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God Doesn’t Mean You Get To Live Forever

Starring former Art Blakey and Duke Ellington trombonist Gregory Charles Royal and "America's Psychologist" Dr. Jeff Gardere; featuring AU Hogan, Anya Caravella, and New Jersey's own Anointed Friends Gospel Choir.

Would you still believe in God if it meant no everlasting life? What if God Doesn’t Mean You Get To Live Forever!

Set in a quaint Baptist church where you, the audience, are the parishioners. The lively pastor and congregation get an unexpected visit from Reese Noel, a famous pop singer who lures their favorite son and Gospel musician Q. astray. After a whirlwind night of partying at Jazz and Dance clubs, Reese proffers to Q. the idea that his belief in God doesn’t have to mean a promise of everlasting life. However, an unspeakable tragedy sets everyone back on their heels. The church Deacon, played by “America’s Psychologist” Dr. Jeff Gardere, tries to make sense of it all. Powerful Gospel, Jazz, and Pop music with a boxed Soul Food sampler to set the flavor of this immersive experience just right.

Soul Food sampler is included in ticket price; menu can be found at beboptv.com.

New Camerata Opera (NCO) presents United We Sing, a concert to benefit the people of Ukraine featuring operatic and Broadway hits, on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 3pm at The Congregational Church of Manhasset in Manhasset, NY. The suggested donation for the performance is $20 general admission and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance at newcamerataopera.org/united-we-sing-2022.

The program will feature members of NCO's Artistic Committee and guests from New York City and the Manhasset area. Beautiful selections from beloved operas and Broadway shows will make up the afternoon's entertainment, offered with touches of immersive theater for which NCO is so well known.

NCO is pleased to partner with the Congregational Church of Manhasset to offer United We Sing as a part of their ongoing series, Concerts for a Cause, which continues to raise money for worthy causes and offers entertainment and fellowship for the Manhasset community. This year, 100% of all donations received will go to benefit The International Committee of The Red Cross, providing humanitarian support for the people of Ukraine.

About New Camerata Opera
New Camerata Opera is a New York City-based, cooperative company in its sixth season. Its mission is to engage, excite, and educate through immersive performances that break down barriers and inspire fans of the future. NCO offers mainstage operas, children's operas through Camerata Piccola, and produces short operatic films with CamerataWorks.

For more information, visit newcamerataopera.org. 

Frederic Gassita, one of the leading figures of African jazz, presents a celebration of Bantu music with Jazz. He will be performing live in a concert in London for the first time ever, featuring a mighty orchestra, guest singers, and dancers.

Frederic is Gabon's most celebrated musician, composer, and producer, having recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as performing in Africa, Europe, and Asia. On Sunday, June 19th, he will present his beautiful new project for the first time outside of Africa at London's Barbican. A rare opportunity to witness the richness of African music, a virtuosic, lively and joyful musical experience.

Weaving Bantu culture and traditions with the spontaneity of jazz, and spiritual and ecstatic classical arrangements, Frederic Gassita brings his vibrant Bantu Jazz Orchestra featuring a big band, an orchestral string section, the Eben Voices of Gabon Choir, special guest singers and a dance troupe, to make a grand show featuring over 70 artists.

"I'm so excited to share my musical style, which fuses jazz and Gabonese rhythms, with a British audience," says Frederic. "Anyone who loves jazz or is curious about discovering new music is welcome."

The concert takes place on Sunday, 19 June at 7:30. pm at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London.

Tickets are on sale starting April, 15th and can be purchased online at https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/event/frederic-gassita-the-bantu-jazz-orchestra

Ingrid Laubrock - saxophones / Jose Davila - tuba / Tom Rainey - drums To continue safely serving our community of artists and audience members, Arts for Art is filming and releasing new performances on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, February, and March. A pay-what-you-can donation is required to view each video. All donations will go towards AFA’s Artists & Friends Campaign. About Ingrid Laubrock: Originally from Germany, Ingrid Laubrock is a saxophonist/composer based in Brooklyn since 2009. Laubrock is interested in exploring the borders between musical realms and creating multi-layered, dense and often evocative sound worlds. She’s worked with: Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richards Abrams, Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler, Jason Moran, Tim Berne, William Parker, Tom Rainey, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey, Craig Taborn, Luc Ex, Django Bates’ Human Chain, The Continuum Ensemble, Wet Ink and many others. Laubrock's main projects as a leader are Anti-House, Sleepthief, Ingrid Laubrock Septet and Ubatuba. Collaborations include Paradoxical Frog, Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey Duo and Crump/Smythe/Laubrock. She is a member of Anthony Braxton's Falling River Music Quartet, Nonet and 12+1tet, Tom Rainey Trio and Obbligato, Mary Halvorson Septet, Kris’ Davis Quintet, Nate Wooley’s Battle Pieces and Luc Ex’ Assemblée. She was one of the featured soloists in Anthony Braxton’s opera Trillium J.

