- Jazz

Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra

Apr 20th, 2010 | By Nick | Category: - Jazz, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: “Hot and Sweet” Jazz Location: 5th Avenue Easter Day Parade! Email: michael@dreamlandorchestra.com Phone: (646) 201-6624 Website: www.dreamlandorchestra.com Bio: Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra is an ensemble steeped in the hot-dance band tradition of the Jazz Age. Their size ranges from a full dance orchestra to smaller incarnations. They play their “Hot-and-Sweet” music anywhere [...]



Keeshea; “When Sax Goes Sexy”

Jul 12th, 2009 | By Nick | Category: - Jazz, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Saxophone Location: MUNY Email: keeshea@keeshea.com Phone: 718-531-2259 Website: http://www.keeshea.com/ What began as a hobby, became a profession out of passion. After growing up in Amriswil, Switzerland, keeshea went to London when she was 19, where she gathered her first experience as a perfomer in the London Tube Stations. Back in Switzerland she first performed [...]



Don Witter, Jr.

Jul 9th, 2009 | By Nick | Category: - Classical, - Jazz, - Other Music, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Classical, Latin American and jazz Guitar Location: MUNY Email: dwitterjr@aol.com Phone: 718-855-8604 Website: donsguitarsite.com, donsguitarblog.blogspot.com Eu So Quero Um Xodo [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Jobim Medley [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Bio: Don Witter could probably be called a guitar nut, and I don’t think he’d mind. In fact, [...]



Jason Green

Jun 28th, 2009 | By Nick | Category: - Blues, - Jazz, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Solo Guitar/vocal Roots music..Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Latin. Location: MUNY Email: thethumb2002@yahoo.com Phone: 440-590-1328 Website: www.jasongreenguitar.com, myspace/jasongreenguitar Bio: Jason Green was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1973. He began playing guitar at the age of 15 and was immediately bitten by the blues and jazz bug. By the time he was 17, he was already [...]



Suki Rae

Jun 28th, 2009 | By Nick | Category: - Classical, - Jazz, - Traditional/Folk, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Flutist, Singer, Songwriter Location: MUNY Email: sukiatry@aol.com Website: Sonic Bids, www.sukiatry.com Bio:A native Chicagoan, flutist/singer/songwriter Suki Rae has been playing music since the age of five.A classically trained flutist,she has an MA in Music/Film and has been performing internationally for the last 20 years. Awards include: only American finalist in the Hoeillart Jazz Festival [...]



Ralph U. Williams

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By Nick | Category: - Jazz, Profiles, • Street Musician

Medium: Jazz solos Location: The Mall, Central Park Format: Saxophones and Flute Phone: 917-447-1115 Post As common as boats and bicycles, Ralph has been standing there since I came to the city, and a few more years too. Great technique, a soulful Flight of the Bumblebee style.



Ashkenazy Collective

Mar 24th, 2009 | By Nick | Category: - Jazz, Profiles, • Street Musician

Artist: Ashkenazy Collective Medium: Jazz Location: Central Park, 70s, East Side Format: Drums (David Ashkenazy), Sax (Adrian Cunningham), Double Bass (Scott Ritchie) Website: http://www.ashkenazycollective.com/live/ Emails: david@davidashkenazy.com theclarinetman@hotmail.com Around 69th Street, on the East side of Central Park, at around 12:30 p.m., Sunday 15th, the Ashkenazy Collective were gaining fans. Just passing on Fifth Avenue, making [...]