John Scofield at The Blue Note
By Brian Weidy (from December 2010 at the Blue Note)Having played with everyone from Miles Davis to Jaco Pastorius, to being in past (and the current) incarnation of Phil Lesh and […]
Daniel Harding and Mahler’s Tenth Symphony
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times The New York Philharmonic was in very capable hands Thursday night as British conductor Daniel Harding led them
Zakee at Parlor
By Sky Disco I love the diversity and spontaneity of New York. Last night, I went to Parlor : a private book release party for New African Fashion by Helen Jennings without the slightest idea that
Yarn/Wire at Issue Project Room
By Christopher Moore The acoustic quartet Yarn/Wire performed Tuesday night at Issue Project Room as the final part to the three-part event "Music of the Hemispheres." Pianists Laura Barger and Ning
Bob Seger (with Bruce Springsteen) at Madison Square Garden
I'm not the biggest Bob Seger fan, but when my friend Quentin offered me a ticket to see Bullet Bob's show at the Garden last night, I couldn't possibly say
Occupy Lincoln Center
I wasn't able to make it to last night's Occupy Lincoln Center protest, but fortunately, Alex Ross was there, and he provides a great recap here. Philip Glass, whose Satyagraha had just
More Woes at City Opera
(photo: New York Magazine) Has everyone been following the saga at City Opera? WQXR's Brian Wise offers this recap: "New York City Opera has declared an impasse in negotiations with
Jackson Browne, Dawes and Stephan Jenkins in Zuccotti Park
This afternoon, with about 200 others in Zuccotti Park, I stood ten feet from Jackson Browne while he stood on top of a marble bench and sang a 1/2 hour