Spectacular SBS 2015 Season Finale!
Monday, November 2nd, 7:15pm at NYC’s Symphony Space
The Sidney Bechet Society, Ltd.® brings the Ear Inn’s glorious downtown jam session, uptown, to the big stage at Symphony Space!
Having previously showcased the jam scene at Mona’s in the East Village, SBS now travels across town, to the West Side’s Ear Inn, to present the essence of the Sunday jam sessions that take place at NYC’s oldest working bar.
Evan Christopher (clarinet) journeys north from New Orleans to join New Yorker’s Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet) and Matt Munisteri (guitar) and other guests, as they conjure the Crescent City’s fiery musical spirit. The night’s festivities will also be the release party for the “Earregulars” new CD, In The Land Of The Beginning Again. Special guest, vocal sensation, Brianna Thomas.
2015 Spring Season
- April 20th & May 19th ~Monday, April 20th – “If Django Met Sidney“
Django Reinhardt meets Sidney Bechet as we time travel to
1950′s Paris to imagine a meeting of these two icons of
French-American jazz!!
starring guitar wizard Frank Vignola
and soprano sax master Olivier Franc
with
Olli Soikkeli, guitar
Nicki Parrott, bass
Jean-Baptiste Franc, pianoTuesday, May 19th – “Sweet and Lowdown Reunion“
The band from the film reunites to recreate soundtrack
magic on stage.
starring Howard Alden, Kelly Friesen, Ken Peplowski,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Byron Stripling, & Ted Sommers.
The band from the film reunites to recreate soundtrack
magic on stage.
Both shows at 7:15pm, at Peter Norton Symphony Space,
2537 Broadway at 95th Street in NYC.