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Introducing The Jazz Gallery at Salt Space, 1160 Broadway, 5th Floor

Introducing The Jazz Gallery at Salt Space, 1160 Broadway, 5th Floor

Dear Jazz Gallerians:

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I am writing to you today to announce that we have finally hit a Home Run – we have found a new space on the fifth floor at 1160 Broadway and will start our programming for the new year there on January 17th. We are thrilled to live up to our promise to stay in Manhattan, at a location in the flatiron district that is close to transportation, a few blocks from great restaurants and hotels, and a straight shot west from our fellow jazz presenter Jazz Standard.

Our new home is at Salt Space, and we have entered into a shared space agreement that allows us to continue all of our programs – our Thursday through Saturday night performances, Monday night workshops, Commissioning Residencies and The Woodshed. This solution – to share a space with another organization – is one that many nonprofits are using during these difficult times. Right now, our agreement for this space runs through February 2014, and while we hope to extend our time there for many years to come, we are also exploring other permanent possibilities. Meanwhile, for the next year and maybe more, we will be in a space that is intimate and very similar to 290 Hudson Street in look and feel, and I believe you will come to think of it as your new second home, as I already have.

This year has been an incredible journey. We launched a new program last January – The Woodshed at The Jazz Gallery – supported by many of you through a Kickstarter campaign. We had just barely begun the year – quite frankly on a new high, knowing we were going to do even more than before to support the jazz community – when we discovered we would be losing our home of 17 years at 290 Hudson Street.

Since then we have found out how many wonderful friends we truly have. We found the courage and strength to overcome many, many obstacles because so many jazz musicians and members of our audience and field stood with us and expressed their love and support. We were able to overcome the enormous challenges many arts organizations and artists are facing today in Manhattan as well as other parts of New York City; the most significant being the climb in real estate prices at a time when most of us are experiencing declines in institutional support.

But YOU – our constituents – musicians, audiences, and others in our field – were unwavering in the help and support you offered, and I have to believe it is why we ultimately were successful. We still have a great deal of money to raise in order to stabilize our organization, and our Home Run campaign will continue – we have raised about 25% of our $250,000 goal. I hope you will continue to support us at whatever level you can and in whatever way you can, now and in the year ahead. You can do so by donating (HERE) and by becoming a member (HERE) and by coming to hear great music at our new home and bringing your friends!

We are off to a good start, and look forward to a wonderful year ahead in a warm and intimate space for all of our Jazz Gallerians. Long Live The Jazz Gallery!

Wishing you love and music,

Deborah Steinglass
Executive Director
The Jazz Gallery

For more details, please visit http://homerun.jazzspeaks.org.

Photo by Mark Niskanen

Calling all Jazz Gallery Members Solo or Above: We’ve identified a new space right here in the borough of Manhattan and are planning to move at the end of the month! More details are coming soon, but prepare to join us in our new home in January. In the meantime, the pleasure of your company is kindly requested for one more Holiday party at 290 Hudson Street.

For this year’s bash, we’re teaming up with our friends at Fully Altered Media to bring you a night to remember. Come celebrate in the company of friends and enjoy delicious free food, drinks, and music courtesy of Ravi Coltrane. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to membership@jazzgallery.org. We hope to see you there!

The Jazz Gallery / Fully Altered Media Holiday Party
Featuring Ravi Coltrane
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 | 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.
For Jazz Gallery Members (“Solo” or above)
RSVP to membership@jazzgallery.org

Photo by Mark Niskanen

We are pleased to announce that The Jazz Gallery has been featured in two videos from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund: Artists in Motion and A Pivotal Role: Arts in New York City!

Founded in 1940, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund operates on a mission to advance “social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.” The organization supports work in the areas of “Democratic Practice,” “Peacebuilding,” and “Sustainable Development,” and is active in three regions of the world: New York City, Western Balkans, and Southern China. The Jazz Gallery is supported by the Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Grants, which are a part of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s New York City Pivotal Places initiative. The Culpeper grants “support the creative process, build the capacity of small and mid-size arts and cultural institutions, and support the pursuit of the creative life.”

The videos spotlight The Gallery and three other beneficiaries of Rockefeller Brothers Fund support - Creative Time, Gallim Dance, and the Spanish Theatre Repertory Company – all of whom are enabled by Culpeper Arts & Culture Grants.

Watch both videos, which feature the vocalist Claudia Acuña and The Jazz Gallery’s Executive Director Debbie Steinglass, here.

