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SUMMARY:Rotary Ghost and Waring Performance
DESCRIPTION:Leah – drums\nSasha – singer and guitar\nAmeya – vocals and bass
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/rotary-ghost-feb-19/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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SUMMARY:VICTOR WOOTEN - WORKSHOP + INTERVIEW WITH MATT GARRISON
DESCRIPTION:Victor Wooten will come to ShapeShifter Lab to conduct a workshop and an interview with Matt Garrison. \n 
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/victor-wooten-workshop-interview-with-matt-garrison/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays. 12-12:45pm \nWorkshop\, 1-3pm \n  \nWorkshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab\nEvery Wednesday in February\, 2023\n\n\n12-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches\n\n\n\nMatt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached.\nHe will discuss: Songs\, Forms\, Improvisation\, Dynamics\, Tempos\, Feel\, Genres\, Technique\, Emotional State and other important topics that will set the stage for the actual ShapeShifter Lab Jam Session.\nHe feels that doing so will give a strong basis for all jammers to get a sense of what’s possible.\nThe further idea of the workshop is to trigger a conversation\, spark ideas and open the floor for clear dialogue about a possible set of Jam Session frameworks.\nAll Experience levels welcome! FREE!\n\n\n\n1-3pm Jam Session
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/workshops-jam-sessions-hosted-by-matt-garrison-4/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music,Open Jam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T131500
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SUMMARY:Soundbox
DESCRIPTION:At Soundbox\, we play to read! \nSoundbox 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. \nA step up in learning to read is learning to listen. \nIn each play session\, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside to discover a sound pattern! A miniature apple\, a tiny alligator\, a very small astronaut\, an itty bitty axe\, and mini alpaca all begin with the same sound! \nWe play with our minis and learn more about our new sound through activities and games that are both super fun and researched based. We learn how to break words into sound parts\, practice sound order\, discover sound patterns\, and map sounds to letters. These skills are foundational for emerging readers. With each Soundbox they open\, our friends take one more step on their journey towards reading! \nCome play with us! \n** Currently this is NOT a drop-off play group. Adults stay to play. There is no charge for this 4-round session. This session is designed for children who are 4 to 5 years old. There are LOTS of small parts. Not suitable for kids under 4. Adult supervision required at all times. \nDates\nTuesday. February 6\nTuesday\, February 13\n*Thursday\, February 22\nTuesday\, February 27\nTuesday\, March 5 \nTimes\n12:00pm – 1:15pm \nLocation\nShapeShifter Lab\n837 Union Street\nGround Floor\, Open Cafe
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/soundbox-feb/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Open Call Program,Party
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240224T200000
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SUMMARY:Hearing Into the Future CD Release: Celebrating duets and trios with friends
DESCRIPTION:Tony Jones\, tenor sax\nJessica Jones\, piano and tenor sax\nguests tba\n\n$20 in person\n\nAn intimate evening of duets and trios\, centered around the “Hearing Into the Future” CD release of Tony and Jessica Jones.\nWith over 40 years of playing together\, tenor saxophonist Tony Jones and fellow tenor player and spouse Jessica Jones have created an intimate musical bond. Though they have worked side by side in the Jessica Jones Quartet\, Peter Apfelbaum’s Hieroglyphics Ensemble\, and Joseph Jarman’s Lifetime Visions Orchestra among others this is their first release as a duo. The music on “Hearing Into the Future” displays the full range of Tony’s musical experience\, from being schooled in mainstream and progressive jazz from a very young age by his jazz-loving mother\, to co-leading a cooperative improvisation group\, “Pitch\, Rhythm and Consciousness\,” which is associated with freer jazz. You can hear the full spectrum of his influences in this project.\n\nTony’s bio:\nTony Jones grew up in a hotbed of jazz education in Berkeley California where he was steeped in music at home and trained in some of the earliest jazz education programs in the nation\, including Berkeley High School and UC Berkeley’s Young Musicians Program. While still in high school\, Jones was part of an innovative cooperative quartet that performed bold experimental music around the Bay Area and on an East Coast tour where they were exposed to the still thriving loft jazz scene.\nJones Co-founded the Jessica Jones Quartet and\, with violinist Charlie Burnham\, the Pitch\, Rhythm and Consciousness Ensemble and subsequent configurations; both groups record and perform extensively. He has performed and recorded with Don Cherry\, Muhal Richard Abrams\, Cecil Taylor\, Peter Apfelbaum\, and Joseph Jarman\, among others\, including in national and international jazz festivals. Jones was also part of New Artists Records\, a collective company founded by Connie Crothers and Max Roach.