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Charles Bradley – July 12, 2012

Posted on July 17, 2012 by parker

Charles Bradley  –  World Financial Center  –  July 12, 2012 Here’s my suggestion for an SAT analogy question – oops, they’ve been discontinued.  Okay, let’s make it for the GAT – the Gambino Attitude Test:  Tina Turner is to Bettye … Continue reading →

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Eddie Palmieri – June 21, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by parker

Eddie Palmieri  –  Rockefeller Park  –  June 21, 2012 This incarnation of Palmieri’s band is the “Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet”.  No matter what the band is called, the Latin jazz is inevitably blazing, and this gig was no exception.  Well worth … Continue reading →

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Ted Rosenthal Quintet – June 1, 2012

Posted on June 3, 2012 by parker

Ted Rosenthal Quintet  –  New York Historical Society  –  June 1, 2012 Institutions are really coming out of the woodwork to sponsor music series, much to love!  Rosenthal has dedicated his most recent works to Monk, taking some compositional liberties … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Heath – August 31, 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by parker

Jimmy Heath  –  Grant’s Tomb  –  August 31, 2011 Heath is a true national treasure, still blazing along into his 80’s.   He has arguably lived through more jazz history than anyone else still performing, and has played with all of … Continue reading →

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Wall-to-Wall – May 14, 2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by parker

Wall to Wall       –     May 14, 2011      –      Symphony Space Yet another time I say “Yet another only-in-New York…”  But that’s the case for the annual Wall-to-Wall extravaganza at Symphony Space.  A general theme is chosen, and … Continue reading →

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Slavic Soul Party – February 12, 2011

Posted on February 13, 2011 by parker

Slavic Soul Party  –  Bronx Library Center  –  February 12, 2011 Bronx Library Center is on Kingsbridge Road, just down the block from where long-departed (and lamented) Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor used to be.  The performance space is perfectly intimate … Continue reading →

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Rufus Reid Quintet – October 2, 2010

Posted on October 3, 2010 by parker

Rufus Reid Quintet    –     Skinner Hall, Vassar College   –    October 2, 2010 Primo seating for this primo combo – second row, plenty of light.  The up-close situation did present issues of perspective, and what exactly could fit on … Continue reading →

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Louis Hayes Combo – August 15, 2010

Posted on August 25, 2010 by parker

Louis Hayes Combo   –  Riverbank State Park    –    August 15, 2010 Once again down to Riverbank State Park, where the threatening weather put us indoors for the Louis Hayes combo.  Drummer Hayes got started in jazz in his teens … Continue reading →

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Chris Washburne & SYOTOS – June 20, 2009

Posted on June 20, 2009 by parker

Chris Washburne & SYOTOS Band  –  Langston Hughes Library  –  June 20, 2009 Motivation is high to get me to Queens, although at least this wasn’t farthest-outer Queens.  It was part of the Weill Music Institute (of Carnegie Hall) Neighborhood … Continue reading →

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