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Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs – August 26, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs  –  Ballard Park  –  August 26, 2014 Baca is a Grammy Award winner, and he interspersed explanatory patter into his set to get the Ridgefield vanilla crowd properly oriented.  His music is Tex-Mex, tejano, norteno, … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Heath Band – August 20, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

Jimmy Heath Band –  Grant’s Tomb  –  August 20, 2014 Well I’ve finally gotten to the point where I’m sketching sidemen instead of the leader (I have sketched Heath four times already over the years), and I don’t know the … Continue reading →

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Ruthie Foster – August 19, 2014

Posted on September 21, 2014 by parker

Ruthie Foster  –  Ballard Park  –  August 19, 2014 Foster works at the intersection of blues and gospel.  She got there from her strong gospel background – I don’t suppose that too many of the blues/gospel artists will arrive there … Continue reading →

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Jazz on Great Hill – August 9, 2014

Posted on August 19, 2014 by parker

Jazz on Great Hill  –  Central Park  –  August 9, 2014 This is an annual Jazzmobile event, and this year there were (at least) four acts.  Well, sitting on the lawn in the brutal sunlight for the entire event was … Continue reading →

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Steve Earle – Pete Seeger Tribute – July 21, 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by parker

Steve Earle  – Pete Seeger Tribute, Central Park Summerstage  –  July 21, 2014 “New Songs of Justice” was the name of this segment of the Seeger-palooza that his death earlier this year unleashed on the summer programming.  The acts kept … Continue reading →

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Robert Cray / James Carter Organ Trio – July 17, 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by parker

Robert Cray / James Carter Organ Trio  –  World Financial Center  –  July 17, 2014 This venue is trying to change its name to Brookfield Place; they copped some cred by putting on this two-day blues festival, so I’ll mildly … Continue reading →

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Link Montana – July 14, 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by parker

Link Montana  –  Nauset Beach Gazebo  –  July 14, 2014 I love coming across pearls of quality in unassuming distant remote venues, and the parking lot of Nauset Beach in the town of Orleans on Cape Cod is the latest.  … Continue reading →

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Jon Batiste / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – June 29, 2014

Posted on July 4, 2014 by parker

Jon Batiste / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble  –  Central Park Summerstage  –   June 29, 2014 While I’m not always crazy about how the Summerstage logistics affect both my personal comfort and access to sketching, for this one I just plastered … Continue reading →

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Ethel & Kaki King – June 24, 2014

Posted on July 4, 2014 by parker

Ethel & Kaki King  –  Winter Garden  –  June 24, 2014 The Ethel string quartet seem to be in it mostly for fun, not to say that they haven’t mastered both their instruments and the ensemble sensibility.  So what better … Continue reading →

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Buika – June 22, 2014

Posted on June 24, 2014 by parker

Buika  –  Central Park Summerstage  –  June 22, 2014 This barefoot girl is another of those channeling-from-who-knows-where pheenoms.  Buika’s underlying sensibility is flamenco, and her trio is soaked in the tradition, carrying on splendidly.  But that’s just the basis, with … Continue reading →

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