\nJones is a recipient of the inaugural Jerome Artist Fellowship and a Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Rare Earth Vibration Association (REVA Inc)\, a New York based performing arts non-profit organization.\n\nSaxophonist/pianist/composer Jones leads a pianoless group\, the Jessica Jones Quartet\, which features her original music. The group has played festivals and major clubs on the East and West Coasts of the U.S\, and received a Jazz Road grant from South Arts. Saxophonist husband Tony Jones\, bassist Stomu Takeishi and drummer Kenny Wollesen round out the group\, which has played in the Knitting Factory Festival in New York City\, the Bay Area Jazz Poetry Festival\, and the Eddie Moore Jazz Festival in Oakland\, California\, where the group headlined with special guest Don Cherry. The group has been featured in venues including Yoshi’s and Dizzy’s Club and released several CDs to critical acclaim collaborating with guests such as pianist Connie Crothers\, saxophonist Joseph Jarman of the Art Ensemble of Chicago\, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Poets\, storytellers\, and guest musicians have been augmented the core quartet throughout.\n\nIn addition\, Ms. Jones is active as a sideman and has worked with Joseph Jarman\, Cecil Taylor\, Karl Berger\, and Don Cherry as well as a variety of Haitian\, Caribbean\, and African bands. She is composing an opera with poet Arisa White debuting in 2025 in Maine\, and has a varied body of additional compositional work.\n\nJones is an innovative jazz educator and consultant\, working with children and young adults on improvisation\, composition\, and oral traditions for Jazz at Lincoln Center\, Stanford Jazz Workshop\, the Vision Festival\, Brooklyn Friends School\, Bard College and others. Currently\, Jones is Executive and Co-Artistic Director for REVA\, Inc\, a non-profit created to use creative arts to inspire\, educate and heal people and communities. REVA’s initiatives include Global JazzWomen festivals and related events\, educational and apprentice programs\, and partnerships with community music organizations in Botswana\, South Africa\, NYC and the SF Bay Area.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/hearing-into-the-future-cd-release-celebrating-duets-and-trios-with-friends/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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SUMMARY:The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals
DESCRIPTION:The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter\n  \nSparkling with the sound of young talent\, The Fat Cats is a pre-professional youth orchestra. The group is composed of one big band and two small ensembles that perform Latin jazz and standard jazz pieces and showcase the finest young talent from across all NYC boroughs. \nFounded in 2010 by Arturo O’Farril and managed by the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance\,  The Fat Cats is led by Zack O’Farrill with Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra members Jim Seeley\, Berta Moreno\, and Jasim Perales\, as well as Arthur Alvarez and Adam Baksh-García. \nOver the years\, The Fat Cats have taken the stage at New York venues such as the Brooklyn Museum\, New York Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center\, the Frick Collection\, the Greene Space at WNYC\, BRIC House\, Birdland and Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab who has welcomed the band for weekly rehearsals since their 2023-2024 season.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/fat-cats-open-workshop-and-rehearsals-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music
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SUMMARY:The Tristan Geary Trio
DESCRIPTION:Tristan Geary – piano\nMark Venuto – bass\nJonathan Collazo – drums\nStraddling 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 Tristan Geary (piano)\, whose music\, well rooted in the jazz tradition\, is as experimental as it is swinging. Informed by both their study of jazz and orchestral and ensemble composition\, the trio’s capacity for genre-bending creations and collaboration continue to light a fire underneath it\, pursuing a meandering\, storytelling sound\, while never sacrificing on groove\, blues\, and interplay. \nThe trio has performed extensively in the Hudson Valley region and in New York City. Geary. Born in London\, UK\, Geary is based in both the U.S. and Europe\, and graduated from Bard College in 2020 with a degree in jazz performance and composition.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/the-tristan-geary-trio-feb-25/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T113000
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SUMMARY:Winter Mondays Baby Class with Debbie Brukman 10:30am
