Jazzman Jonathan Batiste’s credo: Everyone should enjoy the wonders of jazz | NY Daily News
BY Greg Thomas Jonathan Batiste is on a mission: To bring the joy of jazz to the masses. That’s why the tall, thin pianist and his Stay Human Band are hosting two upcoming, free events in Harlem. This Wednesday they’ll lead the “Jazz Is: Now” series of the National Jazz Museum, where Batiste serves as [...]
I Love WNYC…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) My name is Led Black and I am a WNYC addict. I listen to it all day, everyday. Whether it’s on the radio at home or in the car, streaming on my MAC, or on the handy WNYC smartphone app, WNYC has become a fixture in my life and I am [...]
Soundcheck ®: Gig Alert: Jon Batiste | WNYC
New Orleans pianist Jon Batiste is from one of the great musical families in the Crescent City. He started playing in his family’s band when he was just eight years old, and released two albums by the time he was seventeen. You may have seen him on the HBO drama Treme, but he’s based in [...]
Espaillat Hopes to Seize on Demographic Shifts in Rangel Challenge | WNYC
By Colby Hamilton Members of the Barack Obama Democratic Club packed into a room in Manhattan’s Church of the Intercession last week. The church, located on West 155 Street, is almost directly in-between the northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Harlem. It’s a perfect middle ground for a political club that draws its members [...]
WNYC Interviews Author Jon Michaud
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Like I have said before to anyone that would listen, When Tito Loved Clara by Jon Michaud is an absolutely engaging and enthralling read. From the very first paragraph, I was irrevocably hooked. Inwood, Dominicans and the Dominican Republic figure prominently in this page-turner of a novel. If you haven’t read [...]
UPTOWN IN BRIEF: WNYC DROPS BY 27 DE FEBRERO FOR A LITTLE BACHATA
BY J L Aronson Superstars such as Bronx-based Aventura may have made bachata one of the biggest selling Latin genres in the world, but here at the 27 de Febrero, one of bachata’s pioneers dutifully performs for local crowds every Friday night in relative obscurity. “Whoever comes to Washington Heights has to listen to bachata,” [...]
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