Herb Alpert: It’s all about the feel
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On the phone last week from his home in Malibu, renowned musician Herb Alpert wished me a ...
Tag: Dakota Jazz Club
Prague and Budapest: Some highlights and oddities
Photos and story by MORDECAI SPECKTOR Tourists throng to the Charles Bridge, which spans the Vltava River in Prague, uniting ...
Try to be happy
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It is a great mitzva to always be happy. — Nachman of Breslov Jazzman and music scholar Ben ...
A wizard in the recording studio
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In the local music scene, and beyond, Adi Yeshaya has earned a reputation as a talented composer, ...
Music leads the way to romance
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Regarding the concept behind his new album, Notes from New York (Impulse!), pianist Bill Charlap mentions that ...
‘Imagine That’ sounds sublime
Drummer Daniel Freedman follows up his acclaimed 2012 album, Bamako by Bus, with Imagine That (Anzic Records), a vibrant collection ...
Calling on God’s mercy
Jeremy Walker’s brilliant composition, 7 Psalms, will be performed in an evening-length performance Jan. 23 at Orchestra Hall By MORDECAI ...
Rio Nido’s still swingin’
Members of a legendary Minneapolis combo will reunite for an evening of music at the Dakota By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Denizens ...
‘2 Families – 1 Groove’
Ben Sidran returns to the Dakota Jazz Club, where he and his son, Leo, will play with local luminaries Billy ...
New CDs cover jazz, klezmer and Sephardic tunes
Big Galut(e), Big Galut(e) Festivals are known for bringing people together, but for Sasha Margolis and Robin Seletsky there was ...
