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Saxophonist and composer Stan Killian hosts the Queens Brewery Monday Night Jam Session every week. Located on the edge of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens, the Queens Brewery is a huge space that offers plenty of beers and cocktails and great food by Cento Percento. Featuring great veteran jazz artists like Paul Bollenback and Stacy Dillard, the Stan Killian band kicks off the night with an opening set of originals and then opens up the jam session to some of New York and New Jersey's best and brightest jazz artists. It's a jazz party every Monday at the Queens Brewery where instrumentalists and vocalists are welcomed to sit in, play and join the fun before the lively audience at New York City's best kept secret!

Make the most of your weekend with a warm welcome, delicious food and a glass of our award winning Bluestone Vineyards English Sparkling Wine, in our beautiful Bluestone Barn. Come along to our beautiful farm and vineyards and enjoy music from local Jazz Artists, Salisbury Big Band ft. Damien Hayes on Vocals, on Saturday 12th February 2022, from 7:30pm-10pm, with music from 8pm, when the food will begin to be served. Guests will be welcomed and seated, when the music starts, the food will begin to be served straight to your table. Drinks can be ordered to your tables or guests are welcomed to pop to the bar while the Jazz Music fills the room. The ticket for an evening of this fabulous entertainment is GBP 45 per ticket, which includes a three course menu and an arrival glass of our own Bluestone Vineyards, English Sparkling Wine. Or perhaps you'd prefer to join in as a balcony guest and purchase your own drinks thorough the night for a ticket only, adults are GBP 20 or GBP 25 with a glass of our own Bluestone Vineyards, English Sparkling Wine* *Please note, we have a very limited number of balcony tickets, these tickets are ideal for those who intend to mingle and dance! Running order: Doors Open at 7:30pm Music Starts, first set, starters and mains served at 8pm Interval at 8:45pm Music Starts, second set, desserts and cheese boards* served at 9:15pm Music finishes at 10pm *Cheese boards are an additional GBP 10pp Menu Starters: Patê Crostini and Red Onion Chutney OR Seasonal Soup, Roll and Butter (v) Mains: Roast Lamb OR Vegan Wellington (v) both served with Boulangere Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables and Au Jus Desserts: Lemon Posset with a Shortbread Crumb and Thyme OR Vegan Brownie with a Berry Fruit Sorbet (v) Drinks can also be pre-ordered for an ice bucket on the table if required.

Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center is pleased to present a new Professional Virtual Industry Series offering for those interested in theater. This free winter series features industry professionals who have had years of experience in the film, television, theatre and music industry as producers, writers, casting agents, directors, managers and performing artists. Emerging artists, ages 14-24, will have an opportunity to hear about their journey and gain from the experiences. The sessions will be moderated by PYT Director, Hilda Willis followed by Q&A with the artists. Session #3 will be on February 2, 5:30 - 7:00PM with Aaron Patterson, Broadway Actor, Dancer, Singer. Advance registration is required.

Jim McCue went viral this year with his DryBar special "nothing personal" which has had 3 million views, Jim has been featured on Comedy Central, Comcast Comedy Spotlight, NBC's "Last Comic Standing," RedEye on Fox news, Live at Gotham AXS and Jim has made several appearances on Bob and Tom show. Jim also founded and currently runs The Boston Comedy Festival. Steve Bjork - The Boston Globe recently described Steve Bjork as "one of the top names" in New England stand-up comedy. He's come a long way from his nights of frying up mozzarella sticks in the back room of a popular Boston comedy club. He was a college student, using that part-time job to study the craft of stand-up comedy by catching glimpses of the performers on stage. Host - Jack Lynch Lynch has performed at all the major Boston venues as well as The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, The Improv in Miami Beach, The Punchline in Atlanta, Georgia, the Comedy Works in Montreal, Canada, as well as many colleges up and down the East Coast. Lineup subject to change without notice Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? 21+ No Refunds

Vibraphonist and Composer, Stefon Harris has been heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz” by The Los Angeles Times. A four-time GRAMMY™ nominee, he is a seven-time Best Mallet player by the Jazz Journalist Association, the recipient of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, Downbeat’s Critics Poll Winner for Vibraphone (2015, 2013) and 2014 Expanded Critic’s Poll for Vibes from Jazz Times. He won a 2014 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album for Wonder: The Songs of Stevie Wonder as a member of the SF Jazz Collective. Harris earned a BM in Classical Percussion and a MM in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music. He tours worldwide with his bands Sonic Creed, Blackout and Ninety Miles. Harris teaches at New York University and is Artistic Director of Jazz Education at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). He has been Artist in Residence at Fontana Chamber Arts, Kalamazoo, The Lied Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and San Francisco Performances. Harris currently teaches at the Brubeck Institute through their Distance Learning program and at the Institute’s Summer Jazz Colony. Stefon’s landmark TED Talk, “There are No Mistakes On The Bandstand” was the most watched in its 2011 release and has over 500,000 views. He has emerged as a leading informance presenter in Corporate Leadership workshops with Fortune 100 companies around the world. In 2014 Stefon co founded The Melodic Progression Institute with business partner Clif Swiggett. Their first app, Harmony Cloud™ was released on iTunes in January 2016.

Celebrate 80 years of George Clinton, the “Godfather of Funk” behind Parliament and Funkadelic. One of the foremost innovators of ‘70s funk, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (by Prince himself!) in 1997, and received a much-deserved GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Join us at NJPAC as we hail the living legend who gave the world P-Funk, “Atomic Dog,” One Nation Under a Groove and Mothership Connection. With a career spanning five decades, three dozen albums and sweeping musical influence, George Clinton is a fearless creative mastermind who keeps on rocking.

Another world-class jazz event as part of the Jazz@TheAlex programme - Pete Long and his quintet, will be joined by fabulous vocalist Louise Cookman. Come along for a relaxed evening of quality jazz. Cabaret seating and bar available. The line-up is as follows:- Louise Cookman - vocals Pete Long - clarinet and saxophone Denny Ilett - guitar Dave Chamberlain - bass John Pearce - piano Matt Skelton - drums

For more information, please visit - https://www.soapboxgallery.org/events/david-berkman-piano-mondays

Singer/composer John "Giovanni" Padovano will bring his solo show to 1st Cup Coffeehouse on Sunday , February 6th 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".

Tenor Saxophonist Stan Killian performs two sets of original music from his upcoming album "Brooklyn Calling" with a dynamic quartet featuring Paul Bollenback, guitar; Will Slater, bass; McClenty Hunter, drums at the legendary 55 Bar.