Jazz/Blues
People Like Us Vicki Bennett to Perform 'Consequences (One Thing Leads To Another)' and 'Notations' at WFMU's Monty Hall
Herbie Hancock, New Yorker Critic Sasha Frere-Jones in Conversation; 'Possibilities' Book Signing at Brooklyn Academy of Music for "Unbound: A Literary Series" on October 29
Herbie Hancock and Sasha Frere-Jones will engage in a no doubt sharp and informative conversation at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in late October, as part of Unbound: A Literary Series. Presented by BAM and Greenlight Bookstore, the Unbound series brings today’s prominent literary figures to Brooklyn for the official world launch of their latest work. Mezzrow Jazz Club Opened in Greenwich Village by Smalls Club Owner Spike Wilner
New jazz club Mezzrow opens its doors in Greenwich Village this summer. Mezzrow is a small basement a piano room perfect for close listening to soloists and small groups. The club is aptly named after Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, a clarinetist and saxophonist mostly known for his 1946 autobiography, Really The Blues.