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C.J. Chenier  –  CHIRP Ballard Park, Ridgefield  –  August 30, 2018 Scion of the Chenier zydeco squeezebox family.  When you’ve got one guy on washboard and another on tambourines, you know there’s gonna be rhythm splashing all over!

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real  –  Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center  –  August 12, 2018 The headliner for this gig was Margo Price, but darkness descends on Damrosch too early to portray the late act.  At least there was … Continue reading →

Bill Saxton   –   Grant’s Tomb  –  August 8, 2018 Saxton also runs his own salon-style live jazz joint in Harlem; he’s an institution!

Busking Seattle           July 26-27, 2018 Best quote of the month (from Grossnicklaus): Q – What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle?  A – You can’t spill beer on a violin!  Schindler & Nason perform as “Bob and Weaver”.

Jupiter & Okwess   –  BAM MetroTech  –  July 19, 2018 One more case of, if I knew the words they were singing I might have had an additional dimension of appreciation.  But what I got was plenty fine anyhow.  From the … Continue reading →

Ray Mantilla   –  Grant’s Tomb  –  July 18, 2018 Conga master Mantilla (from the Bronx) is of mixed Puerto Rican/Peruvian descent (he called it “Peruvo-Rican), so the set got divvied up accordingly, offering a full helping of diversity.  He’s been … Continue reading →

Helen Sung  –  The Chapel Resoration  –  July 15, 2018 It seems that Sung got around to jazz after a thorough classical piano training. Assimilation of the genre  is complete, with key composers (Ellington, Monk) represented, and all improvisational bases touched in … Continue reading →

Nicky Siano’s Hallelujah Disco/Melba Moore – Central Park Summerstage – June 24, 2018 I didn’t realize that this concert was linked up with Gay Pride Month, not that it mattered (à la Seinfeld).  But a lot of it was non-illustrate-able … Continue reading →

Elida Almeida   –  Rubenstein Atrium  –  June 21, 2018 Almeida and company are from the Cape Verde Islands, which is African more than anything else.  That I find certain similarities in the musics of various African diaspora islands of the … Continue reading →

Johnny Colon  –  Museo del Barrio  –  June 16, 2018 When you say “boogie-down Bronx” (as I hope you do), you are partially referencing the work of Colon, who was one of the originals of the breakout boogaloo craze of … Continue reading →