CD Review: THE CHRISTOPH IRNIGER TRIO (Switzerland) – Jazz from Another Perspective

Artist: CHRISTOPH IRNIGER TRIO Title: Octopus Label:  Intakt Records Genre: jazz Review by Dawoud Kringle Zürich born bandleader and tenor saxophonist Christoph Irniger studied at the Musikhochschule Luzern with Christian Grab and Nat Su, Irniger founded the Christoph Irniger Quartet / Trio, the bands Pilgrim and Cowboys from Hell, and was sideman and co-leader of […]

Farewell, Ornette. Meditations on a Giant Who Walked Among Us

Text by Dawoud Kringle On the morning of Saturday, June 27th, 2015, I attended jazz legend Ornette Coleman‘s funeral. It somehow seems inappropriate to write a “play by play” about this event. Sure, I could list those who spoke, sharing beautiful and sometime hilarious anecdotes, or described his genius and influence. I could talk about the beautiful music […]

Concert Review: Raga Masters Come To St. Peter’s (NY) Performing Classical Indian raga

Date: Friday, June 12, 2015 Venue: St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle All videos and photos courtesy of HarmoNYom”s Veronique Leboures All photos by HarmoNYom”s Veronique Lerebours