Rizzoli Music Aperitivo presents singer-songwriter Jamie Leonhart accompanied by a small chamber-pop group including: Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Gary Wang (acoustic bass), Daniel Friedman (drums/percussion), Claudia Chopek (violin), Yair Evnine (cello), and other guests.
Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine from Field Blend Selections.
PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 4:45 pm. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
JAMIE LEONHART
Jamie Leonhart is a NYC based singer and songwriter with a deep reverence for the written word. Drawing comparisons to the likes of Norah Jones, Feist, Madeleine Peyroux and even Sarah Vaughan, the sharp-witted chanteuse is an artist who refuses to be categorized, dynamic in emotional range and diverse in genre-crossing ability....
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Rizzoli Music Aperitivo presents singer-songwriter Jamie Leonhart accompanied by a small chamber-pop group including: Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Gary Wang (acoustic bass), Daniel Friedman (drums/percussion), Claudia Chopek (violin), Yair Evnine (cello), and other guests.
Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine from Field Blend Selections.
PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 4:45 pm. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.
JAMIE LEONHART
Jamie Leonhart is a NYC based singer and songwriter with a deep reverence for the written word. Drawing comparisons to the likes of Norah Jones, Feist, Madeleine Peyroux and even Sarah Vaughan, the sharp-witted chanteuse is an artist who refuses to be categorized, dynamic in emotional range and diverse in genre-crossing ability.
Leonhart explores a new hybrid of popular music with nods to the Great American Songbook, indie-pop, quirky cabaret, and a soupçon of torch song to round it out. Live, her audience becomes a collective co-conspirator as she intones her confessions, dissatisfactions and desires, supported by arrangements that move from somber to playfully bombastic in a moment. Leonhart’s approachable demeanor belies powerhouse vocals and her ability to deliver intricate compositions, which she does with depth and clarity.
As a songwriter, Jamie writes about vulnerability, patience, frustration, shifting perspectives and trust. “A lot of my music explores the human condition in its most basic form. Simple and to the core can be very effective.” Leonhart says. She also is a keen researcher and examines the minutiae of a topic before anthropomorphizing it to inhabit her material. Nature and natural occurrences play large roles in her creative work.
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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