Open Call Program

The Crow Family Band Climate-Rock Party! Join award-winning NYC "Kindie Climate Rocker" Esther Crow, her family, and her puppets for an all-ages rock show with songs about sustainability, community and activism! By weaving comedy and kindness into each show, Esther empowers kids with knowledge and confidence to be leaders of social/climate justice actions, and to […]

Joe Pignato, Drums, Concepts Cody Davies, Sounds Anthony Berman, Acoustic Bass Mike LaBombard, Tenor Sax Tyreek Jackson, Electric Guitar Randall Horton, Poetry and Voice Christian Black, Poetry and Voice   Bright Dog Red returns to ShapeShifter Lab, celebrating the release of two albums, Bad Magic and Hegemonitized, both out on Ropeadope, April 26, 2024. The group's set will feature music that runs […]

‘A Flash of Cobalt Blue’ is Ines Velasco’s debut big band album. The project is a collaboration with award-winning Mexican poet Jorge Esquinca, and is directly inspired by the poetry of his book ‘Descripción de un brillo azul cobalto’ (‘Description of a flash of cobalt blue’).   The book travels between past and present, navigating the […]

Iseul Kim- Piano/ Voice Lee Kyung Kang- Haegeum Woosung Jung - Daegeum Fung Chern Hwei - Violin Mariel Roberts - Cello Samantha Kochis - Flute Ethan Cohn - Bass T.B.A - Drums/ Percussion Experience the captivating fusion of Korean traditional, Western classical, jazz, and world music genres with Iseul Kim's Two Voices live in concert. […]

Featuring EK Duo: Rachael Elliott (bassoon, voice) and Thomas Kozumplik (vibes, percussion)   With guest artists: Elliott Levin (saxophone, flute, spoken word) Tom Burnett (keyboards, electronics, spoken word) Range Enaself (spoken word) Catherine Rutgers (projected artwork)   LIFE STORIES is an hour-long performance of new music, energized improvisation, acoustic-electronic melding, spoken-word counterpoints, and delectable visions. Six eclectic […]

RICHARD NELSON Join us as the Makrokosmos Orchestra celebrates the release of their first album, Dissolve (Adhyâropa Records). Called "modern jazz at its highest level" (All About Jazz), Makrokosmos co-leader Richard Nelson's symphonic-length triptych takes a big picture, broad-spectrum view of contemporary creative music, maneuvering deftly between ambitious compositions and adventurous improvisation. Featuring some of […]

Grammy-Nominated Artist Fyütch performs uplifting songs with his 6 year old daughter Aura V! Bring the whole family for an all-ages dance party with a live band and special guest Lavender Blues. Harold "Fyütch" Simmons II is a GRAMMY-nominated music and social justice artist.  From concerts to classrooms, his experience as a musician, teacher, and speaker allows […]

Mattan Klein- flute Tammy Scheffer- voice Manu Koch- piano Yoni Ben Ari- bass Ronen Itzik- drums Vocalist Tammy Scheffer and Flutist Mattan Klein have been collaborating over the past 15 years, bringing to their performances a rare chemistry and their shared love of Israeli, Brazilian and jazz music. Tonight’s concert will be featuring compositions by […]

Billy White - Piano Noah Garabedian - Bass Steve Belvilus - Drums   Billy White is a pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer, electronic musician and songwriter.  Born in San Francisco, he graduated attended UCLA's jazz studies program, where he studied under Kenny Burrell and earned a B.A. in Ethnomusicology.  He has won numerous awards and scholarships, […]

At the Shapeshifter Lab, the Variego3 will present a selection of originals from their latest album Recompensa(Centaur 2023) Jorge Variego - Clarinet and Compositions Taber Gable - Piano Rob Linton - Bass   More about Variego3: Jorge Variego @dominoensemble (clarinets and compositions) was born in Rosario, Argentina. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and is currently on the […]

Beledo Power Jazz Trio at ShapeShifter Lab This will be the first Beledo show back in New York after playing with his band at the international Moonjune Festival in Toledo, Spain, going on tour as a member of the legendary English band Soft Machine, playing a concert with the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra featuring his own […]

