, JazzBrasil, paying tribute to one of Brazil's most interesting and eccentric musicians,
by Craig Brinker Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal might be best known in the United States as "that guy who whistles and sings on Miles Davis' Live-Evil," but his
by Nicholas Fernandez Gifted, influential, and platinum-selling rapper Nas will offer insights into his childhood, philanthropic work, and inspiration behind his new hit record, Life is Good, this Tuesday at the 92nd
The NY Phil's CONTACT! new-music series, now in its fourth season, has become something of a holiday ritual for New Yorkers—at least for those looking for an alternative from the
The ongoing new-music series Ear Heart Music had its final show of 2012 at Roulette last Tuesday with a program by piano/percussion quartet Yarn/Wire, playing a pair of premieres inspired by the cold,
by Gabriel FurtadoPart of a painting by Sakai Hōitsu Much has been made of the parallels between music and the visual arts: Debussy’s love of Turner's seascapes, Rauchenberg’s White Paintings providing
By Laura Wasson Photo credit: Chris Lee Monday’s (un)common threads performance with Gabriel Kahane at Zankel Hall began on a somber note. Jimmy Zankel, co-chair for the Notables Committee that
By Melissa Caruso On JEFF the Brotherhood’s Infinity Cat label, you’ll find Diarrhea Planet, a band that sounds like what would happen had Beavis and Butthead moved to Nashville and
By Dan Lehner Medeski, Martin and Wood have made a long-standing career out of making endlessly fascinating music with guitarists, and their set last week at the Blue Note
