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Leviticus Gory – April 11, 2016

Posted on April 11, 2016 by parker

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 →

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Manhattan String Quartet – April 3, 2016

Posted on April 3, 2016 by parker

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 →

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The Red Hots – March 13, 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by parker

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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Sarah Elizabeth Charles – February 24, 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016 by parker

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 →

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Sketchcrawl 50 – January 23, 2016

Posted on January 23, 2016 by parker
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Tactus – December 10, 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by parker

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 →

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MSM Jazz Arts Combos – December 10

Posted on December 26, 2015 by parker

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 →

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Pistolera – December 5, 2015

Posted on December 6, 2015 by parker

Pistolera  –  Bronx Library Center   –  December 5, 2015 This group’s  hard-driving sound gets its characteristic tinge from Latin American accordion pumping along at two-fourths time, behind singer-songwriter Sandra Lilia Velásquez.  The strong rhythmic essence is shared among all players, … Continue reading →

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Busking New York – November 18, 2015

Posted on November 18, 2015 by parker

Busking New York  –  November 18, 2015 I needed to do some unpleasant bureaucracy stuff in Brooklyn, so I took a day off from work.  Why not make the subway ride as productive as possible?  While I was sketching Robinson, … Continue reading →

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Gilad Hekselman – November 6, 2015

Posted on November 6, 2015 by parker

Gilad Hekselman  –  Bronx Museum of the Arts  – November 6, 2015 Two consecutive concerts of jazz guitar trios, and they both featured Scott Colley on bass.  So I skipped sketching him here (check the post of Oct 18 for … Continue reading →

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