Blogs
May 2, 2013Better Than: That unimprovised Paisley/Cool J duet.
The format, in case you missed the emails, flyers, and Red Bull Music Academy promotional newspapers being handed out around the city, went something like this: One performer took the stage. He or she played for five minutes, at which point anothe ... More >>
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April 29, 2013Kim Gordon, ?uestlove, Andrew Bird and Andrew W.K. walk into a Masonic Temple ... these are the 10 best shows in NYC this week.
Voice Choices
April 24, 2013A night of musical collisions
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April 1, 2013These are the 10 best jazz shows in New York this month. (Here for more on Jazz Appreciation Month.)
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January 25, 2013Here are the ten best concerts around the city this weekend, in no particular order.
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January 21, 2013Here are the 10 best shows around the city this week, in no particular order.
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October 22, 2012The leaves are falling, but jazz music will be sticking around a while longer. Here's a list of shows happening in the city we think you'll enjoy.
Voice Choices
September 12, 2012Voice Choices
July 4, 2012Voice Choices
June 6, 2012Music
March 28, 2012Blogs
March 28, 2012In this week's Voice: I am generally underwhelmed by MDNA, the new album by Madonna; Brad Cohan talks to the resurgent Aussie pub-rock act feedtime; and Seth Colter Walls previews this spring's best music offerings, including Vijay Iyer, Bruce Springsteen, the Ende Tymes Festival, and Mary Halvorson ... More >>
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March 12, 2012Secret Society Big Band
Galapagos Art Space
Friday, March 9
Better than: A certain big band that snoozed its way through the blues uptown a couple of nights earlier.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society—an impeccably appointed 18-wheeler of a jazz group in top shape—made only its second ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 7, 2012Voice Choices
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November 30, 2011Voice Choices
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August 10, 2011Blogs
April 29, 2011Vijay Iyer; Robert Glasper. Robert Glasper Trio Vijay Iyer Trio
Skirball Center at NYU
Thursday, April 28
Better than: Having another tornado warning to contend with.
What's the difference between "jazz fame" and the kind of recognition that gets you on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? Whate ... More >>
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April 21, 2011As the winter thaws out, more summer concerts are showing up on the calendar's horizon. Today, the City Parks Foundation announced the schedule for this year's SummerStage, which takes place from June 7 to September 2 in parks all around the city, with the mainstage happening at Central Park. ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 9, 2011Voice Choices
March 2, 2011Music
December 29, 2010The adventurous Ten headlines the Voice's Fifth Annual Jazz Critics' Poll
Voice Choices
September 15, 2010Blogs
September 10, 2010
Where the magic happens
Das Racist's new mixtape, Sit Down, Man, is out next week; among its many delights is "Free Jazzmatazz," a self-explanatory collaboration with wildly feted jazz pianist Vijay Iyer. It seemed like a good idea to a) ask Iyer if we could chat about how this unlikely (?) union ... More >>
Music
September 1, 2010The jazz pianist's new Solo details a lifetime of out-of-body experiences
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September 1, 2010Adios Carlos D! Photo by Lee Gwyn.In this week's Voice, we present our fall arts guide: Mikael Wood on the return of Interpol, sans Carlos D; Angela Ashman goes shopping with Karen O's style guru, Christian Joy; Aaron Hillis interviews director Oliver Stone; James Hannaham talks to author Mat ... More >>
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August 25, 2010Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer's trio disc Historicity was the consensus 2009 pick for album of the year (says the Voice's own poll, anyway); if not the highlight, his spry cover of M.I.A.'s "Galang" is certainly the first thing to jump out at you. Now, the inimitable Wayne and Wax has taken the li ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 18, 2010Charlie Parker’s best tribute
Music
April 6, 2010A cross-section of young/old and avant/traditional gets drunk on everything
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December 30, 2009Eek, it 's Michael Musto, in a series of glamorous guises (we're not showing his Susan Boyle because we want you to prepare yourself first) and Running Down the Decade like it's never been run down before.
(He also gets in not one, but three Top Tens. What a trouper!)
Francis Davis presi ... More >>
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December 30, 2009Vijay Iyer: Delightful deconstruction. Photo by Jimmy Katz/ACTIn this week's Village Voice, we present the fourth annual Village Voice Jazz Poll: Francis Davis on the winners, led by Vijay Iyer's Historicity and Darcy James Argue's victory as best debut, for Infernal Machines; Tom Hull's own ... More >>
Music
December 29, 2009Historicity and records from other fresh faces take our 2009 jazz poll
Music
February 11, 2009Echoes of Basie, Mingus, Tyner, etc., with chops and abstractions all their own
Music
November 27, 2007Tyshawn Sorey's provocations lead a pack of notable 2007 debuts
Music
June 19, 2007Some get by with subtlety, but thrashing ferocity works great too
Music
May 15, 2007Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd's Still Life With Commentator
Music
December 20, 2005Just 10 really good jazz albums in a year that had more than its share of them
Music
May 10, 2005Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa sure are tough-minded—and also Indian Americans
Music
January 25, 2005Pianist-composer boots up laptop, rhythm section, strings
Music
May 11, 2004NYC Life
January 6, 2004Music
November 18, 2003News
May 6, 2003A Jazz Pianist and a Hip-Hop Poet Catch Language in the Balance
Music
October 22, 2002Iverson, Iyer, and Moran Go It Alone at the Jazz Standard
NYC Life
September 3, 2002Piano Man Jason Moran Breathes Soul Into Jazz
Music
January 1, 2002The Best Jazz Records of 2001
Specials
April 17, 2001Music
April 10, 2001Dissertations on the Percussive School
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