Henry Threadgill, Claudia Acuna, Kenny Barron, Roy Hargrove, Ravi Coltrane, Gregoire Maret, Dafnis Prieto, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke

Tonight is the night! Join us at 6:30 p.m. in the Langston Hughes Auditorium at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for The Jazz Gallery Home Run Benefit.

You’ll hear music from the “outstanding lineup” (Time Out New York) of Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Vijay Iyer,Lionel Loueke, Grégoire Maret, Dafnis Prieto, Henry Threadgill, and more, and will have the opportunity to join them in supporting our search for a new home.

This concert has been profiled in The New York Times ArtsBeat section and The New York Daily News, and featured as a Critics’ Pick by The New York Times, Time Out New York, and The Village Voice!

You can purchase tickets here, or buy them at the event. More details are included below. We hope to see you this evening!

 

The Jazz Gallery Home Run Benefit Concert
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 | 6:30 p.m.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Langston Hughes Auditorium
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037 (map)

Featuring Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Johnathan Blake, Ravi Coltrane, Matthew Garrison, Roy Hargrove, Vijay Iyer, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Lionel Loueke, Grégoire Maret, Andy Milne, Linda Oh, Dafnis Prieto, Henry Threadgill, and more

6:30 p.m. Wine & Cheese Reception
7:30 p.m. Seating
8:00 p.m. Performance

$250 Premium Reserved Seats
$175 General Admission + Membership
$125 Non-Member General Admission
$100 Current Members General Admission
$45 Under 30 – Concert Only (Valid ID Required for Entry)
BUY TICKETS HERE.

Henry Threadgill, Claudia Acuna, Kenny Barron, Roy Hargrove, Ravi Coltrane, Gregoire Maret, Dafnis Prieto, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke

Our Home Run Benefit is just one day away!

Tomorrow night (June 13th), we will gather at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to experience an unforgettable evening of music from the all-star lineup of Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Vijay Iyer,Lionel Loueke, Grégoire Maret, Dafnis Prieto, Henry Threadgill, and more.

The Home Run Benefit was recently featured in the ArtsBeat section of The New York Times. Additionally, the performance has been selected as a Critics’ Pick by The New York Times, TimeOut New York, and The Village Voice:

★ The New York Times:

The Jazz Gallery, an essential roost and incubator for up-and-coming jazz talent, will lose its current lease in December. The club has been searching for a new home, and this benefit — with a reception at 6:30 p.m., and a concert at 8 — will aid in the effort. Among the many Jazz Gallery regulars scheduled to perform are the trumpeter Roy Hargrove; the pianists Kenny Barron and Vijay Iyer; the saxophonists Henry Threadgill and Ravi Coltrane; and the singer Claudia Acuña. (Chinen)

★ Time Out New York:

One of the city’s premier jazz venues—not to mention a frequent commissioner of new work by important young composers—is staring down an expired lease at the end of 2012, and the search for a new space has begun. Support the cause at tonight’s benefit show, which features an outstanding lineup, including Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Vijay Iyer, Henry Threadgill, Linda Oh, Dafnis Prieto and more.

★ Village Voice:

Over the last two decades, this downtown space has made a name or itself as both one of the city’s key labs for improvisers and a cozy spot to watch the ideas of young bandleaders unfold. The rub: Re-zoning has forced them to find a new location, and raising rents has required them to acquire some new loot to pay for it. Tonight’s intergenerational fundraiser program finds a spot for everyone from Henry Threadgill and Kenny Barron to Dafnis Prieto and Vijay Iyer. Need a portrait of jazz’s current scope? This will do fine. 

Tickets are still available, including a limited number of premium seats, as well as $45 concert-only tickets for persons under 30. Get yours now!

Photo by Mark Niskanen

Our Home Run Benefit (to be held on June 13th) has been featured in the ArtsBeat section of The New York Times! James C. McKinley, Jr. writes:

Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove and Vijay Iyer are among the jazz players who will perform at a benefit concert on Wednesday for the Jazz Gallery, a small nonprofit performance space in SoHo that has played an influential role in developing New York’s jazz talent for the last 17 years.  The concert will be held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem at 6:30 p.m., and the tickets range in price from $45 to $250.  The Jazz Gallery has been housed in a 2,000-square-foot loft at 290 Hudson Street since its founding but will lose its lease at the end of the year because the building has been rezoned and is being converted into residential lofts, said the executive director, Deborah Steinglass. The organization has set out to raise $250,000 to pay for the move and retire its accumulated debt. A new space has yet to be found, and, to remain in Manhattan, the nonprofit’s rent costs — now running about $68,000 a year — are likely to rise significantly, putting pressure on the group’s $480,000 a year budget, Ms. Steinglass said.  The gallery’s mission is to nurture young jazz players, providing not only a performance space but residencies.  It has been an incubator for some of the best contemporary jazz players in the city, among them the drummer Dafnis Prieto, the saxophonist Miguel Zenón and the pianist Jason Moran.

