My preparation for the New Year began with security and getting wristbands for admission and drinks for the annual Gogol Bordello show at Terminal 5 – (music venue in Hell’s Kitchen with a capacity of 3,000 people.) Inside the concert…
Santa Semeli and The Monks is a brain child of Semeli Economou and Haraldur Agustsson. Currently based in London, where both of them are also involved in theatre and film, the band is testing out NYC music scene. They recently played two…
What I love about Flamenco can be the very thing that turns some people off. There is a beautifully chaotic and aggressive character to certain palos, which can sometimes belie the complexity of the music and unsettle the faint of…
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…
The Stone is one of the few places left in New York City where you can hear avante-guard, experimental, improvisation based music. The Stone’s concert format, one week residency, gives musicians a space to collaborate, explore and create great atmosphere…
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…
Fifty years ago John Coltrane made history with a single session at the Van Gelder Studio that resulted in this groundbreaking game-changing record “A Love Supreme.” Azar Lawrence, a tenor saxophone legend in his own right, honored Coltrane’s record with…
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…
Drummer Ches Smith took over the Stone for a week to showcase his work with a range of prominent musicians. A typical residency at the Stone is a week long event and every night tends to be unlike the other.…
Pianist and composer Matthew Shipp has a style of his own and his new solo record “I’ve Been To Many Places” takes you on a musical journey that is unlike any other. We caught up with Matt to talk about…