DESCRIPTION:Join Debbie in the beautiful ShapeShifter Lab on Union Street with her happy music for grooving with her guitar\, scarves\, parachute\, and drums! Babies will discover\, groove\, and make some friends while adults can feel community while engaging with your child. Debbie is a local mom with two decades of singing for our neighborhood kids.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/winter-mondays-baby-class-with-debbie-brukman-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T125000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T201658Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Mondays Baby Class with Debbie Brukman 12pm
DESCRIPTION:Join Debbie in the beautiful ShapeShifter Lab on Union Street with her happy music for grooving with her guitar\, scarves\, parachute\, and drums! Babies will discover\, groove\, and make some friends while adults can feel community while engaging with your child. Debbie is a local mom with two decades of singing for our neighborhood kids.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/winter-mondays-baby-class-with-debbie-brukman-12pm-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T131500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T032943Z
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SUMMARY:Soundbox
DESCRIPTION:At Soundbox\, we play to read! \nSoundbox 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. \nA step up in learning to read is learning to listen. \nIn each play session\, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside to discover a sound pattern! A miniature apple\, a tiny alligator\, a very small astronaut\, an itty bitty axe\, and mini alpaca all begin with the same sound! \nWe play with our minis and learn more about our new sound through activities and games that are both super fun and researched based. We learn how to break words into sound parts\, practice sound order\, discover sound patterns\, and map sounds to letters. These skills are foundational for emerging readers. With each Soundbox they open\, our friends take one more step on their journey towards reading! \nCome play with us! \n** Currently this is NOT a drop-off play group. Adults stay to play. There is no charge for this 4-round session. This session is designed for children who are 4 to 5 years old. There are LOTS of small parts. Not suitable for kids under 4. Adult supervision required at all times. \nDates\nTuesday. February 6\nTuesday\, February 13\n*Thursday\, February 22\nTuesday\, February 27\nTuesday\, March 5 \nTimes\n12:00pm – 1:15pm \nLocation\nShapeShifter Lab\n837 Union Street\nGround Floor\, Open Cafe
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/soundbox-feb/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Open Call Program,Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240207T150000
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SUMMARY:Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays. 12-12:45pm \nWorkshop\, 1-3pm \n  \nWorkshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab\nEvery Wednesday in February\, 2023\n\n\n12-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches\n\n\n\nMatt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached.\nHe will discuss: Songs\, Forms\, Improvisation\, Dynamics\, Tempos\, Feel\, Genres\, Technique\, Emotional State and other important topics that will set the stage for the actual ShapeShifter Lab Jam Session.\nHe feels that doing so will give a strong basis for all jammers to get a sense of what’s possible.\nThe further idea of the workshop is to trigger a conversation\, spark ideas and open the floor for clear dialogue about a possible set of Jam Session frameworks.\nAll Experience levels welcome! FREE!\n\n\n\n1-3pm Jam Session
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/workshops-jam-sessions-hosted-by-matt-garrison-4/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music,Open Jam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240228T200000
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SUMMARY:Haeun Joo Trio
DESCRIPTION:Haeun Joo on Piano/Voice\, \nChris Tordini on Bass\, \nVinnie Sperrazza on drums \nTicket Cover Charge : $20 \nDoor @6:30 pm \nShow @7:00 pm\n\nAbout:\nBorn 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 jazz\, funk and pop of the Seoul scene\, she eventually decided to search for the source of the jazz sound she loved so much\, moving to the United States in 2011 to study at Berklee School of Music. She moved to New York to study at SUNY Purchase where she got her master’s degree and where she has been actively playing since. \nIn 2021 Haeun Joo released her debut album\, “We Will Find”. An introspective exploration of deep thoughts realized in a hopeful idiom with dashes of melancholia\, We Will Find is contemplative jazz with a modern sensibility which features Matt Holman doubling trumpet\, Doug Weiss on bass and Ronen Itzik on drums. \nShe will be performing her new compositions soon to be recorded with her trio. \n 
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/haeun-joo-trio/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240229T200000
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SUMMARY:Camille Harris and Georgia Weber
