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Nate Chinen
Where the deadline is perpetual
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New Music, April 27 Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, "Brooklyn Babylon" Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at THE GIG
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Richard Termine for The New York Times Vijay Iyer: Solo, Trio, Sextet Zankel Hall, April 27 Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at THE GIG
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As of today, it's official: Michael Bublé has the No. 1 album in America. Last Thursday I hitched a ride with his promotional whirlwind for a few hours, snapping the pic above with my phone. My piece was in Saturday's paper. NYT photo ninja Chad Batka put together a great slideshow online. Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at THE GIG
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Jacob Blickenstaff for The New York Times Steve Coleman and Five Elements April 23, The Stone Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at THE GIG
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New Music, April 23 Phoenix, "Bankrupt!" and Boney James, "The Beat" Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at THE GIG
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John Rogers/ECM Records Playlist, April 21 Craig Taborn Trio, J.D. Allen, Eric Church, Anna Webber, Junip Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at THE GIG
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Richard Termine/The New York Times Tyshawn Sorey's Wu Wei Quintet Greenwich House Music School, April 17 Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at THE GIG
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Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau Bowery Ballroom, April 9 Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at THE GIG
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chad batka for the new york times Green Day Barclays Center, April 7 Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at THE GIG
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Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Joe La Barbera Village Vanguard, April 3 Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at THE GIG
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School of La Roca The Gig, JazzTimes, March 2013 (See also Tears Come From Heaven) Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at THE GIG
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Benjamin Lowy for The New York Times A Couple of Pianists Change Key On Gerald Clayton's "Life Forum" and Aaron Diehl's "The Bespoke Man's Narrative" Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at THE GIG
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Photo: Seth Rosner Playlist, March 31 Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Charles Bradley, Kendrick Scott Oracle, DJ Koze, Ben Wolfe Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at THE GIG
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Tony Cenicola/The New York Times A Voice That Leaps Between Genres On Rebecca Martin, "Twain" and the jazz-folk connection Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at THE GIG
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New Music, March 26 Crystal Bowersox, "All That For This" Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at THE GIG
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chad batka for the new york times P!nk: The Truth About Love Tour Madison Square Garden, March 22 Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at THE GIG
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George Cables Songbook Iridium, March 20 Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at THE GIG
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For quite some time now, I've been privately (and sometimes semi-publicly) musing about the void left by master drummer Paul Motian, who died in November of 2011. The arrival of an incredibly well-stocked tribute concert, this evening at Symphony Space, provided an opportunity to peer into that void for a moment, in consultation with a handful of musicians, including the concert's chief organizers, Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell. My principal intention with the piece was to stoke interest among those readers who maybe hadn't been lucky enough to witness Paul's magic firsthand. I was going to use this blog platform... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at THE GIG
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New Music, March 18 Phosphorescent, "Muchacho" Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at THE GIG
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New Music, March 11 Jaleel Shaw, "The Soundtrack of Things to Come" Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at THE GIG
In this Sunday's Arts & Leisure section, you'll find a chirpy little interview with multi-reedist Ben Wendel and pianist Dan Tepfer, in advance of their excellent new album, Small Constructions (Sunnyside), and next Wednesday's gig at the Rubin Museum of Art. We spoke in the basement lair of New York Times photographer Tony Cenicola, on the same day that Wendel and Tepfer taped the above footage at WBGO. The interview was held for Snapshot, a fairly recent A&L fixture intended to shine a light on breakout young talent. (In recent weeks it has featured comic actor Mather Zickel, non-comic actress... Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2013 at THE GIG
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Albums by Kris Davis and Ingrid Laubrock "Strong Place" (Intakt) and "Capricorn Climber" (Clean Feed) Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2013 at THE GIG
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Critic's Notebook: Summoning a West Coast Spirit Todd Barkan and Keystone Korner Nights at Iridium Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2013 at THE GIG
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Benjamin Lowy for The New York Times NEXT Collective Le Poisson Rouge, Feb. 26 Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2013 at THE GIG
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New Music, Feb. 26 Ana Moura, "Desfado" and Antonio Sanchez, "New Life" Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at THE GIG