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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 […]

Haeun Joo Trio

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

Haeun Joo on Piano/Voice, Chris Tordini on Bass, Vinnie Sperrazza on drums Ticket Cover Charge : $20 Door @6:30 pm Show @7:00 pm About: Born in Busan, South Korea, award-winning pianist, composer and songwriter HaeunJoo is making a name for herself as a highly original composer and a thoughtful performer. Having grown up around the […]

$20.00

Camille Harris and Georgia Weber

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

Camille Harris - voice and electronics Georgia Weber - voice and double bass Nathan Ellman Bell - Drums Martha Kato - Piano Eden Bareket - Saxophone   After realizing they were among each other’s biggest fans, long term collaborators Camille Harris and Georgia Weber are bringing their bands together! Both based in Brooklyn, Camille Harris […]

$20.00

MILꓘ BAND

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

Fred Cash - bass Bruce Flowers - keys Adrian Harpham - drums Marvin Sewell - guitar   MILK is comprised of four world-class, journeyman musicians; a burgeoning alliance of New York’s heaviest. About: FRED CASH is a musician from Chicago, Illinois who happens to play bass. Coming from a musical family, he’s played music most […]

$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 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