10:32 PM: Jamie Baum had more than a septet with her in her show at the Theater at Innovation Square. She had 10 musicians—an decet—including herself. That’s a lot of timbres and textures to work with, in terms of compositions and arrangements. On the flute and alto flute, she was…
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Anna Reguero is the founding editor of Rochester Overture. An award-winning music and dance critic, arts reporter, editor, music historian, and educator, Anna has over twenty years of experience in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism. A National Endowment for the Arts Classical Music Journalism fellow, Anna previously served as the music and dance critic and arts reporter for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the daily paper serving Rochester, NY. She earned a PhD in music history and theory (critical music studies) from Stony Brook University, and also holds an MA in arts journalism from Syracuse University and a BA in music performance from the Eastman School of Music. You can learn more about Anna at www.annareguero.com.
Hiromi was restrained on Tuesday night. Those who saw her late concert, and who were seeing her for the first time, might think that’s a preposterous thing to write. One person, after the concert, called it “caffeinated jazz.” Compared to most performers, she was dynamic and energetic, scaling the keyboard…
11:48 PM Hiromi and Sonicwonder took the audience to wild, electrified places in her 9:30 p.m. show in Kodak Hall. She opened with the tune “Sonicwonderland,” the title track from her band’s debut album, which I consider an anthem of sorts for her. And then she played her four-part suite,…
I started Monday night with a rough plan to hit three artists: the probing pianist Paul Cornish in Hatch, the grooving guitarist Dave Stryker at the Theater at Innovation Square, and then the outstanding NYC All Stars in Temple Theater. I hit all three, plus three more: the Headhunters in…
9:33 PM Not many updates tonight, mostly because I’ve been venue hopping. Headhunters was wonderful and expected, jazz fusion and funk out of the ‘70s and ‘80s. I stayed for a bit, especially to enjoy the stylings of percussionist Bill Summers, but then moved on to enjoy a relatively uncrowded…