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Eddie Palmieri – June 21, 2012

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

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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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Slavic Soul Party – February 12, 2011

Slavic Soul Party  –  Bronx Library Center  –  February 12, 2011 Bronx Library Center is on Kingsbridge Road, just down the block from where long-departed (and lamented) Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor used to be.  The performance space is perfectly intimate … Continue reading

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Charlie Parker Festival – August 28, 2010

Charlie Parker Festival      –       Marcus Garvey Park        –         August 28, 2010 The usual superiorly-situated amphitheatre in Garvey Park was closed for repair, so the Charlie Parker Festival was moved to a flat area of the lower portion … Continue reading

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Chris Washburne & SYOTOS – June 20, 2009

Chris Washburne & SYOTOS Band  –  Langston Hughes Library  –  June 20, 2009 Motivation is high to get me to Queens, although at least this wasn’t farthest-outer Queens.  It was part of the Weill Music Institute (of Carnegie Hall) Neighborhood … Continue reading

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