Jazz/Blues
RETRO: John Fitz Rogers, 'Transit' feat. Michael Nicollela (Gale Recordings)
Chris Botti and the New York Philharmonic Premiere Jazz at David Geffen Hall April 11
A treat for New York Philharmonic fans abound, Grammy-award winning trumpeter Chris Botti will stop by David Geffen Hall for a one-night only performance with the N.Y. Phil. With Andy Einhorn on the podium, the evening should be an eclectic mix of jazz, pop and all things classical. REVIEW: Ethan Hawke, Robert Budreau's 'Born to Be Blue' Makes Tragic Chet Baker Cool Again
Given the measure of biopics coming out this year about late jazz legends, one would think that the time has come for the genre to make a comeback. Zoe Saldana channels Nina Simone, Don Cheadle the late trumpeter Miles Davis and, brokenheartedly, Ethan Hawke does the heroine-driven Chet Baker. A narrative that wants to bring you low--way low--the story fails, however, to do much to remedy its self-imposed blues.
