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SUMMARY:Brass Queens
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \n\nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nTickets $24\n \n \nAbout the Event\nBrass Queens is a female-led\, New York-based brass band that has been dominating the brass band scene since 2019. \n \nFinding that they shared similar frustrations about the emerging brass band scene in New York City\, co-founders Alex Harris and Ally Chapel came together to form a group dedicated to showcasing the talents of female musicians in a landscape that was dominated by male musicians and bandleaders. After debuting in March 2019\, Brass Queens grew to be a fixture in the local music scene and was dubbed “the hardest working band in town” by their peers. The Queens gained a dedicated following through outdoor performances on the streets of Brooklyn and playing pop-up events in their community through the pandemic. \nA core value of the band is to play for as many audiences as possible to increase the visibility of female musicians in brass bands. Brass Queens tour regularly across the country and internationally. Recent highlights include a New Year’s Eve performance in Telluride\, multiple nights at Favela Chic in New Orleans\, and a sold out show at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. They also make appearances on festival stages including the Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Northlands Music Festival\, MusikFest\, Duck Jazz Festival\, and multiple appearances at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival. Brass Queens has played major events like The Met Gala and David Byrne’s “Amazing Humans Doing Amazing Things!” Variety Show\, and for notable clients including New Balance\, Chanel\, Saks Fifth Avenue\, Tiffany & Co.\, Bombas\, Perrier\, Facebook\, Instagram\, and Pinterest. They have also performed on national television on Good Morning America\, and had multiple shows at iconic New York venues like The Capitol Theater\, Blue Note Jazz Club\, and Brooklyn Bowl. They are also the 2023 winners of We Love NYC’s Rider’s Choice Award\, after the people of New York voted the Queens as their favorite of the MTA’s Music Under New York’s roster of subway performers. \nThe band has developed a signature style that sits right at the intersection of the Big Apple and the Big Easy. Their sound is deeply inspired by and pays homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition while injecting the upbeat\, multifaceted energy of their New York home into each performance. The result is a nonstop party: a Brass Queens show will have you singing along to classic pop hits\, dancing your heart out to reggaeton\, and feeling like you’ve been transported to Frenchman Street. In February 2021\, Brass Queens released their debut EP Royal Street\, which takes listeners on a six-song journey beginning in the heart of New York City with a cover of Cameo’s Candy\, down to Royal St. with their take on a New Orleans traditional\, Little Liza Jane. In November 2023\, the band released their first full-length album titled Black & Gold\, which is an ode to the Brass Queen’s incredible early fanbase who supported the band from the virtual performances and socially-distanced street corners during the COVID-19 pandemic\, to the crowded clubs and packed venues of today. Less than a year later\, Brass Queens released their second full-length album and their first album of all-original music titled Hot Tub Sessions Vol. I. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
DESCRIPTION:  \nRegister Now \nVirtual Event on Zoom\nTickets Free; Advance Registration Required \n \nAbout the event\nHonorée Fanonne Jeffers is an essayist\, novelist\, poet\, and a student of United States’ history. Jeffers’s first novel\, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois\, was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and has been included on the “Great American Novels” list of The Atlantic. Love Songs has won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction\, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Fiction\, the First Novelist’s Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association\, and the Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature. Love Songs was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction\, the Pen/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel\, and the Center For Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Love Songs was longlisted for the National Book Award in Fiction. \nJeffers has published five books of poetry\, including The Age of Phillis\, based upon fifteen years of archival research on the life and times of Phillis Wheatley Peters\, a formerly enslaved person who was the first Africana woman to publish a book in the Americas. The Age of Phillis won the NAACP Image Award for Literary Work: Poetry and the Lenore Marshall Prize in Poetry and