1. Rez Abbasi’s Junction

Date: Monday, August 3, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Quinn’s (330 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508)
Tickets: donation
Genre: jazz

Rez Abbasi: guitar
Mark Shim: tenor saxophone, EWI
Ben Stivers: keyboards
Kenny Grohowski: drums

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, removed at the age of four to the vastness of Southern California, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music, along with a pilgrimage in India under the tutelage of master percussionist, Ustad Alla Rakha, Rez Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of all the above stated influences and genres.

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1. Mike Pride Trio

Date: Monday, July 27, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Quinn’s (330 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508)
Tickets: donation
Genre: nu jazz/improv

Mike Pride Trio
Mike Pride: drums
Jon Irabagon: saxophones
Drew Gress: bass

Mike Pride, born and raised in Southern Maine, but based out of New York City since 2000, Mike Pride currently leads modern-jazz quartet From Bacteria To Boys, the 7-drummer installation-band Drummer’s Corpse, and the piano trio I Hate Work.  He records for AUM Fidelity.  Pride is renowned for his ability to excel in a wide range of genres and ensembles. He has worked with everyone from improvised music icon Anthony Braxton to punk legends Millions Of Dead Cops, toured extensively on four continents and appeared on more than 85 recordings. Continue reading →

1. South African Jazz: Roots of South African Jazz

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Time: 7pm
Venue: Maysles Cinema (343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, New York 10027)
Ticket:  $10
Genre: docu film/jazz

South Africa’s Jazz history is nearly as long as America’s own. From its early origins in marabi culture in the burgeoning townships to its 1950s. “Golden Age,” to present day, the great South African Jazz artists have found ways to perform music that is recognizably Jazz, but also uniquely South African. How did they do it? What should you listen for? And who are some of the great masters of South African Jazz? Join us for a Listening Series as we walk you through the history of this beautiful music, and introduce you to some incredible recordings, old and new.

Roots of South African Jazz: American influences, marabi culture, townships, and the birth of South Africa’s Jazz scene.

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