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Park Slope Jazz Club, Made in New York, Closed After Fire

UPDATE: The police informed us that the woman, named Destiny Marmolejo, passed away from her injuries this afternoon. She was not a resident of the building. Park Slope – Made in New York Jazz Cafe & Bar, located at 155 5th Avenue in Park Slope, was forced to shut down indefinitely after

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Jazz Club to Replace Nargis on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue

PARK SLOPE – Made in New York Jazz Cafe & Bar, a new space slated for the former Nargis Bar and Grill [https://nargiscafe.com] location, will soon offer Park Slope residents a place to enjoy some music. Founded by the creators of the Made in New York Jazz Competition [https://madeinnyjazz.

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Remembering Cecil Taylor, Jazz Great and Fort Greene Resident

Via Wikimedia CommonsFORT GREENE – Free jazz pioneer and longtime Brooklyn resident Cecil Taylor passed away last week at his Fort Greene home, his legal guardian confirmed. “Cecil Taylor was one of the most uncompromisingly gifted pianists in jazz history, utilizing a nearly overwhelming orchestral facility on the piano. While his

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“The Philosophy Of Keeping Things Simple” A Sunset Park Jazz Drummer Hits In Gowanus

Voglino and North Forty (Photo by Joe Goldman)Diego Voglino is a jazz drummer with more than 30 recording credits [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/diego-voglino-mn0000373176] as a composer, performer, and producer. But as he prepares for his next gig — at Skinny Dennis in Williamsburg with Hope DeBates and North

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Park Slope Jazz Pianist Closes ‘Infinite Distances’

(Photo via Noah Haidu)In New York City’s unofficial theme song, Frank Sinatra famously promised that if you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere. For Park Slope pianist Noah Haidu [http://www.noahhaidu.com], exactly the opposite was true. After dropping out of Rutgers, Haidu tried

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Movies And Live Music Are Coming To Nearby Community Gardens

Green Acres Community Garden (Courtesy Instagram/greeneacrescommunitygarden [https://www.instagram.com/p/uTK-USgL1h/])Community gardens are a place for gardening, getting to know your neighbors, and, it turns out, filmgoing. BAM [/?s=bam] and the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) are bringing the arts to community gardens [/blog/2016/03/

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Windsor Terrace Musician Brings Free Jazz And Sea Shanties To Waterfront Concert

Jeff Lederer. (Courtesy of the musician)Stop me if you heard this one before: Popeye the Sailor, Herman Melville and jazz legend Albert Ayler [http://www.ayler.co.uk/] walk into a bar. Actually, that’s not the set up for a joke but a shorthand description for a recent

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The 2016 Guide To Outdoor Summer Concerts In The Brownstone Belt

Photo via BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn [hhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BBV0SbBmnSP/?taken-by=briccelebratebk&hl=en]The weather is getting better (theoretically, anyway) and that means it’s time to head outside for entertainment. We present to you this handy dandy guide to summer concerts in the Brownstone Belt. AFROPUNK’s

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GRAMMY PARK: Live Music Experience In Brooklyn (Sponsored)

Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings

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GRAMMY PARK: Live music experience in Brooklyn (Sponsored)

Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings

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GRAMMY PARK: Live music experience in Brooklyn (Sponsored)

Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings

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GRAMMY PARK: Live music experience in Brooklyn (Sponsored)

Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings

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GRAMMY PARK: Live Music Experience In Brooklyn (Sponsored)

Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings

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GRAMMY PARK: Live music experience in Brooklyn (Sponsored)

Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings

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Local Wine Store Manager Michael Oien Talks About His Debut Jazz Album

Photo courtesy of Michael OienBig Nose Full Body [http://www.bignosefullbody.com/] manager Michael Oien [http://michaeloien.com/] has, since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2004, been a fixture in the city’s jazz scene. His list of accomplishments is an extensive one, from playing at festivals around

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Kavkaz Restaurant At 943 Coney Island Avenue Closes, Will Become Atlas Steakhouse

Image via Atlas Meat Steakhouse [https://www.facebook.com/atlasmeatsteakhouse/photos/a.1585137041770787.1073741826.1582844538666704/1586362344981590/?type=1&theater] After more than a decade, Kavkaz Restaurant [/blog/food/at-kavkaz-restaurant-introducing-brooklyn-to-azerbaijan], an Azerbaijani restaurant at 943 Coney Island Avenue, by Webster Avenue, has closed its doors and, following renovations, will reopen as

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Boody Students To Perform Annual Winter Concert Thursday

Source: David A. Boody PTA [https://www.facebook.com/IS228PTA/photos/a.804790479532336.1073741863.524564157554971/804791292865588/?type=3&theater] /FacebookThe students of David A. Boody Junior High School (I.S. 228) will put on their annual Winter Concert tomorrow evening. The public is invited to see the young musicians perform

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Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet Performs Free Jazz Concert At New Utrecht Reformed Church

Brooklyn-based jazz group, the Broken Reed Saxophone QuartetBrooklyn-based jazz group, the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet, led by composer, arranger and author Charley Gerard, will perform a free public concert in the Parish House of the New Utrecht Reformed Church, 18th Avenue and 84th Street, June 29 at 2:30 p.

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Weekday Fun: The Best Events November 18-20

A large orchestra in a cafe, a chance to help people in need, rooftop stargazing, and your family tree, all this week in Park Slope: Size Matters: Noriko Ueda Jazz Orchestra [https://www.facebook.com/events/726328020728932/?fref=ts] When: Monday, November 18, 9-11:30pm Where: Tea Lounge [http://www.

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History And Harmony Join Musical Forces During Concert At Historic New Utrecht Parish House

The talented gals of the Brooklyn Sweet Adelines Chorus. Source: FacebookFans of history and harmony will delight in a performance of jazz, show tunes, oldies and more during a Brooklyn Sweet Adelines Chorus concert, presented by the Friends of Historic New Utrecht, this Saturday, June 15 at 7:30 p.

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Roy And Lloyd's Happy Hour Jazz Series Starts This Friday At Lark

A new weekly happy hour jazz series is coming to Lark Cafe [http://larkcafe.com/activities.html]. Beginning Friday, April 12, from 5:45-7pm, neighbors Lloyd H. Miller [https://twitter.com/lloydhmiller] and Roy Nathanson [http://roynathanson.net/] (with the occasional surprise guest) will be playing a mix of original

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Jazz Musician Researching Bensonhurst’s Old Jazz Scene

Source: Andrzej Barabasz via Wikimedia CommonsJazz musician and researcher Vincent Gardner is currently interested in one thing: Brooklyn’s historical Jazz scene. Thus far, he has been able to document activity in Coney Island, Brownsville, Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuvesant, “which proved to have the most activity so far.” However, he

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Saturday, June 9: Free Concert From The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet

Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet, left to right: Jenny Hill, Lisa Parrott, Charley Gerard and Chris Bacas. Photo via Jenean Baylor.Friends of Historic New Utrecht will present a concert by the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet [http://brokenreedsax.com/], a Brooklyn-based jazz group, on Saturday, June 9, at 7:30 p.

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Asser Levy’s 2010 Summer Concerts Start Tuesday

UPDATE: See July 13, 2010 event The 2010’s Asser Levy Tuesday night free concerts (and a movie) are as follows: Location: Asser Levy Park Bandshell West 5th Street and Surf Avenue Coney Island, Brooklyn Times: All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., with the exception of the screening