Brian Blade’s Life Cycles at The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield Credit: jazzafterhours.net Last Sunday at the Jazz Standard, drummer Brian Blade’s current project, the sextet “Life Cycles,” took the stage and played a forty-five minute set of
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4th Annual BRIC JazzFest
by Steven Pisano and Pete MatthewsThe 4th Annual BRIC JazzFest returned this past weekend to the BRIC House in downtown Brooklyn, with some 24 musical acts over three "marathon" nights,
Sarah Kohrs and Wanda Houston at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington
Great Barrington, MA – When it comes to music in the Berkshires, there's more to life than just Tanglewood. Case in point: the 113 year old Mahaiwe theater, where last
Summer 2018 Music Preview
Hard to believe it's already June, and while this year's Gov Ball has already come and gone, the music is just starting to move to the great outdoors. Below is
Ravi Coltrane Trio plays the Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield The Jazz Standard is an ideal venue to hear jazz, thanks to its very dry acoustics and intimate confines. In the front row, you won’t hear artificial
Winter Jazzfest: Wadada Leo Smith and Deerhoof, with Nicole Mitchell’s Maroon Cloud
by Dan Lehner It's often hard to see the forest for the trees at an event like Winter Jazzfest. WJF has set itself apart from other jazz festivals through its
Winter Jazzfest 2018: Friday Night Marathon
By Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews New York is nothing if not a land of contrasts, so it was jarring if not totally surprising to slog through a warmer-than-usual rain
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet at the Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield On Tuesday, drummer and composer Mark Guiliana and his Jazz Quartet treated audiences at the Jazz Standard to the group’s first at-home show since their latest release, Jersey. Guiliana, a
Third Annual JazzFest at BRIC
by Steven Pisano and FoM Last weekend, BRIC hosted its third annual three-night JazzFest marathon, which back in 2015 instantly became a mecca for adventurous jazz fans looking to hear