DESCRIPTION:Camille Harris – voice and electronics\nGeorgia Weber – voice and double bass\nNathan Ellman Bell – Drums\nMartha Kato – Piano\nEden Bareket – Saxophone\n\n\n  \nAfter realizing they were among each other’s biggest fans\, long term collaborators Camille Harris and Georgia Weber are bringing their bands together!\nBoth based in Brooklyn\, Camille Harris is a composer\, performer and playwright.\nHer compositions have been featured on projects and commercials for clients such as Nickelodeon\, Adobe\, Merrill Lynch\, and more. She has mixed and mastered multiple singles for clients around the country.\nCamille has released five albums.  Her cover of the Standard “The Nearness of You\,” recorded with pianist David Linard is featured on multiple Spotify editorial playlists and her recent single “My Love Belongs With You” is featured on the Spotify editorial playlist “Vocal Jazz.”\n\n\n\n  \nGeorgia Weber describes herself as “married to her bass”.  Her affinity to her instrument\, style and genre has been inspired by jazz luminaries Scott LaFaro and Charlie Haden.  A musical open-mindedness allowed Weber to develop a unique sound\, which has painted the lower register for some of the world’s most renowned jazz artists.\nWeber performs and records with artists such as Post Modern Jukebox’s Robyn Adele Anderson\, The Morning Sea and is the composer\, bassist and vocalist in her own trio\, Georgia Weber and The Sleeved Hearts. Weber was a finalist in the 2015 Australian National Jazz Awards.   She has released two albums with The Sleeved Hearts and has another release on the horizon in 2024.\n\n\n\n  \n#camilleharrismusic #georgiaweberbass\n@georgiaweberbass @camilleharrismusic\nFacebook.com/camilleharris\nFacebook.com/georgiaweberbass
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/camille-georgia/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240229T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240229T213000
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CREATED:20240212T015645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T020108Z
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SUMMARY:MILꓘ BAND
DESCRIPTION:Fred Cash – bass\nBruce Flowers – keys\nAdrian Harpham – drums\nMarvin Sewell – guitar \n  \nMILK is comprised of four world-class\, journeyman musicians; a burgeoning alliance of New York’s heaviest. \nAbout:\nFRED CASH is a musician from Chicago\, Illinois who happens to play bass. Coming from a musical family\, he’s played music most of his life. After finishing a couple of semesters at the American Conservatory of Music he moved to New York where he’s played with such artists as Alicia Keys\, Indie Arie\, Henry Butler\, Luther Vandross\, Elvis Costello\, George Clinton\, Curtis Mayfield\, and The Impressions\, Adam Holzman\, Jean-Paul Bourelly\, Toshi Reagon\, Jerry Butler\, and many others. \nBRUCE FLOWERS is a pianist/keyboardist/composer from Baltimore\, MD. He played in go-go bands and jazz groups in the DC area before attending New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music in Boston. Following Berklee\, he moved to NYC and began a top-flight/fruitful career playing with Betty Carter\, Bobby Watson\, Marcus Miller\, Ruben Wilson\, Brian Mcknight\, Queen Latifah\, David Sanborn\, and Patti Austin. He is currently composing music\, doing session work\, and developing his own projects. \n  \nADRIAN HARPHAM is a Drummer/record producer/composer from Philadelphia. Originally mentored by various Philly drummers\, he later studied with Alan Dawson\, Russell Leach and Ed Uribe before attending Berklee College of Music. After Berklee\, he moved to NYC and has since worked with: Dr. John\, Henry Butler\, Raphael Saadiq\, Leo Nocentelli (the Meters)\, Fred Wesley\, Bernie Worrell\, Chromeo\, Amel Larrieux/Groove Theory\, Donald Harrison\, Pee Wee Ellis\, Oz Noy\, Charlie Hunter\, Brazilian Girls\, Coolio\, Tom Scott\, the Pharcyde\, DJ Logic\, Screaming Headless Torsos. Adrian is an active record producer with his production company Big Pulse Productions and his label imprint Modern Icon Recordings (distributed by Ropeadope Records). \n  \nMARVIN J. SEWELL guitarist and composer\, hails from Chicago. He began his career playing with local greats like Von Freeman and Ramsey Lewis. After studying composition at Roosevelt University\, he went on to collaborate with notable artists including Jack DeJohnette\, David Sanborn\, Marcus Miller\, Jorge Sylvester\, Gary Thomas\, Greg Osby\, Joe Lovano\, George Benson\, Sekou Sundiata\, and Peter Herborn. He leads The Marvin Sewell Group today and is gearing up for a solo record release. \n  \n 
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/adrian-harpham/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240301T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240301T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240229T235244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T235605Z
UID:12272-1709314200-1709330400@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Master Class\, Performance\, Jam Session of the Fat Cats\, students from Interlochen\, and various and sundry other students
DESCRIPTION:5:30pm: Master class by Chris Glassman of Interlochen’s jazz department\n7:00pm: Fat Cats performance w/ Interlochen guests\n8:00pm: jam session for Fat Cats\, Interlochen\, Harlem School of the Arts\, etc. students (ICE\, Brooklyn Conservatory\, LaGuardia)
