by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Today: the Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble outside at the Allen
•News: the purchase of the Variety Theatre, local singer bows out of American Idol after reaching the Top 10, the genesis of Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, and a change at Tafelmusik
•Almanac: the opening of Carnegie Hall, and 100 years later the premiere of Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 3 — at Carnegie