The Rizzoli Bookstore, in collaboration with All About Jazz presents, the first concert of the 2026 Music Aperitivo season, featuring Armo for an unforgettable evening of Afrobeat classics and original rhythm based compositions.
Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine.
PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 2:30pm and show starts at 3pm. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine provided by Field Blend Selections....
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The Rizzoli Bookstore, in collaboration with All About Jazz presents, the first concert of the 2026 Music Aperitivo season, featuring Armo for an unforgettable evening of Afrobeat classics and original rhythm based compositions.
Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine.
PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 2:30pm and show starts at 3pm. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine provided by Field Blend Selections.
Founded by longtime Antibalas bandmates ARMO consists of trumpeter and percussionist Jordan McLean, percussionist and vocalist Marcus Farrar, guitarist and keyboardist Nikhil P. Yerawadekar, bassist Tony Jarvis, and drummer Kevin Raczka with Dave “Smoota” Smith on trombone and keyboards. The band creates spontaneous arrangements of the music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Allen, Ebo Taylor, William Onyeabor, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Amayo, and original rhythm based compositions.
This band features a revolving cast from the Daptone Records family and NY Afrobeat Scene. Collectively the members of Armo have performed thousands of concerts around the world working with such luminaries as David Byrne, Angelique Kidjo, Public Enemy, TV on The Radio, Sharon Jones & The Dapkings, Ornette Coleman, and in the band for the Tony Award winning musical FELA!
This concert is co-presented with All About Jazz as part of its ongoing 30th anniversary celebration.
RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO
From Francis Scott Fitzgerald to Jack Kerouac, from Toni Morrison to James Baldwin, from Philip Michael Ondaatje to Geoff Dyer, from Julio Cortazar to Boris Vian, from Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed to Jayne Cortez, the list of international writers and poets inspired or intrigued by jazz and other musical genres goes on. Since New York City’s Rizzoli Bookstore has a long tradition of building bridges between arts genres, international scenes, and creative people, we wanted to turn our gorgeous space in NoMad into an experimental living room where live jazz and other music can be enjoyed. The Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Field Blend Selections and is curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz
MONDO JAZZ
Mondo Jazz is a weekly program on Radio Free Brooklyn dedicated to the proposition that jazz is an international language. It is hosted every Wednesday night from 10 PM to midnight and Thursday morning from 8 to 10 AM, by Ludovico Granvassu, the founder and editor in chief of All About Jazz Italia. All archived episodes are available here.
FIELD BLEND SELECTIONS
Founded in January 2017, Field Blend Selections is a new wine importing and distribution company based in New York City, serving the New York and New Jersey markets.
In both name and practice, Field Blend Selections celebrates agricultural traditions and diversity. The name is an homage to the nineteenth-century immigrants who co-planted an assortment of grape varieties in vineyards throughout the United States, many of which survive today. Alongside their vines, they often co-planted other crops, including fruits, grains, and legumes. This approach of co-mingling various plantings to achieve balance in the vineyards is now referred to as polyculture, and it is widely recognized as one of the best methods for naturally enriching soils and reducing disease. Polyculture, by replicating nature’s diverse ecosystems, produces healthier fruit without the necessity of artificial herbicides or pesticides.
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