Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Duo Live, Duos Recorded, Live Music + This Week's Picks

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Busy week for live music and very busy week for new recordings.  Here is, at least, one event that ties performance and CD together.  Pian...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Billy's Brilliance - All Hart Big Band

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Billy "Jabali" Hart , drummer and composer extraordinaire, turns 76 this November and remains one of the busiest musicians in th...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Fall Calls + Fine Music

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Scott Friedlander photo The Firehouse 12 Fall Concert Serie s began last week (yes, it was still officially summertime) and continue...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Two Saxophonists, One Night in CT + Guitarist's Shining Hour

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The Fall 2016 Concert Season at Firehouse 12 begins this Friday (9/16) with an appearance by the Ben Wendel Group .  The tenor saxophonist...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Languages of Music: African/American Hip Hop, Blues, & Portugal

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Any new album from saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman is a major event. His latest effort is titled " Steve Lehman & Sélébéyon...
Monday, August 22, 2016

CT Live Music: Side Door & New Haven Jazz Fest edition

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The Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme celebrates the last week of Summer (some of us have to back to work) with yet another two nights of s...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Bobby Hutcherson Passes, CD Release Party + Warren Byrd Very Live

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As I was writing the column below, the word of Bobby Hutcherson' s passing on August 15 came to my attention.  The vibraphonist and ...