Fine art joins some fine weather this week in New Haven. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (March 5 – 11)
Rights and wrongs and a revelrous ritual round out this week in New Haven. (more…)
Beating Hearts
Even in the din caused by 40-odd hands and sticks, there are distinct patterns that emerge in a drum circle. Consciously or not, pockets of three or four drummers might start syncing with one another, locking eyes and grooves. Other times, a single sonorous drum or especially passionate drummer emerges to lead the whole. At […]
Sticking Around
To jazz-drum is to lead, says Neighborhood Music School instructor Jesse Hameen II. “The proper name for what the drummer sits on is not a seat but a throne… It’s a seat of authority. You direct the pace, the rhythm, the feeling … if you have good musicians.” And through chance, practice, and gumption, Hameen […]
This Week in New Haven (August 3 – 9)
A big name in jazz returns this week to the scene where he got his start, while local movie-makers take turns showing scenes on the silver screen (more…)
In Tune
Imagine arriving in a foreign land, exhausted from an arduous journey, unaccustomed to the native language and struggling to get a foothold as you begin a new life. How would you acclimate? Where would you go for help? (more…)