Park Slope’s Favorite Music Fest is Back!

Join us for Open Stages 2024, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM)’s free spring music festival! On May 11 from 3-7pm, stoops, schoolyards, parks and local cafes throughout Park Slope will host 150+ inspiring artists sure to amaze families. Past acts have included Grammy Award-winners, talented teen rockers, high-octane marching bands, hip-hop artists, and music-makers of all kinds.

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable day of music, art, and community. Mark your calendars and join us for Open Stages 2024 – a world of music outside your door!

As always, Open Stages is free and open to the public, but we also offer a number of ways to support this annual festival and all of BKCM’s vital community programs, which bring the gift of music education and therapy to thousands across all five boroughs of New York City. Our VIP tickets give you access to private festival musical performances and delicious food and drinks from local vendors. For the first time ever, in gratitude for your support, we are also hosting an exclusive Rooftop Pre-party in a gorgeous penthouse overlooking Prospect Park on May 7. Space is limited – consider making a contribution today!

** J.HOARD WILL PERFORM @ 5PM **

Learn more HERE!

This two-day program of community, song, conversation, and food is catalyzed by artist Ines Doujak’s decades-spanning practice. Doujak’s work stages interventions into socially prescribed boundaries. In HOPE AGAINST HOPE sculptures and costumes move from display to play, asserting presences on the street, honoring women land defenders, anti-capitalist environmental movements, and the intersections between struggles for liberation across class, race, and gender.

HOPE AGAINST HOPE extends beyond the individual artist’s practice and invites feminist poets, activists, musicians, and more to raise questions about how activist histories can inform radical presents. The weekend begins with a parade on May 4 at 2pm, co-presented by CARA and New York City AIDS Memorial. Weaving together pasts and futures of hope, participants form a chorus of voices calling for liberation from patriarchal oppression.

The parade opens at CARA with an invocation by poet Pamela Sneed, who will read work that honors the lives lost to AIDS through mourning and action. Her words will lead us into the streets, guided by the heart-beat of the parade: the percussion of Black-led, Afro Brazilian, all-women musical troupe Batalá New York. Joined by Brujas, a New York-based experimental union and skate collective, we will process towards St. Vincent’s Triangle (the New York City AIDS Memorial), which will act as a space for performances and gathering. At the memorial four artists from The Blacksmiths, a coalition of artists and organizers committed to using the arts to support direct action and civic engagement in the service of Black liberation and equity, will perform with vibraphone, trumpet, vocals, and percussion. Artist and writer Christen Clifford, whose work centers reproductive justice and organizing against gender-based violence, will perform. Free food will be available as an invitation for collective nourishment. The afternoon will be book-ended by a final offering from Sneed to close out the day.

Saturday, May 4, 2-5PM
Co-presented with New York City AIDS Memorial
Kindly RSVP here.

Nikara Warren trio LIVE @ Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn - New York on March 20, 2024.

• 2 sets

• featured players - TBA

**This is a closed, private event/workshop for upper school students attending Berkeley Carroll School.

The masterful young vibraphonist and composer Nikara Warren brings her Black Wall Street project that explores jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, Afro-Latino and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, abstract sound-collage and more.

"Black Wall Street isn’t a record of jazz shaped by truths. It’s a record of truths shaped by jazz." – Downbeat Magazine.

Warren will peform works as part of a quintet from her debut project, Black Wall Street, named for the affluent black neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma that was burned to the ground during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, as well as samples from her upcoming sophmore album Ode to the Sample. This event is co-hosted by Black + Society.

The Band will be featuring Nikara Warren, Hailey Niswanger, Mike Blankenship, Gulio Xavier Cetto, & James Small.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE!

NIKARA presents Black Wall Street @ Black Cat in San Francisco

featuring Hailey Niswanger, Mike Blankenship, Gulio Xavier Cetto, & James Small.

*7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 [1st set]

*9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 [2nd set]

TICKETS FOR BOTH SETS HERE !

KENNY BARRON: BRAZILIAN EXPLORATIONS

with Anne Drummond, Nikara Warren, John Patitucci, Rafael Barata, & Valtinho Anastacio

FEB 03, 2024 ~ Miner Auditorium ~ 7:30 PM

Kenny Barron’s third night brings the Bay Area premiere of a new sextet project embracing the music of Brazil and beyond. No stranger to Brazilian rhythms, Barron recorded his first album of samba-influenced compositions three decades ago with 1993’s Verve date Sambao.