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/fatcats-mar1/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240302T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240302T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20231206T015605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T195829Z
UID:8847-1709374500-1709379000@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Wake Up & Dance with Suzi Shelton
DESCRIPTION:Free for Children below 2 years of age (Please RSVP below) \nWake 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 is sure to engage\, inspire and uplift! Come in from the cold\, warm up with some hot drinks from the café\, and get ready to kick off your weekend with musical fun by Suzi Shelton and Friends! \n09:30 am – Doors\n10:15 am – Story Time with Book Nook\n10:30-11:30am – Concert \nGeared for ages 0-8 years \nSuzi Shelton\nFor more than a decade\, Suzi Shelton has been recognized as a voice in independent family music\, and a leading figure in the NYC children’s music scene. She has four solo albums under her belt along with multiple hit singles frequently played on the radio (and everywhere you listen to your music)\, and a popular livestream show called Sing with Suzi featuring special guests from around the globe that is watched in over 70 countries! Suzi is a staple in Park Slope with her regular playground-packed performances at Old Stone House of Brooklyn\, Brooklyn Public Library\, and Jalopy Theatre.\nAs Brooklyn Spectator noted\, “When Suzi Shelton takes the stage with her guitar and her band\, you know that something special is about to happen.” \nwww.suzishelton.com \n\nBook Nook \n\nhttps://booknooknyc.com/ \n\nPark Slope Parents\nhttps://www.parkslopeparents.com/\n\n\nThis concert series is bought to you by
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/suzi-shelton-mar-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240303T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240303T111500
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240214T061128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T023303Z
UID:11839-1709460900-1709464500@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Family Jam with Debbie and Adam
DESCRIPTION:Family Jam with Debbie Brukman and Adam Strum. \n\n\n\nDebbie 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 out from the cold and join together in community and song\, and dance. (And perhaps a drink from the cafe/bar)\n\nDebbie Brukman is a neighborhood musician and mom who has been playing her guitar and creating joy for two decades. Called a “neighborhood gem” she believes in the power of music. Her motto is “We Need To Sing. All of us.”\n\nAdam Strum is a Brooklyn professional musician\, producer\, and music educator. He has been teaching and performing for 25 years!\n\nwww.debbiebrukman.com\n\nKids under 1 year FREE!
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/debbie-brukman/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20231103T172015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T172016Z
UID:7346-1699182000-1699203600@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals
DESCRIPTION:The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter\n  \nSparkling with the sound of young talent\, The Fat Cats is a pre-professional youth orchestra. The group is composed of one big band and two small ensembles that perform Latin jazz and standard jazz pieces and showcase the finest young talent from across all NYC boroughs. \nFounded in 2010 by Arturo O’Farril and managed by the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance\,  The Fat Cats is led by Zack O’Farrill with Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra members Jim Seeley\, Berta Moreno\, and Jasim Perales\, as well as Arthur Alvarez and Adam Baksh-García. \nOver the years\, The Fat Cats have taken the stage at New York venues such as the Brooklyn Museum\, New York Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center\, the Frick Collection\, the Greene Space at WNYC\, BRIC House\, Birdland and Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab who has welcomed the band for weekly rehearsals since their 2023-2024 season.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/fat-cats-open-workshop-and-rehearsals-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240303T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20231207T221801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T062855Z
UID:8867-1709492400-1709496000@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:20’s ft. the Joseph Herbst Big Band
