Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet (Birdland NYC, 16 July 2021. Review by Dan Bergsagel) “DEL. FEE. OH. You pronounce it Del-Fee-Oh.” This is how Delfeayo Marsalis enters the stage: with gentle sass and a light […]
Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet at Birdland NYC
Olie Brice, Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N.O. Moore, Eddie Prévost – ‘The Secret Handshake with Danger Vol. One’
Olie Brice, Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N.O. Moore, Eddie Prévost – The Secret Handshake with Danger Vol. One (577 Records 5860-1. CD Review by Dan Bergsagel) The Secret Handshake is practically dripping with […]
#IWD2021: Women in Jazz co-founder Lou Paley
Lou Paley is one of the co-founders of Women in Jazz, a multimedia organisation dedicated to addressing the gender imbalance in the jazz industry by supporting fantastic female artists. Dan Bergsagel spoke […]
The Jazz Standard: “Our doors on 27th Street will remain permanently closed”
“A real loss.” The Jazz Standard announced on 2 December 2020 that it will be closing permanently. Dan Bergsagel reflects: The Jazz Standard has announced that it will be shutting its doors […]
Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project – “Kites and Strings”
Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project – Kites and Strings (One Trick Dog Records. CD review by Dan Bergsagel) The Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project brings together an atypical group of musicians for an eclectic range […]
Rudresh Mahanthappa – “Hero Trio”
Rudresh Mahanthappa ft. François Moutin and Rudy Royston – Hero Trio (Whirlwind Recordings WR 4760. CD review by Dan Bergsagel) In 2015 Rudresh Mahanthappa recorded Bird Calls, a quintet session of original pieces inspired by Charlie Parker. […]
Brian Landrus (new album “For Now” with Fred Hersch, Billy Hart and Drew Gress)
Brooklyn-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Dr Brian Landrus has a particular focus on low woodwinds. He has university degrees ranging from jazz performance to classical composition. His tenth album For Now , with […]
Kamasi Washington at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn
Kamasi Washington (Kings Theatre, Brooklyn. 20 February 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) It has probably been five years since Kamasi Washington last played an intimate venue, but the Kings Theatre is really […]
Noah Preminger Quintet at Smalls NYC
Piece for Noah Preminger Quintet (Smalls, NYC. 19 February 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Noah Preminger, the much vaunted tenor player, is passing through Manhattan with his quintet en route back to […]
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa at The Sultan Room, NYC
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa (Winter JazzFest) (The Sultan Room, 14 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) After the acoustic overload that is much of the Winter JazzFest – […]
“Celebrating Detroit, Honouring Marcus Belgrave” at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
From Detroit to the World: Celebrating the Jazz Legacy of Detroit and Honoring Marcus Belgrave (Winter JazzFest) (Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. 12 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) “From Detroit to the […]
Manhattan Marathon night at Mercury Lounge, Winter JazzFest
Manhattan Marathon night, Winter JazzFest (Mercury Lounge, NYC, 11 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) The Winter JazzFest in New York runs over 11 days in January, but the Manhattan marathon nights […]
PRS Foundation and BBC Music Introducing Showcase at Winter JazzFest, NYC
PRS Foundation and BBC Music Introducing at Winter JazzFest (Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. 9 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) A London accent isn’t particularly remarkable in New York, but it’s more […]
Brian Shankar Adler’s Fourth Dimension at Jalopy Theatre, NYC
Brian Shankar Adler’s Fourth Dimension (Jalopy Theatre, New York, 5 December 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Every jazz musician brings a tradition with them into the music they compose and improvise. Having […]
Aruán Ortiz at the Stone NYC
Aruán Ortiz (The Stone, NYC. 13 November 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Aruán Ortiz has lots of interests – Cuban folklore, serial and chamber music, acoustic representations of pattern and architecture. With […]
