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Join This Is A Movement (TIAM) for The Composer Clinic! This workshop series is for women and nonbinary musicians and will be presented every Sunday in March 2025 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

All experience levels are welcome to join. We are openly offering this session to the community thanks to the support of New Music USA's Organization fund. If you have the funds, we are accepting $35 or pay-what-you-can donations per session via PayPal. 

Workshop sessions will be led by the following mentors on the date listed below.

• March 2: Marta Sánchez

• March 9: Arooj Aftab

• March 16: Terri Lyne Carrington

• March 23: Linda May Han Oh

• March 30: Nikara Warren

If you have questions please contact us at tiamtowardsjustice@gmail.com 

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Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating the release of Hey Love… Presents: Vol. 1 by DJ OOOChild + YunieMo and the 3rd anniversary of preshift!, the beloved roaming wine pop-up redefining community and connection.

This special evening blends music, wine, and culture, bringing together creative minds and music lovers for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Listening Session + Trill Mega Jam + DJ Party:

The night kicks off with a listening session of Hey Love… Presents: Vol. 1, followed by a high-energy Trill Mega Jam, and closing with a DJ party to keep the energy flowing until late.

A Toast to preshift!:

Founded by Dante Clark & Julianny Gómez, preshift! has spent three years building a vibrant community around wine, creativity, and connection. To mark this milestone, preshift! is curating a special wine selection that pairs with the tracks on the album — because what’s a celebration without a great glass in hand?

Live Performances + DJ Sets:

Featuring an all-star lineup of artists and special guests:

YunieMo

DJ OOOChild

Zacchae’us Paul

Nikara Warren

AceMo

DJ RELLYRELL

… and more surprises in store.

Expect deep grooves, immersive vibes, and a space where music, wine, and community come together seamlessly.

Public Records aims to provide a safer space. We reject all forms of discrimination, including racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, and other aggressive behavior. Consent is paramount. Please exist with respect for yourself and those around you. Anyone found in violation of our rules or safer space policy will be removed from the venue.

To share feedback about an incident, please email hello@publicrecords.nyc or alert a member of our team.

Tickets may be available at the door based on capacity. A ticket does not guarantee entry; admission into the venue, including UPSTAIRS, is subject to capacity and the discretion of our staff.

This is a 21+ event.

Presented by Public Records.

$

You can get a refund if:

• It’s within 24 hours of buying tickets

• This event is rescheduled or cancelled

A Night With Sonic - TIX HERE!

After almost 5 years off of the stage, Sonic invites you to share an intimate evening with her and the star players as they serenade you with a stripped back acoustic set. Incorporating some fan favorites and previewing some never heard live renditions of newely released records & maybe even some unreleased material! The night will be vulnerable, raw and immersive. Sonic hopes to create a safe space to be received where she can share her truth, her healing and her journey back to self and the stage after all of these years.

Sonic will be displaying her unique handmade body adornment inspired by Mother Earth herself, Elements by Sonic! So come ready to shop one of a kind designs if you feel ever so inclined.

(Limited edition merch will also be available)

Cocktails & non-alcoholic bevarages will be available for purchase at the bar

*NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS (Please personally reach out to Sonic or management so we can be sure you're taken care of)

We can't wait to see you there!

Catch the Wav

***TWO SETS: 9PM & 10:15PM***
***$10 (CASH) SUGGESTED DONATION (ON-SITE)***
***LUNATICO HAS A FULL DINNER AND COCKTAIL MENU SO COME EARLY TO EAT!***

Nikara Warren’s Black Wall Street knocked us out last year when they played here. If you missed it, here’s your chance.

Nikara Warren - vibraphone
Axel Tosca - keys
Parker McAllister - electric bass 
TBC - drums/spd 

NIKARA PRESENTS BLACK WALL STREET explores the rich tapestry of Black American Music including Brooklyn’s Caribbean heritage, blending feel-good melodies, improvisation, rap, and electronic elements to create a sound that is both reflective and revolutionary.

Vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator NIKARA WARREN is a Brooklynite, born and raised. 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 quest comes from being well-versed in the vibraphone lineage, but seeking to adventure beyond it. Music critic Kira Grunenberg writes that 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.”

The Black Wall Street album, which was made with support from a prestigious grant by the NYFA Women’s Fund for Music, is a deeply personal homage to Warren’s hometown of Brooklyn. “This album emerges from the complex realities of Brooklyn, says Warren, “a place where dreams are pursued relentlessly against a backdrop of gentrification: affluence mixed with social struggle. Through my compositions and arrangements, I explore the rich tapestry of Black American Music including Brooklyn’s rich Caribbean heritage, blending feel-good melodies, improvisation, rap, and electronic elements to create a sound that is both reflective and revolutionary.”

