Brian Blade’s Life Cycles at The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield Credit: jazzafterhours.net Last Sunday at the Jazz Standard, drummer Brian Blade’s current project, the sextet “Life Cycles,” took the stage and played a forty-five minute set of
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Kendrick Scott Oracle Plays The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield Kendrick Scott Oracle played to an intimate but enthusiastic crowd at the Jazz Standard last Wednesday. Scott, a well-known drummer from various outfits around NYC, shined brightest
Steve Schick Performs John Luther Adams at Mostly Mozart
Among the orchestras, new music ensembles and violinists all taking part in this final week of Mostly Mozart, there was percussionist Steve Schick, who I first encountered during his Miller Theatre
Steve Schick Astonishes at Miller Theatre
All photos: Karli Cadel Steve Schick proved last night at Miller Theatre that he is far more than just a talented musician. He is a deeply sensitive, thoughtful human being
Preview: Steve Schick Performs Solo Percussion at Miller Theater
Hard to believe, but before Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote Zyklus in 1959, there were no works for solo percussion. The tireless Steve Schick, who has emerged as this country's foremost pracitioner of solo
FREE TICKETS: Ensemble ACJW at Zankel Hall
NOTE: This contest has ended. St. Louis Symphony's David Robertson conducts Ensemble ACJW in an evening of 20th-century works at Zankel Hall this Saturday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. The program includes
Cadillac Moon Ensemble Prepares for Collaboration with Circles and Lines
by Melanie Wong In preparation for their upcoming concert, composer collective Circles and Lines—Angelica Negron, Eric Lemmon, Dylan Glatthorn, Noam Faingold (via Skype), Conrad Winslow (absent)—and contemporary chamber group Cadillac
Mantra Percussion Re-mix Timber at Roulette
by Aristea Mellos It is widely believed that a great work of art should be able to withstand reappropriation and reinterpretation, and, if possible, grow from the experience. This philosophy
Alone Together Tour at (Le) Poisson Rouge
by Brian Weidy Bringing together three people widely regarded as some of the most talented and innovative on their respective instruments, Alone Together's Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin, and Wood), Sarah