By Marilyn Lester***The second night of 92NY‘s annual Jazz in July festival was dedicated to the piano, with a quartet of virtuosos on the grand and baby grand dominating the stage. Outgoing Jazz in July […]
By Marilyn Lester***Elegies, literary or musical, tend to be solemn affairs, but not so in the jazz world. Jazz elegies lean heavily toward celebratory, rooted in the New Orleans traditon of the “second line,” the […]
By Marilyn Lester***Several decades ago, two bright college kids thought it would be really cool to write a rock version of one of their favorite operas: Das Rheingold (the first of the four Richard Wagner […]
As a young child in his native, Essex, England, Alex Mendham became intrigued with the music of a time long ago, when dance bands ruled London‘s West End in the 1930s—led by stars of the […]
NiteLife Exchange Publisher, Scott Barbarino, is a man of many parts. Back in the day he fronted a doo-wop group called The Bev-Naps. He’s re-visiting those days at 7 PM at Don’t Tell Mama with […]
Birdland Jazz Club will celebrate the landmark 20th Anniversary of its popular weekly open mic night/variety show, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, with a special edition on Monday, July 24 at 9:30 PM. The evening will […]
It’s a night of big band swing with international vocal group The Satin Dollz and a quintet led by drummer Daniel Glass in Satin Takes Manhattan on Saturday, July 29 at 9:30 PM at Chelsea […]
54 BELOW has initiated its Ticket Initiative, a series of programs designed to make tickets more accessible to a wider audience, as part of their expanded not-for-profit mission and goals. A limited number of $15 […]
By MARILYN LESTER**** Ten years ago, Christine Pedi started what would become a tradition in New York City holiday shows. Originally she named it Holly Jolly Christmas Folly, until she received a cease-and-desist order from the […]
By MARILYN LESTER**** When the music comes up at the Iridium this Wednesday night, December 6, 2017, the occasion will essentially mark the launch of The Barry Levitt Foundation – just the way the Maestro […]
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