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Doors Open @ 9PM - Music @ 9:30pm

NIKARA presents Black Wall Street will showcase their sophomore album The Queen of Kings County (October 18, 2024 release, Switch Hit Records). The album, which was made with support from a prestigious grant by the NYFA Women’s Fund for Music, is a deeply personal homage to Warren’s hometown of Brooklyn. “This album emerges from the complex realities of Brooklyn, says Warren, “a place where dreams are pursued relentlessly against a backdrop of gentrification: affluence mixed with social struggle. Through my compositions and arrangements, I explore the rich tapestry of Black American Music including Brooklyn’s rich Caribbean heritage, blending feel-good melodies, improvisation, rap, and electronic elements to create a sound that is both reflective and revolutionary.”

****There is a 2 drink or 1 food item minimum, per person, during every show at Joe's Pub.

January 10th @ NuBlu 151

NIKARA presents Black Wall Street will perform her new album ‘The Queen of Kings County’ LIVE!

8:15pm

BUY FESTIVAL TICKETS HERE!

Winter Solstice showcase ft. MAE.SUN with support from Pete ‘n Lo.

7pm DOORS

Multi-instrumentalist and composer, MAE.SUN, also known as Hailey Niswanger, has been deeply connected to music for nearly three decades. Her musical journey began on piano at age 5, then expanded to woodwinds at age 8. Saxophone soon became her biggest obsession, and she won the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz International saxophone competition before graduating high school. Hailey left her hometown of Portland, Oregon, and went on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, on a full scholarship and received a B.A. in Jazz Performance. After college, Hailey moved to New York City where she continued her professional career and began touring with Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society, joining the The Wolff & Clark Expedition led my pianist Michael Wolff, and drummer Mike Clark, and releasing music and performing as an independent artist. After 7 years in New York, Hailey moved to Los Angeles, CA, where she currently resides. Most recently, Hailey has been touring with the artist Clairo, Headhunters drummer Harvey Mason, and performing with her MAE.SUN project, as well as her duo project with Mia Garcia called OHMA. The duo released their first album Between All Things (2022), and immediately went on an extended tour across North America opening for FKJ. Hailey has also released 3 album under her own name, Confeddie (2009), The Keeper (2012), and PDX Soul (2015), and 2 albums as MAE.SUN, Vol. 1:Inter-be (2017), Vol. 2: Into The Flow (2019). Vol. 3 is set to be released in 2024. Hailey has performed at a number of festivals and venues as a leader including the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, Portland Jazz Festival, Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, Northampton Jazz Festival, Saratoga Jazz Festival, Red Clay Jazz Festival, Salem Jazz Festival, Beaches International Jazz Festival, Elkhart Jazz Festival, Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival, Tri-C Jazz Festival, The Blue Note Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, National Sawdust, among many others. She has performed on NPR’s tiny desk with Karol G, with Demi Lovato on Saturday Night Live, with Incubus at The Hollywood Bowl, and noise pop duo Sleigh Bells on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Late Show with David Letterman. Hailey has been listed among the DownBeat critics poll for rising star on alto and soprano saxophone for the past ten consecutive years. She has been reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, JazzTimes, Jazziz and Downbeat, and charted on Billboard. Hailey has recorded for many prominent artists, including playing flute on Terri Lyne Carrington's GRAMMY award winning album, The Mosaic Project, as well as on GRAMMY award winning song ‘Black Parade’ by Beyonce.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.

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.

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***TWO SETS: 9PM & 10:15PM***
***$10 (CASH) SUGGESTED DONATION***
***LUNATICO HAS A FULL DINNER AND COCKTAIL MENU SO COME EARLY TO EAT!***

LunÀtico is excited to present Nikara Warren’s Black Wall Street! BUY TICKETS HERE!

NIKARA PRESENTS BLACK WALL STREET explores the rich tapestry of Black American Music including Brooklyn’s Caribbean heritage, blending feel-good melodies, improvisation, rap, and electronic elements to create a sound that is both reflective and revolutionary.

Vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator NIKARA WARREN is a Brooklynite, born and raised. 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 quest comes from being well-versed in the vibraphone lineage, but seeking to adventure beyond it. Music critic Kira Grunenberg writes that 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.”

The Black Wall Street album, which was made with support from a prestigious grant by the NYFA Women’s Fund for Music, is a deeply personal homage to Warren’s hometown of Brooklyn. “This album emerges from the complex realities of Brooklyn, says Warren, “a place where dreams are pursued relentlessly against a backdrop of gentrification: affluence mixed with social struggle. Through my compositions and arrangements, I explore the rich tapestry of Black American Music including Brooklyn’s rich Caribbean heritage, blending feel-good melodies, improvisation, rap, and electronic elements to create a sound that is both reflective and revolutionary.”

This November, there’s a party we can all agree on: BKCM’s annual House Party!

For the ninth year running, we’re campaigning on a platform of incredible music, immersive experiences, and unimpeachable food and drinks. No pollsters. No Super PACs. Just a 143-year old Victorian home in Park Slope and the best party of the year.

