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Jon Batiste / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – June 29, 2014

Posted on July 4, 2014 by parker

Jon Batiste / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Central Park Summerstage – June 29, 2014 While I’m not always crazy about how the Summerstage logistics affect both my personal comfort and access to sketching, for this one I just plastered … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Jackson, baritone horn, Barry Stephenson, bass, Central Park Summerstage, Clef, drums, Eddie Barbash, harmonabord, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Ibanda Ruhumbika, jazz, Joe Saylor, Jon Batiste, Rocco, soprano saxophone, Stay Human, trombone, trumpet, tuba, Yoshi | Leave a comment

Wynton Marsalis JALC Orchestra – June 11, 2014

Posted on June 24, 2014 by parker

Wynton Marsalis JALC Orchestra – Woodlawn Cemetery – June 11, 2014 Woodlawn Cemetery is where the remains of many of our notable jazz figures rest. Wynton did all the talking from the stage, pointing out when various orchestra members would … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dan Nimmer, JALC Orchestra, jazz, Marcus Printup, piano, trumpet, Woodlawn Cemetery, Wynton Marsalis | Leave a comment

Focus: Schnittke’s World (2) – January 30, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Focus: Schnittke’s World (2) – Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theater – January 30, 2014 For my second foray into this year’s Focus festival, in contrast to Tuesday’s session, complete ensembles (and a soloist) were captured, lending a slightly better … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Plourde, Alfred Schnittke, Dan K. Kurland, David Aladashvili, Fanya Lin, Juilliard School, Peter Dugan, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, piano, Samuel Jones, Tristan Clarke, trumpet | Leave a comment

Sean Jones – October 21, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by parker

Sean Jones – Schomburg Center – October 21, 2013 Jones is associated with the JALC Orchestra. Here he’s stepping out a bit with his own small group. Drat these halls with more than one exit. I waited quite some … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bass, Dezron Douglas, drums, jazz, John Davis, Orrin Evans, piano, Schomburg Center, Sean Jones, trumpet | Leave a comment

Jimmy Heath Big Band – August 23, 2013

Posted on August 23, 2013 by parker

Jimmy Heath Big Band – Marcus Garvey Park – August 23, 2013 As part of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Heath led his big band in a premiere of his extended composition, “Bird is the Word”. And then continued with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baritone saxophone, bass, Bobby LaVell, Charles Davis, Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, David Wong, Douglas Purviance, Frank Basile, Freddie Hendrix, Greg Gisbert, Jason Jackson, Jeb Patton, Jimmy Heath, John Mosca, Marcus Garvey Park, Mark Gross, piano, Scott Wendholt, Sharel Cassity, trombone, trumpet | Leave a comment

Susana Baca/Calexico – June 16, 2013

Posted on July 6, 2013 by parker

Susana Baca/Calexico – New Haven Green – June 16, 2013 Although she was not the headliner, Baca (Peru’s Minister of Culture!) was the primary draw for me. Her music is not of the Peruvian Andes; it is of the African … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bass, cajon, Calexico, drums, Ernesto Hermoza, guitar, Hugo Bravo, Jacob Valenzuela, Jairo Zavala, Joey Burns, John Convertino, keyboards, Martin Wenk, New Haven Green, Oscar Huaranga, Peru, Ryan Alfred, Sergio Mendoza, Susana Baca, trumpet | Leave a comment

Paquito D’Rivera – April 2, 2013

Posted on July 6, 2013 by parker

Paquito D’Rivera April 2, 2013 Paul Hall This concert ended Juilliard Jazz’s season of excellent artist-in-residence events (see Wycliffe Gordon February 4, 2013 and George Coleman October 16, 2012). Like the other NEA Jazz Masters that I’ve seen, D’Rivera shows … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bass, Daniel Stein, drums, jazz, Joseph Boga, Juilliard School, Latin Jazz, Paquito D'Rivera, Samuel Miller, saxophone, trumpet | Leave a comment

Jeremy Pelt Quintet – January 13, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by parker

Jeremy Pelt Quintet – Greenwich Library – January 13, 2013 Greenwich Library continues to dominate the interregnum with this final concert of their season. Front row seat makes it hard to fit entire entities on the page.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bass, David Bryant, drums, Dwayne Burno, Greenwich Library, jazz, Jeremy Pelt, Jonathan Barber, Lawrence Clark, piano, saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet | Leave a comment

Yosvany Terry Quintet – November 17, 2012

Posted on November 26, 2012 by parker

Yosvany Terry Quintet – El Museo del Barrio – November 17, 2012 Terry has been on my to-see list for a while, and even an ill-fated trip to Harlem for a to-be-cancelled gig. So finally – and it turns out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alto saxophone, bass, drums, El Museo del Barrio, Latin Jazz, Manuel Valera, Michael Rodriguez, Obed Calvaire, piano, trumpet, Yosvany Terry, Yunior Terry | Leave a comment

George Coleman – October 16, 2012

Posted on November 4, 2012 by parker

George Coleman – Juilliard School – October 16, 2012 The Juilliard jazz program is training grounds for, and pipeline to, New York’s (and the country’s) jazz scene. They occasionally snag a player visiting town for some gigs with the Juilliard … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Moezinia, Alphonso Horne, bass, Braxton Cook, Dean Tsur, George Coleman, guitar, Harold Mabern, jazz, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, Luke Sellick, Memphis Jazz, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet | Leave a comment