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Music and Conducting by Ben Stapp performed by the TS Wind Ensemble

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

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 […]

$20.00

The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals

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

The Fat Cats Youth Orchestra Open Workshop and Rehearsals Weekly at ShapeShifter   Sparkling 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 […]

Free

Spring Monday Music Baby Classes with Debbie Brukman 10:30 am

ShapeShifter Lab 2nd Floor 837 Union Street, 2nd Foor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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.

Spring Monday Music Baby Classes with Debbie Brukman 12pm

ShapeShifter Lab 2nd Floor 837 Union Street, 2nd Foor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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.

The Oz Noy Quartet

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

Oz Noy - Guitar Colin Stranahan - Drums James Genus - Bass David Kikoski - Piano   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 […]

$20.00

Spring Tuesday Music Baby Classes with Debbie Brukman 12pm

ShapeShifter Lab 2nd Floor 837 Union Street, 2nd Foor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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.

Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra & Wagner Highschool Jazz Band Collaborative Concert 

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

7pm - Wagner Highschool Jazz Band 8pm - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra For the seventh consecutive year the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra joins together with the Staten Island based Susan J Wagner Highschool’s award winning Youth Jazz programs to present an inspiring concert celebrating the completion of one more season of […]

$15.00 – $20.00

Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison

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

Wednesdays. 12pm-12:45pm Workshop, 1pm-3pm   Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab Every Wednesday in June, 2024 12pm-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches Matt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached. He will discuss: Songs, Forms, Improvisation, Dynamics, Tempos, Feel, Genres, Technique, Emotional State and other important topics […]

Jon Herington : Jim Beard Celebration of Life + Work

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

Please join us for a memorial celebration of the life and work of Jim Beard, with live music from Jim's friends and colleagues.   Jim Beard was an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who worked with Steely Dan, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, and Bob Berg, among others. First performing professionally in college alongside […]

Spring Thursday Music Baby Classes with Debbie Brukman 12pm

ShapeShifter Lab 2nd Floor 837 Union Street, 2nd Foor, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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.

Gabe Boyarin and David Watson with Guests

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

David Watson - Highland Pipes Gabe Boyarin - Electric Guitar / Electronics Marie Carroll - Koto / Cello Samuel Long - Electronics   Gabe Boyarin is a Boston based experimental composer, improviser, guitarist and electroacoustic musician who has crafted a unique and introspective approach to the instrument since moving to the east coast in 2022. […]

$20.00

“Abiding Memory” Album Release Concert – Phillip Golub Quintet

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

Phillip Golub -  Piano Alec Goldfarb - Guitar Daniel Hass - Cello Sam Minaie - Bass Adriano Vicentino - Drums   The Phillip Golub Quintet is a new project of Brooklyn, NY-based pianist and composer Phillip Golub. The quintet’s debut album, called "Abiding Memory", is slated for release on June 21, 2024. The record will […]

$20.00
Event Series Jam Session Hosted by Anthony Muthurajah

Jam Session Hosted by Anthony Muthurajah

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

Anthony Muthurajah is a Bahrain born Sri Lankan musician specializing in the bass guitar. Music was an integral part of his life unknown to him. At age 12, he joined the local church band as the drummer and that's where it all began. He was nurtured and mentored to eventually pick up the guitar and […]

ShapeShifter Plus – Fundraiser Event – June 22, 2024, 11am – 8pm US ET

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

Dear Supporters, We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming SS+ Fundraiser event on June 22, 2024, dedicated to supporting our work and raising crucial funds for our organizational capacity.  Mission of This Fundraiser: Organizational Capacity: With your generous donations (fully tax deductible), we aim to reach our goal of $50,000, which will directly […]

Free

Gluten Free Opera Presents “Lost In The Woods”

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

Artists: Sophia Mortensen - Mezzo Soprano Lena Haleem - Mezzo Soprano Mark Martinez - Tenor Veronica Shea - Soprano Carissa Casalino - Soprano Kathryn Olander- Piano   Witches, fairies, and mermaids await during this fun, family friendly concert. Join us as we take you on a musical journey through the woods with the music of […]

$15.00 – $30.00

Percy Jones meets Time Trout

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

9pm-9.45pm: MJ12 10pm-10.45pm: Time Trout   MJ12 Percy Jones - Bass Chris Bacas - Sax David Phelps - Guitar Stephen Moses - Drums   Time Trout Viv Corringham - Vox Marcus Mummins - Sax Dave Mandl - Bass Stephen Moses - Drums   Percy Jones and MJ12 JazzRock !!   Time Trout is drummer Stephen […]

$20.00

Hyeonseon Baek Album Release Show

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

Hyeonseon Baek - Vocals Saxophone - Sam Dillon Adam Birnbaum - Piano Pablo Menares - Double Bass Jimmy Macbride - Drums   Hyeonseon Baek is a New York-based Korean jazz vocalist and songwriter who focuses on striving to create music that transcends cultural and generational boundaries, blending traditional Jazz with a modern approach for our […]

$20.00

Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison

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

Wednesdays. 12pm-12:45pm Workshop, 1pm-3pm   Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab Every Wednesday in June, 2024 12pm-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches Matt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached. He will discuss: Songs, Forms, Improvisation, Dynamics, Tempos, Feel, Genres, Technique, Emotional State and other important topics […]

Park Slope Last Day of School – Family Dance Party!