DESCRIPTION:Saxophones – Markus Howell\, Zoe Obadia\, Jasper Dutz\, John Lowery\, Skyler Hagner\nTrumpets – Michael Dudley\, Brandon Choi\, Joey Lamb\, Dave Adewumi\nTrombones – Altin Sencalar\, Norah DeChant\, Sam Blakeslee\, Gina Benalcazar\nGuitar – Connor Evans\nPiano – Dabin Ryu\nBass – Adam Olszewski\nDrums – Jake Richter\nCompositions\, Arrangements\, Alto Clarinet – Joseph Herbst \nOriginally written to be premiered in Asheville\, NC\, in March 2020\, “20s” celebrates the 20s\, ALL the 20s\, with music ranging from the 1120s to the 24th century to today\, while celebrating historical figures throughout the 20s such as Enheduanna\, the 23rd Century BC High Priestess who was the first named author and poet in history\, Mary Anning\, who discovered the first complete Plesiosaurus fossil in 1823 and is known as “the greatest fossilist the world never new\,” and more. Originally planned for March – Women’s History Month – and yet again planned for March\, the music has a focus on women composers and figures through history\, as Joseph’s arrangements and compositions bring the music and history to life in the light of the 2020’s. \nComposer and woodwind player Joseph Herbst uses music as a medium for storytelling\, often as part of collaborative projects\, in order to push ourselves to see the world in different ways while strengthening our sense of community. Based in NYC\, Joseph leads his own septet\, 13-piece chamber ensemble\, and big band\, while actively working as a copyist to aid fellow composers in bringing their music to life. Joseph is the recipient of the 2023 ASCAP Johnny Mandel Prize\, the 2023 24th Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize and Manny Album Commission\, the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Awards in 2021 and 2023\, and the ISJAC Sonic Awards Recipient for Arrangement 2021. \n  \n 
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/joseph-herbst/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240502T202145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T202146Z
UID:13834-1707129000-1707132600@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Winter Mondays Baby Class with Debbie Brukman 10:30am
DESCRIPTION:Join Debbie in the beautiful ShapeShifter Lab on Union Street with her happy music for grooving with her guitar\, scarves\, parachute\, and drums! Babies will discover\, groove\, and make some friends while adults can feel community while engaging with your child. Debbie is a local mom with two decades of singing for our neighborhood kids.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/winter-mondays-baby-class-with-debbie-brukman-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Live Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T125000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240502T200857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T201658Z
UID:13828-1707134400-1707137400@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Winter Mondays Baby Class with Debbie Brukman 12pm
DESCRIPTION:Join Debbie in the beautiful ShapeShifter Lab on Union Street with her happy music for grooving with her guitar\, scarves\, parachute\, and drums! Babies will discover\, groove\, and make some friends while adults can feel community while engaging with your child. Debbie is a local mom with two decades of singing for our neighborhood kids.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/winter-mondays-baby-class-with-debbie-brukman-12pm-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Live Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240201T131500
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240305T030652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T032943Z
UID:11387-1706790600-1706793300@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Soundbox
DESCRIPTION:At Soundbox\, we play to read! \nSoundbox 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. \nA step up in learning to read is learning to listen. \nIn each play session\, friends open a Soundbox and explore the “minis” inside to discover a sound pattern! A miniature apple\, a tiny alligator\, a very small astronaut\, an itty bitty axe\, and mini alpaca all begin with the same sound! \nWe play with our minis and learn more about our new sound through activities and games that are both super fun and researched based. We learn how to break words into sound parts\, practice sound order\, discover sound patterns\, and map sounds to letters. These skills are foundational for emerging readers. With each Soundbox they open\, our friends take one more step on their journey towards reading! \nCome play with us! \n** Currently this is NOT a drop-off play group. Adults stay to play. There is no charge for this 4-round session. This session is designed for children who are 4 to 5 years old. There are LOTS of small parts. Not suitable for kids under 4. Adult supervision required at all times. \nDates\nTuesday. February 6\nTuesday\, February 13\n*Thursday\, February 22\nTuesday\, February 27\nTuesday\, March 5 \nTimes\n12:00pm – 1:15pm \nLocation\nShapeShifter Lab\n837 Union Street\nGround Floor\, Open Cafe
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/soundbox-feb/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Open Call Program,Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240307T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240307T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240208T233655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T225547Z
UID:11591-1709845200-1709848800@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Lily White Quintet—Daughter of Fortune
DESCRIPTION:Lily White –Saxophone\nRob Garcia-Drums\nBennett Paster—Piano\nDavid Smith-Trumpet\nJim Whitney—bass   \nThis is the album release celebration of “Daughter of Fortune\,” by Lily White.  Original compositions by Lily White (one by Jim Whitney). 
