Flickr slideshow of Rachel Z @ J&R
Unique, fresh jazz pianist Rachel Z, brought her trio, Department of Good and Evil to a remote broadcast of WBGO’s Midday Jazz with Rhonda Hamilton from J&R Music World Jazz Store, 2nd Floor, 23 Park Row, New York, NY. Playing tunes featured on Department Of Good And Evil, accompanied [...]

Rhonda Hamilton begins a Midday Jazz remote at 10:00am from J&R Music World, Jazz Store on the 2nd floor, 23 Park Row, New York, NY. Rachel Z takes the stage at 12:30pm. If you’re free and can get downtown, you should not miss this show. Those out of the area should tune in to Jazz88 [...]

Christoph Eschenbach explains his approach to the Tchaikovsky, Symphony No 4, recorded with Philadelphia Orchestra for his current Ondine hybrid Super Audio CD release. Also remembers the terrible setting and moving experience of conducting the Memorial Concert for 9/11 victims. On a lighter note, he observes that the composer “scene” globally is bigger than ever [...]

Joe’s audience loves him. They filled J&R Music World’s Pop Music Store, lining up to have him autograph his newest CD, Ain’t Nothin’ Like Me and swooning as he sang samples from his career’s highlights. They sang along when he asked, loud and in key, joyfully.
His music is smooth and heart-felt. His beautiful voice reaches [...]

Mid-Day Jazz Live @ J&R remote WBGO broadcast brought Kurt Elling to J&R’s Jazz Store, Tuesday, April 17, 2007 where he performed six songs from his latest album Nightmoves.
RNYK was permitted to video the third and fourth songs of the six song set. In this first of our two videos, Kurt puts his distinctive [...]

Kurt Elling will appear Live @ J&R Music World Jazz Store performing at 12:30pm as a part of a WBGO Radio remote broadcast which begins at 10:00am.
His press material tells Kurt’s story this way, “With seven Grammy nominations already to his credit, vocalist Kurt Elling has attained elite status in the jazz world before reaching [...]

Somi, American born of Rwandese and Ugandan parents was raised in Zambia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Heritage and experience informs her music effortlessly blending Jazz, Soul and African styles and influences. Today, she and guitarist, Herve Samb performed in the Jazz Store in J&R Music World. This video playlist starts with a short interview with Somi [...]

Tired of having your iPod earphones falling out of your ears? Don’t want white cords showing everyone you’re listening to a stock iPod? Like to hear the sweetness of your music above the roar of the city? Would you like to listen to your music on a crowded subway without people around you dancing to [...]

Open the LCD and you’re ready to shoot. The JVC GZ-MG255 Everio Hard Drive Camcorder’s 30GB hard drive gives you enough room to record 7 hours of DVD-movie quality video or over 37 hours of Internet quality video without tapes. Then you can drag the clips through USB or Firewire to your Computer at 12x [...]

Top 5 Downtown Free WiFi Hotspots

City Hall Park (Downtown Alliance) Broadway & Murray St.
South Street Seaport (Downtown Alliance) 19 Fulton St.
New York City Public Library - New Amsterdam 9 Murray St.
Equinox 110 - Wall St @ Nassau 14 Wall St.
Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Park (Downtown Alliance) 55 Water St.

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