Winter Jazzfest 2014: Saturday Marathon Recap
by Dan Lehner and FoM Winter Jazzfest is known for having its acts whip their audience into a frenzy (for a "jazz crowd," that is) but the start to Saturday's […]
by Dan Lehner and FoM Winter Jazzfest is known for having its acts whip their audience into a frenzy (for a "jazz crowd," that is) but the start to Saturday's […]
NOTE: This contest has ended. On Friday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m., Chicago-based tribute band Led Zeppelin 2 brings the true Zeppelin experience to Gramercy Theatre. Known for their impressive mimicry, the
by Dan Lehner and FoM The first venue to host the Winter Jazzfest, The Knitting Factory, moved to Brooklyn five years ago. One of the venues that showcased the festival's
Endangered Blood (Chris Speed, Jim Black, Oscar Noriega, and Trevor Dunn) last night at NYU Law School. More pics on the photo page.
As the story goes, Pepe Romero’s father. Celedonio Romero, played him into this world with music by Bach, and when Celedonio was on his deathbed, Pepe was there to play him out (with Bach of course). So as you might imagine when Pepe Romero kicked of the New York Guitar Festival with an All-Bach program Friday night at Brookfield Place it was an emotional affair for him, and, incidentally, for the audience as well. The Romero family has been oft dubbed, “the royal family of the guitar,” and Pepe proudly carries that tradition. From birth Pepe has had a healthy respect for the powerful music of Bach, and his father would have been proud of last nights presentation.
Tonight at Webster Hall, 12 bands converge on three separate stages for the 12th annual globalFEST—the most epic world music festival in North America. The multi-continent wintertime soiree highlights a diverse
Roy Hargrove Quintet at (le) Poisson Rouge. More pics on the photo page.
NOTE: This contest has ended. The Gryphon Trio—one of the world's preeminent chamber ensembles—takes the stage at SubCulture this Thursday, January 16, at 7:30 p.m. The program includes Ravel's Piano Trio in
It was a bit of a late night last night at LPR, but Igmar Thomas' Revive Big Band (no website) made it worth the wait. Headlining the third of this week's