Producer Erica Fee reflects on virtual Rochester Fringe, Worlds Collide” for musicians Dave Rivello and Shawn Drogan, and more.
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Three artists to watch
Local musicians The Low Spirits, Alex Patrick and the Noise, and Reverend Kingfish all modify classic popular music with a mishmash of genres.
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Album review: ‘1962’
On the new album ‘1962,’ Ricardo Grilli shows his skills as both a formidable composer and a versatile jazz guitarist.
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Album review: ‘Data Lords’
Eastman alum Maria Schneider and her orchestra deliver an epic take on the digital world with the double-disc collection “Data Lords.”
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JAZZ-ROCK | Sam Snyder & Mike Kaupa
On August 21, guitarist Sam Snyder and trumpeter Mike Kaupa team up for the concert livestream “Front Row at Bop Shop Records.”
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Musician Jon Seiger returns from hearing loss, reclaims his own story of abuse
Rochester jazz musician Jon Seiger has overcome multiple challenges — including deafness and a traumatic childhood — to share some Louis Armstrong-inspired joy with listeners.
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Album review: ‘Watershed’
On the album “Watershed,” jazz guitarist John Stein demonstrates his talent for polished compositions that reflect his adoration of Brazilian music.
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Album review: ‘re: manhattan project’
Guitarist Denin Koch and beta particle, his jazz band of fellow Eastman graduates, tackles the history of America’s nuclear weapons program on the forthcoming album “re: manhattan project.”
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Album review: ‘Pieces of Paris’
Laura Dubin Trio’s new album “Pieces of Paris” is a nostalgic jazz travelogue with quaint charm and flashes of pianists Oscar Peterson and Vince Guaraldi.
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Rochester jazz musician: Racist Zoombombing was ‘haunting, violating’
A Zoom performance by Rochester jazz musician Judah Sealy was derailed after being hijacked by a barrage of racist slurs and imagery.
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Album review: ‘Pursuance: The Coltranes’
On jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin’s new album, she stakes out bold new territory with repertoire combining the music of John Coltrane and that of his wife, Alice Coltrane.
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Album review: ‘New York Paradox’
In his latest review, Ron Netsky explains why bassist Omer Avital and his quintet Qantar’s “New York Paradox” is his pick for top jazz album of 2020 so far.