He is joined for this special night by flutist Anne Drummond and percussionist Valtinho Anastacio from his 2002 Sunnyside release Canta Brasil, along with drummer Rafael Barata, whose scintillating playing propelled the pianist’s 2013 Rio-recorded session Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights. Rounding out the band is Barron’s granddaughter, the masterful vibraphonist Nikara Warren, and virtuoso bassist John Patitucci.

$35 | $55 | $75 | $100 | $110 —— FIND TICKETS HERE

MAE.SUN performs LIVE in Los Angeles @ Resident DTLA

**Arc Iris will be the support act.

Music starts @ 8pm

Tickets are HERE!

Nikara Warren Quartet LIVE @ Smalls Jazz Club on January 24th, 2023

featuring Mike King / Piano - Jonathon Muir-Cotton / Bass - Jonathan Barber / Drums

• Set 1 - 7:30pm

• Set 2 - 9pm

Tickets can be purchased HERE!

Jazz Night @ 333 Lounge presents Nikara Warren trio LIVE.

7-11:30pm

Check out www.333lounge.com for more information!

J.HOARD will be performing a LIVE set at this year’s 2024 Winter Jazz Fest.

*12:15AM SET @ Zinc Bar

Tickets available HERE!

Headliner

• MAE.SUN

Support

• Danae Greenfield

About this event

—— TIX AVAILABLE HERE ——

MAE.SUN, alternately known as Hailey Niswanger, is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. In 2016, Hailey started branching out from her jazz roots, and through meditation, began to channel music that was inspired by a multitude of influences and sounds. “My music started to come from a place that felt so much more than just ‘me’. I wanted to depart from my birth given name, and put music out under a new moniker. MAE is my middle name, and SUN, was chosen from inspiring words by Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, who said, “The sun is our second heart…[the] great heart outside of our body.” Essentially, our universal, collective heart. MAE.SUN’s music is mindful and eclectic, pushing boundaries and defying genres. Her music taps into the collective consciousness, serving as an engaging mediation for all. Though she can be primarily heard playing her saxophones, flute, and singing, MAE.SUN also plays clarinet, piano, and guitar. MAE.SUN’s cosmic debut album ‘Vol. 1: Inter-be’ was released in 2017, followed by ‘Vol. 2: Into The Flow’ in 2019. Vol. 3 is set to be released in 2023.

Before 2016, Hailey recorded 3 albums under her original name, and received many accolades in the jazz community; including winning first place at the Mary Lou Williams saxophone competition at age 19, charting on Billboard, plaudits from esteemed writer Nat Hentoff in the Wall Street Journal, rave reviews in JazzTimes, Jazziz, NPR, and DownBeat, including being listed on their critics poll for rising star on alto and soprano saxophone for the 9 consecutive years. She has toured and performed with a number of notable artists including, Esperanza Spalding, Kenny Barron, Harvey Mason, Wolff & Clark Expedition, Mulatu Astatke, Ralph Peterson, and Terri Lyne Carrington whose GRAMMY award winning album ‘The Mosaic Project’ she recorded flute on. In the pop realm, she has performed with Demi Lovato, Sleigh Bells, and can be heard playing flute on Beyoncé’s ‘Black Parade’. Most recently Hailey has been touring with pop/folk artist Clairo.

MAE.SUN has performed at notable venues including SFJAZZ Center, PDX Jazz at Lan Su Gardens, Music Hall of Williamsburg, National Sawdust, Mercury Lounge, Elsewhere, and Bowery Electric. MAE.SUN has also performed at BRIC Jazz Fest, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, and New York’s Winter Jazz Fest. She performed a live set on WBGO’s The Checkout, and most recently was the featured demo performer for Roland’s new Aerophone Pro. Hailey can also be heard in collaboration with Mia Garcia as part of their newest project OHMA. Their first album ‘Between All Things’ was released September 2022, and they just completed their first tour opening for FKJ across North America.

