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Tag Archives: jazz
David Amram – July 30, 2016
David Amram – Putnam County Fair – July 30, 2016 Amram’s career is chock full of interesting connected dots from around the world, including as a Hollywood screen composer. He’s Putnam-County local, a beatnik who never stopped and never stopped … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Conga drums, David Amram, drums, jazz, Joe Aebig, Kevin Twigg, piano, Putnam County Fair, Rene Hart
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Myrna Hague – July 29, 2016
Myrna Hague – Marcus Garvey Park – July 29, 2016 Hague, “Jamaica’s first lady of jazz”, was the focus of this Jazzmobile gig, co-sponsored by the Jamaica Tourism Board. The opener was Trevor “Bridges” Bridgewater (my first steel pan!) playing … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Desi Jones, drums, jazz, Marco Panascia, Marcus Garvey Park, Marcus Persiani, Myrna Hague, Patience Higgins, piano, steel pan, tenor saxophone, Trevor Bridgewater, vocal
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Akiko Tsuruga Quartet – July 27, 2016
Akiko Tsuruga Quartet – Grant’s Tomb – July 27, 2016 Sometimes a seeming anomaly works out to be totally charming, and that is Tsuruga. She fell in love with jazz organ, came to NYC from Japan, studied with the masters, … Continue reading
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Tagged Akiko Tsuruga, drums, Grant's Tomb, jazz, Jazzmobile, Jerry Weldon, Joe Magnarelli, Joel Spencer, organ, tenor saxophone, trumpet
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Folklore Urbano Quintet – July 22, 2016
Folklore Urbano Quintet – Pierson Park – July 22, 2016 Ringleader Mayor leads the combo through various genres of Columbian music, folk and otherwise. There are various conformations of the group, here a quintet; in other settings, up to twelve … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, conga drum, David Hertzberg, drums, Folklore Urbano, Franco Pina, jazz, Maria Alejandra Jiminez, Nestor Gomez, Pablo Mayor, piano, Pierson Park, Tarrytown, vocal
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MSM Jazz Arts Combos – December 10
Jazz Arts Combos – Manhattan School of Music – December 10 The exact designation of these student groups is lacking, as there were neither a written program nor clear formal introductions. So all I can say is that the two … Continue reading
Gilad Hekselman – November 6, 2015
Gilad Hekselman – Bronx Museum of the Arts – November 6, 2015 Two consecutive concerts of jazz guitar trios, and they both featured Scott Colley on bass. So I skipped sketching him here (check the post of Oct 18 for … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Bronx Museum of the Arts, drums, Ferenc Nemeth, Gilad Hekselman, guitar, jazz, Scott Colley
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Julian Lage – October 18, 2015
Julian Lage – Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library – October 18, 2015 Lage is one of a slew of young jazz guitarists that are the next generation to carry that torch. I’m not always sure I’m going to like what comes … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Cole Auditorium, drums, Greenwich Library, guitar, jazz, Julian Lage, Kenny Wolleson, Scott Colley
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Houston Person – August 19, 2015
Houston Person – Grant’s Tomb – August 19, 2015 You get no surprises with Person, but you know there will be a solid straight ahead approach digging into the jazz standards book, ballads alternating with uptempo jauntiness. It’s a worthy … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, Chip White, drums, Grant's Tomb, Houston Person, jazz, John diMartino, Matthew Parrish, piano, tenor saxophone
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Allan Harris – August 14, 2015
Allan Harris – Marcus Garvey Park – August 14, 2015 Harris is another up-and-coming (on my radar screen, at least) male heartthrob jazz vocalist. He had all the deep resonant chops and a nice variety of repertoire, including some originals, … Continue reading
Roy Ayers – August 12, 2015
Roy Ayers – Marcus Garvey Park – August 12, 2015 Ayers has had a two-stage career, initially as a jazz vibes player who rose to prominence in the 1970’s. Some of his licks have been sampled and gained placement in … Continue reading
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Tagged acid jazz, bass, Bill Saxton, deejay, Donald Nicks, drums, Jamal Peoples, jazz, John Pressley, Larry Peoples, Marcus Garvey Park, Money Mike, Natasha Diggs, Operator Emz, piano, Roy Ayers, tenor saxophone, vibes, vibraphone
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