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Jazz vocalist Vicki Burns debuts with a trio of fantastic musicians, Art Hirahara on piano, Sam Bevan on bass and Curtis Nowosad on drums in the Birdland Theater on Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30pm. She will be presenting material from her critically acclaimed album, Lotus Blossom Days featuring arrangements from Bassist, Sam Bevan.

The seminar explores the role of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s

This series presents a world-premiere work commissioned by Voices of the New, paired with a selection of old and new works chosen by the members of the ensemble. Performed on an intimate scale mostly without a conductor, this series will offer audiences a chance to connect directly with the ensemble.

$20 per single concert ticket, $40 for all 3 Tuesdays.

Washington Post Reporter Deneen Brown chronicles the discovery of a mass grave in Tulsa Oklahoma and investigates the reign of racial terror and the legacy of violence that swept across the United States in the early 20th century

James Austin performs music from his heralded tribute CD "Songs in the Key of Wonder" a piano tribute to Stevie Wonder combined with a mix of jazz classics.

Kristen Lee Sergeant leads the audience on a journey of descent through original song, story and standards in the company of a tremendous ensemble: Jeb Patton, Hannah Marks, Jay Sawyer, Jody Redhage Ferber and featuring Abdias Armenteros.

"The musical equivalent to a Martha Graham dance concert… it’s kind of like being on a really good boutique drug and seeing your life mapped out, right before your own eyes." - BroadwayWorld

“…sophisticated songs worthy of a stage musical and all built around the idea of letting go and taking chances. The music often changes rhythms and tempos within each song, keeping pace with Sergeant’s dramatic performances.” - Jerome Wilson, AllAboutJazz

This is Brass Queens' New Orleans Send-Off Show! Before they embark on a 4 show run in New Orleans next month, the 8-piece brass band will take the Stage at Mercury Lounge on January 24, 2023 to perform their traveling show.

The ensemble's sound is deeply inspired by the music of New Orleans mixed with the flair of modern pop. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, the Brass Queens features an all-female horn section with the goal of expanding the space for women in a male-dominated industry. Brass Queens has performed at the 2021 Met Gala, on Good Morning America, multiple appearances at Governor's Ball Music Festival and Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Chanel No. 5’s 125th anniversary, and for notable clients including Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Perrier, Instagram, New Balance, and many more.

Sauce City provides tasty grooves out of NYC.

AFA is honored to present the great Marshall Allen, now 98 years of age, and the leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, to lead a special group of NYC all-stars on February 3 at SHIFT. The music of the great Sun Ra is a living tradition being passed on to new generations of artists. This event will feature some of the best up-and-coming musical artists as well as those who are reaching their prime to perform under the futuristic leadership of Marshall Allen.

MARSHALL ALLEN LEADS:
Darius Jones - alto sax / Isaiah Collier - tenor sax / Sam Newsome - soprano sax / Patrick Holmes - clarinet / Milena Casado, Heru Shabaka-Ra - trumpet / Gwen Laster - violin / Ava Mendoza - guitar / Brandon Lopez - bass / Eriq Robinson - el. bass / Janice Lowe - piano / Fay Victor - vocals / Juan Pablo Carletti - percussion / Buz McDonald - drums

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) continues its 2022-2023 season with Amor on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 8:00pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. The concert features songs by Astor Piazzolla, Kurt Weill, Carlos Guastavino, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Vincenzo Bellini, Hector Berlioz, Stephen Sondheim, and more, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of NYFOS Artistic Director and co-founder Steven Blier’s professional debut.

The Murphy Beds ("best of the classic Irish folk revival"—Huffington Post) and Liz Hanley join "electrifying" (Irish Times) RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award nominee Dani Larkin for a double bill of top folk acts from NYC and Northern Ireland. Two nights only.

Feb 10-11