Afromondo Showcase – January 9, 2025 GreenRoom Artist Alioune Guisse performs at the AFROMONDO SHOWCASE at SOBs in New York City last Thursday Jan 9. This is a big deal! There are six groups on the bill from Africa and the African Diaspora. Alioune will perform at 9:00 P.M. with an all-star band including: guitarist Assane Seck – […]
KODO (Japan): One Earth Tour – WARABE – March 4, 2025 Let your soul dance to the rhythm of life! Celebrated more than 40 years, Kodo returned to North America with One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe, a thrilling performance that revisited the ensemble’s early repertoire – blending simple forms of taiko expression that highlight its […]
Quick Six: Lee Carroll and Connie Milligan by Celeste Lewis February 27, 2025 The Kenwick-based couple Lee Carroll and Connie Milligan run GreenRoom Exchange, a nonprofit that combines their love for travel, music and community. In 2020, after years of honing their community-building skills — he as a musician and bandleader for a variety of local and […]
Havana Comes to Lexington By Walter Tunis September 2024 Flowers and perfume. Xiomara Laugart spells it out in simple terms. As the famed Cuban singer will be celebrating a birthday the day following her return performance in Lexington, she is offering a suggested gift list. You know, just in case. The remark triggers something as […]
Leo Genovese Trio in Performance by Walter Tunis March 2024 Leo Genovese, Francesco Marcocci and Jeff Williams at the conclusion on their Sunday performance at the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. Photo by Walter Tunis. Then again, Genovese had plenty of mad notes of his own to make use of during the 90-minute trio performance with bassist […]
In performance: Leo Genovese July 2023 Leo Genovese at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center on Saturday. Photo by Walter Tunis. As the second set of his wildly expressive solo piano concert Saturday evening got underway at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, Leo Genovese expressed a need for a “different” perspective. The remark was triggered […]
They went on vacation. Lexington music fans get the souvenirs. BY WALTER TUNIS Contributing music critic September 12, 2018 Lee Carroll and Connie Milligan are welcoming musical acts they have encountered on their to travels to places like Africa and Cuba to visit and perform in Lexington as part of Green Room Exchange, a new […]
Green Room Exchange: Celebrating the Creatives by Michelle Aiello August 31, 2018 Kenwick residents Connie Milligan and Lee Carroll have married their love for music, art, hospitality and travel into a new local non-profit. Photo by Ryan K. Morris When Connie Milligan met Lee Carroll, there was instant chemistry. She was hosting a party at her home, […]