New York
New York @ Night: December 2009
In this month’s All About Jazz-New York: reviews of Mulgrew Miller’s Wingspan and the Jesse Stacken-Kirk Knuffke duo.
On John Hollenbeck
My preview of John Hollenbeck at (Le) Poisson Rouge (Monday, Nov. 30), in this week’s Time Out New York.
On Vijay Iyer
My preview of the Vijay Iyer Trio at Jazz Standard, in this week’s Time Out New York.
For NYC mayor
Next Tuesday we go to the polls to elect New York’s next mayor. Although Mike Bloomberg is not nearly as odious a figure as torture advocate and police brutality enabler Rudy Giuliani, I’ll be voting for Bill Thompson. I’m posting because I, along with all my fellow registered voters, have received a fairly comprehensive voter guide in the mail from
On Mark Weinstein & Omar Sosa
My review of Mark Weinstein & Omar Sosa’s Tales from the Earth, in the current Time Out New York. Sosa’s Afreecanos Quartet plays the Highline Ballroom this Sunday.
On the Fat Cat Big Band
My feature on guitarist-composer Jade Synstelien and the Fat Cat Big Band, in the October 2009 issue of Jazz Times.
On Marcus & E.J. Strickland
My preview of their dual-CD-release show at Joe’s Pub (Friday, Aug. 21), in the current Time Out New York.
New York @ Night: August 2009
This month in All About Jazz-New York: reviews of Frank Kimbrough’s trio at Birdland and Peter Bernstein’s first-ever solo guitar gig, at Smalls.