Yoni Kretzmer - tenor saxophone / Shanir Blumenkranz - bass / Randy Peterson - drums To continue safely serving our community of artists and audience members, Arts for Art is filming and releasing new performances on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, February, and March. A pay-what-you-can donation is required to view each video. All donations will go towards AFA’s Artists & Friends Campaign. About Yoni Kretzmer: Born and raised in Jerusalem, Kretzmer relocated to Brooklyn (via Tel Aviv) in 2010. Yoni leads many groups including trios, quartets, quintets and a chamber sextet alongside writing for larger groups. Kretzmer has also ran a bunch of north-Brooklyn music series curating over 100 shows. Yoni attended the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France. He has releases 14 albums under his own name and co-released a bunch more. "In the past few years Israeli jazz has advanced in leaps and bounds, but nothing prepared the ear for this fantastic album. Yoni Kretzmer is a young musician, and passion and daring virtually burst out of his saxophone. Although, together with that, Kretzmer has maturity, depth and the experience of a veteran jazz musician. He is an outstanding composer, a wonderful melodist, an amazingly accurate player and together with the fine group that he assembled for the album he has created an inspired meeting between written and improvised music and jazz and contemporary music." Ben Shalev - Ha`aretz, September 2009 “In my humble opinion, Kretzmer is one of the finest contemporary saxophonists of the genre. He knows how to create wonderful melodies and licks that are surrounded by, what seems to be, a controlled chaos. Which allows breathing room for each player to have their moment under the sun.” - Matthew Ditullo – This Shape of Jazz to Come, August 2012

PLEASE READ FULLY TO ENJOY THIS EVENT-r BrownstoneJAZZ FEST up close and personal. Intimate acoustic livIngroom concerts. SOCIALLY DISTANCED TICKETED PERFORMANCE VENUE PLEASE ID, PROOF OF VACCINATION AND MASKS ARE A NYC AND OUR MUST HAVE TO ENTER HOSTING - DEBBIE McCLAIN Curator and M.C. ERIC LEMONS Bassist, Discover a JazzFest, in the restored 19th Century Victorian Brownstone, located in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn’s Landmarked Historic District. SugarHill, Harlem and Bed Stuy, Central B'klyn were both Jazz Hey Day Communities. When Ella Fitzgerald lyricized the song 'TAKE THE A TRAIN' she gives confirmation. I believe she obviously was speaking of Brooklyn. A train connecting two jazz hubs fast. BrownstoneJAZZ Ensasmbles presents some of the best jazz artists of yesteryear’s Jazz Soldiers and today’s Jazz Front-liners swinging with an authentic classic jazz style. With something for everyone to enjoy. NOTES Dress to Impress NO FISH FRY AT THIS TIME. (It will return) BYOB (FILLED WITH GOODIES FOR YOUR TABLE) A LIMITED TIME OFFERING Take a peek into some of what's to return with more than 10% off the regular lowest ticket price. Make early purchases, prices are subject to change anytime. Tables and chairs are being sold at a limited capacity during this time of Covid. You may see us listed on exclusive only date sites at higher prices with different offerings occasionally with the full experience. WE ARE PRIVATE, AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BE SELECTIVE. PLEASE RESPECT

PLEASE READ FULLY TO ENJOY THIS EVENT-r BrownstoneJAZZ FEST up close and personal. Intimate acoustic livIngroom concerts. SOCIALLY DISTANCED TICKETED PERFORMANCE VENUE PLEASE ID, PROOF OF VACCINATION AND MASKS ARE A NYC AND OUR MUST HAVE TO ENTER HOSTING - DEBBIE McCLAIN Curator and M.C. ERIC LEMONS Bassist, Discover a JazzFest, in the restored 19th Century Victorian Brownstone, located in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn’s Landmarked Historic District. SugarHill, Harlem and Bed Stuy, Central B'klyn were both Jazz Hey Day Communities. When Ella Fitzgerald lyricized the song 'TAKE THE A TRAIN' she gives confirmation. I believe she obviously was speaking of Brooklyn. A train connecting two jazz hubs fast. BrownstoneJAZZ Ensasmbles presents some of the best jazz artists of yesteryear’s Jazz Soldiers and today’s Jazz Front-liners swinging with an authentic classic jazz style. With something for everyone to enjoy. NOTES Dress to Impress NO FISH FRY AT THIS TIME. (It will return) BYOB (FILLED WITH GOODIES FOR YOUR TABLE) A LIMITED TIME OFFERING Take a peek into some of what's to return with more than 10% off the regular lowest ticket price. Make early purchases, prices are subject to change anytime. Tables and chairs are being sold at a limited capacity during this time of Covid. You may see us listed on exclusive only date sites at higher prices with different offerings occasionally with the full experience. WE ARE PRIVATE, AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BE SELECTIVE. PLEASE RESPECT

