McCoy Tyner

We already mentioned that the upcoming Kamasi Washington and McCoy Tyner shows in Central Park would be part of the 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival, and now the full lineup and schedule is here.

Kamasi Washington is about to begin his tour, which kicks off with a sold-out NYC show on February 24. Since we last spoke, that tour has been expanded, including the just-announced Pitchfork Festival and m…

The Blue Note Jazz Club was the host to jazz legend McCoy Tyner and his trio on Monday. McCoy, as you may know, was the pianist in John Coltrane’s classic quartet from 1960-1965 and has had an long and brilliant solo career si…

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Lamb of God, Anthrax, Deafheaven, Power Trip @ Hammerstein Ballroom NWOAHM giants Lamb of God headline this show, but we’re especially excited about the openers: thrash legends Anthrax, atmospheric black metallers Deafheaven, and crossover revival greats Power T…

The now-annual Blue Note Jazz Festival will sprinkle over 50 shows at venues across the city during its twenty day reign (June 10th – 30th)…

Sufjan at Bowery Ballroom in 2009 (more by Vincent Cornelli) today in NYC * Chris Cochrane @ Barbes * Yellow Tears @ The Stone * The Moon Show @ Union Pool * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra * The Sugarhill Gang @ Tappen Park * Morning After Girls @ Pete’s Candy Store * Don Dietrich, C…

Central Park Summerstage (more by Chris La Putt) The schedule for the 2010 SummerStage series, which has music not just at Central Park, is out, and there are some great looking shows to highlight…

New York Guitar Festival, with shows between January 8th and February 4th, has already been mentioned here in a few different contexts. The “Silent Film/Live Guitars” portion is certainly a big highlight, with one-off performances, David Bromberg and Marc Ribot, Alex de Grassi and James Blackshaw, and the fest closers Chicha Libre and Gyan Riley…

The Mountain Goats @ Webster Hall in November 2008 (more by Faith-Ann Young) tonight in NYC * The Loom, Kath Bloom @ Bruar Falls * McCoy Tyner Trio w/ Gary Bartz @ Blue Note * Mickey Leigh & Legs McNeil @ Barnes & Noble * The Mountain Goats, Final Fantasy @ Webster Hall * Kurt Vile, Small Black, DJ Rezound @ Brooklyn Bowl * Over the Rhine, Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Highline Ballroom * Dynasties, Darlings, Video Daughters, Equestrian @ Glasslands * Russian Circles, Young Widows, The Phantom Family Halo @ Bowery Ballroom I’m making an effort to post “What’s Going “On” first thing each day…

Born Dec. 11, 1938, Tyner made his name as a member of the legendary John Coltrane Quartet in the 1960s. Since then, he has brought his distinctive playing style, and his compositions, to dozens of records on which he leads his own bands…