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Tony, Drama Desk and Grammy nominated singer and actor Max von Essen is featured in an intimate New York Pops Underground cabaret performance at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Monday, October 4, 2021. The event begins with a champagne reception at 5:30pm followed by the performance at 6:30pm, accompanied by a three-course dinner with wine pairings. The New York Pops Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke hosts the evening, which is The New York Pops’ first in-person event since February 2020. Max’s performance celebrates his love of the golden age of Broadway and the American Songbook, and includes “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific, “I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair Lady, a Gershwin medley, and other selections. Proceeds from The New York Pops Underground cabaret fundraiser support PopsEd programs, which provide music education, arts access, and performance opportunities for New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds. The event also celebrates Executive Director Anne Swanson’s 20th anniversary at The New York Pops, as well as the orchestra's forthcoming return to Carnegie Hall. Digital congratulatory ads to honor The New York Pops’ perseverance to “Keep the Music Playing” throughout the pandemic and support the organization’s future are currently on-sale. Ticket pricing starts at $300; tickets are available through The New York Pops’ office at 212-765-7677. Livestream tickets for the event, beginning at $20, are also available. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all patrons, personnel, and artists in attendance.

Join leading modern drummer and composer, Ray LeVier, at Maureen's Jazz Cellar in Nyack, on Sat., 6/4, for a double-header: first, a masterclass on holistic drumming, then a killer set of Ray and his quartet in action!

Ray is King of the Shed and he will be sharing his unique approach to the mechanics and mindset of making great music!

The Concepts:

* Breath as a pathway to creative flow state
* Grounding techniques that keep you in the groove
* Four-way coordination
* Groove development: getting the most mileage out of an idea
* Zen and the Talent Myth
* The science of learning faster

We'll end with a Q + A, so come with your questions and get ready to walk away with a whole new framework for your drumming where doing less gets you so much more!

Admission + Reservations:

Reservations by phone only - (845) 535-3143

Masterclass only @ 4:00 PM - $20
Show only @ 8:00 PM - $20
Masterclass + Show - $30

The Extras:

Raffle giveaways + special deals from our local sponsors for those who attend both events!

Local Sponsors:

Long Island Drum Center
www.longislanddrum.com - premier drum center in the region

Art Cafe of Nyack - (V/GF)
www.artcafenyack.com - Israeli-inspired fare + the best coffee in town

Bari - (V/GF)
www.barinyack.com - yummy falafel dishes, smoothie bowls + more

Harry's Burritos
www.harrysburritos.com - Cal-Mex style noms + refreshing 'ritas

6:30pm 3×3 “HEAD IN THE SAND” to Tipping Utopia to Vision Festival by Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks | Yoshiko Chuma - dance / Miriam Parker - dance / Emily Mare Pope - dance / Jason Kao Hwang - violin / Steve Swell - trombone / Christopher McIntyre - trombone

7:30pm C’est Trois | jaimie branch - trumpet / Luke Stewart – bass / Tcheser Holmes - drums

8:30pm Unnameable Element | Leo Chang - voice, piri / Chris Williams – trumpet / Lester St. Louis – cello / Miriam Parker – movement

9:30pm Red Lily | James Brandon Lewis – tenor sax / Kurt Knuffke – cornet / William Parker – bass / Chad Taylor - drums

10:30pm Nicole Mitchell Ensemble: Dreams of Awakening | Nicole Mitchell - flutes, composition / Ken Filiano – bass / Joshua White - piano / Val Jeanty – electronics, percussion / Terri Lyne Carrington – drums

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About The Vision Festival

Founded in 1996, the Vision Festival is New York City's longest continuously running jazz festival. Now in its 26th year, this festival of music, dance, poetry, and visual art is heralded as “one of New York’s most essential art events” (New York Times). Performances feature legendary and emerging stars representing the free jazz, experimental, and avant-garde communities and include Lifetime Achievement honorees like Amina Claudine Myers, Andrew Cyrille, Dave Burrell, Peter Brötzmann, and Milford Graves. This year, we honor Wadada Leo Smith and Oliver Lake.

6:30pm Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few | Isaiah Collier - saxophone / Jordan Williams - piano / Luke Stewart - bass / Tcheser Holmes - drums

7:30pm SPARKS | Eri Yamamoto – piano / William Parker – bass / Chad Fowler – saxophone / Steve Hirsh - drums

8:30pm Diaspora Meets AfroHORN | Ahmed Abdullah - trumpet / Francisco Mora Catlett - Multipercussion - / Monique Ngozi Nri - voice, poetry / Sam Newsome - woodwinds / Don Chapman - woodwinds / DD Jackson - piano / Radu Ben Judah - bass / Bob Stewart - Tuba / Roman Diaz - African percussion

9:30pm Angelia Sanchez Trio | Angelica Sanchez – piano / Michael Formanek – bass / Hamid Drake - drums

10:30pm Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFUNK | Fay Victor - voice, composition / Sam Newsome - soprano sax, toys/ Joe Morris - electric guitar / Reggie Nicholson – drums / Special Guest: Eddy Kwon – interdisciplinary artist

