SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 6 PM
THE EMMANUEL MICHAEL GROUP (QUARTET)
Selected by Iris Ornig
Emmanuel Michael - guitar, Eliza Salem - Drums, Jayla Chee. -Bass, Tim Watson - guitar.

The Emmanuel Michael Group’s double guitar quartet is currently being investigated upon artistically with Emmanuel’s close comrade, Tim Watson. Together, they seek to search for truth and honesty within this intimate and vast sonic universe. Showcasing Emmanuel’s heartfelt compositions.

Born and raised in South Dakota as a first-generation Ugandan and Southern Sudanese, Emmanuel Michael is a New York City based artist who believes that self-identity can only be discovered through reflecting upon one’s surroundings with gratitude, self-reflection, and empathy.

THURSDAY, JULY 11, 6 PM
RACHEL THERRIEN LATIN JAZZ PROJECT (QUARTET)
Selected by Iris Ornig
Rachel Therrien - trumpet, flugel, Camila Cortina - piano, Raúl Reyes - bass, Juan Carlos Polo - drums.

French-Canadian trumpeter Rachel Therrien has established herself as one of the most innovative voices working at the crossroads of jazz and world music. This Latin Jazz Project is the fruit of her graduate studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, her numerous musical experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean, and her 20 years of collaboration with the Latin jazz community in Montreal, New York and Toronto. As part of this exceptional group, she offers a refined repertoire that includes original pieces and her arrangements of the great Afro-Latin jazz classics. From salsa to danzón, from rumba to chachachá, Rachel and her virtuoso accomplices will bring you to dance with their unique and original music tinged with influences from Cuba, New York and Colombia, among others. A show full of color... and heat!

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 6 PM
TOMOKI SANDERS (QUINTET)
Selected by Kassa Overall
Tomoki Sanders - tenor & soprano saxophones, vocals, sampler, Mwanzi Harriott - guitar, Bobby Hall III - keyboards, tbd - Electric Bass

Child of the late saxophone legend, Pharoah Sanders, multi-instrumentalist, producer & artist Tomoki Sanders will bring a mix of vapor wave, fusion, jazz, & hip hop, combined with elements of digitally produced music. Tomoki (they/them) started playing drums and percussions at the age of 4, They graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 2018, having studied performance and music production with world-renowned musicians, such as Ralph Peterson Jr., Billy Kilson, Neal Smith, Tia Fuller, George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Jackie Beard, Divo Govoni, Shannon LeClaire, Dave Santoro, Ed Tomassi, Jim Odgren and more

Sanders was born in New York City, and continues to live and perform there alongside such as Pharoah Sanders, Kassa Overall, Ravi Coltrane, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Nikara Warren, Tatsuya Nakamura, Taylor McFerrin, Mark de Clive-Lowe , Raymond Mcmorrin, Tatsuya Nakamura and many many more.

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 6PM
JACKSON POLLOCK & JAZZ (SEXTET)
Sponsored by the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
Ray Anderson - trombone/vocals, Tommy Campbell - drums, Steve Salerno - guitar, Terry Goss - saxophone, James Cammack - bass, Tom Manuel - cornet.
REGISTER HERE FOR THE CONCERT

This is the first of two concerts focused on the record collection of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. Organized in collaboration with The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, NY, this concert will feature original arrangements inspired by the work of Jackson Pollock by Ray Anderson and Tom Manuel.

Cornetist, Jazz historian, and music educator Tom Manuel holds the endowed Artist in Residence chair within the Jazz department at Stony Brook University. In addition to this he is the founder and President of The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, New York, an innovative and creative space which joins Jazz performance, Jazz preservation and Jazz education in celebration of the past, present, and future (thejazzloft.org). He also serves as the President for The Institute For New Music (theinstitutefornewmusic.org). 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 6 PM
ARCOIRIS SANDOVAL SONIC ASYLUM (QUARTET)
Selected by Iris Ornig
Arcoiris Sandoval - piano, Mimi Jones - bass, Kenneth Salters drums, Jonathan Beshay - tenor saxophone.

Arcoiris Sandoval is a jazz pianist and composer residing in New York City, originally from Tucson, Arizona. She leads her own trio and quintet project called Sonic Asylum and is the Co-Director of The D.O.M.E. Experience multimedia orchestra along with bassist Mimi Jones. D.O.M.E. aims to raise environmental and social awareness through orchestra, choreography and cinematography. She also tours with acclaimed vocalist Allan Harris and occasionally performs with the Mingus Big Band. 

Sandoval released her debut Sonic Asylum Trio album in 2018 entitled “First Voyage” featuring Marty Kenney on bass and Duck Creek Alum Allan Mednard on drums which won a Global Music Award.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 6 PM
J. HOARD (QUARTET)
Selected by Kassa Overall
J. Hoard - composer, vocals, loop station, Sean Richey- guitar, Daniel Winshall - bass, Dom Gervais-drums, Richard Baskin - keyboardist.

J. Hoard interweaves genres to articulate his vivid songwriting. This eclectic approach has yielded songwriting collaborations on two Grammy-award winning albums (Black Coffee – 2022 “Subconsciously” Dance Album & Chance the Rapper – 2017 “Coloring Book” Rap album). Additionally, he works closely with artists such as Brasstracks, Endea Owens, Jose James and the legendary Meshell Ndegeocello (credited vocalist on her 2019 Grammy nominated “Ventriloquism” album). No matter the genre, platform, or language (backing vocalist on the Latin Grammy winning “Sobrevolando” Cultura Profetica album) J. Hoard possesses the essence of the Black church and allure of the Great White Way, usually with his arms stretched out like Whitney Houston, to ensure the audience is enriched while being entertained.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 6PM
LEE KRASNER & JAZZ (QUINTET)
REGISTER HERE FOR THIS CONCERT
Sponsored by the Pollock Krasner House & Study Center
Nicole Zuraitis - vocal (Grammy winner), Dan Pugach - drums, Miki Hayama - piano, John Marshall- saxophone, Tom Manuel - cornet.

This is the second of two concerts focused on the record collection of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. Organized in collaboration with The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, NY, this concert will feature original arrangements inspired by the work of Lee Krasner by Dan Pugach, with vocals by Grammy award winning vocalist Nicole Zuraitis.

Cornetist, Jazz historian, and music educator Tom Manuel holds the endowed Artist in Residence chair within the Jazz department at Stony Brook University. In addition to this he is the founder and President of The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, New York, an innovative and creative space which joins Jazz performance, Jazz preservation and Jazz education in celebration of the past, present, and future (thejazzloft.org). He also serves as the President for The Institute For New Music (theinstitutefornewmusic.org). 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 5 PM
NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND (TRIO)
Selected by Kassa Overall
Eric “ELEW” Lewis - Keyboard, Sebastian Rios - Bassist/Composer, TJ Reddick - Drummer

The young American trio New Jazz Underground, have been described as “an innovative and ultra creative collective striving to establish themselves as a defining voice for the genre of Jazz and beyond”. Their music signals a merging of traditional sensibilities in Jazz with the modern influence of swing, hip-hop, house/Afro-beat, and Afro-Cuban music. Listeners were introduced to the trio’s undeniably fresh sound through viral videos of the band performing in their living room. Millions viewed videos such as: “they can hate but we still swingin’”, and “sad boy jazz”, as well as many others featuring the band's exuberant chemistry, effortless musicality, and raw ambition in sound.