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/lily-white-quintet-mar-7/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240308T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240131T165503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T002944Z
UID:11332-1709924400-1709928000@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Mercer Patterson Quintet: Lost Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Mercer Patterson\, Piano/Keyboard\nGavin Grey\, Bass\nMatthias Meyer\, Drums\nEli Heinen\, Trombone\nConnor Hoyt\, Saxophone \nMercer 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 Blue Llama Jazz Club\, and more. He leads several of his own projects\, including the Mercer Patterson Quintet. His newest single “Cloak and Dagger” is now available on all major streaming platforms.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/mercer-patterson-quintet-mar-8/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240308T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240308T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240208T232029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T232029Z
UID:11575-1709931600-1709935200@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:One Hour Raga with Sitar and Tabla
DESCRIPTION:“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 beats\, ten beats\, seven beats\, it depends. Like jazz\, there are so many rhythmic cycles.” – Abhik Mukherjee \nAbhik Mukherjee is a Kolkata-born sitar player of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana. He was initiated to sitar at the age of six by his father\, Sri Tarit Mukherjee\, and Sri Bimal Chatterjee\, while simultaneously receiving vocal instruction from Sri Kaylan Bose. He has since taken talim from Pandit Arvind Parikh and Pandit Kashinath Mukherjee\, themselves disciples of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Khan. He is a gold medalist in musicology from Rabindra Bharati University\, Kolkata\, and has also received a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture\, India. \nSameer Gupta in American jazz and Indian classical tabla player and has created a unique musical sound by combining traditional and modern improvisational styles drawing from his dual Indian and American heritage. Gupta did not begin mastering the tabla until well into his jazz career in the early ‘00s\, and now from bebop to avant-garde jazz\, and European classical percussion to North Indian classical tabla\, he continues to compose and perform music from a true multi-cultural perspective that bridges several continents.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/one-hour-raga-mar-8/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240309T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240309T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240305T033544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T230552Z
UID:12480-1709985600-1709996400@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Bowery Jazz Messengers Open Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:The Bowery Jazz Messengers is a NYC band and charity that plays at The Bowery Mission in New York City\, and other venues in the Greater New York area\, where its music helps inspire anyone experiencing homelessness or poverty. The Bowery Jazz Messengers received 501C3 status in NYS in July of 2020 and also provides a positive environment for young jazz musicians to develop their craft while performing service to their community. \n  \nShapeShifter Plus provides the space and equipment for The Bowery Jazz Messengers for their monthly rehearsals allowing the public to sit in during the café open hours. \nCome join! \nFree
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/jbm-openrehearsal-mar924/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20231103T172015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T172016Z
UID:7346-1699182000-1699203600@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals
DESCRIPTION:The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter\n  \nSparkling with the sound of young talent\, The Fat Cats is a pre-professional youth orchestra. The group is composed of one big band and two small ensembles that perform Latin jazz and standard jazz pieces and showcase the finest young talent from across all NYC boroughs. \nFounded in 2010 by Arturo O’Farril and managed by the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance\,  The Fat Cats is led by Zack O’Farrill with Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra members Jim Seeley\, Berta Moreno\, and Jasim Perales\, as well as Arthur Alvarez and Adam Baksh-García. \nOver the years\, The Fat Cats have taken the stage at New York venues such as the Brooklyn Museum\, New York Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center\, the Frick Collection\, the Greene Space at WNYC\, BRIC House\, Birdland and Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab who has welcomed the band for weekly rehearsals since their 2023-2024 season.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/fat-cats-open-workshop-and-rehearsals-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240310T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240211T041234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T020003Z
UID:11699-1710097200-1710102600@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Why Can’t I Be Beautiful Like You
