Winter Jazzfest 2016 Marathon – Friday
by Dan Lehner Parodoxically, the more Winter Jazzfest grows, the more fragmented it becomes. To accommodate the (admittedly fortuitous) problem of growing crowds, WJF had expanded even further from its […]
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Preview: Winter Jazzfest 2016
For the 12th year in a row, Winter Jazzfest takes over the Village this week, with more than 100 bands playing a dozen venues across lower Manhattan. This year's festival –
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,
Winter Jazzfest 2014: Saturday Pics
Endangered Blood (Chris Speed, Jim Black, Oscar Noriega, and Trevor Dunn) last night at NYU Law School. More pics on the photo page.
Winter Jazzfest 2014: Friday Pics
Roy Hargrove Quintet at (le) Poisson Rouge. More pics on the photo page.
Winter Jazzfest 2014: Revive Big Band with Bilal and Dr. Lonnie Smith
It was a bit of a late night last night at LPR, but Igmar Thomas' Revive Big Band (no website) made it worth the wait. Headlining the third of this week's
Preview: Winter Jazzfest 2014
Hard to believe, but this is the tenth year for the Winter Jazzfest: the annual wall-to-wall smorgasbord of jazz, fusion, and other "creative music." (Still trying to figure out what
NYC Winter Jazzfest 2013: Day 2
There are as many criticisms about modern/contemporary jazz festivals in New York as there are chances to prove them wrong. One such criticism is that Winter Jazzfest (and its summer
Winter Jazzfest 2012
“In rock ’n’ roll there’s just as much cultural weight (as jazz), but that sense of responsibility isn’t there when people talk about it. Instead there’s constant evolution, and it’s