Giovanni Russonello, New York Times ANDY MILNE & DAPP THEORY PLUS at the Jazz Gallery (Dec. 19-20, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.). To create a rigorous, engaging suite of music singing the … Read More
Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times Henry Conerway III, ‘Gingerbread Boy’ This playful hard-bop classic from Jimmy Heath is usually taken at a medium-fast tempo, with the song’s jerky structure … Read More
Giovanni Russonello, New York Times BRANDEE YOUNGER QUINTET at Jazz Standard (Aug. 21-22, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.). Ms. Younger’s harp playing can be airy or imagistic, but it’s usually grounded in … Read More
Giovanni Russonello, New York Times MEG OKURA AND THE PAN ASIAN CHAMBER JAZZ ENSEMBLE at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (Aug. 20, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.). “Ima Ima” is the new album from this impressive … Read More
by Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times Darren Barrett, ‘The Opener’ This deft trumpeter won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 1997, and he’s released a string of albums … Read More
by Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times THE BAYLOR PROJECT at the Blue Note (Feb. 13, 8 and 10:30 p.m.). Jean and Marcus Baylor are a married couple whose buoyant, … Read More
