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"NYC Musicians End Seven-Month Boycott of East Village's 'University of the Streets'"
From the Inbox:University of the Streets, the University of the Streets Musicians Committee and the musicians union Local 802 are formally announcing the end of a seven month boycott of University of the Streets, effective immediately…
Undead Music Fest this week: a 2nd Tonic reunion, Medeski, Martin & Wood & much more (full lineup, schedule, dates)
FOUR NIGHTS celebrating the incredible, dynamic, explosively creative jazz, instrumental, and adventurous music being made in New York City.
May 9th: A Marathon of Concerts in Greenwich Village
May 10th: Medeski, Martin & Wood & …
Shapeshifter Lab is a new Brooklyn venue & studio (upcoming schedule & videos) (Nels Cline, Tim Berne & Jim Black tonight)
Located in the always-growing Gowanus/Park Slope area, about a .4 mile walk from Union Hall, Shapeshifter Lab (18 Whitwell Place) is a new 4200 square foot performance space…
Jodie Christian, RIP
Chicago pianist Jodie Christian accompanied the greatest artists in jazz, from Stan Getz to Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins to Benny Carter, Gene Ammons to Roscoe Mitchell…
University of the Streets issued a "statement of events" (event = musician punched)
Back on 9/9 we posted about an incident at NYC jazz venue University of the Streets where Kevin Shea of Talibam! ended up with a pretty nasty injury to his face after an altercation with the venue’s staff…
Charlie Parker Jazz Fest rescheduled
Like an edition of PS1’s Warm Up, and the DMB Caravan, the Irene-cancelled Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has been rescheduled, though now it’s only one day…
Undead Jazz Fest begins (full schedule, an event trailer & a small controversy included)
As announced a few months ago, the four-night Undead Jazz Fest kicks off tonight (6/23) with music at Le Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall and Kenny’s Castaways…
Blue Note Jazz Fest continues -- Brian Wilson, Dave Brubeck, Bootsy Collins, The Roots, Roberta Flack, Estelle & more
Brian Wilson played the Highline Ballroom night as part of its sister club’s month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival, and though the two-set show featured his entire current album of Gershwin standards, it wasn’t jazz, really, but no less demanding–and rewarding…
Andrew Bird is part of Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors who play w/ Mary Halvorson who also plays tonight...
Speaking of Andrew Bird (who has a big headlining free Brooklyn show coming up), check out who the players in Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistors are:John Ellis * sax + clarinet
Alan Ferber * trombone
Andrew Bird * violin + looping
Steve Cardenas * guitar
Jonathan Goldberger * guitar
Ted Poor * drums + percussion
Todd Sickafoose * bass + pianoTickets are still on sale for the Undead Jazz-presented show happening on May 18th at Le Poisson Rouge that also includes a set by the Mary Halvorson Trio
Meanwhile catch Mary Halvorson with Jessica Pavone at Littlefield in Brooklyn tonight (4/28)…
'Spontaneous Construction' Friday nights @ the Blue Note
Speaking of Colin Stetson, you can see him tonight at the Blue Note (2/25), where he plays with Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Vicente Archer (bass) and Dan Weiss (drums) as part of Spontaneous Construction, a new series put on by Search & Restore happening at the venue most Fridays (midnight doors, with a $10 cover)…
