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NYYS Jazz Band – Thad Jones: Living Legacy

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Director Michael Thomas will lead the NYYS Jazz Band in his inaugural season as director. The program showcases the legacy of Thad Jones ranging from Thad Jones’s early days with the Count Basie Orchestra, to his work as a co-founder and leader of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.  This concert will feature works from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thad […]

$20.00

Breaking The Ice

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

I.C.E. Music Dept. presents BREAKING THE ICE, a series of concerts performed by ICE students in the most famous New York City jazz clubs and rock venues. ICE (Institute for Collaborative Education) is a public school in the East Village. The students will perform arrangements of some of the most famous jazz standards and they […]

$20

A holiday celebration inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

8pm.         Lisa Lui quartet (Two acoustic guitars violin and upright bass) 9pm          Franglais (Voice, archtop guitar, acoustic guitar, upright bass) 10pm        Sami Arefin Trio (Two acoustic guitars and upright bass)       A holiday celebration inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt featuring 3 […]

$20.00

Happi Medium 

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

 Chaz Martineau - Tenor Saxophone, Dabin Ryu- Piano, Eliza Salem - Drums, Benjamin Young - Bass Happi Medium is a dynamic collective ensemble composed of some of the most talented and accomplished musicians in the NYC music scene. The quartet includes Chaz Martineau, saxophone; Dabin Ryu, pianist; Benjamin Young, bassist; and Eliza Salem, a drummer. […]

$20.00

Postponed Bianca Love Ensemble Holiday Show

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Bianca Love, Matt Snow, Mike King, Curtis McPhatter Jr. Immerse yourself in the holiday magic as Bianca Love and her exceptional band transport you to a world of enchanting melodies and festive cheer. Hailing from the vibrant streets of New Orleans, Bianca's musical journey, influenced by legends like Charlie Parker, Betty Carter, and Sarah Vaughan, unfolds in […]

$20.00

Borokusakagu

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Rogerio Boccato (perc), Kaoru Watanabe (taiko, winds, perc), Sameer Gupta (tabla) 1st Set:     7:30pm 2nd Set:   9:00pm This dynamic percussion trio connects Japan, Brazil, and India in a never-before-heard synergy. Holding a respect for musical heritage combined with free improvisation is at the heart of the ensemble. Each ensemble member has spent […]

$20.00

Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton: online tickets SOLD OUT!

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Free for Children below 2 years of age Wake Up and Dance is a joyful winter concert series for the littlest dancers and their grown-ups by award-winning children's musician Suzi Shelton in partnership with Book Nook.  Geared for families with children ages 0-8 years old, this early morning concert series features story time, music and dancing that […]

$15.00 – $45.00

The Eric Stern Quintet presents Sam Rivers and More!

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Eric Stern - piano Blake Aldridge - bass Henry Mohr - drums Rahul Shah - tenor sax and flute Camilo Molina - trumpet The Eric Stern Quintet is a collective aiming to create a mix of the classic and the modern, and bring it together with a group of musicians deeply grounded in the tradition of acoustic jazz […]

$20.00

Shane Allessio Quartet

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Boyce Griffith - tenor sax John Kirschner - guitar Sharif Zaban - drums Shane Allessio - double bass   About Shane Allessio Shane Allessio plays hard hitting, heavy swinging, modern original jazz. Drawing from Mingus, George Russell, Stan Kenton, etc, boundaries are pushed while a respect for swing and the jazz tradition is upheld. Screaming […]

$20.00

Rolie Polie Guacamole Diggin’ in the Dirt Album Release 

Doors: 10:00am Show: 10:30am Frank Gallo & Andrew Tuzhilin created Rolie Polie Guacamole in 2006 while living in Brooklyn, NY.   Over the next 15 years, they’ve played thousands of shows, recording ten records, and receiving top picks from Boston.com, Time Out NY Kids, and Time Out Chicago.  To celebrate their eleventh album, the full band […]

$15.00 – $45.00

Tim Miller Quartet

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Tim Miller Quartet featuring original compositions. Tim Miller - Guitar Joshua Davis - Bass Santiago Bosch - Keyboards Nate Wood - Drums Tim Miller is an American guitarist and composer at the forefront of progressive fusion and jazz. He first became known for his distinctive acoustic-electric sound, melodic compositions, and unique approach to improvisation. His […]

$20.00

Yellow Fields Presents: Eberhard Weber 84th Birthday Celebration 

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Advance Tickets $15 Doors $20 Jair-Rohm Parker Wells - bass Mark Daterman - guitar Yuko Togami -drums Kaelen Ghandhi - reeds Yellow Fields Presents: Celebrating Eberhard Weber's 84th birthday – A Tribute Concert at ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn. Join us for an immersive journey through Eberhard Weber's timeless legacy and musical magic! Jair-Rohm Parker Wells is an American […]

$15.00

Postponed SU$HI: New date coming soon!

