PLG Arts News and Updates
Jazz @the Inkwell: Stelio Mihas
Brooklyn-based guitarist Stelios Mihas will be presenting a jazz trio featuring legendary reeds player Daniel Carter and bassist Zachary Swanson. After meeting during the sessions of Daniel Carter's Listening Group, this trio will be performing its spontaneous...
“The Lonely Hearts Case”–A Live Radio Drama
PLG Arts presents a live performance of an original radio drama, “The Lonely Hearts Case,” on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at 4:30 pm. This family-friendly staged reading will feature many artists local to Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and the surrounding neighborhoods....
Jerram Original Network Band Fri, 6-24, 7:30
Founded by drummer Jerry Griffin, the Jerram Original Network Band started as Network, playing blues and R&B, working with Martha and the Vandellas, Freddie King, Sun Ra, Bobby Rush, and Willie Mabon. The trio now includes bassist Tyler Mitchell (Tyler Mitchell Live...
Wataru Uchida Quartet: Jazz this Friday (June 10)
Wataru Uchida writes original tunes influenced by his East Asian sensibility for music and advanced jazz harmony. Wataru studied saxophone and composition with Chico Freeman, a saxophonist who worked with McCoy Tyner for many years. Wataru’s new album is Predawn...
Vocal/bass/saxophone trio at the Inkwell Friday May 27
Bob Gingery Trio at the Inkwell Friday, May 27, 7:30-9:30 pm Bassist Bob Gingery will be performing trio with vocalist/pianist Julie Milgram and saxophonist Hashem Assadulahi at the Inkwell Cafe. This new project brings a fresh perspective to the Great American...
Jazz @the Inkwell Friday, May 13, 7:30-9:30
The Yuma Uesaka Quartet performs this Friday at the Inkwell Cafe, 408 Rogers Avenue, between Sterling St and Lefferts Avenue. The Brooklyn-based improvising ensemble draws inspiration from a vast array of musical idioms, including jazz, classical, African, Indian,...