1. Brian Charette’s Mighty Grinders

Date: Monday, November 9, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Quinn’s (330 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508)
Tickets: donation
Genre: jazz

Brian Charette – organ
Will Bernard – guitar
Diego Voglino – drums

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1. Oratorio Society of New York Performing JURAJ FILAS Requiem “Oratio Spei”

Date: Monday, November 2, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (57th Street and Seventh Ave, New York, New York 10019)
Ticket: $25 – $90
Genre: classical music

Performers:
Oratorio Society of New York
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Matthew Plenk, Tenor
John Moore, Baritone
Oratorio Society of New York Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, Conductor

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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

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1. THE CHARANGO HOUR

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Time: 11pm
Venue: Nublu (62 Ave C, NY, NY 10009)
Ticket: $10
Genre: charango (Bolivian trad) music

The charango is a beautiful Bolivian instrument. I found it in 2003 and have loved it and written music with it ever since. You’re invited to the first ever CHARANGO HOUR in NYC! It will be a really fun adventurous musical night, starting 11pm.NUBLU is an amazing home@ for musical journeys, come for the journey, stay for the charango and the cosmic love!!

Line-up:
Ivy Wong, double bass, vocals
Mthakathi Ema, mbira, imifece, guitar, vocals
Monique Mizrahii, charango, hosho, vocals
Bam Bam Rodríguez, venezuela, pana, arepas
Mitzy Nonaka Gonçalves Colletes, piccolo, flute
Emiliano “Nano” Rodriguez, cajon, pandeiro

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