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SUMMARY:First Fridays Music: Victoria Horne and Friends Jazz\, Blues\, and more
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URL:https://westbeth.org/event/victoria-horne-first-friday/
LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room
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SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Mike DiRubbo Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nJanuary 5\, 2024 at 7:30pm\nWestbeth Community Room \nAn evening of Modern Jazz with alto saxophone\, piano\, acoustic bass and drums.  Mike will be performing some of his original compositions from his brand new recording\, “Inner Light”\, most of which were composed here at Westbeth.  The performance will be followed with a Q&A.  \nMike DiRubbo  saxophonist\, composer\n“Something about the sound Mike DiRubbo elicits from the alto saxophone – deep\, dark\, immense\, with a machete edge that denotes a ready-for-anything urban sensibility – immediately grabs the ear. It’s a sound familiar to the cream of New York’s hardcore jazz community since the mid-‘90’s”\n– Ted Panken\nmikedirubbo.com \nBrian Charette organist\, pianist\nA leading voice in modern jazz\, Charette is a Hammond U.S.A\, Hammond Europe\, I.K Multimedia\, and Casio endorsed\, Cellar Live recording artist. Brian is currently #2 on the 2023 Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Organ and also won 2023 “Rising Star: Keyboard”. Brian was also the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ Poll “Rising Star: Organ” award and 2015 Hot House Magazine’s “Fan’s Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist”.\nbriancharette.com \nUgonna Okegwa bassist\nOne of the most distinctive and sought-after jazz bassists in the world. Critics across the globe have praised him for his rich tone\, supple sense of swing\, stylistic range and inventiveness. These qualities have not only earned him a place on the bandstand with jazz legends as diverse as Clark Terry\, Benny Golson\, Pharoah Sanders and Joseph Jarman – they have established him as one of the leading lights of a younger generation redefining jazz for the new century.\nugonnaokegwo.com \nEvan Sherman drummer\nAmerican drummer\, bandleader\, and arranger Evan Sherman  has recorded and toured internationally in the bands of Ron Carter\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Roy Hargrove\, Jimmy Heath\, Branford & Wynton Marsalis\, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars & Samara Joy.\nhttps://www.evanshermanmusic.com
URL:https://westbeth.org/event/mike-dirubbo-quartet/
LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room
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SUMMARY:First Fridays Westbeth Music Performances 2024
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URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-fridays-music-performances/
LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room
CATEGORIES:past-events
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SUMMARY:First Fridays: Theo Bleckmann with Endless Field
DESCRIPTION:Friday July 7\, 2023 at 7P\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nWestbeth Artist Residents Council sponsor musical events with Westbeth MusicWorks on the first Friday of every month to present Westbeth musicians and their friends in live concerts with free admission. \nTheo Bleckmann is a multi GRAMMY® nominated vocalist\, composer and ECM recording artist who has recorded over 17 albums and collaborated with artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire\, Sheila Jordan\, Kneebody\, Ben Monder\, John Hollenbeck\, Phil Kline\, David Lang\, Ulysses Owens\, Bang on a Can All-Stars\, and\, most prominently\, with Meredith Monk since 1994.\nBleckmann has been interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air and appeared on the David Letterman show with Laurie Anderson. He has consistently appeared in top spots in DownBeat polls\, and is a recipient of the prestigious JAZZ ECHO award from the Deutsche Phono-Akademie in his native Germany. Most recently he released an album with the celebrated brass quartet ‘The Westerlies’\, toured Finland with the Oulu Symphony Orchestra and UMO Jazz Big Band performing his repertoire and own compositions.