Tickets are still available, including a limited number of premium seats, as well as $45 concert-only tickets for persons under 30. Don’t miss your chance to hear this all-star lineup performing in support of “an incubator for some of the best contemporary jazz players in the city”!

Reserve your tickets here.

Henry Threadgill, Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Roy Hargrove, Ravi Coltrane, Grégoire Maret, Dafnis Prieto, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke

Want to hear  Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke, Grégoire Maret, Dafnis Prieto, Henry Threadgill, and more, all performing under one roof next week? Our Home Run Benefit is just around the corner, and we’re pleased to be able to offer a limited number of $45 tickets for the under 30 crowd!

For just $45, persons under 30 years of age can now purchase concert-only tickets for the performance at 7:30 p.m. You’ll get to hear an all-star cast of jazz greats in both familiar and unfamiliar combinations (think Henry Threadgill + Vijay Iyer + Dafnis Prieto or Roy Hargrove + Kenny Barron). There are a limited number of these concert-only tickets available in the rear section of the theater. These tickets will not be honored for the wine and cheese reception prior to the concert, but you’ll still be able to enjoy an unforgettable evening of music in support of our home run.

To hear more from Steve Coleman, John Ellis, Vijay Iyer, Jason Moran, and several others about why you should support our search for a new space, watch this video. For more information about the concert, click here.

Don’t delay – these tickets won’t last long. Get yours today.

Need more reasons to be at our Home Run Benefit on June 13th? Check out The Jazz Gallery’s new Home Run video, featuring testimonials from Matt Brewer, Justin Brown, Steve Coleman, Alexis Cuadrado, John Ellis, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke, Jason Moran, Adam & Zack O’Farrill, Linda Oh, Joe Sanders, and Lizz Wright!

As many of you already know, we are searching for a new home. You can learn more here.

On June 13th, please join us at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for an evening of music to benefit our search for a new home. An unbelievable cast of musicians has come forward to perform in support of our cause, including Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Johnathan Blake, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Vijay Iyer, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Lionel Loueke, Grégoire Maret, Andy Milne, Linda Oh, Dafnis Prieto, Henry Threadgill, and more.

Tickets won’t last long for what promises to be an unfogettable evening; read more and reserve yours today.

Jazz Gallery Home Run Benefit: Jonathan Blake, Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, and Kiyoshi Kitagawa

For those of you who have not yet heard, The Jazz Gallery is looking for a new home. In December 2012 our lease will expire, and due to changes in the zoning of our building, we will have to move. You can read more here.

We will be holding a concert to benefit The Gallery on Wednesday, June 13th (the date has changed since our last update). Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Jonathan Blake, Ravi Coltrane, and Kiyoshi Kitagawa will all be performing, and more amazing artists have come forward to support us as well. Stay tuned for further lineup announcements, and for more details on the event; we’ll announce them as they become available.

Photos by Rafiq for Jazz Speaks

Special promotion: We are delighted to offer a limited number of FREE tickets to hear Rudresh Mahanthappa on Saturday night at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. To receive yours, purchase tickets online to hear Linda Oh at The Jazz Gallery this  Friday night. Then, email deborah@jazzgallery.org to receive an equal number of tickets for the Saturday night Zankel performance. But HURRY! Only a limited number of tickets remain.

NOTE: Our weekly mailing incorrectly stated that Rudresh’s performance would be held on Friday night, but it is in fact on Saturday; we apologize for the confusion.

 

We’re very excited for the next installment in our 2012 Residency Commissions series, “Leading From the Bass,” on Friday and Saturday.

Linda Oh will be presenting an incredible evening of work that she has been carefully refining over the course of this residency. There will be eight musicians on our stage: you’ll hear the Sirius String Quartet, alongside the saxophonist Greg Ward, the pianist Sam Harris, and the drummer Ted Poor (and Linda of course, on bass). Read more about this performance, including an in depth interview with Linda.

Tickets for both Friday and Saturday evening are still available and can be reserved here.