Jazz Preview: Kevin Eubanks at Birdland/ Vijay Iyer and Friends at The Greene Space
Photo Credit: WEMU Kevin Eubanks might be best remembered for the 15 years he spent as the bandleader on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but his career as one of […]
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Big Ears Festival 2017 Recap
"I think the unexpected nature (of Knoxville) gives the festival a certain relief that it wouldn't have if it was where everybody expects it to be." – Ashley Capps, Founder/Artistic Director,
Winter Jazzfest 2017 Closes with Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra
by Dan Lehner On Tuesday night at (le) Poisson Rouge, while Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra was playing Carla Bley's deconstructed and deranged take on "America The Beautiful", Barack Obama was making his
TONIGHT: Winter Jazzfest 2017 Marathon Kicks Off
Just a quick reminder that the 13th annual Winter Jazzfest Marathon kicks off tonight with more than 150 bands playing across 13 venues throughout lower Manhattan. Both single day and
Preview: Winter Jazzfest 2017
By Dan Lehner and FoM Winter Jazzfest returns for it's lucky 13th edition next month, filling the clubs of the East and West Village (and beyond) with more than 150 bands playing
John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Café Caryle
(Photo: David Andrako) I had the privilege of returning to the legendary Café Carlyle Tuesday night for another exquisite evening of dinner and music, this time with guitarist John Pizzarelli
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill with Cassandra Wilson at the Irish Arts Center
Ireland's County Clare has long been the home of the Emerald Isle's most talented traditional musicians, where practically every pub in sight hosts seisúns until the wee hours of the morning. Count
“The American Slave Coast” at Symphony Space
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) If the name Ned Sublette rings a bell, you may remember that his band achieved fame in the late nineties and early oughts for
The Second Annual BRIC JazzFest Marathon: Night 1
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The BRIC JazzFest Marathon, three nights of topflight music now in its second season, opened Thursday night with a night of