KORZO 667 5th Avenue (b/19th & 20th St.) Brooklyn, NY 11215, R train to Prospect Ave. Great German beer selection on tap, and tasty European fare, served late. Thursdays are burger night!
Cover charge: $7 per set or $10 for the whole night
Thursday, MARCH 25 - (March series curated by Dan Pratt) Sax trio night! 9:30 - John O'Gallagher Group with Johannes Weidenmuller (bass) and BJUR recording artist Owen Howard (drums) 11:00 - John Ellis Trio with Alan Hampton (bass) and Bill Campbell (drums)
Thursday, APRIL 1 9:30 - Rob Garcia 4 (Noah Preminger, Dan Tepfer, Gary Wang) 11:00 - Jean Rohe & Ilusha Tsinadze
Thursday, APRIL 8 9:30 - Five Winds (Michel Gentile, Batya Sobel, Mike McGinnis, Sara Schoenbeck, Mark Taylor) 11:00 - Nate Radley Group
Thursday, APRIL 15 9:30 - Michel Gentile Trio (Chris Lightcap & Gerald Cleaver) 11:00- Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth (Tony Malaby, Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver)
Thursday, APRIL 22 9:30 - Gentile/Romano (Michel Gentile & Tony Romano) 11:00 - Adam Kolker Group
Thursday, APRIL 29 9:30 - John Hebert solo 11:00 - Michel Gentile Quartet (Charlie Burnham, John Hebert, Billy Mintz)
THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND SAMPLER, VOL. 4 Available NOW at http://brooklynjazz.bandcamp.com
Mission Statements: The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is an association of independent artists with a shared commitment to creativity and community. Through cooperative efforts, the BJU aims to build a greater awareness of original music emerging from Brooklyn, NY. brooklynjazz.org
Connection Works is an artist-run non-profit organization (501c3) that engages the Brooklyn community with world-class jazz performances and educational events. Our programs promote and facilitate new work by established and up-and-coming artists alike. We provide a forum that supports the astonishing number of brilliant artists in our borough. We at Connection Works believe in and encourage the practice of creativity as a means to nourish the mind, body, and spirit. connectionworks.org
Two artist-run jazz organizations based in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Jazz Underground and Connection Works, have teamed up to produce a weekly jazz residency at Korzo in South Park Slope: UNDERGROUND WORKS. The performances take place every Thursday, and are curated by a different core member each month. The curator for April is flutist and composer, Michel Gentile. Michel has recorded and performed with Anthony Braxton, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Adam Rudolph, and many others. Michel has also worked extensively with dance, theater, and film. April's program will include: vocalists, a jazz woodwind quintet, solo bass, and cutting edge original music by established jazz groups.
Since the Spring of 2008 BJURecords has been actively expanding its catalog with recordings from a diverse group of Brooklyn-based artists who, in their own brilliantly unique way, are defining the Brooklyn/NYC jazz scene. The full catalog, and additional information is available at BJURecords.com. Releases in 2010 will include new recordings from trombonist Mike Fahie (feat. Bill McHenry, Ben Monder, Ben Street, Billy Hart), trumpeter David Smith, drummers Sunny Jain and Owen Howard, and bassist Alexis Cuadrado.
The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is: Alexis Cuadrado, Alan Ferber, Rob Garcia, Anne Mette Iversen, Sunny Jain, Adam Kolker, Dan Pratt & David Smith
