One of the most fascinating musicians I’ve ever known, Marty Friedman has been and remains a rock star, a guitar hero, and a man who after achieving his wildest dreams through huge music success in America during the 80s and 90s, completely started over and became an unlikely media celebrity in the early 2000s in ..Read More
January 9, 2026
One of the most fascinating musicians I’ve ever known, Marty Friedman has been and remains a rock star, a guitar hero, and a man who after achieving his wildest dreams through huge music success in America during the 80s and 90s, completely started over and became an unlikely media celebrity in the early 2000s in
December 28, 2025
I’d place Stanley Jordan right up there in innovation on the guitar beside Jimi Hendrix and Edward Van Halen all day long. In my humble opinion, he doesn’t get the credit he truly deserves. With a plethora of bedroom Instagram guitarists out there all trying to one up each other in acrobatics, the word “genius” is used
December 28, 2025
On November 4, a remarkable group of young musicians from Tunisia called Tunisia88 – some of whom helped lead a grassroots movement that reached every public high school in their country – performed in Washington Square Park and at The Yale Club of New York as part of their first-ever U.S. tour. The performances featured
November 7, 2025
Walking south in my Chelsea neighborhood along Seventh Avenue South, I swiftly passed the new Northwell Hospital without taking much notice on my way to the oldest jazz club in NYC, the Village Vanguard. Twenty-three Taiwanese ladies from NATWA (the North American Taiwanese Women’s Association), most of whom were visiting the Big Apple for the
November 7, 2025
Poets of Patchin Place was a unique event of musical settings of Village Poets. It was held at Salmagundi Arts Club on September 24 and was part of The Village Trip festival in collaboration with Welltone New Music, Cutting Edge Concerts, and The Coffee House Club. The musical poetry event was separated into two parts with
October 7, 2025
It was a beautiful unseasonably warm late September day when we all met under the Washington Square Arch for the Republic of Greenwich Village Walking Tour, hosted by NYC tour guide Mark Kehoe. This walking tour was part of the Village Trip, and it has been a strong staple of this one-week long late summer NYC festival celebrating
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