Tag Archives: piano

Miguel Zenón – November 10, 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 by parker

Miguel Zenón  –  Harlem Stage, Gatehouse Theatre – November 10, 2011 Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has introduced me to an incredible assortment of venues, and this one was as stunning as any – The Gatehouse is a former component … Continue reading →

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String Force – September 4, 2011

Posted on September 7, 2011 by parker

String Force  –  Governor’s Island  –  September 4, 2011 This recital was the final installment of the “Rite of Summer” music festival on Governor’s Island, featuring some up-and-comers working the solo piano and piano/violin duet formats.  Goldberg is active in … Continue reading →

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Jazzmobile Tribute to Billy Taylor – July 28, 2011

Posted on July 28, 2011 by parker

Jazzmobile Tribute to Billy Taylor –  Lincoln Center Damrosch Park  –  July 28, 2011 Dr. Billy Taylor was very much in the thick of jazz education, and was a guiding force in originating and sustaining Jazzmobile, for which I owe … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Bottom Line – June 22, 2011

Posted on June 24, 2011 by parker

Remembering the Bottom Line – Wintergarden – June 22, 2011 Originally scheduled for Rockefeller Park (at 7), so that’s where I went mucho early (and expected to have little access to musicians for signing).  By 5:30, with no apparent preparatory … Continue reading →

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Isramerica – April 14, 2011

Posted on April 26, 2011 by parker

Isramerica  –  Greenwich High School  –  April 14, 2011 The meeting room at the Media Center of Greenwich High School is familiar to me as part of my job, such as my attendance (with a class) at this diversity week … Continue reading →

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Ignacio Berroa Quartet – January 30, 2011

Posted on February 1, 2011 by parker

Ignacio Berroa Quartet  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich  –  January 30, 2011 Two gigs in one month is awesome, so hats off to Greenwich Library.  Berroa is from Cuba, has stateside lineage including Dizzy’s band.  I did my best with his … Continue reading →

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Maxim Anikushin – November 18, 2010

Posted on January 16, 2011 by parker

Maxim Anikushin –  Lincoln Center  –  November 18, 2010 This concert at the Bruno Walter Auditorium (another new-to-me venue) was in celebration of the work of Samuel Barber; 2010 is the centennial of his birth, but there has been little … 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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Toshiko Akiyoshi – September 26, 2010

Posted on October 3, 2010 by parker

Toshiko Akiyoshi   –   Church of Our Lady Restoration   –   September 26, 2010 Tucked away near the Cold Spring MetroNorth train station, with a great view of the Hudson, is the spectacular yet intimate Church of Our Lady Restoration, … Continue reading →

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Charlie Parker Festival – August 28, 2010

Posted on September 4, 2010 by parker

Charlie Parker Festival      –       Marcus Garvey Park        –         August 28, 2010 The usual superiorly-situated amphitheatre in Garvey Park was closed for repair, so the Charlie Parker Festival was moved to a flat area of the lower portion … Continue reading →

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