ROY MERIWEATHER Celebration @ BrownstoneJAZZ ENSAMBLE CONCERT FEST FISH FRY & OPEN MIC w/ ERIC LEMONS b., BRUCE COX d. & BONCELLIA LEWIS v.
DISCOVER BrownstoneJAZZ FEST up close and personal
FYI (filming a new televised show for France early evening will take place)
one-time child prodigy and life-long jazz piano virtuoso, was born in Dayton on February 24, 1943. After Roy crawled up on the piano bench when he was 3 years old and played his first song, much to the amazement of his family, Roy has been amazing audiences ever since—in jazz clubs, concert halls, and jazz festivals across the country. By age 4, Roy was playing every hotel in Dayton, played at Dayton’s Memorial Hall for the General Motors convention, and made the down payment for the family’s first Roy D. Meriwether cadillac. He started playing for a 22-voice choir at the age of 7....
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ROY MERIWEATHER Celebration @ BrownstoneJAZZ ENSAMBLE CONCERT FEST FISH FRY & OPEN MIC w/ ERIC LEMONS b., BRUCE COX d. & BONCELLIA LEWIS v.
DISCOVER BrownstoneJAZZ FEST up close and personal
FYI (filming a new televised show for France early evening will take place)
one-time child prodigy and life-long jazz piano virtuoso, was born in Dayton on February 24, 1943. After Roy crawled up on the piano bench when he was 3 years old and played his first song, much to the amazement of his family, Roy has been amazing audiences ever since—in jazz clubs, concert halls, and jazz festivals across the country. By age 4, Roy was playing every hotel in Dayton, played at Dayton’s Memorial Hall for the General Motors convention, and made the down payment for the family’s first Roy D. Meriwether cadillac. He started playing for a 22-voice choir at the age of 7.
Pianist Roy Meriweather
accomplished works are with Gloria Lynne, Freddie Hubbard, Sony Stitt, Etta Jones, Houston Person. The Columbia Recording Artist has 15-16 jazz and inspirational CDs of his own.
BSJAZZ Ensamble
w/ MD ERIC LEMONS Bass, BRUCE COX drums, BONCELLIA LEWIS vocal/actress
In the 1800s Victorian Brownstone building of Brooklyn’s Landmarked Historical District, Bedford Stuyvesant.
8:30pm Special Private Guests Only
POPCORN HAPPY HOUR, MIX AND MINGLE VIP
SHOW TIME 9PM ONLY
FISH FRY BUFFET
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
OPEN MIC 11PM (Call In)
ENDS @ 12:30
ALL EVENTS ARE PRIVATE, AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BE SELECTIVE. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL
Presents a natural acoustic sound room are concert series that offers a fish fry buffet. This venue is fill with cultural awareness of a different period of togetherness. Step back for just a moment and feel what took place in a real jazz community.
Performances are done with the authentic jazz vibe of yesteryear. Imagine retreating back to a different time and spend the evening in a very intimate, private place. Experience the enjoyment of the Jazz Concert, and a Southern Fish Fry Buffet that will delight any palette cooked on site in the traditional jazz way.
Before the evening ends if you feel that you would like to show off your talents by performing your special artistic self, join in on the OPEN MIC. The musicians will play with you or you can play for them. Open Participation is expected at the end of the night from the audience, but if you’re shy just sit back and enjoy the show.
During the 1930 perhaps even earlier, Harlem was not the only Jazz scene. Brooklyn had one as well. Bedford Stuyvesant was one of the largest Jazz neighborhoods around. Bed Stuy held many venues housing jazz greats like Thelonius Monk, Lena Horn, Randy Weston, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Hank Mobley, Abbey Lincoln, plus others. Paramount Theatre located in Brooklyn among other theaters held major Jazz Concerts. Harlem came to Brooklyn Bed Stuy. Everything eventually changed, and jazz club fizzled out in favor of a different music generation. Uptown and Midtown changed as well.
Debbie McClain, owner of Sankofa Aban Bed and Breakfast looked to revive the local community jazz scene of the past when she met her partner, Eric Lemons an accomplished string musician and Co-Founder of BrownstoneJAZZ values authenticity and selectiveness when deciding who to feature, and when.
This is SALON JAZZ. No need for bells, whistles or amps. Even though Cow bells and lip whistling are welcomed for a tune or two, so pucker up if you must.
Enjoy an intimate, classic acoustic concerts, plain and simple every Friday and Saturday night. A fun loving atmosphere of live jazz for everyone.
You’re invited to spend a magical evening of music with Debbie and Eric taking you behind the scenes undercover some unheard of jazz history with a different experience. You can purchase the right ticket and get there early, meet the performers, before you take a seat for a Jazz Fest of a lifetime. These two host will present you with some of today’s best entertaining jazz artist. Continuing the history of the neighborhood, a group of jazz locals and broadway greats Blue Note recording artists like James Spaulding, Trombonist/Euphonist Kiane Zawadi, vocalist Keisha St. James, Boncellia Lewis, Greg Bandy and Bobby Sanabria connect over music in a tradition that’s diminished, but certainly not lost. .
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