March Madness 2021

Buffalo's Organ Fairchild is NYS Music's March Madness 2021 Winner - a musical party that won't quit. Take your old-school organ trio (organ, guitar and drums), add dance-heavy grooves and adventurous jamming, and shake vigorously. Enjoy…

New York State's Final Four all sit on the free-throw line in dead silence. All eyes are on them. As the bead of sweat rolls down their faces, before the first notes strike, there is pure silence. A wise man, and musician, once told me…

Welcome to the Elite 8. Our last installment hooked your ears. This one will sink its teeth. New York State bands are in bloom, and you are (still) here to discover. While halftime has come and gone, the tunes are still raging from…

Did you know: H. V. Porter was actually a musician himself? "When the March madness is on him...midnight jaunts of a hundred miles on successive nights make him even more alert the next day.H.V. Porter, 1932 to 1936 IHSA…

A little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keelHenry V. Porter, 1939 Since 2015, New York State Music has crafted a March Madness bracket delving into the musical harbors of our great…