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The Bruce Willams Quartet featuring Bruce Williams on Sax, Brandon McCune on Keys Freddie Hendrix on Trumpet and Alvester Garnett on Drums

Nova Blue is a group of veteran musicians including Al Acosta (Sax), Charlie Alletto (Guitar), Glen Lowe (Drums), Joe Mannozzi (Keyboards), Tomas Martin Lopez (Conga) and Michael Viñas (Bass), who all know how to swing. Individually, these musicians have played with the likes of Dave Valentin, The New Swing Sextet, the Machito Orchestra, Mambo Negro, Cojunto Libre, Bill O'Connell, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, and Ruben Blades. Collectively, they create a whole new and exciting blend of Latin and Jazz.

Eleven young pianists to compete in a prestigious international piano competition Oct. 14-15 in New York City.

, New York iconic saxophone players Bill Saxton, Alvin Flythe Todd Herbert , Sweet lLee Odum, Patience Higgins,TK Blue and John S. Mannan team up with three rhythm sections to play the music of John Coltrane from the Miles Davis/Monk Era thru the impulse Record years of Trane's performances.

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Coltrane's contribution to the African American Experience, American and World Music will be fully explored and lightly seasoned by the "trip, tap and toe"
dancing of Tapdance giant Omar Edwards

The theme JAZZ APPRECIATION DAY is part of the effort of Harlem State Senator Cordelle Cleare to nurture and sustain the beginnings

of a postive new cultural renaissance in Harlem and beyond that promotes community dignity and distiction.

RARE OPPORTUNITY to see this internationally-acclaimed Macedonian artist credited by major media for revitalizing acid jazz, soul and funk!

Vladimir Cetkar has been hailed by international critics as one of the most exciting names in his genre, a fresh music force which is unique in today's music industry due to the fact that he is single-handedly producing, composing, orchestrating, arranging, and performing his original music.

Join us for Lioness: Women in Jazz Concert Series, a 3-part partnership series happening at Flushing Town Hall during the Fall 2022 season. Each of these 3 concerts will be 60 minutes long and include a Q&A after each performance. This concert features the guitarist/composer Amanda Monaco and her quartet Deathblow.

The purpose of each concert is not only to share the music of women composers with the community, but also to share the artistic process and methods practiced by these composers. It's also a forum through which the audience can have a meaningful dialogue with the musicians and hopefully feel more of a connection with the music and the artistic process moving forward.

Join us for Lioness: Women in Jazz Concert Series, a 3-part partnership series happening at Flushing Town Hall during the Fall 2022 season. Each of these 3 concerts will be 60 minutes long and include a Q&A after each performance. This concert features Lauren Sevian’s LSQ.

The purpose of each concert is not only to share the music of women composers with the community, but also to share the artistic process and methods practiced by these composers. It's also a forum through which the audience can have a meaningful dialogue with the musicians and hopefully feel more of a connection with the music and the artistic process moving forward.

Composers: Joseph Herbst, Yu Nishiyama, John Sturino Big Band
Woodwinds: Ben Kono, Ethan Helm, Jeremy Powell, John Lowery, Jay Rattman
Trumpet: Roger Garcia Jr., Josh Deutsch, David Adewumi, Andrew Stephens
Trombone: Nick Grinder, Jasim Perales, Sam Blakeslee, Jennifer Wharton
Tammy Huynh -vocals
Martha Kato -piano
Olli Hirvonen -guitar
Evan Gregor -bass
John Sturino -drums

Innovative and exciting concert series showcasing large jazz ensemble music of up-and-coming composers at The Jazz Gallery, since 2014. We will be featuring music of Joseph Herbst, Yu Nishiyama and John Sturino.

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET

“Middleton is a suave baritone whose unique voice contains the bluesy facility of a Joe Williams and the authority of William Warfield.”

—Detroit News

Join us in celebrating acclaimed vocalist Tony Middleton’s 88th Birthday on Saturday, June 25. He’s supported by pianist Tadataka Unno, bassist Jim Cammack, and drummer Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax.

Tony has been aptly described as having a rare ability and a vocal talent unsurpassed. His career has included record recording, Broadway, commercials, television, and the cabaret circuit here and abroad. He lived and performed in Paris and Europe on the jazz circuit for a number of years and gets called back time and again.

Tony started his career as the lead singer of the Willows, having composed his hit recording of Church Bells May Ring, and is still in demand to sing with the Willows at Doo Wop concerts and has done several PBS Doo Wop shows.

Tony has performed the music of Burt Bacharach, whose recording Don’t Ever Leave Me received a Grammy Award nomination. He has performed for Quincy Jones and Cy Coleman with their music. Having appeared at the Apollo along with Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Big Mabel and Slappy White, he has also sung with Cissy Houston, Nell Carter, and Della Reese.

Tony was the lead in “Cabin in the Sky” and one of the featured singers in the Broadway show Purlie. He performed in concert at the City Center with the Alvin Ailey Dancers in which he sang the “Mary Lou Williams’s Mass”, and was one of the headliners at Lincoln Center at the 55th Birthday Tribute to the late Charlie Parker.

Showtime is at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 day of show. For more info, call (212) 477-9462 or visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

Berkman doesn’t rely on old formulas and he isn’t risk-averse. In his tunes, harmonies flow in unanticipated directions, silences open suddenly like trap doors, and quirky rhythmic displacements keep both listeners and bandmembers on their toes (His) music is also full of romance, mystery and good spirits.” — Ed Hazel, JazzIz magazine Biography David Berkman has been an essential part of the New York jazz scene for over 30 years, as a creative and swinging voice on the piano and as a gifted composer, arranger and bandleader. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he currently divides his time between teaching in N.Y. and performing with world renowned jazz artists at home and abroad. Berkman has performed with numerous jazz luminaries including: Sonny Stitt, Tom Harrell, Brian Blade, the Vanguard Orchestra, Cecil McBee, Dave Douglas and Chris Potter. His 11 recordings as a leader have appeared on numerous “Critic’s Best” lists. Berkman is a tenured professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, C.U.N.Y. in New York and has published three books on jazz with Sher Music Publishing which are used in jazz schools worldwide. His latest recording is a solo project, “David Berkman plays music by John Coltrane and Pete Seeger” (release date, March 9 on Without Records.) “Berkman is a scintillating composer and improviser…” —Steve Futterman, Entertainment Weekly Vicente Archer Bass Matt Wilson drums