Posts Tagged ‘Trombone’

Week in Review

Sunday, July 28th, 2019

Delfeayo Marsalis, a member of jazz’s first family, made his return to Syracuse and played the Main Stage for day two of the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival. He wore the most talked about suit of the weekend.

Week in Review

Sunday, May 14th, 2017
Will Gorman and Melissa Gardiner at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Syracuse

Will Gorman (with the funk face) and Melissa Gardiner (on the trombone) played a arts gig at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Syracuse on Saturday.

Leftovers with a Side of Eargasm

Saturday, November 26th, 2016
MG3 (aka Gardiner Dekaney and Gorman) provided the perfect Turkey Day detox at the Sitrus Lounge on Friday evening. According to CNY Jazz's Larry Luttinger, the Sitrus series will continue the post Thanksgiving shows each year.

MG3 (aka Gardiner, Dekaney and Gorman) provided the perfect Turkey Day detox at the Sitrus Lounge on Friday evening.  CNY Jazz’s Larry Luttinger said he hopes to continue the post Thanksgiving segment annually. Things started slow, but by the end of the first set the festive crowd had grown significantly and seemed to revel in the eclectic mix of standards and original compositions.

Week in Review: Get Shorty…again

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

Frank Malfitano announced this week that Trombone Shorty is coming back for an encore performance. This time you have to see it in person.

Week in Review: No Pressure

Sunday, April 10th, 2016
Renowned trombonist and teacher Wycliffe Gordon encourages a student to improvise during his class at Syracuse University on Saturday.

Renowned trombonist and teacher Wycliffe Gordon encourages a student to improvise during his clinic at Syracuse University on Saturday. He will visit Cornell University on Sunday.

Jazz Is…Finding Your Voice

Saturday, April 9th, 2016
“The instrument is an extension of your voice…if you can sing it, you can play it.”
-Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon at Syracuse University

Jazz, Blues & Beyond

Monday, May 4th, 2015
Delfeayo Marsalis, a man on the move.

Delfeayo Marsalis, a man on the move.

Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis danced, played, snapped his fingers, and did all he could to create a second-line/Congo Square-type atmosphere in Syracuse on Saturday night.  He was the featured guest for the CNY Jazz Sitrus After Hours program at the Sheraton Hotel.  We caught a portion of the show. Here are some of the photos.

Delfeayo plays with Larry "The Loot Man" Luttinger on drums.

Delfeayo plays “We the People” with Larry “The Loot Man” Luttinger on drums.

Marsalis gives some dap to high school piano prodigy Will Gorman during the jam session.

Marsalis gives some dap to Syracuse piano prodigy Will Gorman (aka Wild Willy) during the jam session.

Marsalis, puffin' and puffin' and blowin' the doors off at the Sitrus Lounge.

The Jazz Master: Huffin’ and puffin’ and blowin’ the doors off at the Sitrus Lounge.

Direct Flight

Sunday, December 21st, 2014
Sketches of Tokyo-Seoul with Melissa Gardiner (top left)

Sketches of Tokyo-Seoul with Melissa Gardiner (top left)

The Melissa Gardiner Group: Gardiner on trombone and vocals, Byron Cage on drums, Will Gorman on keys, and August Cook on tenor sax, took Christmas music deep into the shed during the inaugural performance for the Tokyo-Seoul music series Saturday night. They added some spice to standards to the delight of a packed dining room that featured musicians, educators and jazz fans.

Guest vocalists for the kick-off included the sassy duo, Angky & Mary Rose, and the sophisticated/sentimental sounds of Gabrielle Gorman (a Nancy Kelly protégé)

Melissa Gardiner Group

Melissa Gardiner Group cooking at the Sushi Bar

The series is scheduled to continue every fourth Thursday thru May.

Plasticity: Jazz Fest, Day 1

Saturday, July 12th, 2014
Trombone Shorty: Blow Me Down

Trombone Shorty: Blow Me Down

Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue were the perfect crescendo to a night of jazz and swing for the 2014 Syracuse Jazz Fest (Day 1). After seeing the energetic show, we’d describe the former child prodigy from Treme as a combination drum major and sanctified Baptist preacher, accented with a taste of Rahsaan Patterson, Lee Morgan and Fred Wesley.

Shorty (aka Troy Andrews) is a tropical storm of resounding brass that shook the hills at Onondaga Community College.

Trombone Shorty: Double Barrell

Brash in Brass

Trombone Shorty as Tambourine Shorty

Tambourine Shorty

Trombone Shorty: Band leader

Asking the band to take it higher

Kicking Some Brass

Friday, October 25th, 2013
Melissa Gardiner, Live at Phoebes

Melissa Gardiner, Live at Phoebes