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Dianne Reeves – June 16, 2012
Sing the Truth (Soul Sisters) – New Haven Green – June 16, 2012 Unsure how to notate this gig, as their own press has shown some ambiguity. The overall event is the weeks-long International Festival of Arts and Ideas, and … Continue reading
Ted Rosenthal Quintet – June 1, 2012
Ted Rosenthal Quintet – New York Historical Society – June 1, 2012 Institutions are really coming out of the woodwork to sponsor music series, much to love! Rosenthal has dedicated his most recent works to Monk, taking some compositional liberties … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Brian Lynch, Dick Oatts, drums, jazz, Martin Wind, New York Historical Society, piano, Quincy Davis, Ted Rosenthal, tenor saxophone, Thelonius Monk, trumpet
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Ted Brown – May 20, 2012
Ted Brown – White Plains Public Library – May 20, 2012 Brown was an unfamiliar quantity for me. Apparently a follower of Lenny Tristano, as were several of his band mates. They grooved with the comfort of a bunch of … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Bill Chattin, Don Messina, drums, jazz, Jon Easton, piano, Ted Brown, tenor saxophone, White Plains Public Library
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Booker T. Jones – May 10, 2012
Booker T. Jones – Brooklyn Bridge Park – May 10, 2012 Jones is the Booker T. of the MG’s and others, having been in the band of a zillion hits since the early 1960’s. While he spent most of his … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Booker T Jones, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Darian Gray, drums, guitar, Melvin Brannon, organ, Rich Medina, Vernon "Ice" Black
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Wall to Wall Gertrude’s Paris – May 5, 2012
Wall to Wall Gertrude’s Paris – Symphony Space – May 5, 2012 This year’s Wall-to-Wall celebrated the 1920’s Paris of Gertrude Stein. Performances began even before we got into the theatre, with Marni Rice leading her band, Chanson Chamber Salon, … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, Ashley Jennifer Jackson, Aundrey Mitchell, bassoon, Bryan Young, Christopher Matthews, clarinet, Edmund White, flute, Gertrude Stein, harp, Josh Roseman, Marni Rice, Matt Darriau, Paris, Poulenc Trio, Symphony Space, trombone, viola, Wall to Wall
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Art to the Avenue – May 3, 2012
The town of Greenwich hosts an event called “Art to the Avenue” every spring. Many establishments on or near Greenwich Avenue display the works of local artists (mine is at Greenwich Hospital this year) for a month; opening festivities include … Continue reading
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Tagged Art to the Avenue, bass, Carmine Marino, Greenwich, Greenwich Arts Council, guitar, Karen Zimmer, Richard L. Kelly, vocal
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SketchCrawl #35 – April 21, 2012
SketchCrawl #35 – Columbus Circle & Lincoln Center – April 21, 2012 The sketchcrawl is a loosely organized global coalition of sketchers. On the chosen date, individuals aggregate regionally, and then go at it. For this one, there was said … Continue reading
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Ethos Percussion Group – March 23, 2012
Ethos Percussion Group – Skinner Hall, Vassar College – March 23, 2012 Three of the five works performed by Ethos were commissioned for them, so they were a custom fit, not likely to be heard elsewhere. “Ziggurat (interior)” by John … Continue reading
Ladybird Sunshine – February 11, 2012
Ladybird Sunshine – New Amsterdam Musical Association – February 11, 2012 I know Ladybird as Dena Robins, from when we worked together at Bronx Science. She has multiple appellations and multiple avocations. This occasion was the record release party for … Continue reading
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Tagged Dena Robins, Ladybird Sunshine, piano, vocal, Yovanne Pierre
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Infinite Roots – February 10, 2012
Infinite Roots – Greenwich High School – February 10, 2012 I appreciate when the sketching is made easy – like when I get to do it during the course of my day job. Such is the case here; for the … Continue reading
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Tagged djembe, drums, Greenwich High School, Infinite Roots, Kareem Brivett, Kwame Henry Jones, Monica Tinsley
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