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Chris Farrell

Chris Farrell

Jul
20
Windsor Terrace Musician Brings Free Jazz And Sea Shanties To Waterfront Concert

Windsor Terrace Musician Brings Free Jazz And Sea Shanties To Waterfront Concert

Jeff Lederer. (Courtesy of the musician)Stop me if you heard this one before: Popeye the Sailor, Herman Melville and
12 min read
Jul
19

Classical Music Ensemble Performs In Ditmas Park This Thursday

(Photo via OMNI ensemble / Facebook)The OMNI Ensemble, a chamber music group founded and directed by neighbor David Wechsler, will
2 min read
Jul
07
Come To Qathra This Sunday For A Unique Jazz Trio Performance

Come To Qathra This Sunday For A Unique Jazz Trio Performance

(Photo by Brainerd James)Two Ditmas Park musicians have invited a Grammy-nominated violinist to join them in a free concert
3 min read
Jun
22
Harriet Semegram Talks New Book, Neighborhood Changes & Brooklyn’s Artistic Legacy

Harriet Semegram Talks New Book, Neighborhood Changes & Brooklyn’s Artistic Legacy

Neighbor Harriet Semegram has surprisingly deep and diverse roots in the Ditmas Park arts scene. More than 50 years ago,
7 min read
Jun
08
The Music Program That Makes PS 217 Students Swing

The Music Program That Makes PS 217 Students Swing

(Students Angelina, Maria, Alexis, Melanie, and Jayson prepare for the spring recital. Teacher Judy Brandwein and Ahyaan)The first spring
4 min read
May
31
A “Museum Of Keyboards”: Exploring Bennett Paster’s Kensington Music Studio

A “Museum Of Keyboards”: Exploring Bennett Paster’s Kensington Music Studio

Bennett Paster at the piano. (Photo: Scott Friedlander)You might think that for a small recording studio located in the
7 min read
May
11
A Lot More Than Coffee — Qathra Cafe Launches Live Music Series

A Lot More Than Coffee — Qathra Cafe Launches Live Music Series

Photo: Brainerd JamesSeven months after quietly taking over at Qathra [https://www.facebook.com/Qathra], new owner Brainerd James is
4 min read
Apr
27
Ditmas Park Tribute To Merle Haggard & His Bakersfield Sound This Thursday

Ditmas Park Tribute To Merle Haggard & His Bakersfield Sound This Thursday

(Photo: Bourbon Sprawl)Bourbon Sprawl [http://bourbonsprawl.net/] will bring a little bit of Brooklyn to the Bakersfield sound when
2 min read
Apr
14

Between Past And Present In Ditmas Park, Roy Nathanson Comes Home

Saxophonist Roy Nathonson. (Photo courtesy of Charna Meyers)The first place saxophonist and Ditmas Park native Roy Nathanson heard the
6 min read
Apr
13
PS 130 Parents Headline Friday Night Musical Extravaganza

PS 130 Parents Headline Friday Night Musical Extravaganza

Photo: Scott Teplin / teplin.com.The path from Lascivious Biddy to PTA Mom is not immediately apparent, but Deidre Rodman
4 min read