The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Fast cars, huge shades and, surprisingly, any old trumpet: These are the things that made Miles Miles.
Category: Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY)
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John P. Hammond, Pioneer in 1960s Blues Renaissance, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades.
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Lola Kirke, the Original West Village Girl
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The “Sinners” actress, the youngest daughter of the Kirke family of artists, returned to New York for a combination concert-and-book tour.
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Jim McNeely, Innovative Composer for Jazz Big Bands, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:
A Grammy-winning pianist, he was renowned for works that created “new ideas about line, harmony, rhythm, sound and musical architecture,” one admirer wrote.
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How John Leguizamo Spends a Day Before Taking the Stage
The New York Times – Film:
The actor fits in tennis with his son, a writing session and lots of dancing before performing his new show at the Public Theater.
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Composer, Uninterrupted: Christian Wolff at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Wolff, the last representative of the New York School that included John Cage and Morton Feldman, will celebrate his birthday with a concert at Judson Memorial Church.
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How One Couple Made an Apartment in Greenwich Village Their Own
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After the deal fell through, they couldn’t stop thinking about the apartment and those Manhattan views. Sometimes persistence pays off.
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Arthur Russell’s ‘City Park’: Reconstructed, Newly Performed
The New York Times – Music:
Arthur Russell, a victim of AIDS, composed fluidly in many genres. His “City Park” has been reconstructed for a new generation.