I covered 88 International’s founder, Juilliard master pianist Kimball Gallagher, in a different role: the musical artist himself, commanding the stage in a masterful program at Zankel Hall on April 13. In the past, my reporting has focused on Gallagher’s humanitarian work through his NGO, 88 International — a non-profit organization that has created meaningful ..Read More
December 20, 2023
At 11:00 pm on a Friday night, smack in the middle of Salcedo’s Latin Soul’s vicious set, tenor saxophonist and band leader Steve Salcedo told the crowd he had a special announcement. He was now calling “John Lennon” to the stage. Suddenly, a slender young man wearing a black mod-style jacket, with bleached blonde hair
December 20, 2023
Insanely volatile and tragically unstable events throughout the world have sadly led to abrupt and unexpected changes throughout the musical theater and entertainment community in NYC, prompting a kumbaya gathering. On October 12, due to the unspeakable terrorist acts and atrocities of war that have taken place in Israel along the Gaza Strip, musical solo
December 20, 2023
This year it was truly a unique honor and pleasure to take part in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, October 31, not only as one of the 26 “Snake Puppet” holders who rambled and slithered up Ave. of the Americas, but also as one of the volunteer artisans and assemblers
December 15, 2023
Strange and Beautiful Sounds at Zinc Bar. Haunting, beautiful, insane, incendiary, bizarre, meditative, and alien. These are just a few words that only begin to describe the sounds I heard coming from the trio of Theo Bleckman, Ben Monder, and Tom Rainey at the final performance of the Guitar Master Series at Zinc Bar located
December 15, 2023
Treya Lam is a magnificently gifted eclectic multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and activist. Lam’s politically charged songwriting, formidable command on the guitar, piano, and viola, and thought-provoking audiovisual stage show is both ear candy and a joy to watch. As a passionate activist, Lam is currently developing “otherland”—an interdisciplinary grief ritual and audiovisual chamber protest album
November 21, 2023
Once upon a time, esoteric music of any kind was a thing that most intrigued me. This was the place where the most unique sounds and greatest musicians in the world made their humble and often times not so humble abodes. As a young burgeoning guitarist, I grew up listening to 70’s jazz fusion and
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