Jazz/Blues
Shemekia Copeland, 'Outskirts Of Love,' Alligator Records (REVIEW)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 'Live In Cuba,' on Blue Engine [REVIEW]
Now that Cuba and the U.S. are cozying up again for the first time since 1953, the sky's the limit on experiencing Cuba's fine music, baseball, beaches, cigars, rum and that famous sandwich. For now, I'll settle for Wynton Marsalis' release, 'Live In Cuba.' LIVE REVIEW: Classical Hip-hop Fusion Duo Black Violin Sweep the Rockwood
Steeped in classical training and glued to the stage---they noted that their 8/17 show at the Rockwood Music Hall was their 103rd of the year---it would be inaccurate to say that Black Violin is "throwing out the rulebook". Still, the impish delight with which Kev Marcus hyped his audience on Monday night suggested an insatiable penchant for mocking expectations.