New York Free Quartet

CD Review: New York Free Quartet

Artist: New York Free Quartet Title: Free Play Label: self produced Genre: jazz/contemporary CD Review by Dawoud Kringle What happens when you combine four master musicians who believe in the redemptive healing power of music, have devoted their lives to perfecting their craft, and to bringing it to the public? You get the New York Free Quartet.

Michelle Shocked Chairs

Michelle Shocked at City Vineyard (NY): Musical Chairs and What Happens When the Music Stops?!

Date: February 13, 2018 Venue: City Vineyard (NY) Concert review by Dawoud Kringle Photos courtesy of Michelle Shocked To say that Michelle Shocked is an iconoclast in the service of fairness and righteousness is an understatement. Her music and artistic vision was born of a constant struggle to remain true to herself and her vision. […]

Mehmet Polat “Ageless Garden” CD Isssss Outttt!

Artist: Mehmet Polat Title: Ageless Garden Label: Aftab Rec Genre: oriental music/oud music Review by Dawoud Kringle The word “Hasret”is an Urdu word (derived from the Arabic word “Hasrah”) meaning “unfulfilled wish,” and a popular term for Urdu poets in India and Pakistan. “Hasret,” is also the first track on Mehmet Polat’s new CD Ageless Garden. The opening notes of Polat’s oud speak […]