Emerging jazz and blues singer & composer Lee Taylor has performed at historic venues such as the Blue Note and Lincoln Center and is bringing tunes from her auspicious debut album Wild Women, along with new solo compositions inspired by the rich music history of her hometown Memphis TN.
Jazz Trio paired with Haiku poetry
Juilliard full-scholarship Artist Diploma graduate Yasushi Nakamura is performing tunes from his new trio album 'Hometown', paired with classic literature & original works recitation by The Haiku Guys. Audience members will receive customized Haiku - personalized short poem, after the musical performance as well.
Soireé will be held at a penthouse in Chelsea.
One-woman A cappella soul-jazz salon
When not touring as a featured vocalist alongside her father, the legendary Bobby McFerrin, Madison McFerrin is busy making a name for herself and has quickly become a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary music scene, infusing old-school soul into the complexity of modern jazz with ease. With only a loop machine, a microphone, and a hypnotizing voice - be ready to get blown away by her astounding talent.
The event will be held at a boutique gallery on Upper East Side with artworks and decór by Mackenzie-Childs, where artist Andy Warhol used to hold his early exhibitions in the 50s.
Violin & Bass duo musicale + Artists Q&A
Winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Grant Award and former bassist for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the eclectic duo Tessa Lark & Michael Thurber is bringing two baby sets of genre-bending bluegrass, jazz, classical, and original works to an intimate musicale on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side.
Tessa will be performing on her 1683 ex-Gingold Stradivarius violin, on loan from the Josef Gingold Fund for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
Brazilian folk jazz piano improvisation on Hebrew literature
Recently appointed as a faculty member at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Jewish-Brazillian jazz pianist Henrique Eisenmann is performing his own compositions inspired by both of his roots - Brazilian folk music paired with Hebrew text, taking place right by Central Park, few floors above where George Gershwin used to live.
Jazz duo concert + artists panel Q&A
To dust off some lesser-known treasures of the Tin Pan Alley era, 'American treasure' Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive and duo partner Vilray graced us at our second season opener with their voices of gold and vintage gears from 1930's, to ring in the new year with a handful of classic tunes as well as new works that would be at home in the same pantheon, which took place few floors above where George Gershwin used to live!
featuring Food Pairing reception prepared by Robin Ferriere
Jazz trio soirée + dessert pairing by Sweet Buttons Desserts
Emerging jazz star Davis Whitfield was joined by brother Mark Whitfield Jr, with acclaimed bassist Matt Dwonszyk as the Maniacs of The Fourth Dimensions. The group presented sets of originals and covers tunes, with the guest appearance of New York jazz guitar legend Mark Whitfield, father of the Whitfield brothers.