Streaming + Social Media

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Danae Greenfield is a pianist, keyboardist, and synthesist born and raised in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from Newport High School, Danae moved across the country to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts on a full tuition scholarship. While in Boston, Danae had the privilege of sharing the stage with Chick Corea, Ambrose Akinmusire, Tia Fuller, and Jason Palmer. Danae graduated from Berklee with a Bachelors of Music Degree in Performance and Professional Music and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY, where she aims to develop her sound as a pianist and performer of creative music. Danae released her debut EP "Shelter" in May 2019 with her acoustic jazz quartet. She also plays regularly with her fusion quintet, and is working on her debut album with this group as we speak! Danae is sponsored by Nord Keyboards and Earthquaker Devices. Since moving to New York, Danae has had the opportunity to work and perform with artists such as John Legend, Clairo, Ben Platt, Amber Navran, Raveena, and Fatai, among others.

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21+ , No refunds

Resident

428 S Hewitt St

Los Angeles, CA

Join rum.gold at Brooklyn's Roulette Theater for a cathartic evening with one of r&b's purest and most distinct emerging vocalists.

**Opener: KAMILAH will be supporting him with her vibrant set featuring Corey Sanchez on guitar.

• FIND TICKETS HERE!

Jazz Power Initiative, an Inwood-based non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the mission of transforming lives through jazz music performance and arts education, celebrates Women’s History Month throughout March 2023, featuring the extraordinary talents of two exceptional musicians. Nikara Warren, vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator, joins JPI’s acclaimed monthly concert series, Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam with performances from Ms. Warren’s debut album, “Scenes From Black Wall Street,” on March 19 at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and on March 23 at the Alizana Dominicana Cultural Center in Washington Heights.

March 23, 2023, at 7pm
Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center in Washinton Heights, 530 W 166th St, New York, 10032

— FREE EVENT —

Monday, March 20 at 1pm
Jazz at One: Nikara Warren presents Black Wall Street

St. Paul’s Chapel and online • FREE, no reservations required !!!!

To watch live, go to Trinity’s homepage at the time of the concert. To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal.

Jazz Power Initiative, an Inwood-based non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the mission of transforming lives through jazz music performance and arts education, celebrates Women’s History Month throughout March 2023, featuring the extraordinary talents of two exceptional musicians. Nikara Warren, vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator, joins JPI’s acclaimed monthly concert series, Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam with performances from Ms. Warren’s debut album, “Scenes From Black Wall Street,” on March 19 at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and on March 23 at the Alizana Dominicana Cultural Center in Washington Heights.

Suggested Donation on-site.

March 19, 2023, at 2pm
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, 58 W 129th St, New York, 10027

NIKARA WARREN PRESENTS BLACK WALL STREET @ HARLEM STAGE

Live/Reserved Seating
Priority Seating: $35
General Seating: $25

~ GET TICKETS HERE! ~

Vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator Nikara Warren is a true Brooklynite. Born and bred in the eclectic and electric enclave, her family, her friends, her band, and her musical pedigree are a microcosm of the county at large. Granddaughter of world-renowned jazz pianist Kenny Barron, daughter of a half Trinidadian soca/dancehall lover father, and a classic 90s “Brooklyn ’Round the Way” girl mother, Warren is taking vibes to the people with her infectious compositional sense, her post-modern patchwork of influences and cultural signposts, and her fearless musicality. Her bold quest comes from being well-versed in the vibraphone lineage, but seeking to adventure beyond it. Music critic Kira Grunenberg states, “Nikara Presents Black Wall Street doesn’t project its versatility and creative range through scholarly jazz arrangements or covers chasing perfectionism. Instead, it offers original music converged around a stylistically fluid foundation.”

Warren’s debut album, Black Wall Street, represents a convergence of Nikara’s personal, cultural, familial, and musical journeys. Here, she explores abstract sound-collage, hip-hop, jazz, neo-soul, Afro-Latino and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and more. The through-line here being for Nikara — it’s all dance music. Her vision is cohesive but eclectic — just like how people’s identities are a product of their varied heritage and associations. Join us at Harlem Stage for an evening of rare and exceptional talent.

This program is supported, in part, by, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

FREE EVENT —-> RSVP HERE!

Presented by MLK Saratoga as part of our 2023 Dr. King Celebration Weekend

Before the show at 6:30 join us for a special pre-show interview with Nikara. Learn about her life, music and latest album "Black Wall Street" which came out on November 12th. Interview included in ticket reservation.

