Benjamin Cousins - Clarinet Matt Sewell - Guitar Hamish Smith - Bass Brian Richburg JR. - Drums New Orleans native Benjamin Cousins, an endorsed Selmer Paris artist, embarked on his musical journey at age 14, immersing himself in the city's rich tradition of improvised music. Graduating from the local performing arts high school (NOCCA) […]
Caleb Apple - Piano/Trombone/Nord Jayla Chee - Bass Kayvon Gordon - Drums Residing in New York City, Performer-composer Caleb A. Smith is a multi-faceted artist interested in varying levels of absurdity, randomness, stillness, dramatic textural changes, education as healing, and storytelling. Caleb’s primary mediums are piano/keyboards, trombone, and written pieces of fiction.
7pm-8pm: Dan Loomis 8:30-9:30pm: Elsa Nilsson Dan Loomis - Bass & Composition Mike McGinnis - Clarinets Noa Fort - Voice and Piano Jeff Miles - Guitar Band of Pulses: Elsa Nilsson - Flutes and FX Santiago Leibson - Piano Marty Kenney - Bass Rodrigo Recabarren - Drums A stalwart of the Brooklyn […]
Wednesdays. 12-12:45pm Workshop, 1-3pm Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab Every Wednesday in May, 2024 12-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches Matt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached. He will discuss: Songs, Forms, Improvisation, Dynamics, Tempos, Feel, Genres, Technique, Emotional State and other important topics […]
Don’t miss the record release concert and bash at ShapeShifter Lab in its brand new location on Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, celebrating the release of Jason Treuting’s Go Placidly With Haste. The album comes out on May 10 on Cantaloupe Music. This performance features very special guests Cenk Ergun, Clara Warnaar, Amy Garapic, […]
Alex Blake - Acoustic Bass Victor Jones - Drums Xavier Hill - Drums Henry Jeria - Piano, Moog/Keyboards Jay Rodriguez - Saxophones, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Dream Wind Controller and other reeds. Grammy Nominated artist Jay Rodriguez Sierra is setting forth on his journey of defiant hope by producing a live recording featuring 3 generations of […]
The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter Sparkling with the sound of young talent, The Fat Cats is a pre-professional youth orchestra. The group is composed of one big band and two small ensembles that perform Latin jazz and standard jazz pieces and showcase the finest young talent from […]
A continuous original solo piano composition will open the program leading into a jazz guitar trio performing original music. Jake Hart - Pianist and Composer John Hart - Guitar Bill Moring - Bass Tim Horner - Drums More on Jake Hart & John Hart Trio Pianist/Composer Jake Hart is an emerging artist recently signed with Sunnyside Records. […]
Sujae Jung - Piano Steve Cardenas - Guitar Wolf Robert Stratmann - Double bass, Electric bass Marko Djordjevic - Drums Home in the concrete jungle of New York City and inspired by the eclectic cultural mix of their tumultuous surroundings this young Contemporary Jazz duo is aiming for nothing less than bringing the realities […]
Anthony Muthurajah - Bass Rez Abbasi - Guitar Tony F - Drums After recently making his debut in NYC with his quartet, Anthony Muthurajah is back with a classic guitar trio, exploring original compositions along with arrangements of some iconic Jazz standards. Breaking the conventions of using electric bass in a more straight ahead […]
The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter Sparkling with the sound of young talent, The Fat Cats is a pre-professional youth orchestra. The group is composed of one big band and two small ensembles that perform Latin jazz and standard jazz pieces and showcase the finest young talent from […]
Oz Noy - Guitar Jeff Tain Watts - Drums James Genus - Bass David Kikoski - Piano Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli musicians and artists. By age 24, he was […]
Jack Beal - Double Bass Adrienne Schoenfeld - Double Bass UNCUT TERRITORY presented by DUO BEAL/SCHOENFELD is an exploration of the double bass featuring three newly composed pieces by Adrienne Schoenfeld, Jack Beal and Sawyer Adler. The program showcases the versatility of the double bass, delving into the rich sounds and history of the […]
The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter Sparkling with the sound of young talent, The Fat Cats is a pre-professional youth orchestra. The group is composed of one big band and two small ensembles that perform Latin jazz and standard jazz pieces and showcase the finest young talent from […]
Oz Noy - Guitar Colin Stranahan - Drums James Genus - Bass David Kikoski - Piano Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli musicians and artists. By age 24, he was one […]
7pm - Wagner Highschool Jazz Band 8pm - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra For the seventh consecutive year the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra joins together with the Staten Island based Susan J Wagner Highschool’s award winning Youth Jazz programs to present an inspiring concert celebrating the completion of one more season of […]