DESCRIPTION:J. A. Granelli –  Solo electric bass\, Compositions\, effects.  \nColin Mackenzie – Video images and projections \nWhy 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. \nWhat began as an online collaboration is now a live experience that marries memory\, loss\, joy and resilience. Both video and audio incorporate pre-recorded material\, found footage and improvisation that draws one into a world of beauty that exists around us every day but often goes unnoticed. \nWritten around the death of J.’s father and Colin’s longtime collaborator; the drummer and master improviser Jerry Granelli\, “Why Can’t I Be Beautiful Like You” looks at the passing of time and a hope for the future. The video images and music create their own dialogue\, organically informing one another and teasing out previously unseen meanings. The audience joins the artists as both take a surprising and fulfilling journey together. \n  \nBios: \nJ. Anthony Granelli is a native of northern California. He began to study bass at age eight with bassist and musical instrument pioneer Fred Marshall. In his teens Granelli moved to Seattle Washington where he performed with Jay Clayton\, Julian Priester and Jerry Granelli while studying at Cornish College of the Arts. \nGranelli received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1991. At Cal Arts he explored creating a personal vocabulary of improvisation while studying with  Charlie Haden and performing with John Bergamo and Miroslav Tadic. In 2006 Granelli earned a Masters Degree in Jazz Composition from New York University. \nAfter moving to Brooklyn New York in 1992 Granelli was very active in the scene that flourished around the Knitting Factory. While in New York he was a founder/ assistant director with Ralph Alessi of the School for Improvised Music an internationally attended program that runs during the summer. Granelli also helped to found and is now artistic director of Jerry Granelli’s Creative Music Workshop in Halifax Nova Scotia\, which just celebrated it’s 25th anniversary in 2023. \nIn 2000 Granelli started Love Slave Records which released nine critically acclaimed records by his own bands as well as other “downtown” musical luminaries. J. Anthony has been covered in all major Jazz publications as well as various local media outlets. \nJ Anthony continues to compose and play in New York City and internationally. He currently leads his own Mr. Lucky Trio as well as Jazz/Reggae band the Gowanus Reggae and Ska Society and plays with numerous local projects. Granelli was the musical director and arranger for the “Love Love” project with Julian Priester\, Jerry Granelli’s “Sand Hills Reunion with Rinde Eckert and the “Dance Hall Project” featuring Bill Frisell and Robben Ford. \nIn 2019 and 2020 Granelli released “My Pretty Demon” and “End To Begin” with his trio Mr. Lucky. A solo bass album entitled “Why Can’t I Be Beautiful Like You” was released in 2023 with featured accompanying videos by Canadian filmmaker Colin MacKenzie. \nGranelli has performed with: David Tronzo\, Julian Priester\, Jay Clayton\, Jane Ira Bloom\, Mose Allison\, Brad Shepik\, Francoise Houle\, Jerry Granelli\, Briggan Krauss\, Bill Frisell\, Robben Ford\, John Abercrombie\, Anthony Cox\, Ralph Alessi\, Rinde Eckert\, Jamie Saft\, Buck 65\, Miroslav Tadic\, Peter Epstein\, John Bergamo\, Alicia Svigles\, Jamie Haddad\, Mike Dillon\, Cedric “Im” Brooks\, Ohad Talmor\, Michael Blake\, Dave Douglas\, Smokey Hormel\, Ben Goldberg\, Ned Rothenberg\, John Schott\, Anthony Coleman. \n\nColin MacKenzie is an award-winning filmmaker\, generally focusing his cinematic energies on documentary work.  His most recent collaboration: Why Can’t I Be Beautiful Like You: Live\, sees him creating ambient documentary work projected live during the live performance by composer/bassist J Anthony Granelli. Colin has been consistently telling stories for over three decades. Before and during COVID\, he worked on and completed the poetry infused documentary “The Lobster Whisperer”\, examining the life choices of a lobster fisherman. In 2019\, along with animator Aparna Kapur\, he co-directed the NFB produced “Balakrishna” (2019). This short film mixes animation and archival footage to tell the true story about an elephant and a boy in Nova Scotia. In 2017\, he directed “FANNIE in Montreal” (filmed entirely on iPhone): in 1955 a young woman from Cape Breton moved to Montreal and never forgot. With “Decoding the Undertow” (2007)\, he explores the creative process of three dancers and three skateboarders in a piece by choreographer and co-director Sally Morgan. In 2006\, he directed “COGSWELL”\, based on a play by writer and broadcaster Stephanie Domet. “Jerry Granelli – In the Moment” (2001) explores the life of a master of improvisation\, drummer/teacher Jerry Granelli. This followed a short experimental documentary\, “A Granellian Encounter” (1998)\, winning the Best Canadian Short Film Award at the Atlantic Film Festival. Colin also produced and directed several music videos for artists such as Sloan\, Jill Barber and Julie Doiron. An enduring passion for radio also led to his producing radio documentaries for the CBC.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/granelli/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Open Call Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240502T202145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T202146Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Mondays Baby Class with Debbie Brukman 10:30am
DESCRIPTION:Join Debbie in the beautiful ShapeShifter Lab on Union Street with her happy music for grooving with her guitar\, scarves\, parachute\, and drums! Babies will discover\, groove\, and make some friends while adults can feel community while engaging with your child. Debbie is a local mom with two decades of singing for our neighborhood kids.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/winter-mondays-baby-class-with-debbie-brukman-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Live Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T125000
DTSTAMP:20260418T150842
CREATED:20240502T200857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T201658Z
UID:13828-1707134400-1707137400@shapeshifterplus.org
SUMMARY:Winter Mondays Baby Class with Debbie Brukman 12pm
DESCRIPTION:Join Debbie in the beautiful ShapeShifter Lab on Union Street with her happy music for grooving with her guitar\, scarves\, parachute\, and drums! Babies will discover\, groove\, and make some friends while adults can feel community while engaging with your child. Debbie is a local mom with two decades of singing for our neighborhood kids.
URL:https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/winter-mondays-baby-class-with-debbie-brukman-12pm-2/
LOCATION:ShapeShifter Lab\, 837 Union Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Kids Class,Live Music
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