These are the 10 best jazz shows in New York this month.
Jenny Scheinman Quartet Village Vanguard Friday, August 31 Better than: Music that keeps you at a distance. During her early set at the Village Vanguard on Friday, violinist Jenny Scheinman pulled out just one cover, Duke Ellington's "Awful Sad." It's not hard to see why she's fond of that particu ... More >>
Trio 3 featuring Jason Moran Birdland Thursday, July 19 Better than: Bidness as usual. In theory, last night's gig by a piano-augmented version of Trio 3 had its share of conventions. For starters, Oliver Lake stood out front on the bandstand at Birdland with an alto saxophone, the presumptive le ... More >>
Let's get small
In this week's Voice, Larry Blumenfeld reports from last month's Blue Note Jazz Festival and Vision Jazz Fest, taking in performances by Buika (above), Jason Moran and Herlin Riley, Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Grimes, and others. Congratulations to Larry, also, on being named the winner of the Helen ... More >>
Explore the works of Glenn Ligon
The adventurous Ten headlines the Voice's Fifth Annual Jazz Critics' Poll
Jason Moran, the hands-down champ. Photo by Clay Patrick McBride.In this week's Village Voice, Francis Davis on Jason Moran, winner of the Voice's Fifth Annual Jazz Critics' Poll, Tom Hull on the state of the genre in 2010, the results, and a salute to the year's fallen, with a few we failed ... More >>
Charlie Parkers best tribute
Gaslight Anthem: New Jersey nostalgia. Photo by Ashley MaileIn this week's Village Voice, Sean Fennessey weights in on the all-encompassing Drake phenomenon, Michael Robbins compares the Gaslight Anthem to Walt Whitman, Ben Westhoff talks to Styles P about the rapper's debut novel, Stacey And ... More >>
The crossover-minded pianist's decade-long evolutionary plan continues with Ten
Options abound for fans of all inclinations and bank accounts
But sometimes more works, too
Local luminary explores America, high and low
Arts centers, classical-music organizations, and other non-jazz outposts fuel new music
Envoi; Aloha, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehen; Adiós Amigos; I'm Checkin' Out, Goombye
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Everything That Rises Must Converge
Iverson, Iyer, and Moran Go It Alone at the Jazz Standard
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