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Bloomingdale School of Music presents their free annual holiday concert on Friday, December 17, 2021 at 7pm at the David Greer Recital Hall at 323 W. 108th Street, as part of its Faculty Concert Series. Join BSM for a curated concert, celebrating a host of winter holidays and cultures, featuring faculty and students in music of the season. This concert will be dedicated to longtime Resident Teaching Artist Tim McCullough, who recently passed in November. Attendees MUST RSVP as Covid Guidelines have reduced seating capacity in the hall. There will be a small reception following the concert. For more information and to RSVP, visit bsmny.org/events. The concert will also be livestreamed; please RSVP here for access to the stream; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-streaming-holiday-concert-tickets-223042575347. The program for the evening includes: Song by André Previn Naho Parrini, violin Marc Peloquin, piano "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky Naho Parrini, violin Marc Peloquin, piano   Prelude and Fugue from Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor by Bach Molly Aronson, celloj   Vocal selection Christine Browning, soprano Marc Peloquin , piano   "The Show Must Go On" from Curtains by Kander & Ebb BSM Broadway Ensemble   "Winter" from The Seasons by Piazolla Naho Parrini, violin Molly Aronson, cello Marc Peloquin, piano   Folk Songs from South Africa Ongama Mhlontlo, vocal and piano "White Christmas" Erika Atkins, vocalist Marc Peloquin, piano Holiday Medley Brandon Vazquez, trumpet Eli Asher, trumpet BSM Trumpet Ensemble "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson (arr. Eli Asher) Brandon Vazquez, trumpet Eli Asher, trumpet BSM Trumpet Ensemble The holiday concert also serves as a fundraising event to support BSM's transition back into their brownstone as they evolve their programming to meet the current community needs. Support provided at the concert will help lay the groundwork necessary for Bloomingdale's next chapter as a champion for the recovery of music education in New York City, providing quality hybrid classes, free community concerts, and other exciting events.  For over 20 years Bloomingdale has presented its faculty, as well as guest artists, in concerts including classical music, jazz, and world music designed specifically for children. This FREE concert series has established itself a vital part of the musical life of the Upper West Side. After a year of virtual concerts, this season will take place in-person in our newly renovated recital hall. These concerts are part of Bloomingdale School of Music's 50-year commitment to cultivating a sense of unification and equality in their community and providing access to high quality music with its highly accomplished faculty performing. "Our faculty are excited to be back and perform for a live audience again. The last year has been difficult for professional performing artists in the NYC area and we are thrilled to be able to present such talented artists from our own school," says Executive Director, Erika Atkins. "This series offers our neighborhood as well as the school community the opportunity to experience professional performances in the intimate setting of Bloomingdale's David Greer Concert Hall – for no cost." Founded in 1964, Bloomingdale School of Music is dedicated to the belief that music changes lives and everyone should have access to high-quality music education regardless of economic status, race, religion, ability level, or gender. Bloomingdale is a music-driven community center where all are welcome to join and learn about music from top faculty. We are dedicated to our mission – to make music education accessible to all who want to learn – and remain focused on supporting this mission through our values. www.bsmny.org/ 

Singer/composer John "Giovanni" Padovano will bring his solo show to 1st Cup Coffeehouse on Sunday , January 9th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Padovano is also known as The Ironbound Crooner and aka The Coffeehouse Performer. His music is strongly influenced by his very early years in the Ironbound Section of Newark, NJ. Padovano will perform songs from his original song collections that include the titles: "Dusty Road Session" "solo recordings at Baroque Park," " Poesia and Chanson," "The Coffeehouse Performer," and "Wandering Square Impromptu no. 12". John "Giovanni" Padovano has in the past performed locally at Middletown Public Library, Princeton University and at other places in Princeton. His music is called "Poesia and Chanson".

Doc Ashton and the Root Canals expand their group to a 20 piece jazz big band for the Doc Ashton and the Root Canals Christmas Big Band Extravaganza at St James United Methodist Church in Danville. The program is all Christmas big band music. The free concert is on Sunday, December 19th at 3:00 and 6:30pm. Several vocalists will perform with the band. This family friendly program is great holiday fun! Cookies and holiday punch will be served after each performance. See you there!

KENDRA SHANK - voice, GARY VERSACE - piano, DEAN JOHNSON - bass. Kendra Shank Trio will play compositions by Julian Priester, Fred Hersch, Ralph Towner, Abbey Lincoln, Billy Drewes (with Shank's lyrics), Frank Kimbrough (in tribute to the late pianist with whom she collaborated for 28 years), re-imagined standards, and Shank's poetry with improvisations. Pangea's intimate music room observes all safety protocols; vaccine proof and photo ID are required. "Imaginative and daring." -Steve Futterman, THE NEW YORKER

The quartet that saxophonist Branford Marsalis has led for the past three decades has always been a model of daring, no-apologies artistry, of ever-widening musical horizons and deepening collective identity. With like-minded support from pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner, the band has long been a model of how to sustain and enlarge a musical outlook that is both historically and stylistically inclusive.

First Name Basis is a weekly jazz concert series in Hastings-On-Hudson New York. The concert series features the finest vocalists and instrumentalists from the NYC jazz community. The first set comprises selections that feature the current week's artists. The second set is an open jam for both musicians and singers. This series was started in January of 2019 by bassist John Lang to bring the great sounds of modern jazz to his hometown every week. Please join our jazz community for a swinging night where everyone is on a First Name Basis! Reservations recommended as the intimate room fills fast every Thursday night.

For more information, please visit - https://www.soapboxgallery.org/events/jim-ridl-scott-reeves

The International Contemporary Ensemble presents Fay Victor’s SIRENS AND SILENCES, which will be the debut performance of Victor’s composed work in a concert with the Ensemble after joining as a new, permanent Ensemble member in the summer of 2021, plus the world premiere of Kate Gentile’s biome ii. The performance is co-presented by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Roulette Intermedium and NYC Winter Jazzfest.

Flat 9 Entertainment presents the Detroit Amplified Jazz Experience. A Jazzy Christmas featuring Jackiem Joyner. Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, and Chart-topping artist Jackeim Joyner will perform a high-energy music concert in the Detroit, MI area for the Christmas season.

Flushing Town Hall presents the GRAMMY award-nominated Bill Charlap Trio, with GRAMMY award-winning pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington. Praised by The Guardian as“one of the best piano trios ever,”the Bill Charap Trio which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2022, is considered one of the leading jazz groups. The trio’s most recent recording features them with Tony Bennett & Diana Krall on the chart-topping, GRAMMY-nominated Love is Here to Stay. The Bill Charlap Trio tours all over the world, and their New York engagements include regular appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Village Vanguard.