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Eliane Elias - Brazilian Jazz

Eliane Elias is a Grammy-nominated pianist, vocalist, arranger, and composer. She's known for...

Ellen Foley’s Paradise

Ellen Foley has had a remarkable career. She's done it all, from singing on Meatloaf's smash...

Passion - An Interview with Jorge Quintero

An overnight success, Jorge Quintero rose to popularity with his piece "300 Violin Orchestra". It...

Jimmy Carter Brings The Blind Boys of Alabama to Town Hall

In 1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama met up at the School for the Blind in Alabama before they were...

 

Mimi Fox: A Real Guitar Hero

Mimi Fox was something of a child prodigy, and her fascination for guitar has carried on through...

David Chiappetta and Steadfast Charlie at B.B. Kings

David Chiappetta never really had any musical ambitions as a young kid and his introduction...

Juke Box Hero Forever

Accomplished musician and lead singer/songwriter of the band Foreigner, Lou Gramm has recently...

Overseas Sensation Biagio Antonacci

Italian superstar singer and songwriter Biagio Antonacci will be making his overseas debut in...

 

The Science of Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart is probably one of the most iconic drummers out there. Best known for being an...

Blondfire: Fast Burn

Blondfire is the sibling duo helmed by Bruce and Erica Driscoll. The two grew up in a house of...

Stephen Lynch Brings his Musical Stand Up Comedy to the Gramercy Theater on May 3rd and 4th

After studying acting at West Michigan University, Stephen Lynch came to New York with a general...

Edward Simon - On The Record

Pianist-composer Edward Simon is Venezuelan, but has been inspiring the US with his jazz grooves...

 

Drummer Extraordinaire - Carl Palmer

English Drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer is highly considered as one of the best drummers to...

Abe Ovadia: The Master Strap

Abe Ovadia has been described as a "Jazz phenom" and "innovator" and I guarantee that the audiences...

Tower of Power Brings the Oakland Zone to B.B. Kings

Tower of Power first grooved into what they called, the "Oakland Zone" in the late 60's. Meaning...

Interview with Ben Sidran

Ben Sidran is an American jazz and rock pianist, organist, vocalist and writer born in Chicago,...

 

Garfunkel & Oates: Slipping Into The Spotlight

Kate Micucci a.k.a Oates and Riki Lindhome a.k.a Garfunkel comprise the always funny and constantly...

Marky Ramone Recalls Dust

On April 16th, the only two Albums from America's first Heavy Metal band, Dust, were reissued. ...

Phil Collen & Hysteria

TimesSquare.com looks back at the greatest albums of the past 50 years. From pop, to rock, we...

On the Pulse with Rockapella’s Jeff Thacher

Rockapella was one of the earliest pioneers of combining a cappella singing with rock and pop...

 

Ensiferum Brings Their Brand of Heavy Metal Folk to the Gramercy Theatre

The Helsinki based band, Ensiferum, has long mixed their metal with traditional folk melodies. Lead...

Freedom Within Structure

London-born tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery first settled in New York City in 2000 after earning...

Halcyon Way: Finding Their Way To Some Melodies

Halcyon Way is one of Atlanta's premiere metal bands. They are known for their extreme melodies...

Ed Palermo Matches Big Band Jazz Sound to Frank Zappa at the Iridium on April 11 and 12

Sax Player, Edward Palermo got his first listen to Frank Zappa in 1969 and the unpredictable nature...

 

Jeremy Pelt's Band a Long-Time Coming

Jeremy Pelt has been living in New York City for almost fifteen years now, and in that time he...

Keiko Matsui Speaks to the Soul with Music

Keiko Matsui has been touring the world for more than twenty-five years and thankfully for her...

From Journey to Jazz: An Interview With Drummer Steve Smith

Steve Smith is well known for being the drummer for superstar rock band Journey, but his talents...

Chris Thomas King: Sending A Postcard To His Ancestors

Born and bred in the blues culture of Louisiana, Chris Thomas King has always had a flavor for the...

 

Frightened Rabbit Comes Out To Play

Scotland's Frightened Rabbit is taking their tour across the U.S. Their melodic rock sounds are...

Casey Crescenzo: The Dear Hunter Of Truth

The Dear Hunter, an often vastly poetic and theatrical band has been guided by the efforts of front...

Riding the Rhythm with Randy Weston

Randy Weston is undeniably one of the great living legends of the American jazz tradition. Times...

Scott Lucas: The Magic Formula of Local H

Scott Lucas of Local H has had a productive twenty years. In between putting out records with...

 

Kendrick Scott’s Conviction

Berklee-trained jazz drummer Kendrick Scott doesn't have to tell you that he has conviction; you...

Musician Henry Butler will go to His Roots and Beyond at Jazz Standard this Weekend

Jazz Musician Henry Butler started playing around on the piano at six or seven years old. By...

Gossiping Garbage Style with Duke Erikson

Alterna-pop band Garbage emerged in the early 90's, and after a hiatus in the 2000's Shirley...

The Incomparable Helen Reddy

Helen Reddy became one of the most prolific female icons of her era. In the 1970s, her hit song, I...

 

On the Downbeat with Oz Noy

Oz Noy is a genre-bursting guitar player that has carved himself a formidable place in the New York...

Giada Valenti Brings Romance of Italy to the Piano Room

Born in Venice, Giada Valenti never sat down and made a conscious decision to become a singer. The...

Clarence Penn: Cooking Up Rhythm

Clarence Penn has a style and rhythm all his own. With the recent release of his new record, Dali...

Life Outside the Womb

The music crafted by multi-talented multi-lingual artist Daniel Kahn resists easy categorization....