THE 3rd ANNUAL BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL @ SMALLS – JANUARY 9, 10 & 11
Smalls is located at 183 West 10th Street, at 7th Avenue South
THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND SAMPLER, VOL. 3
Available On Opening Night of The Festival!
“...these renegade BJU bands are comprised of intelligent composers, open-minded arrangers and free-spirited improvisers. They all deserve to be heard.” – JazzTimes
Friday, January 9
8:00 PM: TANYA KALMANOVITCH – Tanya Kalmanovitch (violin & viola), Douglas Yates (clarinet + bass clarinet), Frank Carlberg (piano), Ken Filiano (bass)
10:30 PM: SUNNY JAIN COLLECTIVE – Sunny Jain (drums), Marc Cary (piano), Nir Felder (guitar), Gary Wang (bass)
Saturday, January 10
7:30 PM: ANNE METTE IVERSEN QUARTET – Anne Mette Iversen (bass), Danny Grisset (piano), John Ellis (sax), Quincy Davis (drums)
9:30 PM: JEROME SABBAGH TRIO – Jerome Sabbagh (saxophone), Joe Martin (bass), Victor Lewis (drums) Performing music from Sabbagh’s new CD for Sunnyside Records, One Two Three
12:00 AM: BENNNY LACKNER
Sunday, January 11
7:30 PM: ALEXIS CUADRADO Cuarteto Ibrico – Alexis Cuadrado (bass), Victor Prieto (accordion), Brad Shepik (guitar), Jordan Perlson (drums & percussion)
9:30 PM: DAN PRATT ORGAN QUARTET – Dan Pratt (tenor saxophone), Alan Ferber (trombone), Jared Gold (organ), Mark Ferber (drums) Performing music from their new Posi-Tone Records CD, due out in April 2009.
11:30 PM: ALAN FERBER NONET – Alan Ferber (trombone), Shane Endsley (trumpet), Jon Gordon (alto/soprano saxophones), Doug Yates (bass clarinet), Dan Pratt (tenor saxophone), Nate Radley (guitar), Bryn Roberts (piano), Matt Clohesy (bass), Mark Ferber (drums)
Mission Statement: The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is an association of independent bandleaders with a shared commitment to improvised music. Through cooperative effort, members of the BJU strive to create greater awareness of their work. The members of The BJU serve an important role in our culture and society by providing a bustle of composing, playing and teaching that enriches, inspires and educates.
January, 2007 saw the birth of The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a new collective conceived in the spirit of an entrepreneurial, do-it-yourself spirit in the current music industry, and the emergence of myriad independent artists and record labels, spawning a creative boom which counts Brooklyn as one of its bastions of innovation and artistry. The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a vibrant, thriving, creative group, keeping jazz and improvised music perpetually evolving, proudly announces The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Jazz Underground Festival, to take place at Smalls in Greenwich Village over three nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 9, 10 & 11. The Festival will feature BJU members leading their ensembles in performances of original music, much of it comprised of new works. The BJU’s third annual compilation CD will also be issued at this time and will be available for sale at the performances alongside the member’s individual recordings.
Over the last year the critically acclaimed collective has become a charitable organization (presenting benefit concerts to raise funds for DonorsChoose.org, directly benefiting public school music programs), and have presented a weekly residency at the Tea Lounge, providing an outlet for the development and presentation of original works and new ensembles. Spring of 2008 witnessed the launch of BJU Records with new releases from Alexis Cuadrado, Anne Mette Iversen and Benny Lackner! Click on www.BJURecords.com
The Critics Sound off on The BJU:
“Consider this the opening shot in the latest revolution to hit New York's improv scene.” – Time Out New York
“Think of it as a mix-tape, a calling card from artists who operate in a small world but like to think big.” – JazzTimes (on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground Compilation, Vol. 1)
“The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is a coalition of artists united by aesthetics as well as geography.” – The New York Times
“The Brooklyn Jazz Underground had its launch last week at Small's in Manhattan, but the spirit of the organization is firmly rooted in Brooklyn. All of the members reside there, and they wanted to give a nod to the vitality of its scene.” – The Wall Street Journal “...in the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, jazz has ten different definitions.” – All About Jazz
“Brooklyn jazz is happening and those who venture across the bridge will be delighted by the hard-edged ethnically-flavored jazz that they find on the other side.” – All About Jazz
“ . . . absolutely electrifying” – The Rochester City Paper (on Anne Mette Iversen’s Best of the West/Many Places)
“10 New York-based artists have formed the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a collective of 10 bandleaders who are pooling their resources to forge increased awareness of their individual projects.” – Billboard/Reuters
“There’s power in numbers, and a bunch of local musicians have united to share their ideas and enhance their visibility” “... the breadth (and singularity) of these up-and- comers will be obvious” – The Village Voice
“...CDs that make you sit up and listen...” – The Hartford Courant
“These days integrity counts for a lot. That’s what keeps jazz relevant in a fragmented music industry. Musicians like Cuadrado and The Brooklyn Jazz Underground understand that it takes more than talent.” – NPR.org/music
“Brooklyn’s best jazz artists are benefiting from an exciting new fusion of business and music.” “Ten of the borough’s top talents have joined forces ...” – 24/7
Smalls is located at 183 West 10th Street, at 7th Avenue South
THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND SAMPLER, VOL. 3
Available On Opening Night of The Festival!
