by Bob Treuber | Feb 16, 2019 | Jazz, Music
A singer with a unique and deft ability for vocal improvisation as well as a trumpet player with a warm, golden tone, Leala Cyr is a rare “double threat.” Cyr was a touring member of Grammy-winning Esperanza Spalding’s “Radio/Chamber Music...
by PLGArts.org | Oct 8, 2018 | Events, Jazz
The Jazz Thieves steal Duke Ellington’s melodicism, Tom Waits’s grit, Bill Withers’s soulful lyricism, and Kamasi Washington’s modern edge, uniting all it with a jazz imagination. They released their first full-length album, “Brooklyn...
by plgarts | Apr 8, 2018 | Artist Spotlight, Events, Jazz, Music
Art Lillard’s Blue Heaven, a swing sextet, comes to Erv’s, 2122 Beekman Place, right off Flatbush. Performing an extensive repertoire of standards and originals, the band features top New York jazz players Kenny Pexton on tenor sax, Jon Mark McGowan on...
by Rina | Mar 6, 2018 | Events, Jazz, Music
POSTPONED DUE TO STORM: WATCH FOR NEW DATE Elijah Shiffer and the Robber Crabs are excited to announce the release of their debut album, “Unhinged,” on OneTrickDog Records. Their music builds on the foundations of early blues, Dixieland, and swing, subverting these...
by Rina | Feb 7, 2018 | Artist Spotlight, Events, Jazz, Music
Wataru Uchida brings his band Predawn Shenanigans Club to Erv’s (2122 Beekman Place) for a Brazilian jazz night! as part of the PLG Arts Music Series. It all happens Wednesday, February 21, 8-10 pm. With a tenor sax and NY-based Brazilian jazz rhythm section,...
by Rina | Jan 2, 2018 | Artist Spotlight, Jazz, Music, vocals
The Bee’s Knees are a unique showcase of musical talent formed by accordionist, singer, and band leader Erica Marie Mancini, backed by multi-instrumentalist Sam Day Harmet (mandolin, banjo, clarinet) and low end from “Tuba Joe” Exley. Drawing on...
