Ron Netsky

When classical superstar Martha Argerich needs a partner for a piano duo, she turns to another virtuoso, Lilya Zilberstein. When you hear her play, with equal shares of dazzling technique and exhilarating style, it’s easy to understand why. Zilberstein has a knack for fluid phrasing and effortless lyricism, while losing none of her characteristic articulation […]

Connie Deming is everything a singer-songwriter should be, bringing every aspect of her life into her songs. While her tunes are imbued with echoes of all the rich traditions of folk music, stylistically they are all her own. Deming is a fine pianist and a nicely percussive guitarist, but she can still soar when she […]

Over the last five decades, Penfield Central School District has hosted an impressive array of guest jazz luminaries to teach and perform with its students. Clark Terry, James Carter, Sean Jones and Regina Carter are just some of the previous visiting artists. The 49th Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts will feature one of the most […]

After touring with Latin greats like Celia Cruz and Eddie Palmieri and playing in the Broadway show “In the Heights,” jazz trombonist Joe Fiedler settled down on Sesame Street. That is, he took a job writing hundreds of arrangements for the popular kids’ television show. Over the years, he’s released a half dozen jazz albums, […]

When the Laura Dubin Trio takes the stage at The Little Theatre Café for a Christmas concert, don’t expect a run-of-the-mill holiday set. Dubin, drummer Antonio H. Guerrero, and bassist Tom Lange will transform selections from “The Nutcracker,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and “The Grinch” into jazz standards. There will be no shortage of Christmas […]

When you reach the intersection of jazz and rock, look for Pete McCann standing there, expertly shredding away on his guitar. You might say he’s the heir apparent to guitarists like John McLaughlin, who has endorsed McCann’s membership in the Mahavishnu Project. In his two-and-a-half decades on the New York scene, McCann has played with […]

When Grammy Award-winning pianist Danilo Pérez combines his Panamanian musical roots with Latin American folk music and jazz, and adds European classical and African strains, the result is a distinctive, worldly stew. Pérez enhanced the bands of Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, and many others. When he joins the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, he’ll be performing his […]