Most of today’s opera companies stage productions according to what’s known as the stagione system, where a single opera remains onstage for the duration of its run, as opposed to […]
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Returns to the Met Read Post »
(Editors Note: I originally planned to attend both the Manhattan Marathon last weekend, but came down with whatever cold/flu has been going around. Following is what Dan was able to
Winter Jazzfest 2026: Brooklyn Marathon and Bitches Brew Revisited Read Post »
Jenny Scheinman All Species Parade Band, City Winery, Winter Jazzfest 1/10/25 Photo: Dan Lehner by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews As was stated multiple times throughout the weekend, the now-20-year-old
Winter Jazzfest Celebrates 20 Years of Improvised Music in Manhattan and Brooklyn Read Post »
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.
Winter Jazzfest 2024 – Manhattan Marathon Read Post »
(Photo: Steven Pisano) "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." – Leonard Bernstein, November, 1963 In dark times
Music in Time of War: Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
Friday, 2/11 Ethan Iverson at Roulette, 8pm Ever since leaving The Bad Plus, the rock-jazz trio he co-founded in 2000, pianist Ethan Iverson has flourished as a solo artist while
Weekend Preview: 2/11-2/13 Read Post »
Patti Smith at City Parks Foundation SummerStage 9.19.21 Photo: Pete Matthews/Feast of Music If you're a music lover like I am, these past few weeks have been a joyous
Patti Smith Comes Home to City Parks Foundation SummerStage in Central Park Read Post »
"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
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
Winter Jazzfest Marathon – Saturday Read Post »
