PLG Arts Music Festival 2017
PLG Arts MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 May 15-21, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn What: PLG Arts Music Festival 2017 Where: Nine locations in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (PLG) (see locations below) When: Performances May 15-21 at various times (see full schedule below) Cost:...PLG Arts Jazz at KD’s Friday, April 14
The Jon Menges Quartet Jon Menges-Trumpet; Adam Kolker-Tenor Sax; Joe Fitzgerald-Bass; Robert Weiss-Drums A trumpeter, composer, arranger, and music copyist, Jon Menges’s creative and talented musical programs delighted audiences in the Chicago area for many years....PLG Arts Jazz at KD’s
ECDYSES at KD’s, Friday, April 28, 7:30-9:30 408 Rogers Ave betw Lefferts Ave & Sterling St “Ecdyses” explores the ongoing processes of self-transformation. Uniting the voices of the violin, guitar, and drums, it pushes the boundaries of musical...
Rescheduled: August 7: “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Please” By Spellbound Theatre
Rescheduled: August 7 PLG Arts and Parkside Plaza Committee Present: “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Please” at 2 pm Sunday, August 7 Parkside Plaza/Q Train Stop Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue The performance is FREE! This one-of-a-kind storytelling...Nicoletta Manzini Trio @the Inkwell April 8
Italian saxophonist and composer Nicoletta Manzini has performed throughout Europe with her own group and as a member of the Steve Grossman Quintet. She recently moved to New York, where she made her last recording with her trio, including bassist Tyler Mitchell and...
Robert Nathan Davis @ Tugboat Tea
Robert Nathan Davis brings watercolor magic to his neighborhood, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, for an intimate show at Tugboat Tea Company. Come for a night of revelry and excitement! Where it’s at: 546 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. If coming by the Q or...Meet-the-Author Tuesday, March 22, at the Inkwell Cafe
PLG Arts Meet-The-Author Series at the Inkwell Cafe Stephanie Clifford presents Everybody Rise; Helen Phillips presents The Beautiful Bureaucrat The PLG Arts Meet-the-Author series features writers who live in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and other neighborhoods, reading...The Red Birds: Jazz @the Inkwell Fri, Feb 12, 7:30-9:30
The Red Birds, a NYC-based group, brings a modern touch to jazz standards. In addition to their arrangements, The Red Birds also perform their own compositions. With Yasuno Katsuki at the helm on vocals and euphonium, Hyuna Park on piano, and Tina Lama on bass, this...Michael LeMorin Quartet at PLG Arts Jazz @the Inkwell Friday, Jan 8, 7:30
Michael LeMorin’s music blends the tropical grooves of Brazil and the Caribbean—reggae, konpa, samba, bossa nova—with jazz. Evocative lyrics in French, English, and Haitian Creole speak to both mind and heart. His latest album, Pawòl (Word), is representative of this...
Marcia Lloyd Photographs @ Tugboat Tea TONIGHT!
MARCIA LLOYD photography WED DEC 16th 6–9PM Please join us for the opening reception for a show of photography by Marcia Lloyd the newest show for PLG Arts Tugboat Local Artists series. It will be at the Tugboat Tea Company, 546 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11226....
Paul Sanwald Prospect Quartet, Nov. 13, 7-9 PM, at The Inkwell Cafe
The Paul Sanwald Prospect Quartet has been playing for close to two years, performing their original music in the NYC area. Their focus is on playing beautiful, interesting music by developing textures and contrast through composition and collective improvisation....Meet the Authors: Thursday, Oct 29, 7:30 pm
Join us for PLG Arts’ Meet-the-Author Reading Series, a reading and book signing by two great local authors. Books will be for sale afterward, and great drinks and craft beers are available throughout the reading at the Inkwell bar. Melissa Buzzeo is the author of...Jazz Vocalist Fri, Oct 23, 7-9 pm, at the Inkwell Cafe
The sounds and styles of internationally acclaimed vocalist/composer Jocelyn Medina fuse elements of world music with jazz harmonies, neo-soul/funk grooves, and adventurous improvisations. Whether from the stage of an international festival or in the intimate setting...