Doors: 6:30 pm Show: 7:30 pm 2 sets A unique 20-piece big band that creates and performs lush original compositions and arrangements of songs from the rich, historic, and culturally-iconic Jamaican music styles of ska, mento, rock steady, reggae, and jazz from the 1950s and 60s. They blend the exuberant musical layers of the jazz big band […]

Saxes and Woodwinds Matt Hong Bruce Williamson Dan Block Jeff Lederer Patience Higgins Trumpets Andy Gravish Ron Horton Mark McGowan James Zollar Trombones Willie Applewhite Clarence Banks Ed Neumeister James Rogers Rhythm Section Neal Kirkwood, piano and conductor Rob Garcia, drums Jennifer Vincent, bass Diana Herold, vibraphone and marimba

Hery Paz - tenor sax Álvaro Torres - piano Sean Conly - double bass Kresten Osgood - drums   Pianist and composer Álvaro Torres is an emerging voice in New York City's creative jazz scene. His life has been shaped by an international trajectory, leading him to live in a variety of places such as […]

Martin Reuter - Drums Travis Yedoye - Fender Bass Julian Apter - Electric Guitar Brandon Jackson - Korg Synthesizers   NYC based (Luxembourg born) composer/drummer and North Sea Jazz artist Martin Reuter played Euphonium in a 60-piece orchestra at age 8. At Shapeshifter, he leads his 4-piece band with modern sounds, interesting grooves in front […]

7.30pm-8pm: PuriKoko 8.15pm-8.45pm: toso toso 9pm-11pm: Jam Session     PuriKoko Ariel Vera - Vocals + Electronics Alex Yoo - Drums   toso toso Isa Crespo Pardo - Vocals Skyler Hill - Guitar + Electronics Rahul Carlberg - Keys + Synth Kabir Adhiya-Kumar - Drums + Electronics   Followed by double bill is a Jam […]

Bianca Love - Vocals Oscar Williams - Piano Matt Snow - Bass Curtis McPhatter Jr. - Drummer   Hailing from the vibrant streets of New Orleans, Bianca Love’s musical journey, influenced by legends like Charlie Parker, Betty Carter, and Sarah Vaughan, unfolds in a celebration of jazz, blues, soul, and the traditional sounds of her […]

Vocalist and acclaimed songwriter Aimée Allen brings her ultra-dynamic trio with versatile and innovative guitarist Tony Romano and world-renowned bassist François Moutin. The trio's musical aesthetic is exciting, rhythmic, lyrical, and improvisational. Its repertoire is focused on Aimée's compelling, soulful original music and arrangements from multiple eras of the jazz canon. Seemingly minimalist, these three explore […]

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 […]

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 Steve Johns - Drums More on Jake Hart & John Hart Trio Pianist/Composer Jake Hart is an emerging artist recently signed with Sunnyside Records. […]

Michael Sarian - Trumpet/FX Shubh Saran - Electric Guitar Marty Kenney - Electric Bass Gary Jones III - Drums   Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his "unique compositional and instrumental voice" (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz) and his "endlessly renewable strain of lyric improvisation regardless of context or material." (Peter Margasak, […]

Charles Altura - Guitar Ari Hoenig - Drums Joshua Davis - Bass   This evening features the beauty of 11 and 13, in compositions and arrangements by each member of the band.   Charles Altura is a Grammy-nominated artist, known for his work with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Terence Blanchard, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Tom Harrell. […]

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 […]

Oz Noy - Guitar Jeff Tain Watts - Drums James Genus - Bass     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 of the […]

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 […]

Photo credit: Peter Gannushkin   Sam Newsome - Soprano and devices Catherine Sikora - Soprano Saxophone Flute Justin Wood - Alto Saxophone Flute Dan O’Brien - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet Andrew Hadro - Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet Stephen Haynes - Cornet Camerahn Alforque - Trumpet Kenny Warren - Trumpet Shanyse Strickland - French Horn Marshall Sealy […]