Date: Febuary 26, 2011
Venue: St. John’s Lutheran Church (NY)
Presented by HarmoNYom
Reviewed by Dawoud Kringle
A Master’s Master Graces Manhattan: Shahid Parvez Khan & Nitin Mitta
Category Archives: Concert And Event Reviews
Monk’s Dream: Fifty Years Fresh The Music of Thelonious Monk & The Expanding Universe of Bebop!
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011
Venue: Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola (NY)
Concert review by Roberto Romeo
I was surprised to see that Benny Green was offering a “Monk’s Dreams” week at Dizzy’s. So many piano players of every level had performed and recorded Monk’s music. Mr. Green used the perfect rhythm section with Peter (on bass) and Kenny Washington (on drums) and added on the perfect soloist Jessie Davis (on alto sax). Mr Green showed to be a great artist interpreting Monk’s music so well, like I have never heard before. His power on the keyboard followed by an incredible feeling for it, made it literally incredible. The JLP recording artist stunned everybody when he played Epistrophy and Round Midnight, and the amazing Mr Davis was just delightful. Great job by a great leader!
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The Wayne Shorter Quartet delivered once again, what Jazz stands for!!!
Date: February 9, 2011
Venue: Town Hall (NY)
Reviewed by Roberto Romeo
Jazz used to be the free form of music, but the various marketing strategies have somehow tarnished this reality. On Wednesday, at Town Hall, The Wayne Shorter Quartet delivered once again, (actually to a higher level) what Jazz stands for.
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Off Into The Mystic: Sitar Sounds On the East Side
Date: Oct. 13th, 2010
Venue: THE THEATRE OF THE NEW CITY
Concert review by Jim Hoey
photo by Ren Udae
Intakes #2 – Jazz here and there/was, is and will be?
Text by Steve Dalachinsky
“The question is who has access to understanding and explaining a people and to what use?” – Descartes
Byron to Shelley – “What makes you write?”
Shelley – “My inability to prevent it.”
