by Julliet Bats • • Comments Off on Mark Zaleski’s “Days, Months, Years” – Flowers In A Gun interview
Following up our review of The Mark Zaleski’s Band album release of “Days, Months, Years” at one of the most influential jazz clubs in the world – Smalls, here is what Mark shared about it exclusively for Flowers In A…
by Julliet Bats • • Comments Off on Mark Zaleski Band’s album release at Small’s Jazz Club
Friday night in New York City and there’s no better place to be than Small’s Jazz Club. Apparently, Mark Zaleski Band thought so too – and decided to host the release of their new album “Days, Months, Years” at this…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Hip-Hop Legend Thrills Brooklyn With Daddy Fat ‘Scratch’ DJ Set
It’s not every day that a bonafide hip-hop legend plays a small club show DJ set in Brooklyn. Let alone a hip – hop that headlined every major national music festival in the country 2 summers ago, but if you…
by Noreña • • Comments Off on Matt Wilson’s Christmas TREE-O ’15 @ Jazz Standard
The Jazz Standard is the internationally renowned music venue beneath the Blue Smoke restaurant. Down a flight of steps and into a dimly lit bar and dinning area, the room gives way to a stage. Wall sconces and votive candles…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Clayton Brothers Quintet: Notes For the Love of Music
The art of creating jazz music eludes easy explanation and to understand it one should experience it live and try to engage in a conversation with the creator of the art form. With that in mind, we ventured to Jazz…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Beauty of Breaking Stuff.
The air filled with anticipation when Vijay Iyer Trio entered the stage at Jazz Standard. People clearly expected that this show was going to be special. I was excited to see the group because listening to their studio recordings comes…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on SFJAZZ Collective plays the music of Joe Henderson
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and there are multiple events happening all over the world to celebrate jazz music. For clubs like Jazz Standard, celebrating jazz music is a way of being. Its program always brings amazing music for the…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Marianne Solivan Big Band at Smalls Jazz Club: Lady Got Balls!
March 8th is International Women’s Day and what a better way to celebrate it than listen to a wonderful singer, Marianne Solivan? Marianne has been on the jazz scene for a while, working her way tirelessly and with utter dedication…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Ravi Coltrane Residency at Jazz Standard
Ravi Coltrane brought a stellar group with him for an exciting six day long residency at Jazz Standard. Ravi Coltrane is the son of John and Alice Coltrane, he released six critically acclaimed albums as a leader as well as played…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Winter Jazzfest 2015
Winter Jazzfest, now in its glorious 11th year, is an exciting way to start the New Year and its popularity is growing every year with attendance reaching close to 6500 people this year. What started as a one-night showcase of…