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Fly Moon Royalty – August 18, 2016

Posted on August 18, 2016 by parker

Fly Moon Royalty  –  Seattle City Hall Plaza  –  August 18, 2016 This group – half of the day’s configuration was vocalists – had an extremely full sound and quite the soulful groove.  And it was blazing hot out there! … Continue reading →

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Wineries (Santa Cruz) – August 5, 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by parker

Wineries (Santa Cruz) –  August 5, 2016 On first Fridays, as part of the city’s overall festivities (open galleries and such), some of the wineries stationed in Santa Cruz are open for tastings.  A few have live entertainment to entice.

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Fatoumata Diawara – May 4, 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by parker

Fatoumata Diawara  –  Schomburg Center  –  May 4, 2016 Diawara is from Mali, migrated to France, originally to follow an actress career path.  Along the way, she got encouraged and mentored by fellow Malian Oumou Sangaré to express her native … Continue reading →

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Martha Redbone – April 28, 2016

Posted on April 28, 2016 by parker

Martha Redbone  –  Rubenstein Atrium  –  April 28, 2016 The context for this event is the presentation of a work (“Bone Hill”) in development, to eventually become a full scale theatrical production; so it was bascially a “reading” through, fortunately … Continue reading →

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The Red Hots – March 13, 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by parker

The Red Hots  –  Mahopac Library  –  March 13, 2016 I have a distant connection to the Red Hots – elder Russ Preston and I both played at the Hudson Valley Folk Guild coffehouse (the no-longer-existent Patterson Branch), we exchanged … Continue reading →

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Pistolera – December 5, 2015

Posted on December 6, 2015 by parker

Pistolera  –  Bronx Library Center   –  December 5, 2015 This group’s  hard-driving sound gets its characteristic tinge from Latin American accordion pumping along at two-fourths time, behind singer-songwriter Sandra Lilia Velásquez.  The strong rhythmic essence is shared among all players, … Continue reading →

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Gilad Hekselman – November 6, 2015

Posted on November 6, 2015 by parker

Gilad Hekselman  –  Bronx Museum of the Arts  – November 6, 2015 Two consecutive concerts of jazz guitar trios, and they both featured Scott Colley on bass.  So I skipped sketching him here (check the post of Oct 18 for … Continue reading →

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Julian Lage – October 18, 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by parker

Julian Lage  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library  –  October 18, 2015 Lage is one of a slew of young jazz guitarists that are the next generation to carry that torch.  I’m not always sure I’m going to like what comes … Continue reading →

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Ramon Mercado – September 12, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by parker

Ramon Mercado  –  Busking New York  –  September 12, 2015 Mercado was occupying the smallest possible amount of space on the subway platform, performing totally hunched over.  He had two sets of tiny foot-percussions: a pair of mini maracas, and … Continue reading →

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David Belmont – August 25, 2015

Posted on August 25, 2015 by parker

David Belmont  –  Plaza 33  –  August 25, 2015 Plaza 33 is a recent development, turning the north side of Penn Station/MSQ into a more pedestrian-friendly space.  Belmont is an old high school buddy, we’ve jammed in the past, and … Continue reading →

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