WILL FRIEDWALD
Mr. Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for The New York Sun and…
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Jazz Singer Hannah Gill Does for Halloween What Has Long Been Done for Christmas
Gill is uniquely suited to this role, not only because she has an appropriately impish — not to mention ghoulish — sense of humor, but because she’s such an exceptional vocalist.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s ‘Mother Africa’ Season Turns Focus to the Music of the Late Bheki Mseleku
For this latest program, one of the youngest and newest members of the ensemble, saxophonist Chris Lewis, serves as musical director.
2025 Cabaret Convention Gets Off to a Vampy Start at Rose Hall
The first concert marks an example of the two hosts, Andrea Marcovicci and Jeff Harnar, stealing their own show.
Despite Health Problems, Billy Joel Is Having a Moment
In addition to a documentary of the musician, this season has seen both an excellent double CD of new interpretations of Joel classics and a songbook ‘concert’ show at 54 Below.
A Duo of Legendary Musicians, Ron Carter and Bill Frisell, Offers Birdland Crowd Sounds Reminiscent of a Big Band
Normally the club has a boisterous and even rowdy atmosphere, but this night everyone seemed to be as sober as a judge, like the crowd didn’t want to miss a single pluck.
A Jazz Maestro, Abdullah Ibrahim, Brings His Unique Sounds to Jazz at Lincoln Center
At 91, the pianist-composer-bandleader formerly known as Dollar Brand is one of the most imposing figures in all of world culture today.
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