Kendrick Scott Oracle Plays The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield Kendrick Scott Oracle played to an intimate but enthusiastic crowd at the Jazz Standard last Wednesday. Scott, a well-known drummer from various outfits around NYC, shined brightest
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Dawn of Midi and Mashrou’ Leila at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Those that braved the rain Saturday night at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! got to see a pair of acts that are pushing both musical and geographical boundaries. Lebanese rock outfit Mashrou' Leila sang
Lincoln Center Festival: Bang on a Can All-Stars with Gong Linna and Ornette Coleman’s Chamber Music
Photo: Stephanie Berger The 22nd edition of the Lincoln Center Festival kicked off last week, bringing it's usual surfeit of starry theater and ballet companies to the various houses of
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 with Roy Ayers at Central Park Summerstage
It's been six years since I last saw Seun Kuti play Celebrate Brooklyn with Egypt 80, the backing band of his famous father, the late Afropop pioneer Fela Kuti. So, it
Pharoah Sanders at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
The rain came down hard last night in Prospect Park, but that wasn't enough to deter a few thousand devoted fans from sticking around to see tenor legend Pharoah Sanders at
Northside Festival Opens in McCarren Park with Kamasi Washington and Dirty Projectors
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The 9th annual Northside Festival, running through this Sunday, June 11, offers an eclectic mix of symposiums on technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, advertising, government,
Lake Street Dive Kicks Off the Summer at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The summer season of mostly free concerts in Prospect Park as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival got off to a
2017 Summer Music Preview
It's Memorial Day weekend, which means it's time for the music to head outdoors into the parks, piers and schoolyards throughout the five boroughs (and beyond). As is our catholic, omnivorous nature here
Antonia Bennett at the Cafe Carlyle
If the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, then Antonia Bennett should be able to lay claim to some of the ripest fruit in jazz vocals. The daughter of legendary singer Tony