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The Bad Plus Play Ornette Coleman with the Joshua Light Show

In between CMJ hopping on Thursday night, I had the chance to stop by NYU's Skirball Center for The Bad Plus' (pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave […]

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Strange and Beautiful: A Celebration of the Music of John Lurie at Town Hall

by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano Even back in his heyday, in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a challenge to pin down John Lurie. Was he a band leader (Lounge

Tags: Billy Martin, Evan Lurie, Flea, Jane Scarpantoni, jazz, Jesse Harris, John Lurie, John Medeski, john zorn, Lounge Lizards, marc ribot, Marvin Pontiac, Michael Blake, Sofia Rei, Steven Bernstein, Town Hall

Newport Jazz Festival ’14: Sunday Recap

by Dan Lehner Audiences at the Newport Jazz Festival are frequently given opportunities to see how radically different a single format can be. For the audiences of the Quad Stage on

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Robert Glasper Experiment at Celebrate Brooklyn

I hadn't originally planned to check out any music this holiday weekend, but when I found myself near home without any plans on Saturday night, I decided to wander up

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Jenny Scheinman with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade at LPR

It's been a few years since violinist Jenny Scheinman gave up her regular Tuesday night gig at Barbès: a casualty of her constant touring as a jazz sidewoman, along with the

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Preview: Ornette Coleman Celebration at Celebrate Brooklyn!

Ornette Coleman Quartet 1962 NYC | Jimmy Garrison, Bobby Bradford, Ornette, Charles Moffett | photographer unknown When Ornette Coleman made his storied 1959 New York City debut at the Five

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Taj Mahal Plays Solo at City Winery

by Brian Corliss Composer and multi-instrumentalist Henry St. Claire Fredricks—better known as Taj Mahal—brought forth his diverse roots to a solo show at City Winery on Memorial Day. From the moment he sat down

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The Bad Plus Winds Down at Jazz Standard

by Angela Sutton I was very pleased to be able to reconnect with protean jazz trio The Bad Plus at Jazz Standard Sunday night, where the group—Ethan Iverson, piano; Reid

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FREE TICKETS: The Bad Plus at Jazz Standard

NOTE: This contest has ended. "Avant-garde populist" trio The Bad Plus take over Jazz Standard this weekend, and FoM is giving away a pair of free tickets to your choice of

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