"Olatuja possesses a special instrument: a full-bodied tone, precise pitch and personal engagement at the lowest whisper or highest wail." (Downbeat) Focusing on the rich contributions of a diverse selection of female composers, Alicia Olatuja's performance entitled "Intuition: From the Minds of Women" celebrates the achievements of a long list of esteemed female composers. Material includes songs of Brenda Russell, Sade, Tracy Chapman, Kate Bush, Angela Bofill and Linda Creed, and offers a musical perspective unique to Olatuja. Praised by the New York Times as “a singer with a strong and luscious tone and an amiably regal presence on stage”, Alicia Olatuja has been astounding audiences with her exquisite vocals, artistic versatility and captivating demeanor. She first came into the national spotlight in 2013, whilst performing as the featured soloist with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir at President Barack Obama’s Second Inauguration. Shortly thereafter, she assembled her own jazz based ensemble and recorded her first solo album, Timeless (2014). Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Alicia grew up immersed in a wide range of musical styles, including gospel, soul, jazz and classical. These influences have informed her artistic journey and she later graduated with a Masters degree in Classical Voice/Opera from the Manhattan School of Music. After appearing in numerous operatic and musical theater productions she started to perform more regularly in gospel and jazz concerts and worked with such esteemed artists as Chaka Khan, BeBe Winans and Christian McBride.

Ava Mendoza - guitar / James Brandon Lewis - tenor saxophone / Devin Hoff - bass / xxx - drums To continue safely serving our community of artists and audience members, Arts for Art is filming and releasing new performances on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, February, and March. A pay-what-you-can donation is required to view each video. All donations will go towards AFA’s Artists & Friends Campaign. About Ava Mendoza: Ava Mendoza is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Born in 1983, she started performing her own music, and as a sidewoman and collaborator in many different projects, as soon as she was legally allowed into venues. As a guitarist, Mendoza has received acclaim for her technique and viscerality. Her most ongoing work is as leader of art rock band Unnatural Ways, and as a solo performer of her own music and works by contemporary composers. In any context she is committed to bringing expressivity, energy and a wide sonic range to the music. Mendoza has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe and recorded/performed with musicians including Carla Bozulich, Malcolm Mooney (CAN), Steve Shelley, Mike Watt, Adele Bertei, Mick Barr, William Hooker, Nels Cline, Matana Roberts, John Zorn, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Fred Frith, William Parker, Hamid Drake, Object Collection (Travis Just), ROVA, Negativland, the Violent Femmes, and members of Caroliner. She has received composition commissions from film distributor Kino Lorber, new music duo The Living Earth Show, the Jazz Coalition, and John Zorn’s Stone Commissioning Series at National Sawdust. Recordings are available on labels Tzadik, Astral Spirits, SGG, Pyroclastic, Clean Feed, Resipiscent, and New Atlantis.

Zoom Tunes- April 24, 2022 virtual jam session Presented by the Vermont Jazz Center 7-8:30 pm Welcome to a new year of Zoom Tunes. It seems so strange that we are entering 2022 with so few occasions to play live music in safe environments. Zoom Tunes continues to provide an opportunity to learn new tunes and maintain relationships with musician-friends in a supportive atmosphere. The Zoom Tune for April 24, 2022 is ‘If I were a Bell’. https://vtjazz.org/bellzt/ ON-LINE; $15 per session HOSTS: We have three hosts – Malik McLaurine, Ben Barnett and Franz Robert. Eugene and Ginger will also be present. TO PREPARE: Beforehand - try playing the tune of the month along with the backing track mp3 found on the VJC’s website. You can use any other backing track you like, including iReal Pro or you can play the tune solo. WHEN & WHAT: On the last Sunday of each month from 7:00 – 8:30 pm EST Malik, Ben and Franz will be online to listen with other VJC community members to everyone’s version. Be sure to have your backing track cued up and ready to go. Each person will play the melody and then launch into their solo improvisation. After you have finished your improv, play the melody once more to complete your session. AND THEN... Malik, Franz, and Ben will guide us in a short conversation about your interpretation of the tune. Community participation in this process is encouraged. Focus topics could include positive comments about the performance as well as suggestions regarding style, improvisational options and helpful tips. Please join us by sharing your music with our online community!