Known for his original piano arrangements and new compositions that often sport quirky time signatures as well as his vocal interpretations, Larry McDonough leads his quartet in a “Twisted Holiday” celebration at Vieux Carre’ on Wednesday, December 29 (8 pm). The first set offers Larry’s off-beat arrangements of familiar and less familiar holiday fare, while […]
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Few area musicians have amassed the performance and recording credits, let alone the diversity of projects, of songstress Connie Evingson. From Peggy Lee to the Beatles, from Django Reinhardt to David Frishberg, from swing to zing, Connie has covered the waterfront of jazz. A founding member of the quartet Moore by Four and an internationally […]
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The fall/winter season of Brooklyn’s On Stage at Kingsborough is continuing in style, with an October performance by drummer Winard Harper and Jeli Posse as part of the Jazz at the Lighthouse series, and a November performance of the musical, On Kentucky Avenue. Winard Harper and Jeli Posse The set began with “Girl Talk” […]
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“Nightlife is cut out of a very luxurious, royal-blue bolt of velvet. It sparkles with jewels, and it sparkles in tingling and tinkling tones.” — Duke Ellington “Other people are trying to be jazz vocalists. Nancy just is a jazz vocalist. She has amazing pitch and really good time, and she never has problems with […]
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Even for Minnesota, our recent weather has created a wild ride, from way below zero to over 40 above, and maybe our music reflects this as well — in this coming week, you can hear it all, from Bourbon Street to Gershwin to the Bad Plus, from our veteran elders to our youngest upstarts. What […]
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