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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 (Please RSVP below) 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 […]

Free – $45.00

Family Jam with Debbie and Adam

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

Family Jam with Debbie Brukman and Adam Strum. Debbie Brukman and Adam Strum are so happy to unite for a super fun morning Family Jam Concert. Great for young kids and those who love them with musical stories and tunes for everyone! This is a weekend morning event not to be missed as you come […]

$15.00 – $45.00

20’s ft. the Joseph Herbst Big Band

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

Saxophones - Markus Howell, Zoe Obadia, Jasper Dutz, John Lowery, Skyler Hagner Trumpets - Michael Dudley, Brandon Choi, Joey Lamb, Dave Adewumi Trombones - Altin Sencalar, Norah DeChant, Sam Blakeslee, Gina Benalcazar Guitar - Connor Evans Piano - Dabin Ryu Bass - Adam Olszewski Drums - Jake Richter Compositions, Arrangements, Alto Clarinet - Joseph Herbst […]

$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 […]

Lily White Quintet—Daughter of Fortune

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

Lily White –Saxophone Rob Garcia-Drums Bennett Paster—Piano David Smith-Trumpet Jim Whitney—bass   This is the album release celebration of “Daughter of Fortune,” by Lily White.  Original compositions by Lily White (one by Jim Whitney). 

$20.00

Mercer Patterson Quintet: Lost Eyes

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

Mercer Patterson, Piano/Keyboard Gavin Grey, Bass Matthias Meyer, Drums Eli Heinen, Trombone Connor Hoyt, Saxophone Mercer Patterson is a composer/pianist based in NYC. Performing in a number of different styles, Mercer has had the opportunity to play at numerous venues in both NYC and Michigan, including the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Jazz Gallery, National Sawdust, the […]

$20.00

One Hour Raga with Sitar and Tabla

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

"How does the raga behave? We don’t treat it as a fixed structure of notes. It has a soul. It comes to power, you watch it flourish. So then, we start developing. There’s a rhythmic section, but still with no percussion. We develop it, and then play with the tabla a cycle of maybe sixteen […]

$20.00

Why Can’t I Be Beautiful Like You

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

J. A. Granelli -  Solo electric bass, Compositions, effects. Colin Mackenzie - Video images and projections Why Can't I Be Beautiful Like You is an hour long multimedia piece built around the music of J .A. Granelli and the video projections of Colin MacKEnzie. What began as an online collaboration is now a live experience that […]

$20.00

Michele Romeo Quartet

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

Piero Alessi - Drums Carlo De Biaggio - Electric Bass Justin Salisbury - Keys Michele Romeo - Electric Guitar Italy born-and-raised and NYC-based guitar player, producer and composer Michele Romeo has always had a fine hear for music since an early age. When he was only 4 years old, his parents gifted him a present […]

$20.00

Eden Har-Gil Quartet – Single Release Show

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

Eden Har-Gil - Drums Teresa Sanchez - Upright Bass Itay Goldberg - Alto Saxophone Noam Shapira - Tenor Saxophone In the heart of Brooklyn's vibrant music scene, ShapeShifter Lab prepares to host the much-anticipated debut performance of the Eden Har-Gil Quartet. Comprising Eden Har-Gil on drums, Teresa Sanchez on upright bass, Itay Goldberg on Alto Saxophone, and […]

$20.00

Anthony Muthurajah Quartet

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

Rez Abbasi - Guitar Chris Carroll - Drums Rahul Carlberg - Piano/Keyboards Making his debut as a band leader in NYC, Anthony Muthurajah is no stranger to bass players from all over the world. Having recently moved to the United States from Dubai, U.A.E, he is currently in the works of doing his 3rd record, […]

$20.00

Bilingual Kids’ Concert with 123 Andrés

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

As seen on PBS KIDS and numerous platforms… 2024 GRAMMY Winner for Best Children’s Album 123 Andrés is back in Brooklyn coming to @shapeshifterlab!!!! 💫 They’re bringing their high-energy interactive show, en inglés y en español to get the whole family, laughing and moving. 🎸 Right on Park Slope! Their concert is packed with movimiento […]

$15.00

The Sway Machinery – Purim Spectacle

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

General Admission - $20 At The Door In Costume - $15 Join The Sway Machinery for a night of music and reversal...one night only theatrical experience featuring randomly selected members of the audience (by consent only!!!)... “This unclassifiable, uplifting band is led by the singer and guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood, the grandson of the renowned cantor […]

