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…
Yumiko Tanaka, a famous Japanese avant-garde musician, performed at Japan Society as part of the ongoing film series The Dark Side of the Sun: John Zorn on Japan Cinema. The series is curated by John Zorn who used to have Japanese movie…
The dual AUM Fidelity Album Release Party at ShapeShifter Lab on August 9th presented the works of true masters of avant-garde jazz. The first set featured an exhilarating duo: Matthew Shipp on piano and Darius Jones on alto saxophone, whereas the…
Rock bands trying to make a comeback are bound to fail more often than not. Take the Stones for example. Everybody loved Voodoo Lounge in 1994. But the album was far from being a Beggars Banquet. There was nothing new…
Browsing this year’s album releases, a rock duo called Phantogram caught my attention. The band’s name got me excited. It describes an optical illusion creating the impression of three-dimensionality on a flat surface. If this group could produce similar effects…
“I lived in New York for 12 years. My musical genes are from NY, “said Avishai Cohen during his long awaited show at the Highline Ballroom on June 22. The concert was a part of the annual Blue Note Jazz…
Soul Understated, co-led by Jeremy ‘BEAN’ Clemons and Mavis ‘SWAN’ Poole, took the stage at the Blue Note during the late night set on Friday the 13th. The show was part of the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival. The festival,…
For most people, myself included, Yann Tiersen’s name is instantly associated with two great movies that featured his music – Amelie and Good Bye Lenin. There is no doubt that Amelie’s international success and critical acclaim had a major impact…
The Bad Plus, a controversial jazz trio that tours nationally and internationally, had their first ever week long residency at the Jazz Standard, a classy jazz venue in NYC. The band consists of bass player Reid Anderson, drummer David King and…
The Jeremy Pelt Show, an acoustic/electric quintet led by Jeremy Pelt, played a beautiful and soulful show at the Jazz Standard on April 8th. This stellar band features saxophonist Roxy Coss, David Bryant on Fender Rhodes, Dana Hawkins on drums…
