Joey Kendrick
Bio
Musician. Composer. Eater. Drinker. And I have two cats.
Stories (6/0)
City Perch: A Fort Lee Mainstay
These days are times of sacrifice. We're in this hardship together, cutting out many luxuries that we may have taken for granted a few months ago. Each of us is dealing with the loss of many sources of comfort. Some of us miss going to movie theaters, music clubs, or the gym. For me, the thing I miss most is fine dining. In our current quarantine culture, it is simply not possible to go out and sit down at your favorite restaurant. While I believe wholeheartedly in the importance of the current stay-at-home orders, I'm sure I can't be the only one who misses being able to enjoy a delicious night out.
By Joey Kendrick4 years ago in Feast
Undersung Artists
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every single human across the globe. Every industry is experiencing its own unique consequences to the crisis, and people who work in the performing arts industry have been hit especially hard. Performance spaces around the globe are closed indefinitely. Concerts, festivals, and other live events have been cancelled for at least the next few months. The bars and restaurants that used to host cocktail gigs are closed or only providing delivery and takeout services. The majority of musicians and other artists are self-employed, working freelance and hustling to fill their schedule with enough gigs to make ends meet. These conditions have made it all but impossible for most performing artists to work.
By Joey Kendrick4 years ago in Beat
- Top Story - December 2017
Jazz & Drinks - 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'Top Story - December 2017
Like perhaps most people, I'm really not a fan of most Christmas music. Traditional classics like "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells" have grown stale to the point where the melodies are simply tiring, even surrounded by a hip new arrangement featuring the likes of Michael Bublé. I applaud attempts at writing new holiday tunes, but they can feel so commercial, you know? And in any case, you can't really write an instrumental Christmas tune. Without lyrics, how can you tell it's about Christmas at all?
By Joey Kendrick6 years ago in Proof
Jazz & Drinks - The Rite of Spring
My first two drink pairings were for Miles Davis albums from 1959 (Kind of Blue) and 1960 (Sketches of Spain). A lot of important jazz happened in the mid-20th century, and there will be plenty more drink pairings for jazz albums from that time. Jazz did not, however, stop in the sixties (contrary to popular belief). As a matter of fact, jazz still happens to this day. I know, I'm blowing your mind with this.
By Joey Kendrick7 years ago in Proof
Jazz & Drinks
The only thing I love more than a good cocktail is a good jazz record. Come to think of it, the two aren't all that different! They both deserve to be savored. They're simultaneously temporal and infinite. The joy in either is the interplay between discrete elements, resulting in something magical.
By Joey Kendrick7 years ago in Proof