2025 Westbeth Live Music Calendar

A monthly musical event featuring free live performances by Westbeth musicians and friends.

The Westbeth Artists Residents Council and Westbeth MusicWorks sponsor a free musical event the First Friday of every month at 7pm in the Westbeth Community Room

Westbeth Community Room
155 Bank St (enter through courtyard)
b/w Washington and West Sts
New York, NY

FIRST FRIDAYS 2025

JAN 3RD – JOHN MENEGON
The music presented by Bassist/Composer/Educator John Menegon, in collaboration with these exceptional musicians, pushes the boundaries of today’s music on the world stage. The intuitive, spontaneous nature of the music between the musicians in the Quartet is deeply rooted in the traditions that come out of the Free Bop era created in the “Moment Of Now!”Link to performance information

FEB 7TH – GINA LEISHMAN
Award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist and performer, Gina revives an old tradition, the annual solo concert – a mixture of old and new original compositions, plus covers of such personal favorites as Bertolt Brecht, Noel Coward and British music hall. Vox, piano, accordion, baritone ukulele. Special guests possible.

MARCH 7TH – BOB MALENKY
Bob Malenky will present Folk and Roots music, mostly American with some English, Irish, and Yiddish. Bob has learned from and played with blues masters Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Sonny Terry, with whom he recorded and toured. With Bob will be guitarist/singer Marc Jacobi, traditional singer/concertina player Jerry Marcus, and keyboard player Jeff Eldredge. There will be a variety of styles by expert performers doing familiar and unfamiliar songs.

APRIL 4TH –THEO BLECKMAN

MAY 2ND – BETTY! ALY’S ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH
A smorgasbord of entertaining folks sharing their talent in celebration with the Indie Pop harmony trio.

JUNE 6TH –BARRYTONES DANCE PARTY
We are a dance band playing danceable rockabilly, blues, rock and country music. We play a mix of originals and classic favorites. The BarryTones include Westbeth’s own Barry Temkin on guitar, Michael Moss on sax and Bill Dotts on bass, along with Natasha Gollin on vocals, Violizzy on fiddle, Jim Meigs on blues harp and Lou Selmi on drums. Bring your dancing shoes!

SUMMER SOUNDWAVES 2025

JULY 11TH – EVE ZANNI “Angels & Ancestors”
Original compositions, jazz standards, songs from ancestral stories and traditions….”

AUGUST 1 – JOHN ECKERT

FIRST FRIDAYS 2025

SEPT. 5TH –MICHAEL MOSS – “Roots to Shoots”

OCTOBER 3RD – ANDREAS BRADE

NOVEMBER 7th – SARAH KING QUINTET

DECEMBER 5TH – PETER BERNSTEIN

First Fridays 2024 Music Calendar

Mike DiRubbo Quartet January 2024 Link to program

Copasetic Connection February 2024 Link to program

OLDSCOOL March 2024 Link to program

Victoria Horne Link to program

BETTY: ALY'S B'DAY BASH Link to program

Andreas Brade presents Mizell, Brade, Sanwald Trio with Ben Swan Link to program

John Eckert Berg Jazz Link to Program

Alexis Cole Presents the Music of Gigi Gryce Link to program

The Barry Tones Link to program

Roots to Shoots Link to Program

Ken Wade Link to Program

Noah Haidu Link to Program

First Fridays 2023 Calendar

April 7 th : Sarah King Quartet
May 5 th : Michael Moss w composer Sorin Lerescu & string quartet
June 2 nd : Andreas Brade Westbeth concert/Jam
July 7 th : Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo
August 4: The BarryTones Dance Party
Sept. 1 st : Dancing my Dance – Brenda Bufalino w Teri Roiger & John
Menegon
Oct. 6 th : Tumbleweed Mile – Marc Jacoby
Nov. 3 rd : A Song for Pete Seeger – Alexis Cole
Dec. 1 st : The Mike DiRubbo group
Jan. 5 th , 2024: (pending) WOW Women of Westbeth – curated by Teri Roiger & Eve Zanni