Category Archives: Concert And Event Reviews

Intakes #1 – Jazz here and there/was, is and will be?

Text by Steve Dalachinsky

“You have to learn all those notes and scales…that’s a beautiful foundation but then you have to spend a lifetime finding out what to leave out” Percy Heath

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Red, Hot + New Orleans Rips the Roof off the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Trombone Shorty

Text by Augusta Palmer   

Photos by Jack Vartoogian   

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Women in action: Ntozake Shange of “For Colored Girls” featuring M. Nahadr @ Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (NY)!!!

Ntozake Shange

M. Nahadr

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Venue: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (NY)

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Happy 50th Birthday, UHURU AFRIKA!

Date: November 13, 2010
Venue: Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Text by Augusta Palmer

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World Music Institute features: dazzling Zakir Hussain on tabla and virtuoso sitarist Niladri Kumar!!!

Date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Venue: Town Hall
Text and photos by: Veronique Lerebours (HarmoNYom)

“DazzlingZakir Hussain on tabla and virtuoso Niladri Kumar on sitar delivered to the New Yorkers an incredible and astonishing performance. That was nothing short of majestic to mesmerize the bursting audience! The charisma of both artists, the geniality and creativity of their agile fingers flirting with their respective instruments and the brilliant combination of two gifted maestros where all there!

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