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NY Philharmonic – June 21, 2016
NY Philharmonic – Van Cortlandt Park – June 21, 2016 The orchestra, under the baton of Alan Gilbert, does the summer tour of free outdoor concerts in the boroughs; I try to get the the Bronx version as often as … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony McGill, clarinet, Frank Huang, New York Philharmonic, Van Cortlandt Park, violin
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BombaYo – June 21, 2016
BombaYo – Van Cortlandt Park – June 21, 2016 BombaYo is an expression of Afro-Puerto Rican culture led by “Dr. Drum”, distinct from the more typical salsa style. Dancing was featured, much more difficult for me to capture, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged BombaYo, Conga drums, Cuchi Ortiz, Dr. Drum, Jorge Vazquez, Nelson Seda, Van Cortlandt Park
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Sun Ra Arkestra – May 8, 2016
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
Fatoumata Diawara – May 4, 2016
Fatoumata Diawara – Schomburg Center – May 4, 2016 Diawara is from Mali, migrated to France, originally to follow an actress career path. Along the way, she got encouraged and mentored by fellow Malian Oumou Sangaré to express her native … Continue reading
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Tagged drums, Fatoumata Diawara, guitar, John Bashengezi, John Lee, Schomburg Center, Tosin Aribisala, vocal, Will Calhoun
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Martha Redbone – April 28, 2016
Martha Redbone – Rubenstein Atrium – April 28, 2016 The context for this event is the presentation of a work (“Bone Hill”) in development, to eventually become a full scale theatrical production; so it was bascially a “reading” through, fortunately … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Burroughs, Bone Hill, Charlie Burnham, fiddle, guitar, Jason Walker, Martha Redbone, Rubenstein Atrium, Soni Moreno, vocal
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Leviticus Gory – April 11, 2016
Leviticus Gory – Busking NYC – April 11, 2016 There are certain days when I need to take a day off to deal with official business in New York City. That put me on track to come across Gory, groovin’ … Continue reading
Manhattan String Quartet – April 3, 2016
Manhattan String Quartet – Pleasantville Presbyterian Church – April 3, 2016 A little bit of Beethoven, a little bit of Bartok, and I’ll be able to handle a little bit of Schubert. One more sponsoring organization (Pleasantville Chamber Music Society), … Continue reading
The Red Hots – March 13, 2016
The Red Hots – Mahopac Library – March 13, 2016 I have a distant connection to the Red Hots – elder Russ Preston and I both played at the Hudson Valley Folk Guild coffehouse (the no-longer-existent Patterson Branch), we exchanged … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, cajon, Cynthia Preston, guitar, harmonica, Hector Jiminez, Jay Margolin, Mahopac Library, Petra Herceq, Russ Preston, The Red Hots, vocal
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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