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
January 11, 2025
On December 9, David who is the general manager and emcee at Mezzrow Jazz Club in the West Village, grabbed a microphone and began the night by introducing Pasquale Grasso the next performer to an eager crowd as “the future of jazz guitar.” The small satellite club located in the basement of a building cookbook
January 11, 2025
A lynchpin and crowd favorite of the Bitter End, the oldest rock ‘n roll club in NYC, is undoubtedly Salcedo Latin Soul. Founder and leader of the band Steven Salcedo is not only a formidable tenor saxophonist, he is a great entertainer. On November 22, this eight-piece band of incredible musicians absolutely were the alpha
December 14, 2024
Yamandu Costa did it again. He is an enigma. Simply extraordinary. The Brazilian virtuoso World Class seven-string guitarist’s November 17th incendiary one-man tour de force sold out at Joe’s Pub in the East Village. This incredible performance almost defies logic. Here is a man with nothing but one single classical guitar spellbinding audiences with his
December 14, 2024
“The Islanders” are a talented and diverse troupe of young Taiwanese American actors, dancers, musicians, photographers, cinematographers, and performing artists who perform at local events in the Village and around the city. This was a collaboration borne out of mutual friendship. The troupe’s latest incarnation “Islanders 4” celebrated and performed the event Compound Playground at Pretty Garden located
December 14, 2024
Julian Lage is a true genius of the guitar, and nothing could be more evident of this truth than his recent Oct. 13 performance with his eponymous trio at the legendary Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village. I attended the 8 p.m. show on the last night of Julian’s six consecutive night stint at the Vanguard,
October 13, 2024
Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n Roll is an authorized documentary film from 2021 by Curt Hahn that presents the extraordinary true story of Huddie William “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, the Godfather of Rock ’n Roll and convicted murderer, who sang his way out of prison not once, but twice! This same documentary film under
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