Chris Dave & The Drumhedz Live at the Highline Ballroom
“Open your mind, close your eyes…” When looking at the stage at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom, you can see Chris “Daddy” Dave’s drum kit shining from a distance. There are only two people on Earth that...
View ArticleRakim, Bobby Humphrey Among Artists Who Honored Sekou Sundiata at Apollo Theater
Twenty years ago, poet/writer/activist Sekou Sundiata & musician Craig Harris came together to create and perform Tongues of Fire Choir at Aaron Davis Hall (now Harlem Stage). And now in the 21st...
View ArticleRobert Glasper, Questlove, Joe Lovano Participate in Night of Improvised...
The annual Red Bull Music Academy has grown into a hotly anticipated event of seminars, classes and performances, and being held in New York City for the first time has driven the quality and demand up...
View ArticleERIMAJ Runs Their Voodoo Down at Harlem Stage
As ERIMAJ tuned their instruments prior to their set at Harlem Stage, the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and select tracks from J Dilla’s Donuts LP played over the P.A.; appropriate that these two...
View ArticleHiatus Kaiyote Unleashes their Future Soul in Brooklyn
Ever since they quietly came onto the scene last year, Australian bred Hiatus Kaiyote has been an act with a sound that both fans and critics have been hard-pressed to describe. Joining a list of...
View ArticleWallace Roney Performs Two Nights at Smalls
Wallace Roney is one of those elder statesmen of the trumpet that still gets up on the bandstand week after week and proves to audiences night after night why we pair his name with such respect. Roney...
View ArticleVideo: Kelly Jones ‘Be! Electric’ Premiere
Leading up to her Glow In The Dark Party concert at Arlene’s Grocery this Thursday, singer Kelly Jones is releasing her latest live video for single “Be! Electric.” Captured at a performance back in...
View Article‘The Truth Tour’ feat. Ledisi and the Robert Glasper Experiment
At this point in the game, the musicians in the Robert Glasper Experiment don’t really need formal introductions. The Grammy Award-winning band members– Robert Glasper (keys), Casey Benjamin (synths,...
View ArticleJack DeJohnette Trio Continues Brooklyn Tradition At Shapeshifter Lab
As we stated here at Revive Music before, Manhattan wasn’t the only place in New York where jazz was cooking and innovating. Brooklyn has been a venerable hot house of talent and unforgettable events...
View ArticleJazzTimes: DC JazzFest at the Yards Review
On June 19th, West Coast sax-sensation Kamasi Washington joined forces with Igmar Thomas and the Revive Big Band to close out an already killer weekend of sets at The Yards for this year’s DC JazzFest....
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