Category Archives: The Scene

Brooklyn Jazz All-Stars, tonight!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin

Brooklyn Jazz All-Stars Tonight! This should be great! Nova Bar and Garden Lounge 886 Pacific St btw Washington & Underhill Brooklyn, NY Stacy Dillard- Saxophones Diallo House- Upright Bass Ismail Lawal- Drums Special Guest Artists…. 2 Sets 10pm & 11:30pm … Continue reading →

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Hal Galper @ Smalls; 9/29

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

If you’ve got the time, check out the one and only Hal Galper at Smalls tonight. If you don’t know his work, he’s a one-of-a-kind bad mofo pianist of the old school. It’s worth your lunch money, for realz. http://www.halgalper.com/ … Continue reading →

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Family Ties

Posted on July 30, 2011 by admin

Family Ties Jazz has a long history of inter-generational influence — my own father was a jazz saxophonist. Maybe it’s in the genes. My amazing bass player performs with her father, Eric Alabaster, tomorrow at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. … Continue reading →

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Craig Chin on BTR

Posted on July 30, 2011 by admin

Craig Chin on BTR This Friday, 8/5, my new quartet will be playing our first show at iBeam performance space in Brooklyn. I am so excited about this debut, not least because we’ll be playing with my friend, the brilliant … Continue reading →

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Ethan Hein on “Swing”

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Leo

My good buddy Ethan Hein has a brilliant new blog post about probably my favorite topic in the world: swing. Check it out. In it he elegantly delineates what swing is and isn’t in terms musicians and non-musicians alike will … Continue reading →

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