A native of Northern California, Nathan Smith is an active performer and composer currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. In 2009, he formed the “Nathan Parker Smith Large Ensemble,” a jazz orchestra regularly performing original music throughout New York. The group recently finished a tour of the West Coast and is currently working on an album to be released in 2011. Smith’s music fuses elements of jazz, rock, and classical music to create a dense soundscape of improvisation and composition.

http://www.nathanparkersmith.com/

As jazz fans know, some of the greatest moments in jazz come during the unrehearsed, spontaneous meeting of minds that occurs during a jam session, and this new session promises to deliver! Having led an exciting session for 1 1/2 years at the recently closed Puppets Jazz Bar, Fahie & McNeil will draw some of Brooklyn's finest jazz musicians to a meeting of the minds in one of the hippest locations in the Slope.

Brooklyn Raga Massive is a collective started by Brooklyn based artists representing the Indian Classical Music scene of NYC. Comprised of world-class performers, students of all levels and diverse artists across the NY/NJ area, Brooklyn Raga Massive is a coming together of all appreciators of Indian music for concerts, festivals, workshops, and their own unique gathering called the Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session!

Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session brings the Jazz jam session culture to Raga music. Indian Classical Music (Raga Music) is an improvisational art form with a rich cultural history, yet historically has not cultivated the "jam session" format. We at Brooklyn Raga Massive believe the community of Indian Classical Music appreciators can truly benefit from the community building nature of Jam session style gathering.

Indian Classical Musicians can bring their instruments and sign-up on a jam list. The host of the jam session will select musicians for impromptu and informal performances. http://www.brooklynragamassive.com

Leah Taylor is a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter who recently released her first self-titled EP, now available on Bandcamp. A native of Ann Arbor, MI, Leah has a classical piano and viola background. While attending the University of Rochester, she taught herself guitar and started writing folk songs. Throughout college, she played cover gigs, and also expanded her musical education by taking composition classes at the Eastman School of Music. After playing with bands, including Mike Vial and the Great Lake Effect, Leah finally decided to record a solo album in 2012, composed of a collection of folk tunes that she wrote in college. The first song on the EP, My City, expressed her desire to move to New York, which she finally accomplished in June of 2012. She recently released the EP and is now making the local singer-songwriter rounds at such venues as Rockwood Music Hall, Sidewalk Cafe, Zirzamin, and Pete’s Candy Store. Her music is a mixture of folk, rock, and soul, with such influences as Elliott Smith, Norah Jones, Carole King, and Radiohead. She is often accompanied by guitarist Grant Gardner, a fellow co-worker with some serious guitar chops, and cellist Bryan West, a Brooklyn transplant who is currently touring with the band, Chaos Chaos.

Josh Freeburn has been playing music for his entire life. on his newly released album "Far From Over" he plays every instrument. Now taking his act on the road he is doing a series of Acoustic performances in and around the city. The music is album is available for a free listen and a $1 download at JoshFreeburn.com. we hope to see you and the show.

Jessica Rowboat grew up in between hill stations and New Delhi in the north of India before coming to New York at 8 years old to watch as her parents and older brother pursued music.
On the number 7 line, in the summer of their first year here, she found music for herself in a man named Bob. He was a street performer with the problems that plagued the streets of New York in the 90s, but the Jesus in the Rowboat’s home took him in.
From then onward, music hummed off of her. She attended LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts where she was trained in chamber music, gospel choir, jazz hands, theater, and song writing that tied them all together in a folky blend.
After graduating from college in the heart of Gramercy, she developed a mellow sound to counteract the loudness of the city she was tuned into. Thus, Jessica Rowboat is a sound all her own

The title to Setting Sun’s fourth album, Fantasurreal, is the perfect made-up combination of two words to capture the spirit and sound of the record. Largely the work of one man, Gary Levitt, Setting Sun creates a fantastical mix of whimsy and brightly hued pop, matched to a surreal lyrical sensibility that’s the product of either a vivid imagination or some good drugs. Cuts like the leadoff song “Driving” and the six-minute paean to sustained adolescence, “Don’t Grow Up,” recall Grandaddy in their mutations of organic instrumentation.

Join us every Sunday for our Open Mic, a great relaxed environment with zero judgment perfect for beginners. Performers will get happy hour prices all night!!! (Bring five friends and they will get all get happy hour prices too!)

Mike Fahie is a Brooklyn-based, Canadian trombone player, and is in-demand as a player, composer and educator. He is an integral part of Darcy James Argue’s “Secret Society”, the Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, the Paul Carlon Octet, and has performed and recorded with artists such as John McNeil, Maria Schneider, Billy Hart, Ben Monder, and many others. ” Fahie’s debut album, Anima, was recently released on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to critical acclaim. The Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra was created in 2003, serving as a vehicle to experiment with large ensemble composition, as well as a forum to work with some of the greatest jazz musicians in the city. Fahie’s development as a composer and arranger has been highlighted by many commissioned works over the past several years, for both small groups and larger ensembles, including the United States Military Academy’s Jazz Knights.

http://www.mikefahie.com

As jazz fans know, some of the greatest moments in jazz come during the unrehearsed, spontaneous meeting of minds that occurs during a jam session, and this new session promises to deliver! Having led an exciting session for 1 1/2 years at the recently closed Puppets Jazz Bar, Fahie & McNeil will draw some of Brooklyn's finest jazz musicians to a meeting of the minds in one of the hippest locations in the Slope.

Brooklyn Raga Massive is a collective started by Brooklyn based artists representing the Indian Classical Music scene of NYC. Comprised of world-class performers, students of all levels and diverse artists across the NY/NJ area, Brooklyn Raga Massive is a coming together of all appreciators of Indian music for concerts, festivals, workshops, and their own unique gathering called the Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session!

Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session brings the Jazz jam session culture to Raga music. Indian Classical Music (Raga Music) is an improvisational art form with a rich cultural history, yet historically has not cultivated the "jam session" format. We at Brooklyn Raga Massive believe the community of Indian Classical Music appreciators can truly benefit from the community building nature of Jam session style gathering.

Indian Classical Musicians can bring their instruments and sign-up on a jam list. The host of the jam session will select musicians for impromptu and informal performances. http://www.brooklynragamassive.com

"Keith Rubin is a piano-driven singer/songwriter originally from the great state of Maryland. Now based in Astoria, Keith draws on folk and pop influences, whirling together passion and poetry to create a raw, emotional sound that hits the hearts of those who listen."

“Absolutely lovely, sounds almost like Chet Baker. Nuanced, subtle, soulful. Full of luminous poetry and grace. I am very impressed." Dimitri Monroe Detroit Metro Times
Harry (arch-top guitar/vocals) and Ron (upright bass/vocals) are an acoustic vocal duo who focus on their own unique interpretations of great songs. With an eclectic song list that ranges from Nat King Cole to Iggy Pop to Randy Newman to Duke Ellington, H.A.R.D. takes their audiences on a musical journey from sublime jazz stylings to gritty jump blues.
http://www.myspace.com/harryandronduo