Archive for July, 2016

Week in Review

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Sidewalk Art Competition

Sidewalk Art Competition

Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Day 2: Syracuse Swingin’

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
George Feltman tries to find out what the crowd is working with during the first set for Atlas on Saturday night.

An appearance by Atlas is becoming the norm at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival. As usual, George Feltman (above) put down his trombone long enough find out what fans were working with during the band’s first set on Saturday night.

Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Day 2: Sound Familiar

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Jamel Lorick (right) and Tamar Smithers sang with Brownskin in the World Beat Pavilion on Saturday.

Jamel Lorick (right) and Tamar Smithers sang with Brownskin in the World Beat Pavilion on Saturday.

The Brownskin Band did three shows for Day 2 of the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival last weekend. The band featured several interchangeable members, but we noticed that the trio of Jamel Lorick, Tamar Smithers and TC Carter also formed a nucleus for one of our all time favorite bands from back in the day, Electric Relaxation. We saw ER for the first time at the old OnaJava Cafe. On Saturday Brownskin slowly built an audience inside the World Beat Pavilion until it became a sweatbox, sort of like Electric Relaxation used to do at OnaJava. The more things change, the more they can often sound the same.

Week in Review: Sounds Great, Less Filling

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
GrupoPagan Lite, Stage of Nations, Hanover Square

GrupoPagan Lite played the Stage of Nations (Hanover Square) on Friday.

Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Day 2: A Slice of Lettuce

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Sam Kinninger played at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival's World Beat Pavilion last night.

Sam Kinninger played at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival’s World Beat Pavilion last night.

It seems Lettuce and Soulive sax player Sam Kinninger is popping up all over the area. He played with The Dave Matthews Band at the Lakeview, and last night we saw him jamming with Brownskin in the World Beat Pavilion for the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival. Believe it or not, we first met Kinninger when he had a gig in Hanover Square back in the day when the Jazz & Wine Festival was known as Jazz in the Square. He invited us into his show (at a bar) and we’ve been following him ever since.

Stage of Nations, Day 2: Celebrating Generations

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Young child awaiting smoke dance competition, Hanover Square

Young child awaiting smoke dance competition (Hanover Square)

Opening Ceremony, Stage of Nations

Onondaga Chief Tadodaho Sid Hill (right) conducted the Opening Ceremony.

Elder watching dance competition.

Elder watching dance competition.

Draw the Bern

Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Sidewalk Drawing Competition Montgomery Street

Sidewalk Art Competition Montgomery StreetMontgomery Street

Jazz Is…Sophisticated

Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Symphoria brings the classy swagger to the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival opening night.

Symphoria brought a classy swagger to the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival for opening night.