Tag: Le Poisson Rouge
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Ensemble ACJW – Classical Players Let Their Hair Down at Le Poisson Rouge
From NYTimes.com: “ACJW Gets Extreme: The Mix Tape” was the wry title of the concert on Sunday night by the Ensemble ACJW at Le Poisson Rouge, the Greenwich Village nightclub for contemporary music. Extreme is a relative term. In the context of their classical training, the select young musicians of this ensemble — all participants…
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John Hollenbeck – At Le Poisson Rouge, a Big Band Reaches for Bold Sounds
From NYTimes.com: People forget that big bands have been places of real aesthetic boldness. Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Bill Finegan, Bill Russo, Gil Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Gerald Wilson, Muhal Richard Abrams, Maria Schneider: these were and are no slouches, and there are clear signs that a few younger composer-arrangers will join that list. Let’s start…
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