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Join us in Harlem for a Special Night of HOT swinging Jazz, a Dance Social and TWO Sizzling Battling Divas ready to rock the house!

For over 100 years - and especially during the Harlem Renaissance period of the 20's... the Ladies , the music and the sounds were legendary. To recapture that essence of Jazz and Harlem's dance of the Lindy Hop we plan an exciting evening in the legendary Harlem School of the Arts!

These Zesty Songbirds are here to give you a night to remember! Representing the village of Harlem and Brooklyn - and ready to set the score - will be:

Kim Austin and the Jazz Jewels of Harlem

and

Stephanie JNote and her Savoy Five

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This special evening includes a FREE dance lesson and performance! So come on and Hop on over to Harlem for a Special Night of Swing! $15 if you act NOW! At the door $20

“Ben Monder has established his own unmistakable sound.” —The New York Times

Acclaimed jazz guitarist Ben Monder brings his trio to perform at Zinc on Friday, September 9. He’s supported by Chris Lightcap on bass and Anthony Pinciotti on drums.

A musician in the New York City area for over 30 years, Ben Monder has performed with a wide variety of artists, including Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Billy Childs, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone, Paul Motian, Maria Schneider, and Marshall Crenshaw. He also contributed guitar parts to the last David Bowie album, “Blackstar”. Ben conducts clinics and workshops around the world and has served on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, NYU, and the New School. He was the recipient of a Doris Duke Impact Award in 2014, and a Shifting Foundation grant in 2013. Ben continues to perform original music internationally in solo and trio settings, and in a long-standing duo project with vocalist Theo Bleckmann. He has appeared on over 200 CDs as a sideman and has released 6 as a leader: Amorphae (ECM, 2015), Hydra (Sunnyside, 2013), Oceana (Sunnyside, 2005), Excavation (Arabesque, 2000), Dust (Arabesque, 1997), and Flux (Songlines,1995).

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door. For more info call (212) 477-9462 or visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

"Since his arrival in New York in 2005, Israeli guitarist Yotam Silberstein has made an impact on the scene with his precision bebop lines and fleet-fingered improvisations." —Jazz Times
Acclaimed jazz guitarist Yotam Silberstein brings his Brazilian group to Zinc on Tuesday, January 17, for a special tribute to legendary Brazilian composer and musician, Jacob do Bandolím. He’s supported by accordionist Vítor Gonçalves, bassist Eduardo Belo, and drummer Dennis Bulhoes.

In only six years since landing in New York, internationally acclaimed guitarist Yotam has earned a well-deserved spot among the Jazz elite by collaborating with legendary musicians such as James Moody, The Heath Brothers, Paquito D'Rivera, Monty Alexander, Roy Hargrove, and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars.

Yotam's mastery of the guitar is featured on an array of hit albums, ranging from his recent releases, "Resonance" and "Brasil" on the Jazz Legacy Productions label, to Monty Alexander's Grammy-nominated "Harlem-Kingston Express Live!"

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. $30 in advance / $35 at the door. For more info, visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

On the March 11 edition of the WBGO Journal, State Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter discusses her WBGO Studios podcast There's Sumter About It, Broadway actor and TV star Colin Hanlon directs GSP's new production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and film critic Harlan Jacobson previews the 95th Academy Awards

On this episode of AOS, Grammy-nominated pianist Judy Carmichael talks about her book Great Inspirations

On this episode of The Art of the Story, JNIA host Christian McBride chats with legendary singer Sheila Jordan

Doug Doyle hosts a special one-hour edition of the WBGO Journal dedicated to Black History Month

On the May 31 WBGO Journal, we pay tribute to the late jazz drummer Al Foster and WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues singer and guitarist Marcia Ball

On this episode of the WBGO Journal, we'll hear from saxophonist Antonio Hart about an upcoming event at Flushing Town Hall, Sweet Honey in the Rock co-founder Carol Maillard talks about preventing gun violence and a feature on William Electric Black

On this episode of the WBGO Journal, Trumpeter Sean Jones talks to Gary Walker about NYO Jazz and we meet two of the filmmakers involved in the Women in Media Newark International Film Festival