Gilad Hekselman at the Village Vanguard in NYC
Guitarist performs with Shai Maestro, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland.
Reviews
Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
In 2007, Christian McBride put together the first all-acoustic unit he’d led since the late 1990s. That band, which eventually became known as Inside Straight, … Read More “Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)”
Gerald Clayton: Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)
If you have not heard Gerald Clayton live, especially if you have not heard him live with Charles Lloyd, you may wonder what all the … Read More “Gerald Clayton: Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)”
Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets) (Pi)
According to many who witnessed them in action, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong were so locked into one another on the bandstand that they could … Read More “Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets) (Pi)”
Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway: Just Friends (Resonance)
Eddie Daniels left his tenor sax in the case during the 1980s and devoted more time to his clarinet. The move paid off, and he … Read More “Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway: Just Friends (Resonance)”
John Allmark Jazz Orchestra at the Met Cafe
The Rhode Island big-band tradition thrives in its new home
Live at the Village Vanguard: Christian McBride Trio
Cutting an album at the Village Vanguard is both a rite of passage and an attempt to take one’s own place in a particularly hallowed … Read More “Live at the Village Vanguard: Christian McBride Trio”
Field Notes: Charles Lloyd at the Village Vanguard
A cause for celebration as the iconic venue turns 80
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Anat Cohen at the Village Vanguard 9/22/2012
The multi-reedist pays homage to Goodman and the rest at the legendary club
Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts at the Village Vanguard
Stern, emotive, odd and funny, sometimes in the same tune
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