422 Trees Landscapes by Noel Hefele, Robert Marvin, and Yoshiko Mori
Join us for the next Tugboat art opening! September 24th, 2015 6-9pm Tugboat 546 Flatbush Ave This show features landscape photography by Robert Marvin and Yoshiko Mori and landscape painting by Noel Hefele. RSVP on facebook (optional)The show statement is below: A...Singer Jazz@the Inkwell Fri, July 24, 7:30-9:30
Straight-ahead meets Scandinavian as Swedish jazz singer Rebecka Larsdotter joins NYC-based musicians for a night of standards and originals. Larsdotter was born, raised, and musically educated in Sweden and has spent the past few years performing and teaching in LA...Michael-David Gordon Quartet at the Inkwell Fri, July 10, 7:30-9:30
The Quartet offer jazz and pop interpretations of Bacharach’s work from the late 50’s to the present. Singer/actor Michael-David Gordon draws on his experience with the Temptations, the Irondale Ensemble Project, and as a featured vocalist with several NY...Michael Vitale Trio: CD Release Party @Inkwell Fri, June 26
Join us at the Inkwell Cafe, 408 Rogers Ave (betw Sterling & Lefferts) from 7-9 on Friday, June 26, for the release of their new CD “En Route. ” Seattle, Tokyo, and Zurich: Justin Wert, guitar; Yuka Tadano, bass; and Michael Vitali, drums: they hail from all...June 14, 1-3pm, at Parkside Plaza: h2f2 and Anne Dearth
The Second Sunday Series, sponsored by the Inkwell and PLG Arts, will have it’s second event on June 14th between 1 and 3pm. The concert will feature music by h2f2, an improv-based flute and piano duo, preceded by classical solos and duos performed by Anne...Art Lillard Quartet @the Inkwell June 12, 7-9 pm
Drummer Art Lillard leads this jazz quartet, which includes Ron Jackson on guitar, Chris Bacas on sax, and Ralph Hamperian on acoustic bass. The group plays jazz standards, swing tunes, bossa novas, blues, and Lillard’s original compositions. The band’s extensive...Northern Spy Jazz@Inkwell Fri May 22
Michael Bates: Northern Spy Take one listen to the joy and energy of this unpredictable band and you’re sure to get caught up in the excitement. They’ll be playing at the Inkwell Jazz Cafe, 408 Rogers Ave between Sterling St & Lefferts Ave, on Friday,...May 10, 1-3 pm, at Parkside Plaza: Michael-David Gordon Quartet
The Michael-David Gordon Quartet initiates the Second Sundays in Summer, a series of free performances sponsored by PLG Arts and the Inkwell Jazz Cafe. Concerts and performances in this series take place the second Sunday each month from May through September. Second...Jon Menges Quartet at Inkwell May 8, 7-9 pm
Jon Menges has arrived in New York, and it’s time to welcome this talented young trumpeter, composer, and arranger who delighted audiences in Chicago for many years. We’re pleased to announce that this performance is part of the 16th Annual Central...
Vistas at Jazz @the Inkwell 3-13-15
Don’t let Friday the 13th bug you! It’s good news for music fans, with the Vistas Quartet coming our way. We especially like it when there’s a vocalist with the group. Vistas performs a grooving, improvised exploration of American jazz, pop, blues...Nick and Carol @the Inkwell January 9
“A wonderful talent and a fine singer,” says world-renowned vocalist Sheila Jordan of Carol Leven. She joins PLG guitarist Nick Moran for a night of song, both standard and popular. They combine voice, percussion, 7-string guitar and live looping to create a sound...INTERSECTIONS: PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS
INTERSECTIONS is part performance, part community-outreach, part public conversation, part investigation of the shared responsibility of a neighborhood. Using as a springboard the metaphor of intersections and crossroads, this project uses interviews of Prospect...
Repre LDN – – – > NYC @ Tugboat Tea Company – International Painters
November 11 – December 8 2014 Opening Party – Friday November 21, 6-9pm Opening Hours. Weekdays – 7am – 7pm Weekends – 8am – 6pm Location Tugboat Tea Company 546 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn NY 11225 We are delighted to announce Repre Art Collective’s first international...Michael-David Gordon Quartet Fri, Nov 14, 7-9 pm
The Michael-David Gordon Quartet returns to the Inkwell after their recent SRO performance in July. Michael-David is a dynamic entertainer who explores standards, pop, and R&B, drawing on his experience singing with the Temptations and NYC bands like the Pocket...
