Omar Sosa at BRIC House
by Steven Pisano With Cuba increasingly on people’s minds as access to that magical island becomes easier for Americans to travel to, Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa and his Quarteto […]
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SF Jazz Collective at Jazz Standard
by Steven Pisano With members hailing originally from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Israel, and across the U.S., the lineup of the all-star SF Jazz Collective brings an international flavor to their
“Meredith Monk and Friends” at Zankel Hall
by Steven Pisano One thing is clear: Meredith Monk has a lot of friends—musicians who have both directly and indirectly been influenced by her work. And she has written a lot of music. So, it was only
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
“Don Giovanni” at the Metropolitan Opera
by Steven Pisano In Michael Grandage's production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni now playing at the Metropolitan Opera, the snarling balls of flame that rocket up from the stage as the
Prototype Festival: “Sunken Cathedral” by Bora Yoon at La Mama
by Steven Pisano Photos by Cory Weaver/Prototype If you could videotape and then three-dimensionally play back for an audience one of your recent dreams, it might look like Bora Yoon’s
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2015: Friday Recap
By Dan Lehner The Friday portion of the 2015 Winter Jazzfest, with a temperature of 17°F before windchill, was the coldest in WJF history since the inaugural festival (when it was -2°F). Not that this,
Last Call at Glasslands
"Venturing to Glasslands in the very late evening is a bit like sneaking off to your cool friend’s basement in high school. The space is already dirty, strewn with beer cans and
Tyshawn Sorey Trio at Roulette
by Steven Pisano Photo by Steven Pisano On Wednesday night, jazz composer and drummer Tyshawn Sorey and his trio performed the first in a series of three concerts at Roulette. Piano, bass, drums: it’s a