Jimmy Heath and Melissa Aldana
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath and 2013 Thelonius Monk Competition Melissa Aldana, play a duet of Jimmy’s composition, “New Picture” at the NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony on January 13 in the Allen...
View ArticleJamey Aebersold
Jazz educator Jamey Aebersold was inducted into the class of 2014 NEA Jazz Masters. In accepting his award, he showed the first album he purchased as a teenager: Clifford Jordan’s “Cliff Craft.” custom...
View ArticleKenny Barron and Mark Sherman
NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron and vibraphonist Mark Sherman at The Kitano, the most intimate jazz room in New York on Friday, January 24. Where else can you sit so close to such great music and feel as...
View ArticleKenny Barron and Mark Sherman at the Kitano
When I’m at the Kitano, I always feel as if the musicians are playing just for me. What a special treat to be int he presence of NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron and US State Department Cultural...
View ArticleMark Sherman
Vibraphonist, teacher, cultural ambassador and baseball aficionado, Mark Sherman, at The Kitano; January 24, 2014.
View ArticleCaterina Zapponi
If you’re even invited to an evening in the Harlem Townhouse of Allen and Pat Harris, jump at the chance. On January 10, 2014, the couple hosted a pre-APAP convention party and a good chunk of the jazz...
View ArticleAllan Harris
Vocalist/guitarist/bon vivant and all-around terrific guy Allen Harris at the Harlem Townhouse pre-APAP party, January 10,2014. Everyone came, everyone performed! A really special evening, thanks to...
View ArticleWill Friedwald
Author/critic and Wall Street Journal jazz columnist Will Friedwald takes notes on the goings-on at the Harlem Townhouse pre-APAP party. HIs iPad lends an other-worldly glow!
View ArticleLoston Harris
When you are at the Harlem Townhouse of Allen and Pat Harris, you never know who’ll drop by, but you can be sure it will be fun. On January 10, vocalist/pianist Loston Harris–whose annual gig at the...
View ArticleEmmet Cohen at Smoke
The freezing cold weather outside didn’t have a chance when young pianist Emmet Cohen hit the bandstand at Smoke Jazz Club on January 22. His rendition of Gordon Jenkins’ “Goodbye,” was especially...
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