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Jimmy Heath – August 31, 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by parker

Jimmy Heath  –  Grant’s Tomb  –  August 31, 2011 Heath is a true national treasure, still blazing along into his 80’s.   He has arguably lived through more jazz history than anyone else still performing, and has played with all of … Continue reading →

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Giacomo Gates – August 26, 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by parker

Giacomo Gates  –  Patriot’s Park, Tarrytown  –  August 26, 2011 This was the only JazzForum Arts presentation I made it to this year – shout out to Mark Morganelli, still producing excellent jazz entertainment in relaxed settings.  Also my first … Continue reading →

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Heron Island – August 13-17, 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by parker

Here I take a break from music sketches to present work from Australia.  Anya & Steve decide to get married on like the other side of the world, not even on the Australian mainland, but on Heron Island amid the … Continue reading →

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Eddie Kamae – August 3, 2011

Posted on August 3, 2011 by parker

Eddie Kamae – Hawai‘i Convention Center – August 3, 2011 I was in Honolulu for the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance conference. Effective conservation involves partnerships amongst those with common goals; thus, there was a blend of science, community activism, and the … Continue reading →

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Jazzmobile Tribute to Billy Taylor – July 28, 2011

Posted on July 28, 2011 by parker

Jazzmobile Tribute to Billy Taylor –  Lincoln Center Damrosch Park  –  July 28, 2011 Dr. Billy Taylor was very much in the thick of jazz education, and was a guiding force in originating and sustaining Jazzmobile, for which I owe … Continue reading →

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Lionel Loueke / Edmar Castaneda – July 6, 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by parker

Lionel Loueke / Edmar Castaneda  –  Madison Square Park  –  July 6, 2011 A double bill of two worthy trio acts (not enough time to do percussionists for either).  Castaneda is (to my knowledge) the NYC go-to jazz harp man … Continue reading →

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Hot Club of Cowtown – July 5, 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by parker

Hot Club of Cowtown  –  Ballard Park (Ridgefield, CT)  –  July 5, 2011 This group exists where Bob Wills western swing intersects with Django musette (his stuff was mostly drum-less, no?) somewhere in Greenwich Village (according to the recited lore).  … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Bottom Line – June 22, 2011

Posted on June 24, 2011 by parker

Remembering the Bottom Line – Wintergarden – June 22, 2011 Originally scheduled for Rockefeller Park (at 7), so that’s where I went mucho early (and expected to have little access to musicians for signing).  By 5:30, with no apparent preparatory … Continue reading →

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Wall-to-Wall – May 14, 2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by parker

Wall to Wall       –     May 14, 2011      –      Symphony Space Yet another time I say “Yet another only-in-New York…”  But that’s the case for the annual Wall-to-Wall extravaganza at Symphony Space.  A general theme is chosen, and … Continue reading →

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Isramerica – April 14, 2011

Posted on April 26, 2011 by parker

Isramerica  –  Greenwich High School  –  April 14, 2011 The meeting room at the Media Center of Greenwich High School is familiar to me as part of my job, such as my attendance (with a class) at this diversity week … Continue reading →

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