Bopitude

For me, September is the REAL Jazz Appreciation Month in Greater Nippertown, because that’s when live jazz really comes alive in the Capital Region. While the…

Review and photographs by Rudy LuMichael Benedict’s Bopitude - whose mission is to expose the public to the hard bop style of jazz that dominated the…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert BrooksI have a problem, which I share with many of my friends in the jazz world: I worry about young musicians…

Review and photographs by Rudy LuThe Greater Nippertown area indeed has been blessed with a wealth of talented musicians. And a goodly number of them…

Photograph by Rudy LuThe Egg in Albany will be playing host to a pair of newly announced Local 518 concerts.The Mendelssohn Club of Albany takes…

Review by Greg Haymes Photographs by Rudy LuJazz vibraphone master Gary Burton celebrated his 70th birthday back in January, and he brought his…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Rudy Lu A JazzApril storyGiven a choice, I’ll take new jazz over old jazz. To my mind, anything that moves the music…

Drummer-bandleader Michael Benedict leads Bopitude - featuring baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan, trumpeter Chris Pasin, tenor saxophonist Brian Patneaude,…