Remix culture is usually more associated with the downtown DJ scene than with Bach and Carnegie Hall, but Yo-Yo Ma – fresh from entertaining President Clinton and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the White House – has decided to inject a little fresh air into Bach. Together with pianist Jeffrey Kahane, he presents ‘The New [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Yo-Yo Ma + Jeffrey Kahane
October 31, 2008Tante Zoe’s
October 30, 2008Cajun-influenced food is what’s on the menu at Tante Zoe’s. Despite the fact that the actual restaurant now seems a little dated, it does have its plus points – it’s great for large numbers and the Sunday brunch is rumoured to be the best-tasting (and best value) in town, with live jazz from 4pm. There [...]
Larry Carlton
October 29, 2008In the world of jazz and blues guitar, Larry Carlton is a legend. In the 37 years during which he’s been playing professionally, he’s worked as a session guitarist with everyone from Joni Mitchell to Michael Jackson, while as an artist in his own right he’s chalked up numerous gold-selling solo albums and won two [...]
Sea of clouds
October 23, 2008Smoking Area
October 20, 2008Certified Male
October 3, 2008A combination of theatre, stand-up comedy and music, ‘Certified Male’ comes from the pen of Scott Rankin and Gynn Nicholas and takes a long, strong look at the male psyche. A group of suits leave the boardroom for a weekend retreat with their boss. In the tropical resort they stay at, the shedding of inhibitions [...]
Praha
October 2, 2008This exhibition takes as its theme the Czech capital, one of Europe’s most beautiful and best-preserved cities, but rather than concentrating on the buildings and vistas, it brings the small features of the city more sharply into focus, with the emphasis firmly on the Art Deco style of the 1920s and 1930s. Stained-glass windows, furniture [...]
