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Ball in the House |
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Ball in the House Friday, October 29 at 8PM
Imagine...five guys, no instruments, just their voices! This Boston-based soul-pop/R&B group takes a cappella to the next stage with vocal drums/beatbox and vocal bass to create a harmony that appeals to all ages! |
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Randy Weston Uhuru Afrika
50th Anniversary Concert Celebration Saturday, November 13 - 8PM $45 center orchestra |
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Weston has also been named a 2010 Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Inductee - The National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame. The orchestra includes: Vincent Chauncey on the French Horn; Ron Jackson on guitar; and Charlie Persip on the drums; Eddie Henderson, Eddie Allen and Cecil Bridgewater in the trumpet section; Craig Harris, Bob Trowers and Barry Cooper in the Trombone section; and Alex Blake and Essiet Essiet in the base section. T.K. Blue, James Spalding, Billy Harper, Alex Harding, Billy Saxton round out the saxophone section while Candido Camero, Ray Mantilla, Roland Guerrero, Kwaku Obeng and Neil Clarke form the percussion section. The orchestra also features vocalists Jann Parker and Gregory Porter and conductor Paul West. "Weston has the biggest sound of any jazz pianist since Ellington and Monk as well as the richest most inventive beat." -Jazz Critic Stanley Crouch This year marks the 50th anniversary of pianist/composer Randy Weston’s landmark opus Uhuru Afrika, a tribute to the many African countries that gained independence in 1960. The album featured jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard, Cecil Payne, Ron Carter and Max Roach, to name a few. It was arranged by the late Melba Liston and included legendary poet Langston Hughes, who contributed lyrics to the recording of “African Lady.”
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 Likeness to Lily |
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Likeness to Lily Friday, November 12 at 8PM $15
Likeness to Lily is a Brooklyn-based band, featuring singer-songwriter Susan Oetgen, pianist Tony Melone, bass player Ian M. Rigg, and drummer Evan Pazner. Likeness to Lily’s songs are musical portraits of the world they inhabit - intimate, operatic and modern. |
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Rana Santacruz |
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Rana Santacruz Friday, December 17 at 8PM $15
Rana Santacruz, a Mexican musician steeped in the Brooklyn music scene, creates music dubbed "Mexican Bluegrass" or "Irish Mariachi" with a dose of rock and alternative. His sound starts in Ireland, runs through Appalachia, swings through New Orleans, and careens across most of Mexico. The acoustic instrumentation includes Cajon, upright bass, accordion, guitar, banjo, jarana, violin and trumpet. |
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 Leighann Lord |
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Leighann Lord & Other Black Women in Comedy Saturday, February 19 at 8PM $15
Smart, sexy, savvy, and funny, Leighann Lord’s "heads –up humor" is stand-up comedy at its finest. Leighann has crafted her own unique brand of Thinking Cap Comedy. It’s no wonder she received the NYC Black Comedy Award for "The Most Thought Provoking Black Female Comic." Lord will be accompanied by a talented line-up of black female comedians for one night only! |
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 Rebecca Pronsky |
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Rebecca Pronsky + Band Friday, March 18 at 8PM $15
Brooklyn, NY native Rebecca Pronsky continues to stake her claim as one of New York's finest young songwriters. Rebecca's songs are "literate, passionate, and wry" (Time Out NY) with "brutal, cutting lyricism" (Ithaca Times), and "a little twang and a lot of empathy" (Philadelphia City Paper). Rebecca’s first full-length studio album 'Departures and Arrivals' met the world in October 2007 via Nine Mile Records. |
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 BR & Timebomb |
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BR & Timebomb Friday, April 8 at 8PM $15
BR (Beyond Recognition) is an eclectic hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, New York who put together TIMEBOMB, a seven-piece band, in 2002. TIMEBOMB features Olivia Martine (violin/viola), Jibrail Nor (drums), Shanelle D. Jenkins (trumpet), Karnage (lead guitar) and Stacy Beatty, Jr. (bass). BR and TIMEBOMB recently released their first full length album, Believe in Something (Greater Than Yourself). |
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The New York Underground Comedy Festival Saturday, May 21 at 8PM $15
From a handful of shows at the West Bank Café Theater in October 2003, NYUCF has grown into a worldwide comedy event. Over 1000 comics ranging from Chris Rock to 2008 Emerging Comic’s Contest winner Reese Waters have graced their stages. This year, NYUCF’s returns to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center to kick of the May 2011 Festival! |
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Explore the history of Tribeca PAC's annual Lost Jazz Shrines Series! TRIBECA PAC's music programming is supported, in part, by public funds from The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and individual support. We would also like to thank the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing general support. | ||
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