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

Free entry! Celebrate an amazing school year with Mr. Marc The DJ/MC and let us welcome the summer. Cool off indoors with the best music, dance contests, prizes and more!   Mr. Marc aka Marc Herstein, Park Slope Brooklynite, educator and entertainer has a gift in fully engaging children and retaining their ongoing participation. Marc brings […]

Suzy and the Blankets

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

Boaz Yavnai - Lead Vocal, Guitar Alon Yavnai - Bass, Backing Vocal Yonatan Yavnai - Drums   Suzy and the Blankets softly covers songs by artists we love, such as Beck, Camera Obscura, The Pixies, David Bowie, REM, The National, Radiohead and others.

$20.00

The Last Summer

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

Christoph Whitbeck as Travis - Guitars/vocals Haley Bowery as Dawn - Vocals MJ Walker - Electric Guitar Jimmy Haas - Bass Guitar Aaron Levy - Drums Lizz Sooy - Keyboards Chase Small - Alto Saxophone   The Last Summer is a rock opera detailing the brief survival of two lovers during a near-future nuclear devastation.  […]

$20.00

International Orange

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

Todd Isler - Drums, Hand Drums David Phelps - Guitars Leo Traversa - Bass Adam Morrison - Keys   International Orange. Their music has been described as “Guitar driven musical sunshine dancing to a global beat”. They took the name from the color of the Golden Gate Bridge, a fact delivered on a Snapple cap […]

$20.00

The Quddus Quintet

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

Joshua Quddus - Saxophone Israel Stahl - Trumpet Gibson McAssey - Piano Lucas Giordano - Bass Benjamin Sirignano - Drums   The Quddus Quintet is a jazz quintet composed of up and coming young musicians, who are all high school and college students that have been a part of programs such as New York Youth […]

$20.00

Simona Smirnova “Unapologetic”

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

Simona Smirnova - Vocals, Kanklės, Theremin Marcelo Maccagnan - Bass Andrew Cheng - Guitar   Simona Smirnova is a New York based composer and vocalist originally from Lithuania. A charming performer who plays an authentic Lithuanian folk zither, called kanklės and she is the only kanklės player in the United States! Simona presents this unique […]

$20.00

Pride Family Party

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

Celebrate Pride Month with this fun, interactive concert featuring nationally acclaimed family musicians Ants on a Log (Philly), Strawbitty Yops (Austin), Lavender Blues (Brooklyn), and Esther Crow (NYC). Sing along with this Super Group to original songs of queer joy, inclusion, social justice and allyship! Stick around after the show to make your own Pride […]

$15.00 – $45.00

Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison

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

Wednesdays. 12pm-12:45pm Workshop, 1pm-3pm   Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab Every Wednesday in June, 2024 12pm-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches Matt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached. He will discuss: Songs, Forms, Improvisation, Dynamics, Tempos, Feel, Genres, Technique, Emotional State and other important topics […]

Miss American Pie – 4th of July Preorders Mini Pop-Up

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

It’s Independence Day And we all know the best thing to wrap up your BBQ or beach day on July 4th is Miss American Pie! Preorders are open for pick up on Wednesday the 3rd at Shapeshifter Cafe- 837 Union St. Check out the limited menu below. We’ll also be having a mini pop up […]

Chardavoine & The Evolution

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

Chardavoine - Guitar Michael O’Brien - Acoustic Bass Jay Sawyer - Drums Norbert Stachel - Saxophone John Roggie - Piano and Synths   A one of a kind Soirée featuring Haitian Traditional songs, original compositions and music from the American Songbook.

$40.00

Hari Nandu with Robin Wong and Thomas Hutchings

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

Hari Nandu - Bass Robin Wong - Flute Thomas Hutchings - Saxophone   Hari Nandu is an electric solo bassist living in the heart of the lower east side of Manhattan. Hari’s style blends elements of jazz and classical music drawing inspiration from artists such as Michael Manring, Damian Coccio, Jeff Schmidt and Jesús Rico […]

$20.00

Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison

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

Wednesdays. 12pm-12:45pm Workshop, 1pm-3pm   Workshops & Jam Sessions Hosted by Matt Garrison @ShapeShifterLab Every Wednesday in June, 2024 12pm-12:45 pm Workshop: Jam Session Ideas/Approaches Matt will discuss how the Jam Sessions he hosts can and will be approached. He will discuss: Songs, Forms, Improvisation, Dynamics, Tempos, Feel, Genres, Technique, Emotional State and other important topics […]