Tag Archives: alto saxophone

Music Conservatory of Westchester Jazz Faculty Quartet – September 21, 2016

Posted on September 21, 2016 by parker

Music Conservatory of Westchester Jazz Faculty Quartet – Grace Episcopal Church – September 21, 2016 Biggest mouthful of a name for a group I’ve ever documented. This was a memorial dedicated to the music of jazz sax player (and fellow Westchester-er) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, bass, drums, guitar, Jake Robinson, John Lang, Music Conservatory of Westchester Jazz Faculty Quartet, Nicholas Biello, Rale Micic | Leave a comment

Sun Ra Arkestra – May 8, 2016

Posted on May 8, 2016 by parker

Sun Ra Arkestra – Greenpoint Terminal – May 8, 2016 How’s this for a birthday present? From my son to my wife, down to Brooklyn, which is like a foreign country when this chauffeur is driving. The converted old terminal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, Angela DeRosa, bass, bass clarinet, Greenpoint Terminal, Marshall Allen, Mike Watson, piano, piano tuner, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tara Middleton, tenor saxophone, Tyler Mitchell, vocal | Leave a comment

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express – November 7, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by parker

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express – Bronx Museum of the Arts – November 7, 2014 One more new venue for me, hooray for the Bronx. I’d earlier caught a permutation of parts of this combo under Yosvanny Terry’s leadership; here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, bass, Bronx, Bronx Museum of the Arts, drums, guitar, jazz, Latin Jazz, Luques Curtis, Manuel Valera, Mauricio Herrera, new Cuban express, Obed Calvaire, Sophia Rei, Tom Guarna, Yosvanny Terry, Yosvany Terry | Leave a comment

Abdullah Ibrahim – October 20, 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by parker

Abdullah Ibrahim – Schomburg Center – October 20, 2014 I just love these old jazz masters whose command of technique is so thoroughly transparent that impediment-free channeling from their consciousness to mine is achieved; Ibrahim certainly fills the bill. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, Alex Harding, alto saxophone, Andrae Murchison, baritone saxophone, cello, Cleave E. Guyton Jr., Dollar Brand, jazz, Lance Bryant, Noah Jackson, piano, saxophone, Schomburg Center, tenor saxophone, trombone | Leave a comment

Cecile McLorin Salvant – August 24, 2013

Posted on August 24, 2013 by parker

Cecile McLorin Salvant – Marcus Garvey Park – August 24, 2013 This was day 2 of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, so it was a bit of a tossup how I would title it, but Cecile was the real draw … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Burnett, alto saxophone, bass, Boris Kozlov, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Corcoran Holt, Courtney Bryan, drums, Jaleel Shaw, jazz, Johnathan Blake, Kenny Garrett, Kimberly Thompson, Lawrence Fields, Marcus Garvey Park, Nick Woziak, percussion, piano, Rudy Bird | Leave a comment

Wycliffe Gordon – February 4, 2013

Posted on February 11, 2013 by parker

Wycliffe Gordon – Paul Hall – February 4, 2013 Juilliard School’s jazz program has really hit the jackpot this year regarding its guest artists, mentors, artists-in-residence, whatever they call them. Gordon is the latest; here he collaborates with two distinct … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, Chase Baird, jazz, Jordan Pettay, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, Juilliard School, Matthew Musselman, tenor saxophone, trombone, Wycliffe Gordon | Leave a comment

Yosvany Terry Quintet – November 17, 2012

Posted on November 26, 2012 by parker

Yosvany Terry Quintet – El Museo del Barrio – November 17, 2012 Terry has been on my to-see list for a while, and even an ill-fated trip to Harlem for a to-be-cancelled gig. So finally – and it turns out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, bass, drums, El Museo del Barrio, Latin Jazz, Manuel Valera, Michael Rodriguez, Obed Calvaire, piano, trumpet, Yosvany Terry, Yunior Terry | Leave a comment

BackCountry Jazz – October 13, 2012

Posted on October 14, 2012 by parker

BackCountry Jazz – Greenwich Library, Cole Auditorium – October 13, 2012 BackCountry Jazz is a nonprofit music performance and education organization put together in Greenwich, led on stage by Bennie Wallace. He’s had a legit career in jazz, and seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, Backcountry Jazz, Bennie Wallace, Bruce Barth, Catherine Russell, Cole Auditorium, drums, Greenwich Library, guitar, Herlin Riley, Jerry Dodgion, Louis Armstrong, Matt Munisteri, piano, tenor saxophone, vocal | Leave a comment

Gretchen Parlato / Gregory Porter – June 27, 2012

Posted on June 30, 2012 by parker

Gretchen Parlato/Gregory Porter – Madison Square Park – June 27, 2012 Two GP vocalists at one gig, neither of which I was familiar with beforehand, both proving worthy. Additional post-production research was therefore necessary, for more background filler (or, trivia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron James, alto saxophone, bass, Burniss Travis II, Chip Crawford, drums, Emmanuel Harrold, Gregory Porter, Gretchen Parlato, jazz, Kendrick Scott, Madison Square Park, piano, Taylor Eigsti, vocal, Yosuke Sato | Leave a comment

Eddie Palmieri – June 21, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by parker

Eddie Palmieri – Rockefeller Park – June 21, 2012 This incarnation of Palmieri’s band is the “Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet”. No matter what the band is called, the Latin jazz is inevitably blazing, and this gig was no exception. Well worth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet, alto saxophone, Conrad Herwig, Eddie Palmieri, José Clausell, Latin Jazz, Louis Fouché, Michael Rodriguez, piano, River to River, Rockefeller Park, timbales, trombone, trumpet | Leave a comment