\nMost notably\, Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer David Lang wrote a monodrama for Theo Bleckmann which was commissioned by the Japan Society and directed by legendary actor/director Yoshi Oida. The entire production was taken to Tokyo in Feb of 2023. A recording of it will be forthcoming. Website:theobleckmann.com Westbeth Artist Page: Theo Bleckmann \nTheo Bleckmann vocals; Ike Sturm bass; Jesse Lewis\, guitar \nEndless Field (Biophilia Records Artists) is a collaborative instrumental guitar and bass duo featuring guitarist Jesse Lewis and bassist Ike Sturm. They play original songs filled with intricate finger-style lines\, improvisation and ambient textures. Drawing on inspiration from nature\, the duo seeks to bring music to outdoor spaces\, encouraging audiences to explore their own frontiers. Website: endlessfieldband.com
URL:https://westbeth.org/event/theo-bleckmann/
LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room
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SUMMARY:Summer Soundwaves: John Eckert and The New York Jazz 9
DESCRIPTION:John Eckert and The New York Jazz 9  \nJuly 22\, 2022 6PM – 8PM\nJohn Eckert and The New York Jazz 9\nFree Outdoor Jazz Concert\nWestbeth Courtyard\n155 Bank Street\nNYC \nSummer Soundwaves presents John Eckert and  The NY Jazz 9 is a troupe of nine veteran jazz masters whose cohesion and virtuosity support an eclectic repertoire in a free outdoor concert at Westbeth.  \nJohn Eckert (Trumpet): Has played with the greats Stan Kenton\, Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Benny Goodman\, Buck Clayton\, Grover Mitchell\, Lee Konitz\, and Bobby Short. Beyond his versatility within the Jazz medium\, he has also played in the orchestra pit of several Broadway musicals\, as well as with the Simon & Garfunkel reunion band. \nTim Harrison (Piano\, Composer): A UK native\, Tim Harrison’s highly-praised debut album\, Ar∙ia\, features his original compositions based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. \nJeff Brillinger (Drums): Has toured and recorded with the Woody Herman Orchestra\, Chet Baker\, Stan Getz\, Mel Torme\, Zoot Simms among others and has appeared at major clubs and festivals in the U.S.\, Europe and Japan. \nGene Perla (Bass): Has played with Carlos “Patato” Valdes\, the famed Cuban conguero\, Nina Simone\, Woody Herman\, Sarah Vaughan\, Elvin Jones\, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra\, Sonny Rollins\, and Stone Alliance. Gene teaches at Lehigh University & The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music. \nDave Smith (Trumpet): Has recorded alongside Harry Connick Jr.\, Lenny Pickett and Tom Jones among others. His latest album “Anticipation” was Downbeat Editor’s Pick: “Smith…has power and a beautiful tone on his instrument\, and he’s a find composer too.” (Frank Alkyer\, Downbeat). \nJason Jackson (Trombone): A regular member of the Grammy Award winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra for over 10 years and the lead trombonist with the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band for 7\, he’s worked with Ray Charles\, Charles Mingus Big Band\, Barry Manilow\, and James Brown just to name a few. \nNoah Bless (Trombone): Discography includes over 50 albums for various artists such as Paquito D’Rivera\, Mario Bauza\, Don Braden and Celia Cruz. He’s contributed to many world-class jazz and Latin orchestras including; Marc Anthony\, Spanish Harlem\, Duke Ellington\, Chico O’Farril and the Lincoln Center Afro-Cuban Orchestra. \nBobby Porcelli (Flute\, Alto Saxophone): One of Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz ́s most accomplished flautists and alto saxophonists. He played with Tito Puente for over thirty years\, in addition to the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra and the Machito Orchestra\, and is featured in the Mambo Kings movie soundtrack. \nTerry Goss (Baritone Saxophone): Has been heard with the likes of Ray Charles\, Wayne Newton\, Dionne Warwick\, Carol Channing\, Rich Little\, Mel Torme\, The Drifters\, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra\, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra\, and many more. Saxophone instructor and an ensemble director at NYU for 10 years\, he’s appeared in every major jazz venue in New York City and a number of others around the world.