was a finalist for the George Washington Prize in History and the PEN/Voelcker Award. The Age of Phillis was longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry and appeared on the “year’s best” lists for Library Journal and NPR. \nJeffers is Editor-at-Large for The Kenyon Review. She is the recipient of the USA Mellon fellowship\, as well as fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society\, the Aspen Summer Words Conference\, the Bread Loaf Writers Conference\, MacDowell Colony\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Vermont Studio Center\, and the Witter Bynner Foundation through the Library of Congress. \nJeffers has been recognized with two lifetime achievement notations: she has won the Harper Lee Award for Literary Distinction\, and she was inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. In consideration of her scholarly research on Phillis Wheatley Peters and early African Americans\, she was elected to the American Antiquarian Society\, a learned organization to which fourteen U.S. presidents have been elected. Jeffers is the Paul and Carol Daube Sutton Professor of English at University of Oklahoma\, where she has taught since 2002. Jeffers’s seventh book Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays and Writings is forthcoming from Harper in 2025. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University and is made possible by the Ocean County College Foundation. \n \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Nella
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nTickets $34 – $32\n \n \nAbout the Event\nIMMERSING LISTENERS IN A UNIQUE UNIVERSE\, NELLA DELIVERS A MODERN TAKE ON SOULFUL SONGS. \nBorn in Venezuela\, Nella rapidly rose to international fame thanks to her powerful voice and undeniable presence. In a short period of time\, she went from graduating from Berklee College of Music to winning the 2019 Latin GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist. That same year\, her full-length debut\, Voy (I Go)\, produced by the award-winning Javier Limón for Casa Limón Records\, garnered praise from NPR and featured the hit “Me Llaman Nella” (They Call Me Nella). The title track was named the 14th best song of 2019 by The New York Times\, spanning all genres. \nMerging Venezuela’s folkloric roots\, modern production elements \, and inspiration from Andalusia\, Nella’s music echoes globally. She has sold out venues across the United States\, Venezuela\, Mexico\, Spain\, and the UK\, and has performed with renowned artists such as Alejandro Sanz\, Luis Enrique\, and Susana Baca. She has also collaborated with Jennifer López\, Juan Luis Guerra\, Carlos Vives\, Monsieur Periné\, and Los Amigos Invisibles. \n \nAcademy® Award winner Asghar Farhadi invited Nella to join the A-list cast of his film Everybody Knows\, alongside Academy® Award winners Javier Bardem\, Ricardo Darín\, and Penélope Cruz. Showcasing her talents\, she performed songs written by Javier Limón exclusively for the screenplay. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to enthusiastic applause. \nNella’s voice has captivated notable musicians\, including Maestro Gustavo Dudamel\, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, who invited her to perform a song composed by him for a documentary on the artist Cruz Diez. \nIn early 2020\, Nella signed with Sony Music Records and released her second album\, Doce Margaritas\, in 2021. She also participated in the HBO album and special Piano y Mujer with Irish-American pianist Arthur Hanlon\, collaborating with great artists such as Kany García\, Natalia Jiménez\, Evaluna Montaner\, and Goyo. \nEn Otra Vida is Nella’s third album\, immersing listeners in a unique universe of talent with a distinct and delightful creative concept. Staying true to her original sound\, Nella pays homage to the great women composers of Latin American music\, offering new versions of classic songs and collaborating with artists\, song-writers\, who come together to celebrate Spanish-language composers. \nUN ENCUENTRO VANGUARDISTA QUE JUNTO A LOS SONIDOS DE SU TIEMPO TRAEN COMO RESULTADO CANCIONES CANTADAS CON EL ALMA \nNacida en Venezuela\, Nella se catapultó al reconocimiento internacional impulsada por su poderosa voz e indiscutible presencia. En poco tiempo\, pasó de graduarse del Berklee College of Music a ganar el Latin GRAMMY® 2019 como Mejor Nuevo Artista. Ese mismo año\, su debut de larga duración\, Voy\, producido por multipremiado compositor\, productor y guitarrista Javier Limón para Casa Limón Music y distribuido mundialmente a través de The Orchard\, recibió reconocimiento de NPR y produjo el éxito “Me Llaman Nella”. \nAdemás\, la canción que da título al disco se colocó en el puesto #14 de las 54 mejores canciones del 2019 según The New York Times. \nFusionando las raíces folclóricas de Venezuela\, una producción moderna e inspiración andaluza; su sonido resuena en cada esquina del