“Songs are the soul of a movement.” Music and song give expression to pain and grief as well as joy, hope and the resilience of the human spirit. It has been three years since we have gathered in person for this annual tradition. We want to come together to grieve and heal, learn and grown, connect and celebrate. MLK Saratoga is honored to present Nikara Warren and Black Wall Street as part of our 2023 Dr. King Celebration Weekend.

Vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator Nikara Warren is reimagining vibes. She is taking her instrument to the people with her infectious compositional sense, her post-modern patchwork of influences and cultural signposts, and her fearless musicality. Her bold quest comes from being well-versed in the vibraphone lineage, but seeking to adventure beyond it.

Today, Nikara celebrates Black excellence in music with her triumphant debut album, Black Wall Street. The provocative and evocative title commemorates the horrific Tulsa massacre when white mobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma attacked Black residents and their destroyed homes and businesses. It’s a day that has cast a dark shadow on Black achievement, though Nikara prefers to honor her Black ancestries’ splendor with a joyous celebration of cultures, genres, identities, and resilience.

The 10-album explores topics of race, gender, body positivity, personal-revelation, and acceptance. These weighty subjects are contextualized within a feel-good sensibility. “There is so much pain associated with the Black experience and within Black music. It was important to me to offset this by expressing joy, and making the music fun,” Nikara notes.

Stream this show live at caffelena.tv!

Enjoy one week of access with your $5 live stream ticket.

DOORS @ 8PM /// MUSIC STARTS @ 9PM

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE !!!!

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MAE.SUN

MAE.SUN, alternately known as Hailey Niswanger, is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. In 2016, Hailey started branching out from her jazz roots, and through meditation, began to channel music that was inspired by a multitude of influences and sounds. “My music started to come from a place that felt so much more than just ‘me’. I wanted to depart from my birth given name, and put music out under a new moniker. MAE is my middle name, and SUN, was chosen from inspiring words by Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, who said, “The sun is our second heart…[the] great heart outside of our body.” Essentially, our universal, collective heart. MAE.SUN’s music is mindful and eclectic, pushing boundaries and defying genres. Her music taps into the collective consciousness, serving as an engaging mediation for all. Though she can be primarily heard playing her saxophones, flute, and singing, MAE.SUN also plays clarinet, piano, and guitar. MAE.SUN’s cosmic debut album ‘Vol. 1: Inter-be’ was released in 2017, followed by ‘Vol. 2: Into The Flow’ in 2019. Vol. 3 is set to be released in 2023.

Before 2016, Hailey recorded 3 albums under her original name, and received many accolades in the jazz community; including winning first place at the Mary Lou Williams saxophone competition at age 19, charting on Billboard, plaudits from esteemed writer Nat Hentoff in the Wall Street Journal, rave reviews in JazzTimes, Jazziz, NPR, and DownBeat, including being listed on their critics poll for rising star on alto and soprano saxophone for the 9 consecutive years. She has toured and performed with a number of notable artists including, Esperanza Spalding, Kenny Barron, Harvey Mason, Wolff & Clark Expedition, Mulatu Astatke, Ralph Peterson, and Terri Lyne Carrington whose GRAMMY award winning album ‘The Mosaic Project’ she recorded flute on. In the pop realm, she has performed with Demi Lovato, Sleigh Bells, and can be heard playing flute on Beyoncé’s ‘Black Parade’. Most recently Hailey has been touring with pop/folk artist Clairo.

quickly, quickly

Portland, Oregon’s Graham Jonson started building his musical universe early: playing piano as a toddler, finding the music of J Dilla in fifth grade, and self-releasing singles by age 16. First appearing under the name quickly, quickly in 2017, his project’s profile has since grown fervently with fans in the ‘chill beats’-oriented corners of SoundCloud, YouTube, and Reddit. Showcased on the self-released quickly, quickly vol. 1 and developed further with 2018’s Paths (Radio Juicy) and Over Skies (Jakarta Records), his style as an electronic producer is smooth and hypnotic, fusing elements of jazz, hip hop, and R&B. Reference points range from the Stones Throw catalog to Bobby Hutcherson’s cosmic freeform to Lô Borges’ Brazilian bops. Jonson signed to Ghostly International in 2021, reinventing the project as a full-fledged songwriter, vocalist, and arranger, playing nearly everything from drums to keys and guitar, and of course electronics.

