1. Guy Mintus Trio and Zolaband
Date: Monday, October 26, 2015
Time: 7pm
Venue: ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11215, 646-820-9452)
Ticket: $10
Genre: folk-rock-jazz-world
7pm – Zolaband is a super-comfy folk-rock-jazz tea party. They’re led by vocalist, songwriter, catlover, and self-proclaimed culinary genius, Rebecca Felice Zola. Born and raised in the super-patriotic town of Lexington, Massachusetts, Rebecca is currently a working musician and student in New York City.
Rebecca Zola – voice
Coleman Hughes – trombone
Joe Vilardi – guitar
Nick Dunston – bass
Connor Parks – drums
8pm – Guy Mintus Trio. Guy Mintus, Israeli rising pianist, improvisor & composer. At 23, Guy has performed on stages such as the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theater, Symphony Space, Red Sea Jazz Festival and the Israel Festival with Grammy winning artists such as Howard Levy, Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra as well as Jazz legends Sheila Jordan, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Owens and more. Guy’s Interest and passion to world music and to connecting people through cultural understanding has led him to interact with masters of several musical traditions: Persian Santur Master Qui Hagigi, Turkish Neyzen Volkan Incüvez, Greek Bouzouki master Yannis Loulourgas African Kora Icon Yacouba Sissoko, Azerbeijani Kemança Master Arslan Hazreti, Pandit Samir Chatterjee and many more.
Guy Mintus – piano
Tamir Shmerling – bass
Philippe Lemm – drums