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About The Vision Festival

Founded in 1996, the Vision Festival is New York City's longest continuously running jazz festival. Now in its 26th year, this festival of music, dance, poetry, and visual art is heralded as “one of New York’s most essential art events” (New York Times). Performances feature legendary and emerging stars representing the free jazz, experimental, and avant-garde communities and include Lifetime Achievement honorees like Amina Claudine Myers, Andrew Cyrille, Dave Burrell, Peter Brötzmann, and Milford Graves. This year, we honor Wadada Leo Smith and Oliver Lake.

artsforart.org/vision

Danny Aiello’s The Italian Chicks Comedy show is the newest, hottest comedy tour on the scene today. part meatball, part cannoli. these women are sure to leave you wanting more… and were not just talking about the meatballs! You'll laugh harder than if you we're drunk at an Italian opera. This comedy/variety show will have you hugging your Italian aunt for the first time since she paid you a quarter to rub her bunions! All four women are accomplished stand-up comedians with National TV appearances. Appearing at the Brook Arts Center on July 16 2022, the Italian Chicks is a passionate blend of comedy, characters, music, song parodies, and Italian-American culture. When these four dynamic, talented women come on stage, they will make you remember things that you paid your shrink to forget. The show premiered at the Laugh Factory in NYC, NY in January 2010, to a sold-out house. Now, after nine years, the Italian Chicks are growing their family! The show makes for a ladies or guys night out, or bring the entire family for an evening of nonstop laughs! $30 pre-sale tickets, $35 VIP Meet and Greet tickets available on www.brookarts.org or call the ticket office at 732-469-7700. Door tickets are $35/ $40. Box Office Opens at 6 pm for walk-ups. Reserved Socially Distancing Seating. Concessions, Bar, and free parking. The Brook Arts Center is located in the historic downtown Bound Brook, NJ, one block from the Bound Brook Train station and a few short miles from Rt 22, 287, and 78.

The NY Bee Gees Tribute Show presents the most extravagant Bee Gees show a fan can experience. Appearing at the Brook Arts Center on April 1, 2022, the band performs all of the classic 70’s disco hits from Stayin’ Alive to Night Fever while embracing their early works such as To Love Somebody, I’ve Got To Get A Message To You and Massachusetts. The New York Bee Gees delivers songs from every decade of the Bee Gees catalog with a stunning production, powerful vocals, and the professional stage presence to fill any club or casino. The New York Bee Gees Tribute Show is comprised of some of Long Island New York’s most versatile and exceptionally talented players. The band includes present or former members of well known, world renown acts including The Alan Parsons Project, Happy Together Tour, Meatloaf, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Riot, Herman’s Hermits, Enrique Iglesias, The Rippingtons and more. Based in New York the show has played to sell out shows at The Paramount Theater and BB King NYC. Performances are regularly at The NYCB Theater at Westbury, Resorts World Casino, Empire Casino, The Suffolk Theater. Discounted advance tickets at www.brookarts.org or 732-469-7700. Box Office Opens at 6 pm for walk-up sales. All seats are reserved socially distanced. Concessions, Bar, and Free Parking are available. The Brook Arts Center is located in the historic downtown Bound Brook, NJ, one block from the Bound Brook Train station and a few short miles from Rt 22, 287, and 78.

Wiesenberg has spent the past decade collaborating on stage and in the studio, interpreting a range of live music from such diverse artists as Antonio Sanchez, Melissa Aldana, Billy Hart, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Rodney Green, Gilad Hekselman, Lage Lund, Seamus Blake, Ben Wendel, Will Vinson, Joel Frahm, Chano Dominguez, Aaron Goldberg, Shai Maestro and Uri Caine. An orchestral frontiersman, he’s composed critically acclaimed arrangements for Camila Meza’s Ámbar (Sony Masterworks, 2019), Ari Hoenig’s Nonet, and multiple arrangements for the Metropole Orkest. In 2018, the Tel Aviv native released his long-awaited debut recording Roads Diverge to effusive praise from peers and critics. “Being about the power of choice and making choices, Roads Diverge shows enough assertiveness for us to conclude that Wiesenberg has made the right ones,” says JazzTrail’s Filipe Freitas. "...his way with melody is as fun as his knack for clever arrangements... It all adds up to a very colorful debut full of promise and heart. Whatever roads Noam Wiesenberg chooses in the future, we should have great pleasure in hearing him tell all about them." (All About Jazz) SHAI MAESTRO ECM recording artist Shai Maestro has been at the forefront of jazz piano playing in the last few years. Working with many of NY’s best musicians as well as collaborations with the Tokyo Philharmonic and the BBC orchestra in London. His 6th album (and his 2nd at ECM) was released this year. KUSH ABADEY Drummer Kush Abadey has been enjoying a fast-paced and eclectic career for years. ... In 2012, Kush moved to NYC to pursue the jazz scene and was welcomed with open arms. He currently performs, records, and tours internationally with various renowned musicians and groups.

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Next week, Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol finally arrives in paperback, along with Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton's memoir, journalist Fareed Zakaria's update on the post-American world, journalist Annie Jacobsen's look inside a top secret U.S. military base, and journalist Mitchell Zuckoff's true tale of the survivors in a WWII plane crash.