PLG Arts Chamber Music Series: Brooklyn Guitar Quartet
PLG Arts Chamber Music will present an afternoon of contemporary chamber music performed by the Brooklyn Guitar Quartet on Sunday, October 26 at 3pm. Following a successful launch of the series last spring, this is the first event of the fall in an ongoing series of...
Acclaimed Brooklyn Novelists Darcey Steinke and Martha Southgate to Read at PLG Arts Reading Series
Brooklyn authors Darcey Steinke and Martha Southgate will be featured on Thursday, Oct. 30, at PLG Arts’ Meet-the-Author Reading Series. The joint reading and book signing begins at 7:30 pm at The Inkwell Café at 408 Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts...
FOR TREES AND BIRDS: INKWELL Jazz Fri, Sept 12, 7-9 pm
For Trees and Birds, a group of young musicians playing original music, performs at the Inkwell Jazz Cafe, 408 Rogers Ave, between Lefferts & Sterling. Comprised of 4 individuals each coming out of the jazz tradition, the band reaches for a cohesiveness derived...Michael-David Gordon Quartet
Michael-David Gordon Quartet Friday, July 11, 7-9 pm Singer and actor Michael-David Gordon is a dynamic entertainer who explores standards, pop, and R&B, drawing on his experience singing with the Temptations, acting with Irondale Ensemble Project, and fronting...
2014 Membership Party
Join us at the 2014 PLG Arts Membership Party! Learn about PLG Arts and its mission to cultivate creativity in our community. Meet neighbors and friends. Enjoy refreshments, the exhibition, and music and theater performances Saturday, June 21, 2014, 4-6pm The Dorsey...
2nd event in Chamber Music Series: June 8, 3 pm
PLG Arts Chamber Music will present its second event, andPlay, on Sunday, June 8th. This new series of classical music performances will be held in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and surrounding neighborhoods. andPlay is committed to expanding the violin/viola duo...
Artists from the Dorsey gallery and PLGarts
Join us for a show featuring the work of Joe Bell-Bey, James Denmark, Noel Hefele, Bob Marvin, Karl McIntosh, and Otto Neals. Tomorrow, June 1st 12-5pm @ Dorsey Art Gallery 553 Rogers Ave Brooklyn NY,...Hayes Johnson Duo May 9, 7-9 pm
Hayes Greenfield on alto sax and Dean Johnson on bass have been playing together since the 70s and collectively have played with the Who’s Who of modern jazz today. From bebop to beyond and everything in between. Join us for their gig at the Inkwell Cafe on Fri,...
Re-Enchanting the Ordinary | Photography by Yoshiko Mori
Yoshiko will be presenting photographs centered around Prospect Park. Please join us for the opening reception on Friday May 9th @ Tugboat Tea Company (546 Flatbush Ave) Light refreshments will be served. “Photography is a tool for me to find and capture an...Emilio Teubal Trio @the Inkwell Fri, Apr 25, 7-9 pm
Pianist/composer Emilio Teubal started playing the piano at the age of nine. He studied at Argentina’s National Conservatory and was an active performer in the tango and jazz scene of Buenos Aires until 1999, when he relocated to New York City to continue his...Art Lillard Quartet at Jazz @the Inkwell
Friday, April 11, 7-9 pm, the Art Lillard Quartet comes to the Inkwell, 408 Rogers Avenue, between Sterling and Lefferts. Drummer and bandleader Art Lillard is known for his ability to “read” a room and respond to his audience. With bassist Ralph...Gabriele Tranchina, jazz vocalist, at the Inkwell Fri, Dec 13, 7-9 pm
Gabriele Tranchina: Something different, someone different…a world artist, jazz vocalist, creative interpreter…a heavenly sound, a woman with a unique view of music, the world, and of singing. Join Gabriele and her band at PLG Arts Jazz at the Inkwell, 408 Rogers Ave...
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