“...these renegade BJU bands are comprised of intelligent composers, open-minded arrangers and free-spirited improvisers. They all deserve to be heard.” – JazzTimes
Friday, January 9
8:00 PM: TANYA KALMANOVITCH – Tanya Kalmanovitch (violin & viola), Douglas Yates (clarinet + bass clarinet), Frank Carlberg (piano), Ken Filiano (bass)
10:30 PM: SUNNY JAIN COLLECTIVE – Sunny Jain (drums), Marc Cary (piano), Nir Felder (guitar), Gary Wang (bass)
Saturday, January 10
7:30 PM: ANNE METTE IVERSEN QUARTET – Anne Mette Iversen (bass), Danny Grisset (piano), John Ellis (sax), Quincy Davis (drums)
9:30 PM: JEROME SABBAGH TRIO – Jerome Sabbagh (saxophone), Joe Martin (bass), Victor Lewis (drums) Performing music from Sabbagh’s new CD for Sunnyside Records, One Two Three
12:00 AM: BENNNY LACKNER
Sunday, January 11
7:30 PM: ALEXIS CUADRADO Cuarteto Ibrico – Alexis Cuadrado (bass), Victor Prieto (accordion), Brad Shepik (guitar), Jordan Perlson (drums & percussion)
9:30 PM: DAN PRATT ORGAN QUARTET – Dan Pratt (tenor saxophone), Alan Ferber (trombone), Jared Gold (organ), Mark Ferber (drums) Performing music from their new Posi-Tone Records CD, due out in April 2009.
11:30 PM: ALAN FERBER NONET – Alan Ferber (trombone), Shane Endsley (trumpet), Jon Gordon (alto/soprano saxophones), Doug Yates (bass clarinet), Dan Pratt (tenor saxophone), Nate Radley (guitar), Bryn Roberts (piano), Matt Clohesy (bass), Mark Ferber (drums)
Mission Statement: The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is an association of independent bandleaders with a shared commitment to improvised music. Through cooperative effort, members of the BJU strive to create greater awareness of their work. The members of The BJU serve an important role in our culture and society by providing a bustle of composing, playing and teaching that enriches, inspires and educates.
January, 2007 saw the birth of The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a new collective conceived in the spirit of an entrepreneurial, do-it-yourself spirit in the current music industry, and the emergence of myriad independent artists and record labels, spawning a creative boom which counts Brooklyn as one of its bastions of innovation and artistry. The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a vibrant, thriving, creative group, keeping jazz and improvised music perpetually evolving, proudly announces The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Jazz Underground Festival, to take place at Smalls in Greenwich Village over three nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 9, 10 & 11. The Festival will feature BJU members leading their ensembles in performances of original music, much of it comprised of new works. The BJU’s third annual compilation CD will also be issued at this time and will be available for sale at the performances alongside the member’s individual recordings.
Over the last year the critically acclaimed collective has become a charitable organization (presenting benefit concerts to raise funds for DonorsChoose.org, directly benefiting public school music programs), and have presented a weekly residency at the Tea Lounge, providing an outlet for the development and presentation of original works and new ensembles. Spring of 2008 witnessed the launch of BJU Records with new releases from Alexis Cuadrado, Anne Mette Iversen and Benny Lackner! Click on www.BJURecords.com
The Critics Sound off on The BJU:
“Consider this the opening shot in the latest revolution to hit New York's improv scene.” – Time Out New York
“Think of it as a mix-tape, a calling card from artists who operate in a small world but like to think big.” – JazzTimes (on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground Compilation, Vol. 1)
“The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is a coalition of artists united by aesthetics as well as geography.” – The New York Times
“The Brooklyn Jazz Underground had its launch last week at Small's in Manhattan, but the spirit of the organization is firmly rooted in Brooklyn. All of the members reside there, and they wanted to give a nod to the vitality of its scene.” – The Wall Street Journal “...in the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, jazz has ten different definitions.” – All About Jazz
“Brooklyn jazz is happening and those who venture across the bridge will be delighted by the hard-edged ethnically-flavored jazz that they find on the other side.” – All About Jazz
“ . . . absolutely electrifying” – The Rochester City Paper (on Anne Mette Iversen’s Best of the West/Many Places)
“10 New York-based artists have formed the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a collective of 10 bandleaders who are pooling their resources to forge increased awareness of their individual projects.” – Billboard/Reuters
“There’s power in numbers, and a bunch of local musicians have united to share their ideas and enhance their visibility” “... the breadth (and singularity) of these up-and- comers will be obvious” – The Village Voice
“...CDs that make you sit up and listen...” – The Hartford Courant
“These days integrity counts for a lot. That’s what keeps jazz relevant in a fragmented music industry. Musicians like Cuadrado and The Brooklyn Jazz Underground understand that it takes more than talent.” – NPR.org/music
“Brooklyn’s best jazz artists are benefiting from an exciting new fusion of business and music.” “Ten of the borough’s top talents have joined forces ...” – 24/7
For more information contact Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity.
