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Ku-umba Frank Lacy / 10³²K – February 26, 2015

Ku-umba Frank Lacy / 10³²K    –   Rubenstein Atrium  –  February 26, 2015 Much as I resist quoting from official promo materials, this concert was so far out on the unique scale that I’ll relinquish.  First, the name of the trio, … Continue reading

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BackCountry Jazz – February 21, 2015

BackCountry Jazz  –  Cole Auditorium  –  February 21, 2015 Once again Bennie Wallace has put together a sterling presentation, this year focusing on the music of Duke Ellington.

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Manuel Valera New Cuban Express – November 7, 2014

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express –  Bronx Museum of the Arts  –  November 7, 2014 One more new venue for me, hooray for the Bronx.  I’d earlier caught a permutation of parts of this combo under Yosvanny Terry’s leadership; here … Continue reading

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Bertha Hope – October 26, 2014

Bertha Hope  –  Morris High School  –  October 26, 2014 Here’s someone who was totally not on my radar screen at all; Hope was married to a minor NYC player, Elmo Hope, also a pianist.  For a while they shared … Continue reading

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Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs – August 26, 2014

Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs  –  Ballard Park  –  August 26, 2014 Baca is a Grammy Award winner, and he interspersed explanatory patter into his set to get the Ridgefield vanilla crowd properly oriented.  His music is Tex-Mex, tejano, norteno, … Continue reading

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Ruthie Foster – August 19, 2014

Ruthie Foster  –  Ballard Park  –  August 19, 2014 Foster works at the intersection of blues and gospel.  She got there from her strong gospel background – I don’t suppose that too many of the blues/gospel artists will arrive there … Continue reading

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Jon Batiste / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – June 29, 2014

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

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Buika – June 22, 2014

Buika  –  Central Park Summerstage  –  June 22, 2014 This barefoot girl is another of those channeling-from-who-knows-where pheenoms.  Buika’s underlying sensibility is flamenco, and her trio is soaked in the tradition, carrying on splendidly.  But that’s just the basis, with … Continue reading

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Nicole Atkins – June 18, 2014

Nicole Atkins  –  Madison Square Park  –  June 18, 2014 Atkins is the latest exponent of the Asbury Park mystique music scene (and band members are culled from it) to make an impact – at least on my radar.  Her … Continue reading

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Vijay Iyer Trio – May 9, 2014

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

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