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Aztec Two-Step – March 27, 2011

Posted on April 9, 2011 by parker

Pete Fornatale hosts Aztec Two-Step  –  Ossining Public Library  –   March 27, 2011 The run of new-to-me venues keeps going, and this place was packed!  Interesting format: Aztec Two-Step doing their Simon & Garfunkel songbook show, hosted by Pete Fornatale.  … Continue reading →

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Regina Carter – March 13, 2011

Posted on March 15, 2011 by parker

Regina Carter  –  Brooklyn Museum  –  March 13, 2011 We’ve seen music at Brooklyn Museum before, but this was the first sketching.  Violinist Regina Carter received a MacArthur Fellowship a few years back, used it to travel to Africa to … Continue reading →

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Ensemble ACJW

Posted on March 5, 2011 by parker

Ensemble ACJW  –  Pregones Theatre  –  March 2, 2011 Once again a (South Bronx) venue new to me, once again the Weill Music Institute’s Neighborhood Concert series provides excellent entertainment in a groovy setting.  It was a last minute decision … Continue reading →

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Slavic Soul Party – February 12, 2011

Posted on February 13, 2011 by parker

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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Ignacio Berroa Quartet – January 30, 2011

Posted on February 1, 2011 by parker

Ignacio Berroa Quartet  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich  –  January 30, 2011 Two gigs in one month is awesome, so hats off to Greenwich Library.  Berroa is from Cuba, has stateside lineage including Dizzy’s band.  I did my best with his … Continue reading →

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Chiara String Quartet – January 17, 2011

Posted on January 30, 2011 by parker

Chiara String Quartet   –   Merkin Concert Hall   –  January 17, 2011 I’m gradually getting around to all these venues of which I am aware but have never been to.  So Merkin falls!  The event was the opening marathon of the … Continue reading →

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Bill Buttner – January 15, 2011

Posted on January 30, 2011 by parker

Bill Buttner  –  Unitarian Fellowship Hall, Poughkeepsie  –  January 15, 2011 Time for me to get playing out more, so we start small, at the Hudson Valley Folk Guild.  The Poughkeepsie branch meets at Unitarian Fellowship Hall; feature for the … Continue reading →

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Fellow Travelers, subway – January 2011

Posted on January 30, 2011 by parker
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Fellow Travelers, subway – December 2010

Posted on January 16, 2011 by parker

The sketching of strangers on the subway is its own genre, with dozens if not hundreds of practitioners every day.  For me these strangers are a subset of the universe of fellow travelers that also includes MetroNorth train passengers, bus … Continue reading →

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Frank Vignola Trio – January 9, 2011

Posted on January 16, 2011 by parker

Frank Vignola Trio  – Cole Auditorium, Greenwich  –  January 9, 2011 Once again back to the trusty Greenwich Library’s Cole Auditorium.  Vignola’s theme for the concert is the spirit of Django, though they certainly mixed in plenty of contemporary (Simon … Continue reading →

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