WILL FRIEDWALD
Mr. Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for The New York Sun and…
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As Might Be Expected From the Name, the Yes! Trio Offers a Most Optimistic Version of Jazz
Drummer Ali Jackson, pianist Aaron Goldberg, and bassist Omer Avital release a third album of music that is mostly upbeat and with an outlook that is usually positive.
The Multitalented Bryan Carter Celebrates Bayard Rustin and Produces Grace Kelly’s Latest
Carter is the young musician who in the current century is doing the best job of anyone of navigating between the worlds of jazz and musical theater.
A Formidable Multi-Reed Duo, Peter and William Anderson Celebrate the Centennial of Henry Mancini
Like Duke Ellington, Mancini was a composer who started as a jazz musician and never quite left that sound behind even as he attained the upper brackets of Hollywood and the hit parade.
Singer Karen Mack’s Fresh Sound Mixes the Work of Traditional Songbook Composers and Contemporary Voices
Mack sings them all with a small but expressive and sweet voice that may remind some of Blossom Dearie, interspersed with chatty patter breaks that bring to mind Natalie Douglas.
Cole Porter’s Songbook a Central Feature as Bobby Short Centennial Celebration Begins at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Pianist and singer Loston Harris will be followed by vocalist Charles Turner III at Dizzy’s on Thursday. Both artists are fronting trios, and they both are opening with Cole Porter.
Even the Silences Have Character on Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar’s Solo Debut
The nine selections on the composer and bandleader’s ‘Riley,’ in addition to being brilliantly composed and performed, are thoughtfully ‘sound-designed,’ if that’s the right term.
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