Franck Amsallem, piano & Johannes Weidenmuller, bass April 21st, 9:30PM & 11:30PM From the Mezzrow website: “Pianist Franck Amsallem is a swinging modernist with a lovely touch and great jazz feeling. He doesn’t make appearances too often in New York and this is his debut in our austere Music Room. With him is Johannes Weidenmuller […]
Following a recent expansion to a three night three stage format, The French Quarter Jazz Festival returns to New York from January 16 – 19, 2016 for its 3rd edition. Set alongside three major international gatherings of musicians and music industry professionals (APAP, Winter Jazz Festival and GlobalFEST), French Quarter was created by Paris Jazz […]
JE SUIS SOUL: SALUTE TO FRENCH & AFRICAN SOUL AND JAZZ Saturday, December 5th at 8PM Featuring Manu Dibango, Ben L’Oncle and Monophonics, and Les Nubians. In our interconnected global village, the soul of today’s musical soupcon is rooted in the multiple strands of the African diaspora. This weekend celebrates Africa’s gift of soul and its musical manifestations throughout the […]
‘Untold Stories’ is the newest album from pianist Shai Maestro, set to be released August 28, 2015 via Motéma. The trio album features the musicians Shai Maestro on piano, Jorge Roeder on bass, and Ziv Ravitz on drums. CD RELEASE CELEBRATIONS: AUGUST 8 @ THE BLUE WHALE, LOS ANGELES, CA AUGUST 9 @ THE SAN […]
Shai Maestro, a pianist whose career The Guardian describes as “one to watch”, will release ‘Untold Stories’, an album featuring Jorge Roeder and Ziv Ravitz, on August 28th via Motéma in the US. Shai will also perform upcoming shows in Los Angeles, San Jose, and New York City in August and September to celebrate the […]
New York area fans of the washboard, hot jazz, and “old style jazz for the young of heart” are in for a treat this June and July as French washboardist Stéphane Séva lands in New York for a series of shows in New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Among the performances, Stéphane will play […]
Singer, composer, improviser, and bandleader, Emilie Lesbros will perform on March 12th at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe to celebrate the release of her EP, “Miss Elie Sorbsel Sings Emilie Lesbros”. Find out more about Emilie Lesbros on her artist page here
Pierre Bensusan, a celebrated Franco-Algerian guitarist who plays jazz with a soothing lyrical bent and lush harmonic flow, will perform roughly 30 dates across the United States in February, March, April, and May 2015 as part of his 40th Anniversary Tour. Get the latest on Pierre Bensusan’s tour at his France Rocks Profile here
