LIVE: Albany Jazz Appreciation Month Concert @ Colonie Elks Lodge, 4/19/15
Photographs by Rudy Lu, Timothy Reidy, Albert Brooks, Andrzej Pilarczyk
The annual Albany Jazz Appreciation Month Celebration took place last month at…
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BEST OF 2014: Albert Brooks’ Top 11 Albums
By Albert Brooks
Nippertown contributing photographer Albert Brooks weighs in with his Top 11 albums (plus a few honorable mentions) of the past 12 months:…
LIVE: Michael Benedict & Bopitude Featuring Sharel Cassity @ the Daily Grind, 7/25/14
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Albert Brooks
I have a problem, which I share with many of my friends in the jazz world: I worry about young musicians…
LIVE: The Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet @ Skidmore’s Zankel Music Center, 4/11/14
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Albert Brooks, Andrzej Pilarczyk
“Welcome to Winterfest, 2014,” Kurt Rosenwinkel said drily to the almost-full house…
LIVE: Regina Carter @ The Egg, 3/29/14
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Albert Brooks and Andrzej Pilarczyk
If you’re lucky, you learn something new every day. For instance, during a break…
LIVE: Van Dyck All-Stars’ Saxophone Summit @ the Van Dyck, 4/19/13
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Albert Brooks
A JazzApril story
“It’s great to see a room packed for jazz in Schenectady,” tenorman Brian Patneaude…
LIVE: 90 Miles @ College of St. Rose’s Massry Center, 4/18/13
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Albert Brooks
A JazzApril story
“It’s always a good sign when a jazz band tunes up,” vibes master Stefon Harris…
LIVE: Al Di Meola & Gonzalo Rubalcaba @ The Egg, 4/7/13
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Albert Brooks
A JazzApril story
There was only one real revelation to come from Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s…