PROTOTYPE Festival: Breaking the Waves
by Annette Gold(All pics by Steven Pisano) Following it's world premiere at Opera Philadelphia in September, the much-hyped Breaking the Waves had its New York City debut at the Skirball Center […]
Bang on a Can Kicks Off Ecstatic Music Festival
by Robert Leeper From Left: David Cossin, Derek Johnson, Robert Black, Ashley Bathgate, Ken Thomson, Vicky Chow, John Schaefer Downtown moved uptown last Monday as the Bang on a Can
Sxip Shirey Album Release at National Sawdust
by Nick Stubblefield It would be futile to try and encapsulate impressions of electro-acoustic artist Sxip Shirey's (pronounced SKIP SHY-REE) album release show at Williamsburg's National Sawdust in a single blog
The New York Choral Society Rings in the Holidays at Alice Tully Hall
by Nick Stubblefield With all the mayhem of travel, madness of scheduling, and the commercialism that has come to define modern-day Christmas-time, feeling "in the spirit" can seem like an insurmountable
Winter Jazzfest 2017 Closes with Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra
by Dan Lehner On Tuesday night at (le) Poisson Rouge, while Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra was playing Carla Bley's deconstructed and deranged take on "America The Beautiful", Barack Obama was making his
Winter Jazzfest Marathon: Saturday Night
By Dan Lehner and FoM The second night of the 2017 Winter Jazzfest Marathon arrived after a day full of snow in NYC, making hopping between clubs a bit more challenging than on
Preview: Sxip Shirey Album Release Show on Monday at National Sawdust
by Nick StubblefieldElectro-acoustic composer, producer, and performer Sxip Shirey presents music from his upcoming album, A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees at Brooklyn's National Sawdust on Monday night. The show's special
Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2017: Friday Night
by Dan Lehner There was a sense of freshness in the air as the first night of the Winter Jazz Fest Marathon kicked off on Friday. The first real snowfall
TONIGHT: Winter Jazzfest 2017 Marathon Kicks Off
Just a quick reminder that the 13th annual Winter Jazzfest Marathon kicks off tonight with more than 150 bands playing across 13 venues throughout lower Manhattan. Both single day and