Open Call Program

David Aaron-saxophones Nick Panoutsos-bass Dave Gould-drums & toys   Website: www.shortmemory.org/flip–city/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/shortmemoryrecords/ Bandcamp: https://davidaaron4.bandcamp.com/   Short IG video clip: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxN61wjgyCY/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== Longer video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Z3VMyVv9o   Led by Canadian-born saxophonist, David Henry Aaron, Flip City has been playing around the NYC scenes since 1996.  David regularly works as a freelance saxophonist in all genres, as well as a teacher, composer, […]

Show time at  8:00 pm doors at 7:30 pm   Yuhan Su / Vibraphone. Compositions Caroline Davis / Saxophone Matt Mitchell / Piano Marty Kenney / Bass Dan Weiss / Drums   ‘Like the best fiction, it’s entirely enveloping’ - Downbeat Magazine. Recent nominee for the DownBeat Critics Poll in the category “Rising Star” of Vibraphone, […]

MARKO DJORDJEVIC & SVETI 7PM Marko Djordjevic - drums and compositions Justin Salisbury - piano and keys Ksenia Vasileva - el. bass   ABSURD CONDITION 8PM Chris Savarino (Drums) Tim Barnard (Guitar) Ethan Emery (Bass)

Griffin Woodard - bass clarinet Daniel Spearman- trumpet Cameron Campbell - piano Miles Gilbert - bass Hugh Kline - drums   The Griffin Woodard Quintet is a highly skilled band of young musicians connecting with audiences through individual and collaborative artistic expression. The quintet faithfully integrates each member's distinctive voice into a radiant, melodic tapestry. The […]

The Summer Children is a captivating folk band led by the talented singer-songwriter and guitar player, Aayushi Karnik. Aayushi's journey from India to the United States to pursue an education at the prestigious Juilliard School's Undergraduate Program for Jazz Guitar showcases her dedication to musical growth and exploration. With her band, she aspires to blend the heartfelt […]

Technology And Bones is the solo project of bass trombone player Alix Tucou. “Technology And Bones is a music project that mixes sounds from everyday life, music production and improvisation with my main instrument, the bass trombone…a kind of crossroad between pure Music composition and sound design with the will to make any listener dive […]

Telos Consort presents an exciting evening of new works for our unique instrumentation, including compositions by ensemble members Cole Reyes, Thomas Giles, Kyle Landry, and Jules Biber. The Consort is a group of creatives reimagining the concert experience through the performance of works by living composers. We create an environment for the avid concert-goer and […]

Kendall Perry – piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal harmonies Magda Kress – bass Caro Moore – drums Annie Blythe – cello Dave Klodowski – piano Lily Ali-Oshatz – vocal harmonies ---------------------------------------- $20 online advance (Closed) $25 at door ---------------------------------------- An Ocean of Becoming is a retrospective of Kendall Perry’s transportive instrumental works spanning over […]

doors 6:30 pm show: 7 pm Sam Blakeslee - compositions/arrangements Erica Seguine - conductor Dave Pietro, Brian Krock, Joseph Herbst, John Lowery, Andrew Gutauskas - woodwinds John Lake, David Neves, Jonathan Saraga, David Adewumi - trumpets Sam Blakeslee, Nick Vayenas, John Yao, Jennifer Wharton - trombones Olli Hirvonen - guitar Martha Kato - piano Matt […]

The accomplished young groove maker has hosted his annual birthday celebration, which features an exciting mix of music veterans, as well as, up and coming performers, at Shapeshifter since he turned 10 years old. This year, Gilberto’s special guests include bassist Lonnie Plaxico, saxophonist Jay Rodriguez, pianist Ben Stivers and a host of Gilberto’s talented […]

Bolide is a modern jazz group that features world-class established veteran musicians from NYC. Current and past members include Nitzan Gavrielli, Russ Lossing- keyboards, Matt Maneri- viola, Ed Schuller, Jerome Harris Bass, Chris Bacas - saxes, and Pete Davenport - drums. Bolide has recorded two CDs, Bolide and Times Like These, which showcase the compositions […]

Woven lines, soundscapes, psycho-emotional excursions as navigated by a quartet of guitar, bass, double bass, and percussion. Double Night Wave draws on the improvising imaginations of Josh Scott, Lim Yang, Yuko Togami, and Paul Steven Ray with musical backgrounds covering a broad spectrum that includes Free Jazz, Experimental Noise, Grind Core, Mainstream Jazz, Psychedelic Post Rock, […]

FM: Drums (Mark Gaffney), Bass (Ken Gleason), Guitar (Christian Hurtado), Lead Singer/Guitar (Steve Gilliatt), Guitar and Music Direction (Thomas Millioto)  Platinum: Lead Singer/Guitar (Michael Pesola)  Drums (Bob Donigan), Guitar 1 (John Jasilli), Guitar 2 (Kyle McGaffey), Bass (Michael Abitbol), Drums (Special Celebrity Guest Gus Morgan, a.k.a. Destroy), Piano, Violin and background vocals Special Celebrity Guest […]

Annie Chen – voice, compositions Alex LoRe – saxophone, flute, bass clarinet Fung Chern Hwei – violin, viola Marius Duboule – guitar Jacob Sacks – piano Jeong Lim Yang – bass Satoshi Takeishi – drums   Annie Chen Guardians is a new project born in 2022, a septet of jazz and improvised music featuring some […]

As the grandson of great American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, drummer, bandleader, and composer John B. Arnold grew up in the legacy of jazz tradition. For him, music is a gift that is given from one generation to the next. With that gift comes a responsibility to offer younger musicians the opportunity to hone their craft […]

Marko Djordjevic & Sveti 7:30 PM Marko Djordjevic - drums and compositions Justin Salisbury - piano and keys Ksenia Vasileva - el. bass For over two decades, SVETI has been the creative outlet for one of the most impressive and innovative drummers in the world today, the Serbian-born New York resident Marko Djordjevic (pronounced Georgevich). […]

Doors: 7pm Show: 7:30pm 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 era with […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]