URL:https://westbeth.org/event/summer-soundwaves-john-eckert/
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SUMMARY:Summer Soundwaves: Free Concert with Eve Zanni\, Andreas Brade and Jazzmundo
DESCRIPTION:The second in a series of free concerts by Westbeth musicians!\nAndreas Brade from Stuttgart\, Germany\, moved to the US to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston\, earning a degree in jazz performance. After graduating with a masters in Modern American Music from Longy School of Music of Bard College\, Andreas moved to NYC. Andreas has performed and recorded in many different setting from Jazz\, African and African Caribbean\, Improvisational\, Latin Jazz\, Musicals and Funk/R&B. He performed at festivals and venues such as the Montreal Jazz Fest\, The Kennedy Center\, Boston Symphony Hall\, The Blue Note\, and NJPAC to name a few. Andreas has composed music for Cornfield Dance for over ten years and worked as accompanist for Martha Graham\, Mark Morris\, Paul Taylor\, Alvin Ailey\, and Joffery Ballet. He is on the faculty of the Brooklyn Music School and runs his own teaching studio in NYC.\nFor more info feel free to go to andreasbrade@yahoo.com \, www.nyc-drumlessons.com \nEve Zanni: Performing and Recording Artist\nEve performs as member and leader of different ensembles from traditional jazz to free improvisation.  She has toured with big bands i.e. The Cab Calloway Orchestra and with her own group The Sweethots.  She continues to sing at many kinds of events and concerts in genres that include Jazz\, Blues\, Brasilian\, Cuban\, Celtic\, originals and more. Eve has played in and composed songs for film including the 2016 PBS documentary by Lily Rivlin; “Heather Booth: Changing the World”. \nEve Zanni’s JAZZMUNDO \nPassionate jazz vocals and arrangements with Brasilian\, Cuban\, Gypsy\, Middle-Eastern flavours; a singer-composer with sensual warmth\, wit\, wisdom\, groove \nEve Zanni is an original jazz voice\, warm and expressive with a sensual musicality…traversing the primal depths of great jazz standards and original compositions in a blend of her unique arrangements that embrace classic jazz\, Brasilian\, Afro-cuban\, and Middle-eastern rhythms….all sung with passion and romantic soul.\n. \nEve Zanni was born in California into a family of musicians and vocalists spanning several generations…(her father was one of The Harmonicats\, older brother played with Canned Heat\, Kaleidoscope\, Incredible String Band\, many more) performing and writing music and lyrics from childhood\, Eve left the U.S.A. as a teenager and wandered the globe\, living and performing for nine years in Europe.  \nSince returning to New York Eve began singing with big bands and her own vocal trio “The Sweethots”  – – mentioned in Will Friedwald’s book Jazz Singing as the “best of its kind” and The Ella Fitzgerald Biography by Stuart Nicholson. Eve Zanni’s contribution as a vocalist and lyricist/composer of Lester Young solos are acclaimed in Dr.Henry Daniels’ book\, Lester Leaps In and she is listed in Lewis Porter’s new Jazz Encyclopedia. \nEve leads her own ensembles; (JAZZMUNDO\, THE SWEETHOTS) as well as performing with many jazz greats including: The Cab Calloway Orchestra (led by Cab’s grandson\, Calloway Brooks) Barry Harris\, Norman Simmons\, Jerome Richardson\, “Big Nick” Nicholas\, Walter Bishop\, Jr\, Benny Powell\, Richard Wyands\, Cafe\, to name a few.\nEve Zanni writes original lyrics to Lester Young compositions and solos and organizes The Lester Young Memorial Celebration every March; held at St.Peter’s Church at 54th and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan (New York\, USA).\nPerforming and teaching vocal music and song-writing in New York City Schools\, Eve also tours\, records with her own groups and as a back-up singer; travelling in the U.S.\, the Carribean and Europe. \nVocal Director of SingTime Sessions at Westbeth – a weekly community choral programme. \nOriginal composition GYPSY WAVE DANCE by Eve Zanni was selected as a feature on TENNJAZZ available on Imaginary Records\, wrote and recorded  Womanstrong for 2016 PBS documentary Heather Booth: Changing the World by Lily Rivlin. \n \n  For information on Peter Bernstein Trio who inaugurated the series\, LINK HERE.
URL:https://westbeth.org/event/summer-soundwaves-eve-zanni/
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