Still undecided? Every ticket supports BKCM’s mission to transform lives through the expressive, educational and therapeutic powers of music. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

NIKARA presents The Queen of Kings County Album Release featuring members of Black Wall Street & a set from Corey Fonville (of Butcher Brown) at NuBlu 151 in New York City on October 28th, 2024!

Doors @ 7pm

Corey Fonville @ 8pm

NIKARA presesnts Black Wall Street @ 9pm

END @ 10pm

GRAB TICKETS HERE!

EVENT from 6-12am

PERFORMANCES start at 8PM SHARP

featuring…

• TREWAY & THE NOW GENERATION

• DOWN TO MARS

• J.HOARD

• BRAYLA

• SEBASTIAN MIKAEL

• SOL CHYLD

• SOUNDS OF REALITY

• BLKIDTWINS

OPEN BAR & FOOD TIL 8PM. DRINKS FOR SALE AFTER 8PM.

TICKETS @ WWW.INTERTWINEDPRODUCTIONS.COM

J.Hoard, Beige Records and Railroad Hart present A LIVE RECORDING at Joe’s Pub!

Live Recording of "Let Love In Suite": one loop that carries three J. Hoard originals on piano/keys. First conceived during J. Hoard's opening set for the John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin's Cassette Roulette residency, the Suite is true to the title covering love in its varied manifestations. This is a literal 'in the moment' show to be experienced - one that is sure to be queer, gospel, filled with soundscapes, and plain ol from the heart.

featuring J.Hoard & band for a special night of beautiful new music!

9pm Doors

9:30pm Music starts

—> Purchase Tickets HERE

—> Livestream HERE

San Jose Jazz Festival x The Break Room Stage present

NIKARA presents Black Wall Street

8-9pm

More information coming soon!

Nikara presents Black Wall Street performs LIVE

@ San Jose Jazz Festival’s Hammer 4 Stage

4-5pm

More information coming soon!

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, TBD - 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.

MAE.SUN album release with support from Sheila Govindarajan

8pm Doors

—> Purchase Tickets HERE

MAE.SUN album release show ft. Hailey Niswanger, Nikara Warren, David Frazier Jr, Aaron Liao, Axel Laugart & Asher Kurtz

with Opening Support from NIKARA presents Black Wall Street

**This is a 21+ event

**Presented by Nublu 151.

Purchase Tix HERE

Join us for a RSVP, outdoor concert in Jersey City at The Statuary featuring NIKARA presents Black Wall Street!

• 1st set @ 7pm

• 2nd set @ 8:30pm

• End @ 10pm

• SUGGESTED DONATION UPON ENTRY!

Intermissions & Interludes was created to bring artists into conversation with their audience and celebrate how Black creativity encourages us to live audaciously. This specific showcase is in celebration of Black History month as well as Juneteenth featuring musical performances by 2-3 artists including Nikara Warren followed by a panel discussion with the performers - all at Brooklyn Art Haus in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

More information coming soon…

Over the past several years, the ever-expansive singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon has explored questions of fellowship and activism with Lincoln Center programs that have united professional singers with audience members through shared performance, most notably in her innovative and participatory opera based on the work of author Octavia Butler, The Parable of the Sower. Reagon's program this year is a continuation of her Songs of the Living Community Choir project, and the Parable Path. This iteration of Songs of the Living is centered on freedom songs: drawing from 200 years of Black Music in collaboration with music across the global African Diaspora. This Juneteenth concert will be rooted in music Toshi learned as a child growing up during the Southern Freedom Movement which expanded into the 20th century American Civil Rights Movement and other revolutions in international human history. Reagon's multitudinous and intergenerational choir is supported by her band BIGLovely and joined by an array of special guests to be announced. It is a collaborative concert that first and foremost acknowledges the ongoing fight for justice and equality that is our necessary struggle and birthright.

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Featuring J.HOARD @ Damrosch Park for FREE!!!!

More information found here!

Jazz Power presents Uptown Festival @ Inwood Hill Park on Payson Ave. &, Seaman Ave ft. Nikara Warren on vibraphone.

More information found HERE

Live Recording of "Let Love In Suite": one loop that carries three J. Hoard originals on piano/keys. First conceived during J. Hoard's opening set for the John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin's Cassette Roulette residency, the Suite is true to the title covering love in its varied manifestations. This is a literal 'in the moment' show to be experienced - one that is sure to be queer, gospel, filled with soundscapes, and plain ol from the heart.

Doors @ 6pm

Recording/Show @ 7pm

Grab Tickets HERE!

Rising Soul-Jazz Vibraphonist

NIKARA WARREN

JUNE 5-16 | 41ST ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUN 08, 2024

Joe Henderson Lab (7p + 8:30p)

MORE INFORMATION HERE!

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 !