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Tag Archives: piano
Sarah Elizabeth Charles – February 24, 2016
Sarah Elizabeth Charles – Harlem Stage Gatehouse – February 24, 2016 Charles participated in a more widespread Carnegie Hall/Weill “West Side Story”-themed series of presentations throughout the city. This particular concert was the result of “The Somewhere Project”. Not only … Continue reading
Tactus – December 10, 2015
Tactus – Manhattan School of Music – December 10, 2015 Tactus is (or seems to be) less a group than a collective within the Manhattan School that features music of the 20th and 21st century; here the focus was on … Continue reading
MSM Jazz Arts Combos – December 10
Jazz Arts Combos – Manhattan School of Music – December 10 The exact designation of these student groups is lacking, as there were neither a written program nor clear formal introductions. So all I can say is that the two … Continue reading
Pedrito Martinez – September 1, 2015
Pedrito Martinez – CHIRP, Ballard Park – September 1, 2015 Martinez leads this bare-bones Afro-Cuban group. The modestly scaled roster doesn’t prevent them from putting out a really full sound, including the occasional four part vocal harmony. A lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afro-Cuban, Alvaro Benevides, Ballard Park, bass, bongo drum, CHIRP, Conga drums, cowbell, Edgar Pantoja-Aleman, Jhair Sala, Pedrito Martinez, piano, Ridgefield
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Houston Person – August 19, 2015
Houston Person – Grant’s Tomb – August 19, 2015 You get no surprises with Person, but you know there will be a solid straight ahead approach digging into the jazz standards book, ballads alternating with uptempo jauntiness. It’s a worthy … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Chip White, drums, Grant's Tomb, Houston Person, jazz, John diMartino, Matthew Parrish, piano, tenor saxophone
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Roy Ayers – August 12, 2015
Roy Ayers – Marcus Garvey Park – August 12, 2015 Ayers has had a two-stage career, initially as a jazz vibes player who rose to prominence in the 1970’s. Some of his licks have been sampled and gained placement in … Continue reading
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Tagged acid jazz, bass, Bill Saxton, deejay, Donald Nicks, drums, Jamal Peoples, jazz, John Pressley, Larry Peoples, Marcus Garvey Park, Money Mike, Natasha Diggs, Operator Emz, piano, Roy Ayers, tenor saxophone, vibes, vibraphone
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Iris Dement – August 9, 2015
Iris Dement – Lincoln Center – August 9, 2015 This was a part of the same Roots of American Music series as the previous day’s three-set smorgasbord. Dement was the sole afternoon attraction, but no “Our Town”! Her current album … Continue reading
Jimmy LaFave – August 4, 2015
Jimmy LaFave – Ballard Park – August 4, 2015 LaFave got into the late 1960’s Texas alt-folk-hippie groove and has remained there since. He covered at least four Dylan tunes.
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Tagged Andrew Pressman, Anthony DaCosta, Ballard Park, bass, Bobby Kallus, guitar, Jimmy LaFave, piano, Radoslav Lorkovic
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Susan Werner – July 30, 2015
Susan Werner – Ridgefield Playhouse – July 30, 2015 When it rains, the CHIRP series moves indoors, so that’s where this concert was. Werner’s songwriting and performance penetrate with simultaneous pathos and humor, and she knows how to play to … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, CHIRP, guitar, piano, Radoslav Lorkovic, Ridgefield Playhouse, Susan Werner
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BackCountry Jazz – February 21, 2015
BackCountry Jazz – Cole Auditorium – February 21, 2015 Once again Bennie Wallace has put together a sterling presentation, this year focusing on the music of Duke Ellington.