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The Tune  – Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center  –  7 November 2019 This all-female group from Korea is as far from the K-Pop stereotype as possible.  Its foundation is traditional music, and certainly uses time-honored drum, percussion, and wind instrumentations.  But … Continue reading →

Bill & Brandi Hayden  –  Hudson Valley Folk Guild, Unitarian Church, Poughkeepsie                                                 21 September 2019 I’ve … Continue reading →

Brewster Fall Festival  –  Main Street  – September 8, 2019 The music entertainment at Brewster’s Fall Festival (formerly Founders Day) has certainly come into its own, with four groups taking the stage.  Unfortunately the stage manager didn’t quite manage the … Continue reading →

Aaron Whitby & Cousin From Another Planet –  Rubenstein Atrium – 5 September 2019 Whitby is the musical director for the Martha Redbone juggernaut (she joined in for a few numbers, including the joyous Make Somebody Happy; Whitby is also … Continue reading →

Lt. Joseph Gambino, Jr.  1949-1973 I came across the website Wall of Faces (https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/17702/JOSEPH-GAMBINO-JR/), a remembrance of service people who perished in the VietNam War.  Since my post is greater than the 512 character capacity there, I have posted the … Continue reading →

David Amram/Bill Hudson – Putnam County Fair  –  27 July 2019 Amram is the last of the beatniks, ’nuff said.  He is a national treasure, who connects a gazillion dots, as is evident in his improvised patter.  In one salient … Continue reading →

Kenn Morr  –  Ossining Public Library  –  June 2, 2019 Morr is carrying on in the singer-songwriter tradition that refuses to die.

Busking New York City  –  May 16, 2019 I had the craziest experience with busker JasminFire, who was playing in the Herald Square (34th Street) subway station, which is a reliable standby for busker performances.  When I arrived at the … Continue reading →

Yuri Juárez   –  Greenwich Arts Center   –   May 2, 2019 Juárez’s performance was part of the larger celebration, Greenwich’s annual “Arts to the Avenue” festival.  He is of Peruvian origin, and his instrumental music is a fusion … Continue reading →

Tamuz Nissim – Ossining Public Library  –  April 7, 2019 Israeli jazz singer Nissim sometimes accompanies herself on piano, and sometimes fills the aptly sparse space provided by the trio vocally.  She scats like old school, always good to hear.