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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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Sketchcrawl #49 – October 24, 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by parker

Sketchcrawl #49 – Bronx, NY  –  October 24, 2015 For my day’s crawl I first walked to the northern reaches of Tibbetts Brook in Van Cortlandt Park.  Fifty years ago this used to be a broad lake surrounded by open … Continue reading →

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Julian Lage – October 18, 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by parker

Julian Lage  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library  –  October 18, 2015 Lage is one of a slew of young jazz guitarists that are the next generation to carry that torch.  I’m not always sure I’m going to like what comes … Continue reading →

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Luther Dickinson – September 12, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by parker

Luther Dickinson  –  Madison Square Park  –  September 12, 2015 Dickinson is the big cheese of the North Mississippi All-Stars; he is now out on his own, sticking with the Americana idiom.  Thomas hails from a long-standing rootsy family, representing … Continue reading →

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Ramon Mercado – September 12, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by parker

Ramon Mercado  –  Busking New York  –  September 12, 2015 Mercado was occupying the smallest possible amount of space on the subway platform, performing totally hunched over.  He had two sets of tiny foot-percussions: a pair of mini maracas, and … Continue reading →

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Pedrito Martinez – September 1, 2015

Posted on September 1, 2015 by parker

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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