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Manuel Valera New Cuban Express – November 7, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by parker

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express –  Bronx Museum of the Arts  –  November 7, 2014 One more new venue for me, hooray for the Bronx.  I’d earlier caught a permutation of parts of this combo under Yosvanny Terry’s leadership; here … Continue reading →

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Bertha Hope – October 26, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by parker

Bertha Hope  –  Morris High School  –  October 26, 2014 Here’s someone who was totally not on my radar screen at all; Hope was married to a minor NYC player, Elmo Hope, also a pianist.  For a while they shared … Continue reading →

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Abdullah Ibrahim – October 20, 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by parker

Abdullah Ibrahim  –  Schomburg Center  –  October 20, 2014 I just love these old jazz masters whose command of technique is so thoroughly transparent that impediment-free channeling from their consciousness to mine is achieved; Ibrahim certainly fills the bill.  He … Continue reading →

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Sketchcrawl 45 – October 18, 2014

Posted on October 22, 2014 by parker

Sketchcrawl 45  –  The High Line  –  October 18, 2014

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Junot Diaz – October 7, 2014

Posted on October 7, 2014 by parker

Junot Diaz  – SUNY Purchase  –  October 7, 2014 Diaz is the latest of the MacArthur “genius” grant recipients that I’ve captured.  My experience of reading him is limited to shorter excerpts that he has published in The New Yorker … Continue reading →

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Shinnyo Floating Lanterns for Peace – September 21, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by parker

Shinnyo Floating Lanterns for Peace  –   Lincoln Center  –  September 21, 2014 Shinnyo is a branch of Buddhism, and one of the ceremonies involves floating lanterns; since there was a variety of musical acts accompanying the occasion, I gave it … Continue reading →

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White Plains Jazz Festival – September 7, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

White Plains Jazz Festival  –  September 7, 2014 This gig was out in the street in front of the ArtsWestchester building.  I caught the final two acts, Mike Morganelli’s Brazil Project and Bobby Sanabria/Ascension.  Since I had already previously sketched … Continue reading →

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Duende Project – September 3, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

Duende Project  –  White Plains Public Library  –  September 3, 2014 This event was part of the White Plains Jazz Festival, though it was more of a poetry happening.  First there was a series of open mic poetry readings (talk … Continue reading →

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Godforsaken String Band – August 29, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

Godforsaken String Band  –  Bread Alone Farmer’s Market, Boiceville  –  August 29, 2014 Whenever I enter the Bread Alone bakery, I want to eat every single thing there.  Turns out they sponsor a farmer’s market in the parking lot next … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Owens – August 27, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

Jimmy Owens  –  Grant’s Tomb  –  August 27, 2014 Owens is the latest NEA Jazz Master notch in my belt, and I’m contemplating a print series of ’em.  His main instrument was the flugelhorn, and he was surrounded by additional … Continue reading →

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