It’s hard to imagine a voice more suited to classic jazz standards than that of Libby York. Listening to this throaty, laid-back chanteuse easing her way through “Take Me Back To Manhattan”, you can almost see the cigarette smoke and catch the aroma …Read more

After an incredible five song performance, it was obvious that Latina-Aussie Natalia Segura and her band, Red Freedom, stole the night at a talent showcase at Manhattan’s EVR Lounge. After her performance, I was fortunate to get to interview Natalia …Read more

While Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, and Alexandra Socha are great actors, Jeanine Tesori’s score is the real star of “Fun Home”, the off-Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir that premiered at The Public in September. The story, ab …Read more

Solo piano can be a risky endeavor. When a pianist is alone onstage it’s just them, the piano, and their wits against the crowd. In the hands of an amateur, a solo piano performance can get drab, even boring. In the hands of a master like Fred Hersch …Read more

Lena Bloch, a tenor saxophonist and composer originally from Moscow, makes a stylish entrance with her debut, “Feathery”, on Thirteenth Note Records. The record is a hodgepodge of the heavy melodicism popularized by pianist Lennie Tristano, featuring …Read more

Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow’s sophomore record “Post Tropical” is a prime example of why musicians should keep listeners interested by letting their sound evolve. His debut was a folksy, guitar-oriented affair that was influenced b …Read more

It is our pleasure to debut Éyal Hai’s new music video, “Failure Meditation Attempts”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NNGlrPz02Q After intriguing about eleven-thousand YouTubers with his debut music video, Éyal Hai returns with another visual sensa …Read more

Oh, the weather outside was frightful but the music was so delightful. The main attractions at this year’s Winter Jazzfest played from Tuesday night to Thursday night and kicked things off in grand style. The sundry performances were tailored to appe …Read more

In the Motion Picture film, “August: Osage County”, a wonderful soundtrack captures the ups and downs of the American dysfunctional family presented by Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis and more. One band who makes the …Read more

It’s a brisk December evening in New York, and 42nd Street’s Theater Row will soon welcome a unique trio of musicians. As I enter the humble Clurman Theater I notice a sign that reads “Occupancy by more than 99 persons is unlawful”; it’s an intimate …Read more