Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Week in Review
Sunday, February 28th, 2016When the Second Line Comes Marching In…
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Melissa Gardiner and her band marches on!
These days a party’s just not a party until Second Line Syracuse meanders on through. They did just that during the Festival of the Fantastical Follicle last Friday. When they show up it’s always Mardi Gras or Carnival!
Mike Heagerty kept time for the band as they descended to the lobby.
Dan Fields tried to blow the roof off the Landmark.
More from Dr. Alphonso’s (Syracuse) Juke Joint
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Dr. Alphonso Sanders (left) with Mr. Soft Spoken aka Reggie Seigler during a set break at Al’s Whiskey & Wine Lounge.
Is there a Doctor in the House?
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, fresh from his interview with Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, spoke at SUNY Oswego on Wednesday. Afterwards, he checked out the smooth, yet potent sounds of Dr. Alphonso Sanders (right) at AL’s on South Clinton Street. Sanders will be playing gigs in Oswego this week as well. More on his performance and the plethora of guests coming soon.
Killin’ the Keys
Monday, February 1st, 2016
Bill Perry, Jr., of Oxford MS, played the Black History Month kick-off concert at CFAC with vocalist Tawanna Shaunte on Friday.
Inspiration in Education
Saturday, January 30th, 2016
McKinley Brighton music teacher Luba Lesser (right) nominated her student Ariahanna Nickens for an Unsung Hero Award. They are pictured here at the District Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and awards program on Saturday.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, January 21st, 2016
Music is a love language from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.
Wouter Kellerman,who visited Syracuse to play the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival in 2012, is nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for this year’s Grammys.
That’s What Friends are For
Friday, January 8th, 2016
Nancy Kelly & Friends (Losito, Johns, Carello and Stockham) played for a packed crowd to kick off the 2016 Jazz @ Sitrus series tonight.
Week in Review
Sunday, January 3rd, 2016
Singer Natalie Cole, who played Syracuse Jazz Fest in 2010, passed away on Friday.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, December 31st, 2015See if you can recognize the lead voice from this 2011 performance by the Gospel Music Workshop of America (Syracuse section). They performed at the Southside Jazz in the City concert. The guitar licks are courtesy of Gator.