by Darren Paltrowitz | Mar 2, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Every year when March rolls around, music fans in New York City know to expect a major concert benefit being presented by City Winery’s Michael Dorf. This year is no exception as Mar. 6 brings The Music Of Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall, the 14th installment...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 24, 2017 | Dining
The flagship brand of the Boston Beer Company, Samuel Adams — or Sam Adams, for short — was founded in 1984 by James “Jim” Koch and Rhonda Kallman. The following year, Samuel Adams Boston Lager was named “Best Beer In America” at...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 20, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
In his 30-plus years as a singer, songwriter and musician, Adelmo Fornaciari — better known as Zucchero — has sold over 60 million albums. Beyond being widely-recognized as the father of Italian blues music, he is the best-selling Italian artist of all...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 3, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Jean “Django” Reinhardt was a Belgian-born French jazz guitarist. While he passed away over 60 years ago, Django remains one of the most popular guitarists of all time as many of his compositions have become jazz standards. The list of guitarists he...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 12, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Yoshiki Hayashi — better known around the world under the single name Yoshiki — has been a superstar in his native Japan for decades. As the co-founder of the hard rock band X Japan, he has reportedly sold over 30 million albums. He has sold millions more...