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MOSTLY STANDING / LIMITED BALCONY SEATING

THIS EVENT IS 21+

VALID US OR CANADA ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. GUESTS TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE US/CA MUST PRESENT A VALID PASSPORT.

8pm || Live @ MASS MoCA’s Club B10

Tickets —> $18 ADV / $28 DOS

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE !!!

Melding the core of the Black church and the allure of “The Great White Way”, a.k.a. Broadway, J. Hoard’s original compositions and arrangements easily shift genres to articulate his vivid songwriting. Grammy-nominated for his contribution to Chance the Rapper’s hit, “No Problem”—see this rising star heat up Club B10.

Details —>

1st Performance:
Doors Open at 6PM
Show Starts at 7PM

2nd Performance:
Doors Open at 8:30PM
Show Starts at 9:30PM

Tickets: $25
($20 Minimum Spend Per Guest)

Purchase Tickets Here!

presented by Capital One + Summer Stage

TERENCE BLANCHARD FEATURING THE E-COLLECTIVE AND TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET / BUSTER WILLIAMS & SOMETHING MORE / NIKARA PRESENTS BLACK WALL STREET / VUYO SOTASHE

Saturday, August 27, 2022

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Marcus Garvey Park

18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY 10027

++ THIS IS A FREE EVENT ++ (<— click for more info)

Terence Blanchard isn’t your average jazz musician—the world-renowned trumpet player and festival alum is also a prolific Academy Award-nominated film composer and an exciting new voice in the opera world. For his latest album Absence, his electro-acoustic quintet E-Collective joins forces with violinist David Balakrishnan’s Turtle Island Quartet. Their Charlie Parker Jazz Festival performance will feature works from the Wayne Shorter tribute album, which features five compositions from the legendary saxophonist. They’re joined by the jazz bassist Buster Williams, who has played with a Who’s Who of jazz greats from Mary Lou Williams to Herbie Hancock, and is the subject of the JazzTimes Documentary Film of the Year, Bass to Infinity. Buster will play with his all-star quartet Something More. Vibraphonist Nikara Warren will perform her album Black Wall Street, which melds hip-hop, jazz, neo-soul, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms into an abstract sound-collage that “take pieces of black music and give it a platform to show black musical beauty.” Vuyo Sotashe, a South African jazz vocalist, is making his mark in the New York jazz scene.

This engagement of Buster Williams & Something More is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

• Doors 6pm // Show 8:30pm

• Tickets $20 + fees — purchase HERE

• All shows in The Lounge are General Admission and seating is not guaranteed. To make a reservation and guarantee a seat, click here or call our Box Office at 215-222-1400.
  World Cafe Live is a nonprofit independent venue where artistry meets social impact. Every purchase helps support our free music education &community programs.

• COVIDINFORMATION: Per venue policy, all guests will be required to show proof of completed Covid vaccination OR a negative Covid test result (lab-administered PCR or Antigen test within 48 hours) for entry. At-home tests will not be accepted. By purchasing tickets, you acknowledge that everyone in your party will follow any regulations in place at time of show (subject to change) and will not be entitled to a refund for noncompliance. Thanks for your cooperation!

Under the stars, an open air concert on The Sultan Room rooftop

• Doors 6pm

• 21+

• Tickets — purchase HERE

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERIES @ BAR BAYEUX PRESENTED BY KEYED UP!

• 1st set 8pm // 2nd set 9:30pm

• this is a FREE event — TIPS are greatly appreciated for musicians

THIS IS A FREE EVENT, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES!

See below for the official line-up!

• Juneteenth LP at 2:00PM

• Carmen Rodgers at 3:30PM

• Nikara Warren at 5:00PM

More information on this outdoor, free show HERE!

Tickets ($17 adv) can be purchased HERE !!

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL BELOW —-

This June, the team behind Brooklyn Magazine is thrilled to announce the first ever Brooklyn Magazine Festival, a borough wide celebration taking place June 15th through the 18th. BKMF will strike the balance between the worldly and the local with a range of bands that are both familiar to many and ready to be discovered. The music itself will span genres, featuring a two day outdoor event in Prospect Park, as well as a club show series in venues throughout Brooklyn.

Check out www.bkmag.com/bkmf for the full lineup, and more info.

This is a 21+ event

Presented by QUENCH and Brooklyn Magazine.