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What’s Happening: April 14-30 14th ANNUAL CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL
Apr 12, 8 PM – Dr. Mambo and the Experience Ensemble, The Gallery, 293 Van Duzer St., Staten Island, NY, $20-advance, info: 917.929.4254, www.drmambo.com
Apr 12, 9-1:00 AM – Kathy Farmer, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com
Apr 12, 10-2 AM – Open Jam Session featuring Gerry Eastman Quartet, Williamsburg Music Center, 367 Bedford Ave., @ Williamsburg Bridge, no cover-2 drink minimum, info: 718.607.4296, www.wmcjazz.org
Apr 13, 2-4 PM – Maurice Brown presented by MoCADA and Farragut Houses Tenant Association, NYCHA-Farragut Houses, Navy & York St., Free, info: 718.230.0492×113, www.mocada.org
Apr 13, 8:00 PM – Blues Movie Nights, Big Eyed Blues Parlor, 499 Halsey St., @ Stuyvesant Ave., Free, refreshments served, info: 718.919.0697
Apr 13, 9&10:30 PM – Trumpeter Phillip Harper, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org
Apr 13, 9-1:00 AM – BrownstoneJAZZ presents at Sankofa Aban Bed & Breakfast, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com
Apr 14, 6-9 PM – Steve Cromity and his Trio, Two Steps Down, 240 DeKalb Ave., @ Vanderbilt Ave., $10, 917.685.3508, www.stevecromity.com
Apr 14, 6-10 PM – Greg Bandy/Marvin Horne/Stanley Banks, The Heights Bar & Lounge, 316 Stuyvesant Ave., Free, info: 347.955.4444, heightslounge@aol.com
Apr 17, 5-9 PM – Jazz and The Spoken Word, TBA
Apr 18, 7 PM – Arturo O’Farrill w/ guest Papo Vazquez and the Brooklyn College Jazz Ensemble, Brooklyn College-Studio 312 Roosevelt, 2900 Bedford Ave., Free, info: 718.951.5655, www.hisam.org
Apr 19, 8&10 PM – Ray Abrams Big Band, JAZZ966, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $15, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com
Apr 19, 9-1:00 AM – BrownstoneJAZZ presents at Sankofa Aban Bed & Breakfast, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com
Apr 19, 10-2 AM – Open Jam Session featuring Gerry Eastman Quartet, Williamsburg Music Center, 367 Bedford Ave., @ Williamsburg Bridge, no cover-2 drink minimum, info: 718.607.4296, www.wmcjazz.org
Apr 20, 1-4 PM, Jazz! The Women’s ViewPoint, performance by Bertha Hope-TET, panel discussion with: Nikita White, Renee Manning, Monique Ngozi Nri, Azania, Cynthia Holiday, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration, 1368 Fulton St., $10, info: 718.773.2252, www.cbjcjazz.org
Apr 20, 9&10:30 PM – Ted Daniel and IBMC, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org
Apr 20, 9-1:00 AM – BrownstoneJAZZ presents at Sankofa Aban Bed & Breakfast, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com
Apr 21, 6-10 PM – Greg Bandy/Marvin Horne/Stanley Banks, The Heights Bar & Lounge, 316 Stuyvesant Ave., Free, info: 347.955.4444, heightslounge@aol.com
Apr 21, 3-4 PM – Al-Andalusia to Dizzy w/ Napoleon Revels-Bey, East Islip Public Library, 381 Main St., East Islip Long Island, Free, info: 516.565.9404, www.revels-bey.com
Apr 24, 5-11 PM – CBJC BENEFIT GALA featuring Denroy Morgan & Anthem Reggae Band, Jeff King Band, Dr. Mambo and the Experience Ensemble, Sugarhill Supper Club, 609 DeKalb Ave., $30-advance, $40-door, info: 718.773.2252, www.cbjcjazz.org
Apr 26, 8&10 PM – Bob Cunningham, JAZZ966, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $15, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com
Apr 26, 9-1:00 AM – Cynthia Holiday, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com
Apr 26, 10-2 AM – Open Jam Session featuring Gerry Eastman Quartet, Williamsburg Music Center, 367 Bedford Ave., @ Williamsburg Bridge, no cover-2 drink minimum, info: 718.607.4296, www.wmcjazz.org
Apr 27, 11-4 PM, Youth Jamboree / Wellness Day-outdoor young adult performances, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St., Free, info: 718.773.2252, www.cbcjjazz.org
Apr 27, 8 PM – Beareather & The Brown Liquor Sounds, Big Eyed Blues Parlor, 499 Halsey St., @ Stuyvesant Ave., $15, doors open 7:30, refreshments served, info: 718.919.0697
Apr 27, 9&10:30 PM – Greg Lewis and Organ Monk, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org
Apr 27, 9-1:00 AM – BrownstoneJAZZ presents at Sankofa Aban Bed & Breakfast, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com
Apr 28, 2-5 PM – For My Sweet and Bed-Stuy Brunch Club presents live jazz and discussion about history of jazz, 1103 Fulton St. @ Classon Ave., $25 includes delectable brunch w/beverages, info: 917.757.0170
Apr 28, 3-5 PM – Wycliffe Gordon Quartet-Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers, 279 Lafayette Ave., @ Washington Ave., free will offering, info: 718.622.1107, www.ebcconnects.org
Apr 28, 6-10 PM – Greg Bandy/Marvin Horne/Stanley Banks, The Heights Bar & Lounge, 316 Stuyvesant Ave., Free, info: 347.955.4444, heightslounge@aol.com
Apr 30, 5-9 PM – Jazz Day in NYC, Band-TBA, Brown Sugar Club, 433 Marcus Garvey Blvd @ Macon St., Free, info: 718.773.2252, www.cbjcjazz.org