The First Annual BRIC JazzFest Marathon
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano,) If I had thought about it too much ahead of time, I probably would have stayed home. Five hours of nonstop jazz, on three stages, […]
“Persona,” a New Opera: Finding a Voice at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) Last weekend at National Sawdust, Williamsburg's hip new venue for contemporary music, Beth Morrison Projects presented Persona, a new chamber opera based on the 1965
CMJ Music Marathon: A Night at Webster Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) On the second night of last week’s CMJ Music Marathon, Webster Hall was filled with bands that ranged from dreamy self-absorption, to
CMJ Music Marathon: A Night at Rockwood Music Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) The annual CMJ Music Marathon was in town last week for five days and nights of almost nonstop music in clubs around
New York Philharmonic Plays Bernstein’s “On the Waterfront”
by Nick Stubblefield The themes and motifs from many famous film scores are undeniably and inextricably linked to much of our pop culture. It's hard not to hum the "da-dums"
The Milk Carton Kids at The Town Hall
Though it's hard to make a concert hall that seats 1,500 people feel intimate, The Milk Carton Kids succeeded in doing just that at The Town Hall on Friday, with nothing more
Coffee Conversations: Composer Eric Lemmon
by Nick Stubblefield NYC-based musician Eric Lemmon has been burning it up of late. His compositions, noted for their broad range of extended techniques and complex rhythms, have been performed at venues
“Yuck” and “U.S Girls” at Hudson RiverRocks
Considering how beautiful the surroundings were, the organization of Hudson RiverRocks at Pier 84 on the Hudson River was a bit disappointing. But that's for another time. The music–which is why the
Harry Partch’s Delusions of the Fury at Lincoln Center Festival
by Robert Leeper Maverick American composer Harry Partch is revered in modern musical circles, but due to the difficulty of presenting his mammoth works on the unique instruments he created, his