NYC’s longest continuously running music series dedicated to jazz, created by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) runs from Friday, April 16 through Friday, April 30. The series is a blend of in-person, livestream, and pre-recorded music celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month. Performances are hosted by restaurants and cultural institutions located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, East New York and Gowanus. Participating institutions, organizations, and venues are Fusion East, Lila’s Café, Nostrand Social, Kingsborough Community College, Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz, Sistas’ Place, and Williamsburg Music Center.
The schedule is as follows:
Apr 16, 23, 30: 10-12:30am, Gerry Eastman Trio-live, reservations only, Williamsburg Music Center, 367 Bedford Ave, 718.384.1654, www.wmcjazz.com
Apr 17: 1pm, United Institute of Music Science & Arts, The October Revolution w/ Ahmed Abdullah and Ben Young, livestreamed class/workshop, 917.557.4733, www.unitedmusicscience.com
Apr 17: 7:30pm, TBA, livestreamed @youtube.com/channel/UCHCY3INEFBrKxWT9xBrwvIw
Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave, 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org
Apr 18: 12-4pm, Jazz Brunch, Nostrand Social Restaurant & Music Supper Club, 706 Nostrand Ave, 718.576.6781, www.nostrandsocial.com
Apr 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29 : A Rhapsody of Gershwin: The Matt Baker Trio w/ Kevin Hawley, Curtis Nowosad plus Grammy Nominee Nicole Zuraitis, streaming, On Stage At Kingsborough, Kingsborough Community College, 718.368.5596, tixs @ www.onstageatkingsborough.org
Apr 20: 7pm, Rome Neal Banana Puddin’ Jazz; Brooklyn In The House, 718.288.8048, livestreamed @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo7nFATnAF8 www.romeneal.com
Apr 24: 1pm, United Institute of Music Science & Arts, The Jazz Loft Movement w/ Ahmed Abdullah and Michael Heller, livestreamed class/workshop, 917.557.4733, www.unitedmusicscience.com
Apr 24: 7:30pm, TBA, livestreamed @youtube.com/channel/UCHCY3INEFBrKxWT9xBrwvIw
Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave, 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org
Apr 25: 12-4pm, Jazz Brunch, Nostrand Social Restaurant & Music Supper Club, 706 Nostrand Ave, 718.576.6781, www.nostrandsocial.com
Apr 27: 4pm, St. Nick’s Jazz Pub celebrates International Jazz Day,
livestreamed, “Band of Brothers” w/ Danny Mixon, Alex Blake, George Gray, Neil Clarke, Gene Ghee, Waldron Ricks, 347.703.0492, www.stnicksjazzpub.net
Apr 27: 6-9pm, TBA, Fusion East Caribbean & Soul Food Restaurant, 1179 Elton St, 718.975.5065, www.fusioneastny.com
All programs comply with existing social distancing guidelines; are accessible and open to all. Please make reservations through the venues.
For more information and the complete festival calendar, visit www.cbjcjazz.org
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