Artist: Wisaal Title: The Warp and the Weft Label: self released Genre: World: Middle East, Contemporary CD Review by Dawoud Kringle According to the liner notes, the two key components of tapestry weaving are the warp and the weft. The warp threads are the foundation through which the weft threads are weaved to create the design. […]
Text by Dawoud Kringle On the night of Thursday, April 11, 2013, Justice for Jazz Artists held a demonstration and rally to begin its Jazz Built This! protest against jazz club owners who refuse to make modest pension contributions on behalf of the musicians who play in their clubs and make these club owners rich. New York […]
Date: April, 6, 2013 Venue:the Rubin Museum of Art (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle, photos and video by Veronique Lerebours HarmoNYom, and the Rubin Museum of Art presented a weekend long Pt. Ravi Shankar tribute series as part of the MUSIC ROOM FESTIVAL. On Saturday, April 6, I attended a performance of mandolin virtuoso Snehasish Mozumder, with Aditya Kalyanpur on […]
Date: April 6, 2013 Venue: The Roulette (NY) Review, photos and videos by Dawoud Kringle On a night promising to be the last of the cold weather, Roulette played host to a great master of music, and of life; Yusef Lateef. The very idea tends to inspire awe; a quarter of a century of making […]
Artist: Marbin Title: Last Chapter of Dreaming Label: Moonjune Records Genre: nu jazz/fusion jazz Review by Dawoud Kringle Do you like music that is difficult to define, brings you to familiar places, takes you somewhere you couldn’t expect without losing its continuity? Marbin’s CD Last Chapter of Dreaming is just what you’re looking for.
