The 15th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival

Presented by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium. This music series is New York City’s longest continuously running grassroots festival dedicated to jazz. More than 500 artists performing in nearly 50 events at various venues throughout Brooklyn. The festival is sponsored, in part, by the Municipal Credit Union (MCU). This celebration is financially accessible and open to all. For information contact CBJC at 718.773.2252 x 103 or[email protected].

Go to www.cbjcjazz.org:
Mar 28, 8-11 PM – Keisha St. Joan Quartet, hosted by Harold Valle-Keeper of The Secrets, JAZZ966, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $15, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com
Mar 28, 8-1:00 AM – Lezlie Harrison w/ Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237,[email protected]

Mar 28, 10-2:00 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

Mar 29, 3-9 PM – When Art Meets Jazz!, visual artists: Al Johnson/Jimmy James Green & The Jeff King Band, For My Sweet Garden and Event Space/Kalahari Gallery, 1103 Fulton Street, FREE-wine, food, music, info 917.753.9695

Mar 29, 8-1:00 AM – Ty Stephens w/ Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237,[email protected]

Mar 29, 9-10 PM – The New Cookers w/ Kenyatta Beasley, Keith Loftis, Anthony Wonsey, Chris Smith), Hip/Hard Bop Jazz, BAMcafe, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Pl., Free, info: 718.636.4100,www.bam.org

Mar 29, 9&10:30 PM – Lil Phillips-Tribute to Nancy Wilson, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org

Mar 30, 3-5 PM – “The Swingmachine” w/ Mike LeDonne, Vincent Herring, Jazzmeia Horn, Brandon Sanders, Peter Berstein, Jazz Vespers @ Emmanuel Baptist Church, 279 Lafayette Ave., suggested donation $20, 718.622.1107, www.ebcconnects.com/jazzvespers

Apr 1, 12-1 PM – Jazz Day in America, TBA

Apr 1, 5:30-7:30 PM – Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame ceremony (Herbie Mann, Bill Lee), Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St., Donations, 718.773.2252 x103, www.cbjcjazz.org

Apr 3, 7-8:30 PM – Emeline Michel, Brooklyn Public Library-Central library, Dweck Center, Grand Army Plaza, FREE, info:718.230.2100, www.bklynpubliclibrary.org

Apr 4, 8-11 PM – Jeff King Septet, hosted by Harold Valle-Keeper of The Secrets, JAZZ966, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $15, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com
Apr 4, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 4, 10-2:00 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 5, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 5, 9&10:30 PM – Neil Clarke, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org

Apr 11, 8-11 PM – Cynthia Scott Quartet, hosted by Harold Valle-Keeper of The Secrets, JAZZ966, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $15, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com
Apr 11, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 11, 10-2:00 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 12, 8 PM – Dr. Mambo and the Experience Ensemble, The Gallery, 293 Van Duzer Ave., Staten Island, NY 10304, food available, BYOBB, $25-advance, $35-door, info: 347.776.1089

Apr 12, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 12, 9&10:30 PM – Winard Harper, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org

Apr 13, 6-9 PM – Steve Cromity and his band, open mic set, Two Steps Down, 240 DeKalb Ave., cover $10, $5 performers, info: 917.685.3508, www.stevecromity.com

Apr 18, 8-11 PM – Jazz Master Lou Donaldson, JAZZ966, hosted by Harold Valle-Keeper of The Secrets, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $20, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com

Apr 18, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 18, 10-2:00 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 19, 1-4 PM – Jazz The Women’s Viewpoint!, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation-Skylight Gallery, Donations, 1368 Fulton St., info: 773.2252, www.cbjcjazz.org

Apr 19, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 19, 9&10:30 PM – Akua Dixon, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org

Apr 24, 8:00 PM – Laurence Holder’s play, MONK starring Rome Neal, music by Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame member Bill Lee, For My Sweet Garden and Event Space/Kalahari Gallery, 1103 Fulton Street, $20, one performance, 917.757.0170

Apr 25, 4-5 PM – William Spaulding Quintet, New York Aquarium at Coney Island, FREE, info: 718.741.3836

Apr 25, 8-11 PM – Ahnee Sharon Freeman Quartet, hosted by Harold Valle-Keeper of The Secrets, JAZZ966, 966 Fulton St. @ Grand Ave., $15, info: 917.593.9776, www.jazz966.com
Apr 25, 8-1:00 AM – Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237, [email protected]

Apr 25, 10-2:00 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 26, 12-5 PM – Youth Jamboree/Wellness Day, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St., info: 718.773.2252, www.cbjcjazz.org

Apr 26, 3-8 PM – Jazz Africa Heritage Movement celebrates South Africa’s Freedom Day, Historic Claver Place @ Fulton Street, cultural entertainment, food, beverages, info: 718.753.3302, [email protected]

Apr 26, 8-1:00 AM – Eve Cornelious w/ Eric Lemon Ensemble, 8-11 PM, open mic-$10 / 11-1 AM, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $30 fish fry incl., info: 917.704.9237,[email protected]

Apr 26, 9&10:30 PM – Vanessa Rubin w/ Don Braden, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave @ Jefferson St., $20-advance, $25-door, info: 718.398.1766, www.sistasplace.org

Apr 28, 7-10 PM – Jazz Africa Heritage Reunion Night, For My Sweet Garden and Event Space/Kalahari Gallery, 1103 Fulton Street, $10, info: 718.857.1427, [email protected]

Apr 30, evening – Gala Festival Concert, TBA