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New This Week on Jazz Right Now / Feb 29, 2016

Interview Interview with Drummer Tom Rainey New Videos James Brandon Lewis, Luke Stewart, and Warren “Trae” Crudup Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) Mazz Swift and Tomeka Reid Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) Yoni Kretzmer 2-Bass Quartet Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) In Praise

Year in Review, Top Posts of 2015

2015 has been a really great year for Jazz Right Now. We expanded our readership by 18% over 2014, we added a number of new artist pages, and we began to make the NYC/Brooklyn music archive publicly accessible on the site. In 2016, we expect to expand our editorial staff, hire at least one more

65 Fen Series 1-Year Anniversary Show: Monday, December 7

One of the most creative and reliable music series in Brooklyn over the past year has been 65Fen on Monday nights at Delroy’s Cafe and Wine Bar in Lefferts Gardens. Curated by Michael Foster, Patrick Breiner, Josh Sinton, Jake Henry, and Adam Hopkins, the series has featured a great variety musicians. It is the combination

Monthly Report from New York – June 2015

Drummer Devin Gray, who has been actively working in the underground Brooklyn scene now for nearly a decade, is finally getting some deserved attention with two records released in the past year. The latest, his sophomore record as a leader, Relative Resonance (Skirl), features some astute compositions that make great use of the abilities of

New This Week on Jazz Right Now / May 6, 2015

Interviews Tomas Fujiwara: part 3 and part 4 Review Secret Keeper and Tomas Fujiwara & the Hook Up at Cornelia Street Cafe, April 17-18, 2015 Videos Nate Wooley Live at the Knockdown Center Keir Neuringer, Brandon Lopez, and Gerald Cleaver Live at Ibeam Tom Rainey Trio Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) Nate

New This Week on Jazz Right Now / March 30, 2015

Interviews Mary Halvorson (March Artist Feature) Tomas Fujiwara short interviews (part 1, part 2) Videos Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses Live at the Firehouse Space Thollem McDonas and Lukas Ligeti Live at Spectrum Michael T.A. Thompson Live at First Street Green (Arts for Art) Playlist Week of March 23, 2015

New This Week / March 17, 2015

Videos Michael Foster-Ben Bennett Duo Live at Soup & Sound Pulverize the Sound Live at Manhattan Inn Chris Pitsiokos Trio Live at Ran Tea House Jonathan Moritz’ Secret Tempo Live at I-Beam (New York Tenor Saxophone Festival) Yoni Kretzmer 2Bass Quartet Live at I-Beam (New York Tenor Saxophone Festival) Ras Moshe Trio Live at I-Beam