Legendary pianist and NEA Jazz Master, Kenny Barron, will make his debut at SMOKE Jazz Club from Thursday, August 22 to Sunday, August 25, with sets at 7 and 9 PM. Barron will lead a […]
By Marilyn Lester***When the original Birdland opened in December 1949, jazz legend, alto sax player Charlie Parker was the headliner, but then, the club was named after him: “Bird” was his nickname. Fast forward to […]
By Marilyn Lester***To write about singer Sandy Stewart is not so much to review her as it is to acknowledge a bona fide master class in the art of vocal performance. The same can be […]
Shuttered during the pandemic, but offering livestreams, sidewalk concerts and outdoor dining, Smoke Jazz Club is fully reopening, with a four-night grand reopening concert celebration from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24. Since closing […]
Jazz pianist Bill Charlap leads his long-standing trio—with Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums—at NJPAC for a celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s theatrical music on Saturday, January 29 at 7:30 PM. Among the […]
By Marilyn Lester****Composer Burton Lane was an American songwriting superpower. With a variety of lyricists he turned out Songbook standards by the bushel, mostly writing for film and musical theater. So why is Lane being […]
By Marilyn Lester****The wall of sound that brass can create in simultaneous play is an experience high on the scale of titanically thrilling. This adrenaline rush is exactly what trumpet masters Jeremy Pelt, Warren Vaché […]
Performances at Dizzy’s Club in May showcase the burgeoning talent of up-and-coming artists as well as jazz veterans. New Orleans-bred trombonist and vocalist Jeffery Miller (May 28) makes his Jazz at Lincoln Center headlining debut, […]
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