Winter Jazzfest Marathon – Saturday
by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews Greg Osby and Lakecia Benjamin at Le Poisson Rouge A warm Friday gave way to an even warmer Saturday – making Winter Jazzfest seem […]
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Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2020 – Friday Recap
Charles Altura, left; Jure Pukl, right by Dan Lehner An unseasonable warm spell may have made for an odd environment for Winter Jazzfest this year, but encouraging people to
Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2019
by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews Winter finally reared its adversarial head for last weekend’s Winter Jazzfest, which was incredibly celebrating its 15th year. The bitter cold may have deterred
Winter Jazzfest 2019: The “Half-Marathon”
By Dan Lehner Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies at SubCulture Winter Jazzfest’s famous marathon, a two-night musical expedition that lasts eight hours and stretches almost the entire width of Manhattan,
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: Saturday Night Marathon
By Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews Night two of the 2018 Winter Jazzfest Marathon began in the intimate fifth floor theater at The New School, where a crack team of
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
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
The First Annual BRIC JazzFest Marathon
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano,) If I had thought about it too much ahead of time, I probably would have stayed home. Five hours of nonstop jazz, on three stages,