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Gían Pérez, guitar Teté Leguía, bass Marc Edwards, drums SU$HI is a deconstructionist improvisation trio. Blending elements of experimental rock, noise, drone, free improvisation, jazz, hip hop, punk, blues, and astral projection, this trio conjures sonic vibrations from deep space in hopes to achieve alien contact in the near future. Originated by Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate artist, Gían […]

$20.00

Future Instruments Festival

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

6:15pm Doors Open 6:45 - 7:45pm Workshop On Electronic Music Live Performance 8:30 - 9:30pm Dan FreeMan 9:30 - 10:30pm Daedalus The Future Instruments Festival is an immersive concert series and workshop showcasing future instruments, digital music, performance and art. We feature artists who are pushing the limits of technology and the use of these […]

$20.00

DiscoCactus

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Doug Perry, vibraphone Laura Intravia, flute, vocals, and EWI Matheus Souza, violin Ben Wallace,piano and keytar Peter Bobinski, guitar Sam Bobinski, bass Chris Pierorazio, drumset DiscoCactus is a collective of composers, performers, and arrangers. They play video game music, sort of; they use video game soundtracks as a jumping off point for a musical party […]

$20.00

Event Series Soundbox

Soundbox

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

At Soundbox, we play to read! Soundbox is a pre-literacy playgroup focused on phonemes, the individual parts of spoken words. For example, the word “cat” can be separated into 3 phonemes. A step up in learning to read is learning to listen. In each play session, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside […]

Andrew Pereira Quintet

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Andrew Pereira - Alto Sax Neta Raanan - Tenor Sax Evan Main - Piano Simón Willson - Bass Jonas Esser - Drums Brooklyn-based saxophonist and composer, Andrew Pereira, enlists some of the finest emerging talent from New York City's jazz scene to complete this dynamically modern sounding band. Combining intricate horn melodies with an assortment […]

$20.00

Paul Steward & Jacques Wilkens

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Paul Steward, the award-winning vocalist/guitarist/producer from California of Pomo Native American heritage, is on tour promoting his album “World Champion” as well as his latest singles from 2XG Records. Paul started his career as a notable Native American Blues Musician of the band Twice As Good and grew his musical artistry to develop into an […]

$20.00

ELEKTRIK MARKET

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Steve Hunt – Keyboards, Synths Ervin Dhimo – Bass, Fretless Bass Jovol Bell – Drums, Percussion   Internationally acclaimed keyboardist Steve Hunt (Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke, Virgil Donati) has teamed up with Albanian born powerhouse bassist Ervin Dhimo and virtuoso drummer Jovol Bell to create a new energetic and exciting power-trio called “Elektrik Market”. ​ […]

$20.00

Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Free for Children below 2 years of age Wake Up and Dance is a joyful winter concert series for the littlest dancers and their grown-ups by award-winning children's musician Suzi Shelton in partnership with Book Nook.  Geared for families with children ages 0-8 years old, this early morning concert series features story time, music and dancing that […]

$15.00 – $45.00
Event Series Soundbox

Soundbox

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

At Soundbox, we play to read! Soundbox is a pre-literacy playgroup focused on phonemes, the individual parts of spoken words. For example, the word “cat” can be separated into 3 phonemes. A step up in learning to read is learning to listen. In each play session, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside […]

Diego Pinera – Odd Wisdom

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

This is a FREE event   Nicola Caminiti - Saxophone Jeff Miles - Guitar Ricky Rodriguez -Bass Diego Pinera - Drums and Composition   The drummer Diego Pinera grew up in Montevideo (Uruguay) and has now been living in Germany for several years. He studied drumming at the Berklee College of Music (USA), at the […]

Antiquity Quintet 

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Haeun Joo - Piano Teresa Sanchez - Bass Akili Bradley - Trumpet Eden Har-Gil - Drums Antiquity quintet is a band formed on 2021 by Eduardo Rodriguez inspired in the album Antiquity recorded by Jackie McLean and Michael Carvin in 1974. This idea was shaped in conversations that Eduardo and his mentor Michael Carvin had […]

$20.00

Rebellious Birds: A Lovey-Dovey Opera Concert Where The Soprano Doesn’t Die!

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Love is a rebellious bird, and so are we! Gluten Free Opera is delighted to present some of our favorite operatic love scenes in an accessible way for all people of all ages! Featuring Lena Haleem (mezzo-soprano), Sophia Mortensen (mezzo-soprano), Kate Theis (soprano), Yasmine Swanson (soprano), and Kathryn Olander (pianist).   Gluten Free Opera (working […]

$15.00 – $30.00

David Gilmore’s New Decade Birthday Celebration

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

ShapeShifter Plus & B Sides Present: David Gilmore’s New Decade Birthday Celebration performing the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire. 6 PM - 7:30PM Drinks, Hang, and Open Jam Session hosted by Tessa Souter 8PM Celebration Show - the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire David Gilmore..... 8 PM Birthday Celebration with David Gilmore (Guitar/Vocals) […]

$25.00

Rotary Ghost and Waring Performance

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Leah - drums Sasha - singer and guitar Ameya - vocals and bass

$15.00
Event Series Soundbox

Soundbox

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

At Soundbox, we play to read! Soundbox is a pre-literacy playgroup focused on phonemes, the individual parts of spoken words. For example, the word “cat” can be separated into 3 phonemes. A step up in learning to read is learning to listen. In each play session, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside […]

Hearing Into the Future CD Release: Celebrating duets and trios with friends

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Tony Jones, tenor sax Jessica Jones, piano and tenor sax guests tba $20 in person An intimate evening of duets and trios, centered around the "Hearing Into the Future" CD release of Tony and Jessica Jones. With over 40 years of playing together, tenor saxophonist Tony Jones and fellow tenor player and spouse Jessica Jones […]

$20.00

The Tristan Geary Trio

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Tristan Geary - piano Mark Venuto - bass Jonathan Collazo - drums Straddling jazz and improvised music, the Tristan Geary Trio presents music in equal parts original pieces, raucous and restrained, and improvised eclecticism, joyous and spontaneous. Featuring stellar Hudson Valley musicians Mark Venuto (bass) and Jonathan Collazo (drums) the core trio is led by […]

$20.00
Event Series Soundbox

Soundbox

ShapeShifter Lab 837 Union Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

At Soundbox, we play to read! Soundbox is a pre-literacy playgroup focused on phonemes, the individual parts of spoken words. For example, the word “cat” can be separated into 3 phonemes. A step up in learning to read is learning to listen. In each play session, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside […]