07/23/10

Review: Angela Bofill returns to stage

By Jim Harrington
Oakland Tribune

Dave Valentin summed up what many fans were feeling when he described hearing Angela Bofill for the first time.
“The minute I heard her voice,” the acclaimed jazz flautist told those assembled at the San Francisco’s Rrazz Room on Thursday night, “I fell in love.”
Valentin was one…

07/23/10

Jazz Takes an Easy Ride on the Smooth Cruise

By Nate Chinen, the New York Times

THE waters were placid, the breeze was a balm and the Statue of Liberty was keeping her vigil about a hundred yards aft. Maybe more, maybe less. From the rear deck of the Spirit of New York one recent evening, she seemed plenty close, anyway, and oddly approachable: an onshore…

07/11/10

Spirit of New York Smooth Cruise Jazz Series is Not to Be Missed

By Jeff Stolowitz, thealternativepress.com

MANHATTAN, NY – Wednesday night was one of the hottest evenings recorded in New York City’s history, 105 degrees, but that did not stop a capacity crowd of 550 people from attending the Spirit of New York Smooth Cruise Jazz Series. The concert series has been sailing and satisfying staycationers…

07/06/10

NYC Smooth Jazz Cruise

From www.TravelwithVal.com

You’ll get plenty of wind both ways with The Marquee Concerts’ Smooth Jazz Cruise this summer on the Hudson River. Now in its 13th year, it continues to provide a one-of-a-kind live floating jazz club each Wednesday night from June 30th until September 1st. The Smooth Sunset Cruise sails at…

03/26/10

HSBC Jazz Fest: Spyro Gyra and Jonathan Butler’s Dirrrty Gospel

MICHAEL H. MILLER

Spyro Gyra, who opened the the first annual (and Observer-sponsored) HSBC Jazz Festival at the Nokia Theater last night, arrived on the scene near the end of the distilled-Bitches Brew fusion jazz movement that spawned Weather Report and Return to Forever. The quintet has spent the intervening decades trading off…

08/11/09

Gotham After Hours – Music and Cocktails in the City That Never Sleeps

ACTIVITY PLANNER

From torch-song cabarets to cutting-edge dance clubs, from neighborhood bars to velvet-rope lounges, plus world-class comedy clubs and establishments with all manner of live entertainment, New York City is a world capital of nightlife. Here you can find libations from beer and wine to elaborate cocktails and high-end champagne, often…

08/03/09

Leave the kids with a sitter- this night out is for parents only!

If you’re looking for the ultimate parents night out sans kids- you might just want to have a look-see at this week’s Kids in the City column where I offer three fabulous ways to indulge in couple’s only- no kids allowed experiences… and here’s one more NYC experience worth checking…

07/13/09

Entertainment, World Class Live Jazz, And Your Guide To A New York Summer

Like everything else, travel and live jazz have suffered the economic downturn in New York and beyond. Fortunately, this summer you don’t have to go any farther than the New York Harbor every Wednesday night for great jazz and beautiful city views. For the 10th year in a row, The…

07/13/09

The Smooth Cruises – World Class Jazz + The Manhattan Skyline = One Invigorating Summer Evening

Like everything else, travel and live jazz have suffered the economic downturn in New York and beyond. Fortunately, this summer you don’t have to go any farther than the New York Harbor every Wednesday night for great jazz and beautiful city views. For the 10th year in a row, The…

07/02/09

Cruising and Schmoozing

MERLE EXIT, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

My alarm clock awakened me with music from CD 101.9, smooth jazz. It was my driving music as well. This particular jazz mode kept me calm, as it seemed to be the perfect volume as well as rhythm. I didn’t really know the artists, but didn’t really care. Not too…