mundo. No solo ha abarrotado escenarios en los Estados Unidos\, Venezuela\, México\, España y el Reino Unido; también ha colaborado con Alejandro Sanz\, Juan Luis Guerra\, Jennifer López\, Carlos Vives\, Luis Enrique\, Susana Baca\, Los Amigos Invisibles y Monsieur Periné. \nEn particular\, el ganador del Óscar®\, Asghar Farhadi\, la reclutó para unirse a su distinguido elenco para su filmTodos lo saben al lado de Ricardo Darín y los también ganadores del Óscar®\, Javier Bardem y Penélope Cruz. Iluminando sus talentos\, Nella interpretó canciones escritas por Javier Limon especialmente para el guión  . Se estrenó en el Festival de Cannes ante una ovación unánime. \nLa voz de Nella ha cautivado a grandes músicos como el Maestro Gustavo Dudamel\, el conductor de La Orquesta Filarmónica de Los Ángeles\, quien la invitó a interpretar un tema compuesto por él para el documental del artista Cruz Diez. \nEn Mayo del 2021\, lanzó su primer álbum con Sony Music Latin\, Doce Margaritas. Tambien participó en el álbum y especial de HBO Piano y Mujer junto al pianista irlandés estadounidense Arthur Hanlon\, proyecto en el que colaboró con grandes artistas como: Kany García\, Natalia Jiménez\, Evaluna Montaner y Goyo. \n-En otra vida- supone el tercer álbum para la artista venezolana Nella\, un trabajo que nos sumerge en un universo de talento muy particular y con un característico y delicioso concepto creativo. Fiel a su sonido original (aún si cabe ahora reforzado)\, Nella hace un homenaje a las grandes autoras de la música latinoamericana\, versiones de grandes temas donde se rodea de artistas\, mujeres que componen y se unen en esta celebración de las compositoras en español. \n  \n This event is funded\, in part\, by the Ocean County College Foundation and the Latino Institute. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Krakauer & Tagg’s Good Vibes Explosion
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nTickets $39\n \n \nAbout the Event\nKrakauer & Tagg’s Good Vibes Explosion is a touring project that was born in the midst of the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg\, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds\, hailing from the USA\, Canada\, Iran and South Africa. \n \nTogether they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics\, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. \nFeatured on shows such as NPR’s Morning Edition and Radio France International (RFI) Sessions Live\, this project was created in response to the current climate of polarization that pervades our daily lives. In these uncertain times\, it’s a chance to come together to celebrate our common humanity and foster joy\, positivity and togetherness. \nTheir album\, Mazel Tov Cocktail Party\, has received rave reviews across North America and Europe: \nFrance’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air\, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today’s world\, let’s breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion\, an injunction” \nRoots World says: “An informal cocktail party typically lasts a few hours\, and this one ends all too soon. 5 stars” \nThey have performed at venues that include Paris’ famed 2000-seater Théâtre du Châtelet and Vienna’s Porgy & Bess Club\, and in venues large and small in France\, Holland\, Austria and the USA. \nKrakauer’s klezmer-influenced clarinet leads the way along with Tagg’s quirky keys\, electronics\, electric cello & production; Martin Shamoonpour’s high-energy contributions on daf\, riq\, darbuka\, jaw harp and flutes; Jerome Harris’ driving bass lines and vocals; rapper and singer Sarah MK’s evocative vocals in Québécois French and English; and Yoshie Fruchter’s wailing oud and electric guitar. In addition\, electronic beats by Jeremy Flower\, Socalled and Selwa Abd (aka Bergsonist) round out the sound for layering with the live performance.The project was initially created in isolation\, individually and remotely in living rooms and basements in New York\, upstate NY and Canada- with band members meeting in person for the first time a year after the project was recorded and the music videos were made. \nTheir influences are global\, but the sound they create collectively has produced something uniquely their own. Familiar dance forms such as Polka or Square Dance never sounded this way before\, with hand drumming\, propulsive electronic beats\, lyrics calling for catharsis and positivity\, deep grooves and Krakauer’s wailing clarinet crying out for us to join together\, celebrate and feel the power in our aliveness. \nDavid Krakauer\, clarinet and vocals\nKathleen Tagg\, producer\, piano\, keyboard\, accordion\, cello and sampler/electronics (Bella’s Calypso)\nMelanie Scholtz\, vocals\nYoshie Fruchter\, electric guitar and oud\nJerome Harris\, electric bass and vocals\nMartin Shamoonpour\, daf and jaw’s harp\nJohn Hadfield – Drums \nShare This:
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