Kamala Sankaram’s “Miranda” at HERE
It isn't easy to get a new opera off the ground these days. First, someone needs to write a libretto. Then, someone needs to write the music. Then comes the […]
Bartók in New York
When I visited Budapest earlier this month, the last stop I made on my way back to Vienna was Béla Bartók's residence, high up in the Buda hills. The house,
EMEFE to Play 92Y Tribeca on Feb. 17
by Brian Weidy EMEFE - which means "Music Frees All" – play 92Y Tribeca's Mainstage on Feb. 17, along with Mokaad and Ms. Lady. Created by drummer Miles Arntzen in 2009, EMEFE combines Afrobeat with funk, jazz and hip-hop
Guateke Cubano featuring David Oquendo y Habana Tres, Delexilio & Alex Fernandez-Fox
Guateke Cubano at 92YTribeca featured singer/songwriter Alex Fernandez-Fox, rock-inspired Delexilio and traditional son/jazz greats David Oquendo y Habana Tres in a celebration of the birth of Cuban writer and patriot Jose Marti.
The Billy Childs Quartet at the Jazz Standard
by Linda Hutchinson The Jazz Standard is a classy establishment, but the Billy Childs Quartet raised the bar Thursday night. Led by two–time Grammy winner Childs on piano, the band
Charles Bradley as Black Velvet: A Tribute to James Brown tonight at Hiro
I am very excited about this show at Hiro Ballroom tonight, with Daptone's finest in classic funk and soul, Charles Bradley envoking the spirit of the one and only James Brown.
Sunny Knable’s “American Variations” CD Release
by Angela Sutton (Photo: Misha Kaufman) An enthusiastic crowd turned out for Sunny Knable's program of his own compositions at Merkin Hall on Thursday night. Mr. Knable, clearly a traditionalist
Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan at La Sala (Former Monkeytown) Tomorrow
Somehow, I missed the memo that the late, great Williamsburg venue Monkeytown, which shut it's doors back in 2010, has been resurrected as La Sala, in the back of Mexican restuarant
Marcus Roberts Trio/Jason Marsalis Quartet at Dizzy’s Club
I happened to be in the vicinity of Jazz at Lincoln Center last night, and decided to pop my head into Dizzy's to see what was happening. Sure enough, the