"Mr. Mehldau, who spent most of the hour with eyes closed and head crooked into his chest like a sleeping bird, reached into the subconscious and took the songs at a run, rearranging all the accents of the melodies; his song-like improvisations took off from those jumbled rhythms."

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's irresistible live show and aggressive, musically perceptive approach have proven the band to be the singular standout among the numerous bands that launched the '90s swing revival. The seven-man group forged a massively successful fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland and big band music..

Winter in Winter Returns!

Johnny Winter is a guitar hero without equal.

Performing now with a renewed vigor and fire, to say that Winter is "back" would be an understatement. In fact, he never left - he's just better than ever.

Los Bluuuu, vamo con los Bluuuu

The Lemonheads performing It's A Shame About Ray

Evan Griffith Dando formed The Lemonheads with two high school buddies in late winter '86, in their senior year at Boston's tiny Commonwealth School. Even by this time, The Lemonheads lineup had been volatile: more than a dozen different configurations over a period of just five years, all sorts of bit parts and reshuffles, with Dando as the only constant.

International Guitar Night is North America's premier mobile guitar festival, featuring an evening of solos, duets, and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.

The 12th Annual International Guitar Night featuring:

Adrian Legg

Brian Gore

Lulo Reinhardt

Marco Pereira

The White Rhino

Downbeat Keys

The Senate

Magic Eyez

Venue Information: Knitting Factory Brooklyn - 361 Metropolitan Ave

BLACK TAXI is one of NYC's most prominent live acts, smashing an anything-goes punk ethos together with pop sensibilities, unparalleled energy, and brilliant songwriting. The result is a raucous stage show, heavy on harmonies, spitfire guitar licks, body paint, and all manner of instrumentation.

Guests:

Lights Resolve

The Bright Light Social Hour

The Attic Ends

In an underground laboratory deep beneath the unsuspecting metropolis, a group of rogue scientists had been working together to create...A MONSTER!

A rock'n'roll monster, that is.

Party Lights / Four Party Girls

Guests: The Jay Vons, The Naked Heroes, The Living Kills

American Beer Styles - East vs West Coast

BEER & CHEESE

Join us for our first Beer Class presented with City Winery and Murray's Cheese.

Beer is the oldest and most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet. Learn how to appreciate the subtle differences in beers and understand the essential qualities, styles, aromas and flavours of the famous beverage.

Join City Winery's chief winemaker David Lecomte for an engaging 5 part master class on the artistry of modern wine-making. Lecomte has developed a comprehensive curriculum than will instruct, educate and entertain. The course is a five (5) part series of 2 hour classes starting January 17th.

Bill Frisell: His expressive virtuosity has rendered him much in demand as a guitarist and musician, leading him to work with artists as diverse as Ginger Baker, Gavin Bryars, Don Byron, Ron Carter, Elvis Costello, Bono, Jerry Douglas, Marianne Faithfull, Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, Paul Motian, David Sylvian, Hal Wilner.---

Ron Carter: Is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons.---

Joey Baron: Besides being a member of the Bill Frisell Band for ten years until 1995, he has performed and recorded with an impressive list of musicians, including Carmen McRae, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, Hampton Hawes, Chet Baker, Laurie Anderson, Art Pepper, Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Jay McShann, David Bowie, Big Joe Turner.---

3 Awesome GIANTS!