Winter Jazzfest 2024 – Manhattan Marathon
by Dan Lehner Editors Note: Both Dan and I were originally supposed to cover this year's Winter Jazzzfest, but your's truly got COVID on Wednesday, so I've been self-isolating all weekend. […]
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Music in the Time of COVID: Christian Sands and Ashley Bathgate
(Photo: Sabrina Santiago, The New York Times) Well, it's been a minute. First and foremost, I hope everyone out there is hanging in, staying safe and sane. But, I won't
The Music Stops
"How do you keep the music playing?How do you make it last?How do you keep the song from fadingToo fast?" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, "How Do You Keep the
Celebrate Brooklyn 2016
Ever since I moved to Park Slope 14 years ago, the one thing that had kept me here more than any other is Celebrate Brooklyn, the two month series of
Talib Kweli (and friends) at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli, a star in the world of hip hop for almost a generation now, brought his expanding hip hop universe to Brooklyn Bowl
Jeremy Loops at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano Last Friday, Jeremy Loops played Brooklyn Bowl on the final night of a U.S. tour aimed at introducing this South African folk singer from Cape Town to American
Rhett Miller at City Winery
by Steve Danielsson Last week, Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller came to City Winery to celebrate the release of his newest album “The Traveler." Miller recorded the album last year in Portland with members of
Chris Bergson at Jazz Standard
by Steven Pisano This winter in New York City has been so unrelentingly and inhospitably cold, so bone-numbingly frigid that a lot of sensible people have just stayed home
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“I have never thought of music as a challenge—you always figure the audience is at least as smart as you are. You do this because you like it, you think