Breaking the Fourth » Music

Jazz Series Hits A High

Foothills — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:43:21 +0000

While I’m tapping away on the keyboard, Bradley Litwin and his band are performing in the upstairs theatre. It’s Jazz night. Brad is an incredible fellow. He’s a delightful, amusing, tireless enclyclopedia of Jazz history. Tonight there are a few SUNY Oneonta students in the house and they’ve come to take notes. We’re so happy they are getting such a thorough and charming lesson. In the lounge sit a few sculptures that Brad brought with him from Pennsylvania. He’s a kinetic sculptor and his pieces have the same quirky character as his musical performance. He is the kind of artist that makes us happy to present a whole series on Jazz, where the form can really be explored in all its variety week after week.

Jennifer

I know what you’re thinking.

Foothills — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:02:14 +0000

ESP… tomorrow night, 8pm. Watched a couple of links… they sound really good. A few members of ESP played here a couple of weeks ago and were awesome. Bop to contemporary jazz… a little something for everyone…

Jazz in a beautiful cabaret setting. Sit down with friends… and enjoy the great acoustics of our upstairs theater.

we’re going to have dinner first and make this an after dinner treat.

Historic Oneonta Jazz

Foothills — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:33:17 +0000

Last night Foothills was the lucky venue for an historic night of great jazz. Groups from Hartwick and SUCO, students and pros alike, took the stage, TOGETHER. I was blown away by the enthusiasm and the musical potential in our town. The styles were eclectic, tunes for eveyone in the mix, and the evening spoke to something I think we should hold very dear – pride. How fitting that jazz, an American idiom, music of the folks, should be the vehicle for this outpouring of talent in our midst. More jazz please, more Oneonta Jazz.

Jennifer McDowall