Aubrey Johnson delicately holds the mic in her hand as she sings into it with her eyes closed and brow slightly furrowed. She doesn’t strain to reach a particular note so much as to find the right tone to…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Captain Squeegee Defeats Evil with Music in New Video “Dually Noted”
Phoenix, Arizona’s Captain Squeegee may not be winning MTV VMAs, but the atomic jazz fusion act are in the video vanguard nonetheless. The seven-piece horn-led acid trip has spent the last two and a half years vigorously releasing videos from…
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 Interview with Farrah Boulé Burns, a Storyteller That Speaks Fluent Hip-Hop
On June 27th Farrah Boulé Burns kicked off Harlem Arts Festival, a two day long celebration full of music and art in Marcus Garvey Park, featuring Harlem based artists. Despite the rainy weather, the band took the stage to cheers and proceeded with authority…
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…