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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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Aztec Two-Step – March 27, 2011

Posted on April 9, 2011 by parker

Pete Fornatale hosts Aztec Two-Step  –  Ossining Public Library  –   March 27, 2011 The run of new-to-me venues keeps going, and this place was packed!  Interesting format: Aztec Two-Step doing their Simon & Garfunkel songbook show, hosted by Pete Fornatale.  … Continue reading →

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Regina Carter – March 13, 2011

Posted on March 15, 2011 by parker

Regina Carter  –  Brooklyn Museum  –  March 13, 2011 We’ve seen music at Brooklyn Museum before, but this was the first sketching.  Violinist Regina Carter received a MacArthur Fellowship a few years back, used it to travel to Africa to … Continue reading →

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Ensemble ACJW

Posted on March 5, 2011 by parker

Ensemble ACJW  –  Pregones Theatre  –  March 2, 2011 Once again a (South Bronx) venue new to me, once again the Weill Music Institute’s Neighborhood Concert series provides excellent entertainment in a groovy setting.  It was a last minute decision … Continue reading →

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Slavic Soul Party – February 12, 2011

Posted on February 13, 2011 by parker

Slavic Soul Party  –  Bronx Library Center  –  February 12, 2011 Bronx Library Center is on Kingsbridge Road, just down the block from where long-departed (and lamented) Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor used to be.  The performance space is perfectly intimate … Continue reading →

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Ignacio Berroa Quartet – January 30, 2011

Posted on February 1, 2011 by parker

Ignacio Berroa Quartet  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich  –  January 30, 2011 Two gigs in one month is awesome, so hats off to Greenwich Library.  Berroa is from Cuba, has stateside lineage including Dizzy’s band.  I did my best with his … Continue reading →

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