ALEX SKOLNICK, THRASH METAL GUITAR LEGEND FROM TESTAMENT, shows his other side by performing with his jazz trio at the inaugural Brooklyn Guitar Festival at Arlo Williamsburg. Photo by Kaju Roberto. Few guitarists have traveled as boldly between musical worlds as Alex Skolnick, the Testament veteran who transformed himself from a teenage thrash-metal prodigy into an accomplished ..Read More
February 20, 2024
On an early evening in late December, I noticed that the famous club Cafe Wha? on MacDougal Street in the Village was beginning their entertainment unusually early — 6:30 pm. So, I thought I’d swing by to see what talent they had scheduled for the early slot. I wasn’t familiar with R&B artist Peter Collins,
February 20, 2024
As I was leaving the Bitter End on Dec. 5, I ran into a familiar cat who I had been standing in line with outside the door two hours earlier. All he said to me was, “This was the best deal all year!” My verdict? I couldn’t agree more. By far, this was the BEST DEAL of
February 19, 2024
Let me start with a simple message for jazz and supremely enthusiastic rhythmic World Music lovers: go to the Cuban Jam at Zinc Bar on W 3rd St in Greenwich Village on Thursday nights! It’s something one must experience at least once if they are ever in NYC. And if you are like me and
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
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