It’s your typical Monday night at Arthur’s Tavern in Greenwich Village, an eclectic spot on Grove Street that’s been serving jazz fans since the speakeasy…
Nick’s Tavern, the Jazz Joint That Went Down Swinging
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. When Dick Hyman — “a living, breathing encyclopedia…
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith Will Bop You and Floor You
“I caught the tail end of when New York was cool,” said a woman waiting in line to watch movies with Shia LaBeouf this morning. Should…
Bill Nye the Science Guy Boogied Down at the Reopening of Swing 46
Now there’s nothing to stop you from living the life of a 1920s libertine. Swing 46, where you can dance to live big band music…
A Film Tribute to Ornette Coleman, Jazzman of the Bowery and LES
Ornette Coleman was buried in Woodlawn Cemetary a little over a week ago, following a memorial service attended by Pharoah Sanders, Cecil Taylor and other fellow luminaries…
Talks + Readings: Duff McKagan, Galway Kinnell, and a Living Female Rock Critic
Monday History buffs, take note: Battle Lines is not your ordinary Civil War read. This books is a team effort by graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm…
A Jazz-Fest Chat With Brian Newman, Who Got Matching Trumpet Tattoos With Lady Gaga
The man sitting next to me at the Black Penny in the French Quarter is very tall, pencil thin, in a black T-shirt and trousers…
Mona's Hot Four
This jazz quartet consisting of Gordon Webster (piano), Nick Russo (banjo/guitar), Jared Engel (bass), and Dennis Lichtman (clarinet) isn’t exactly a well-kept secret anymore (they have…
Mona's Hot Four
This jazz quartet consisting of Gordon Webster (piano), Nick Russo (banjo/guitar), Jared Engel (bass), and Dennis Lichtman (clarinet) isn’t exactly a well-kept secret anymore (they have…
Mona's Hot Four
This jazz quartet consisting of Gordon Webster (piano), Nick Russo (banjo/guitar), Jared Engel (bass), and Dennis Lichtman (clarinet) isn’t exactly a well-kept secret anymore (they have…