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5BMF’s 2021-2022 Season continues this year with the World Premiere of the Five Borough Songbook, Volume III! This will mark the 3rd time we are welcoming back the Five Boroughs Music Festival to Flushing Town Hall.

A special co-production with ON SITE OPERA, this new cycle of fifteen songs, duets, and ensembles by fifteen composers was commissioned in honor of 5BMF’s 15th Anniversary and On Site Opera’s 10th Anniversary seasons, and marks the third installment of 5BMF’s critically-acclaimed quinquennial FIVE BOROUGH SONGBOOK project.

Featuring new works by Arianne Abela, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Kinan Azmeh, Colin Britt, Majel Connery, Laura Jobin-Acosta, Will Healy, Brian Lawlor, Jessica Meyer, Angélica Negrón, Nkeiru Okoye, Juri Seo, Aaron Siegel, Darian Thomas, and Jonathan Woody, the Songbook derives its inspiration from locations scattered throughout New York City — three songs for each borough — to create a mosaic of the city’s past, present and future. The Songbook’s texts are drawn from a variety of sources: written by the composers themselves, from existing poetry (including Joseph Tusiani, Amy Lowell, and Walt Whitman), and newly-commissioned words in Arabic by Firas Sulaiman, in Spanish and English by Noel Quiñones, and by Valerie Seeley.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

On The Checkout, keyboardist Cory Henry pinpoints the album that marks his rite of passage as an artist.

Mark Guiliana, Randy Weston, Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Kamasi Washington are the artists featured in this retrospective podcast celebrating the top Jazz Night In America and The Checkout productions over the years.

Food Drink and Jazz with ......Chuk Fowler, keyboard Santi Debriano, bass Mark Johnson, drum Café, percussion Tommy Morimoto, tenor saxophone

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from Chamber Music of America. It features Marvin Stamm, Ben Kono, Jason Rigby, Mark Patterson, Jamile Staevie Ayres, Mike McGuirk and Dennis Mackrel.

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Bobby Sanabria highlights the new book "Lee Berk: Leading the Berklee Way"

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we highlight the new book Lee Berk: Leading the Berklee Way.

To mark Keith Jarrett’s birthday, Leo Sidran revisits a rare 1980s conversation between Jarrett and his father, Ben Sidran - exploring the pianist’s deeply personal ideas about presence, improvisation, and the state of mind behind his music.

A Night of Jazz with Les Kurtz and friends Clarice Turnbull - vocal, Mark Nelms - Bass, and Steve Little - Drums

“Skaff is one of the best of his class.” — John Heidt, Vintage Guitar

Greg Skaff is a masterful guitar player who effortlessly combines unparalleled artistry with pure, unfiltered emotion. It’s no wonder that he’s regarded as one of the leading proponents of jazz music in the world today—and trust us, that’s no exaggeration! But that’s not all—Skaff has played with some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, including Ruth Brown, Freddie Hubbard, and David “Fathead” Newman, as well as contemporary greats like Ron Carter, Ben Allison, and many others.

Starting out with a five-year stint in the band of saxophone giant Stanley Turrentine, Skaff has since become a first-call sideman in the thriving jazz scene of New York City. And now, he’s bringing his exceptional trio to Zinc on Monday, April 24th, for a night of classic standards and original compositions that will blow your mind. Joining Skaff on stage will be the talented bassist Ugonna Okegwo and the dynamic drummer Jonathan Barber.

Mark your calendars—the showtimes are at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm, and tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable evening of music – visit https://www.zincjazz.com or call (212) 477-9462 for more information.