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George Grella
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Music Editor, The Brooklyn Rail
New York
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Biography
George Grella is a musician, composer, and independent scholar. His performing experience includes playing jazz, classical and improvised music at CBGB, the original Knitting Factory, and Weill Recital Hall. As a composer, he has produced chamber music, opera, electronic music and has created music for dance and cartoons. He is an important voice in music criticism, serving as music editor at the Brooklyn Rail, critic at the New York Classical Review, and the author of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, the first jazz title in the 33 1/3 series from Bloomsbury.
education, sports
Content
By George Grella Verified| Bandcamp Daily@ LISTS The Many Scenes of Thurston Moore By George Grella · April 15, 2025 Don’t call him a punk rock eminence grise or even a former member of Sonic Youth—Thurston Moore is a musician with his own personal sound, ideas, and legacy. Sure, Sonic Youth is an inescapable part of that legacy; they were one of the most important bands of the post-Sex Pistols era, and one of the great, emblematic New York City rock bands of any kind.
By George Grella Verified| Bandcamp Daily@ ALBUM OF THE DAY Neptunian Maximalism, “Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu” By George Grella · April 15, 2025 @ Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu I, Voidhanger Records . . 00:10 / 00:58 There is a powerful strain in heavy metal of syncretic worship, music that seeks exalted heights and altered perceptions and gathers together listeners in an audio/psychic ritual.
By George Grella Verified| New York Classical Review@ This is the Lenten season, always a good time for requiems in classical music. And while there are many fine ones to play, it is sometimes a tricky thing, adapting them to the concert hall. That was the challenge for the Choral Society and Orchestra of Grace Church Friday night in Carnegie Hall. With John Maclay conducting, and vocal soloists soprano Michelle Trovato, mezzo- soprano Helen Karloski, tenor Scott Ramsay, and bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca, the ensemble played Verdi’s Requiem.
Company Info
The Brooklyn Rail
The Brooklyn Rail is an independent, non-profit publication established in October 2000. It originated from a 1998 initiative that began as a weekly broadsheet for New York City commuters. The publication serves as a multidisciplinary forum for arts, culture, and politics, focusing on critical discourse and creative expression. The Brooklyn Rail publishes ten times a year, featuring a variety of content including essays, interviews, poetry, fiction, and criticism related to visual arts, music, film, theater, and politics. It is co-founded by Joe Maggio, Christian Viveros-Fauné, Theodore Hamm, and Patrick Walsh, with Phong Bui playing a key role as publisher. The publication also curates community programs such as art exhibitions, panel discussions, and film screenings to engage with local and global cultural voices. In addition to its print journal, The Brooklyn Rail collaborates on books, including *Tell Me Something Good*, which compiles interviews and portraits by Phong Bui. The organization relies on private donors and art foundations to support its mission of democratizing art criticism and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.
New York, New York, United States
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Founded: 2000