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Author Archives: parker
Busking NYC – Quoom – November 15, 2016
Busking NYC - Quoom - November 15, 2016 Busking in the subway station, on the platform, OK I get it. Banging your conga drum inside the moving train? What a life! Quoom was only on for one stop, I’m not … Continue reading
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Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra – November 11, 2016
Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra - Neidorff-Karpati Hall – November 11, 2016 This was the final concert presentation at MSM for program leader Justin DiCioccio (although the following Monday the Orch will be playing the same program at Dizzy’s … Continue reading
Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra – November 4, 2016
Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra - Neidorff-Karpati Hall November 4, 2016 Once again Bobby Sanabria has whipped his student charges into shape (including getting them all dressed up) for an evening of new pieces or new arrangements … Continue reading
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Tagged Armando Vergara, bass, Bobby Sanabria, bongo drum, Cole Hazlitt, conga drum, drums, Luis Vazquez, Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Matt Wong, Nicola Caminit, Noel Mason, piano, Rico Jones, Santosh Sharma, soprano saxophone, Takao Heisho, tenor saxophone, Toby Ekpunobi, trombone, trumpet, Tyler Tritt
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Dia de Muertos – October 29, 2016
Dia de Muertos - Brewster Public Library/Southeast Museum - October 29, 2016 I don’t think that the day of the dead (Dia de Muertos) is exactly the Hispanic Halloween, but the affinities are striking. That there could be acceptance, even … Continue reading
Jane Ira Bloom – October 20, 2016
Jane Ira Bloom - Bruno Walter Auditorium - October 20, 2016 Bloom, soprano saxist, is a seeker for inspiration for her new works, and she landed on Emily Dickinson once she learned that ED was a pianist and an … Continue reading
James Ruff – October 1, 2016
James Ruff - Skinner Hall, Vassar College - October 1, 2016 Ruff’s original (and still principle) musical career focus has been voice, and I’m not sure I would have attended if that was the extent of this solo concert. But … Continue reading
Julie Corbalis – October 1, 2016
Julie Corbalis - Brewster Farmers Market - October 1, 2016 Corbalis was the final performer for this year’s local farmers market, cheerfully reeling off the numbers despite the intermittent drizzle. Her latest CD effort is titled “What’s Up With This … Continue reading
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Awa Sangho – September 25, 2016
Awa Sangho - White Plains Jazz Fest - September 25, 2016 This was actually a multi-act afternoon, of which I caught only a fraction. Headliner Sangho, the “golden voice of Mali”, is from a griot lineage; she featured a band … Continue reading
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Tagged Abou Lion Diarra, Awa Sangho, bass, Daniel Moreno, drums, Fred Doumbé, guitar, Gustavo Dantas Magnani, kora, percussion, vocal, White Plains Jazz Fest, Yacouba Sissoko
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Pluck and Rail – September 24, 2016
Pluck and Rail - Upstream Gallery - September 24, 2016 New venue for me, located in Hastings-on-Hudson. This is a curious Americana-esque duo, in that one of the instruments is a cello, played standing up. Repertoire was a mix of … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Schubert, Andrew Sussman, cello, George Gierer, guitar, Pluck and Rail, upstream Gallery, washboard
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