Concert Review: Kavita Shah’s Visions featuring the traditional sounds of the Indian tablas and West African kora interlaced with those of a jazz quintet…

Date: October 7, 2013 Venue: Shapeshifter (NY) Text by Dawoud Kringle, photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi On an autumn evening. Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab opened its stage to Visions, a world jazz ensemble led by Kavita Shah.

Concert Review: Arifa…a lush and joyful tapestry of sound filled the air

Date: September 19, 2013 Venue: Drom (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle, photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi A lush and joyful tapestry of sound filled the air. A melody of sweetness from the clarinet rose above it. Thus began Arifa‘s performance at Drom. They’re presently on tour, and this was one of two performances in NYC; […]

Music Listings – 9/30 through 10/6/2013

1. Timo Vollbrecht NY & Drew Williams Nonet Date: Monday, September 30, 2013 Time: 8pm & 9pm Venue: LaunchPad (721 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11238) Ticket: $5 Genre: jazz 8pm – The four jazz musicians who sign under the name of the Timo Vollbrecht New York Group are passionate improvising artists. This explains the diverse, dynamic and […]