$20.00

Regional Samaúma and Toomai Quintet: A Brazilian Portrait 

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

Toomai Violin: Alex Fortes and Emilie-Anne Gendron Viola: George Meyer Cello: Hamilton Berry Double Bass: Andrew Roitstein Regional Samaúma Fernanda Silveira: Cavaquinho Fabio Oliveira: Percussion Vitor Sampaio: Guitar Grant Zilkowski: Mandolin* *Special Guest The Regional Samaúma, a choro and samba group based in New York, is teaming up with the award-winning Toomai String Quintet to […]

$20.00

Nick Balaban & The Lucky Otters

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

Kevin Batchelor — trumpet, singing, piano J. Walter Hawkes — trombone, singing, ukulele, piano J Granelli — bass Diego Voglino — drums Nick Balaban — singing, piano, bari ukulele While informed by several genres — jazz, country, r&b, rock, funk, bossa nova, pop and more — Nick Balaban & The Lucky Otters is singer/songwriter music […]

$20.00

PinkNoise: Shivers on Speed

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

Please note: Tickets are on a Pay-What-You-Can basis. Doors at 6:30pm Show at 7pm Johnna Wu, violin Simon Kanzler, electronics Roberta Michel, flute Kaichi Hirayama, clarinet Iva Casian Lakos, cello Chi Wei Lo, piano Concert Program Scott Miller - Brightly Drawn for violin, cello, and electronics Victoria Cheah - Hard columns you within for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone, […]

$5.00 – $30.00

Scheidt/Perry/Anderson/Scott

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

Holger Scheidt - upright bass Rich Perry - tenor saxophone Nick Anderson - drums Dave Scott - trumpet FREE EVENT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1S9h1VrBNw This quartet lead by the German bass player Holger Scheidt performs three-part composition and improvisation with drums. „…lithely dovetailing horn parts… Scheidt´s unfussy themes and spare but effective arrangements… lend… an overall unity of […]

Mr. Evan V – Let Us Rock Album Release Party

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

Let Us Rock is signature Mr. Evan V : High energy, extraordinary musicianship, positive vibes, & an inclusive dance concert experience. It’s all about letting loose & having fun! On this new album he accomplishes just that. Let Us Rock is filled with songs that will take you and your kids on a journey of […]

$15.00

Ingrid Schyborger: “In Love With The World” Pre Album-Release Show. 

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

“In love with the world” Is the title of Ingrid Schyborger’s upcoming debut album. It features a jazz quartet combined with a string quartet, a project she’s been working on for the past three years. Some of the musicians on the album include Ian Cleaver (nl) on trumpet, Tommaso Perazzo (pi) drummer and percussionist Rogerio […]

$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 (PLEASE RSVP) 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 […]

Free – $45.00

The Sound of Scandinavian Jazz + Nikolaj Bangsgaard Quintet

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

7:00 pm Nikolaj Bangsgaard Quintet 8:30 pm The Sound of Scandinavian Jazz   Nikolaj Bangsgaard Quintet Nikolaj Bangsgaard is a young danish drummer who moved to NYC in 2022. This night he will be leading his own band to be heard for the first time in New York City featuring compositions by Nikolaj and other […]

$20.00

Gabriel Meyer 5tet

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

Gabriel Meyer - Trombone Jake Miller - Guitar Josh Klamka - Keys Greg Masters - Drums Eli Pace - Bass Gabriel Meyer is a trombonist and composer based out of Philadelphia and is currently studying with Robert Edwards and Norman David. He is known for leading groups such as The Gabriel Meyer Creative Orchestra and […]

$20.00

Dot Iso Plus Quintet

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

Vivek Menon – Violin Dylan DelGiudice – Guitar & Alto Saxophone Orchid McRae – Drums & Percussion Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson – Trombone & Vibraphone Caroline Morton – Upright Bass   Dot Iso Plus Quintet is the trio Dot Iso plus Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson and Caroline Morton. Dot Iso is a NYC-based trio performing […]

$15.00

‘CompCord@40’ Anniversary CD Release – As part of Composers Concordance ‘12th Annual Festival’ 

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

B3+ with Franz Hackl, John Clark & Dave Taylor, feat. Gene Pritsker - Di.J. Dan Cooper Quartet As part of Composers Concordance 12th Annual Festival ‘CompCord@40’, We are releasing a compilation CD from our record label. The album is also titled  ‘CompCord@40’ and includes 25 tracks from our 89 releases. We will celebrate the release of […]

$20.00

The Crow Family Band Climate-Rock Party!

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

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 […]

$15.00 – $45.00

Bright Dog Red at ShapeShifter Lab

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

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 […]

$20.00

Ines Velasco Large Ensemble  ‘A Flash of Cobalt Blue’ Pre-Album Release Show

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

‘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 […]

$20.00

Culture Night – Iseul Kim’s Two Voices

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

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. […]

$20.00

LIFE STORIES / Music-Words-Art

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

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 […]

$20.00