Date: September 10th, 11th, & 12th 2015
Venue: WoW Café Theater (NY)
Concert review by Dawoud Kringle
On the weekend of September 10th, 11th, & 12th 2015 (an auspicious occasion) NYC’s WoW Café Theater hosted master singer / songwriter Kosi’s (nee’ Akosua Gyebi) musical and theatrical tribute to Abbey Lincoln. She was joined by Brendon Biagi (tenor saxophone), Aron Marchak (guitar), Christopher Hall (bass) and Isaiah Pierce (drums).
Date: September 6, 2015
Venue: Bell House (Brooklyn, NY)
Review by Dawoud Kringle
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Artist: Ochion Jewell Quartet
Title: Volk
Label: self-produced
Genre: minimal jazz/contemporary music
CD Review by Dawoud Kringle
I was unfamiliar with Ochion Jewell when I was first asked to review Volk. I did a little digging on his website and elsewhere. I found a quote he put on his bio page that spoke volumes: ““Growing up in Appalachian Kentucky without any music venues led to a strong connection to the inherent music of nature. No matter where I go, I can still feel the honesty of that place as the foundation of my art and who I am.” Jewell’s training and experience, first in classical music, then in jazz and improvised music, not to mention his work as a sideman with the likes of Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan, Gregory Hines, Kid Rock, Meatloaf, George Strait, Crystal Gayle, and Michael McDonald, were instrumental in forming a unique musical personality.
Date: September 23, 2015
Venue: Pioneer Works (NY)
Review by Dawoud Kringle
All non credit photos courtesy of Brooklyn Raga Massive
Pioneer Works venue is located in a desolate and largely unimpressive looking area of Brooklyn (despite being quite a beautiful space). However, on this night, the place was packed. The musicians from the Brooklyn Raga Massive, led by Sameer Gupta, convened at Pioneer Works to honor the memory of John Coltrane on his 89th birthday.
Artist: Samuel Claiborne
Title: Love, Lust & Genocide
Label: True Groove Records
Genre: alternative rock
CD Review by Dawoud Kringle
