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Vijay Iyer Trio – May 9, 2014

Vijay Iyer Trio  –  Aaron Davis Hall  –  May 9, 2014

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Greenwich High School Jazz Festival – March 22, 2014

Greenwich High School Jazz Festival – March 22, 2014 I was dragooned into serving as MC for the GHS Jazz Festival.  A total of 14 high school jazz ensembles performed in an all-day affair.  So I brought along the sketchbook … Continue reading

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Sean Jones – October 21, 2013

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

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Busking Central Park – October 19, 2013

Busking Central Park –  Central Park  –  October 19, 2013 I caught this busking group during SketchCrawl 41.  A more extensive account of my day is posted (buried amidst stuff) at  http://nyc.urbansketchers.org/2013_10_01_archive.html

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Juilliard Jazz Quartet – September 17, 2013

Juilliard Jazz Quartet  – Peter Jay Sharp Theater  –  September 17, 2013 Thank you Juilliard Jazz, and especially Carl Allen, for keeping up with these great performances.  This one was originally to have featured Ron Carter, but health issues precluded … Continue reading

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Cecile McLorin Salvant – August 24, 2013

Cecile McLorin Salvant  –  Marcus Garvey Park  –  August 24, 2013 This was day 2 of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, so it was a bit of a tossup how I would title it, but Cecile was the real draw … Continue reading

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Yard Byard – August 14, 2013

Yard Byard  –  Dobbs Ferry Riverfront Park  –  August 14, 2013 This is a tribute band to the late jazz piano encyclopedist, Jaki Byard; a number of the players had worked with him in some capacity.  It is testimony to … Continue reading

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Paquito D’Rivera – April 2, 2013

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

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Wycliffe Gordon – February 4, 2013

Wycliffe Gordon  –  Paul Hall  –  February 4, 2013 Juilliard School’s jazz program has really hit the jackpot this year regarding its guest artists, mentors, artists-in-residence, whatever they call them.  Gordon is the latest; here he collaborates with two distinct … Continue reading

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Andrew Cyrille – January 17, 2013

Andrew Cyrille  – David Rubenstein Atrium  – January 17,  2013 The complete name of this group is “Andrew Cyrille’s 21st Century Big Band Unlimited”, which doesn’t fit on a single line here,  so we have the triumph of form over … Continue reading

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