Connection Works, a leader in artist-run organizations, presents the critically acclaimed music series Wide Open Works, now in its 16th season.
Saturday, December 17, 2022, 8 - 10:15pm (sets at 8pm & 9:15pm)
Wide Open Works (WOW) at Ibeam Brooklyn presents:
Rob Garcia GOOD SONGS
David Smith - trumpet
Steve Cardenas - guitar
Tony Scherr - bass
Rob Garcia - drums
Ibeam Brooklyn
168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
www.ibeambrooklyn.com
$20 admission
Rob Garcia GOOD SONGS plays arrangements of good songs chosen from various eras and genres, including songs by Henry Mancini, Jimi Hendrix, Thelonious Monk and Burt Bacharach as well as traditional American folk songs and a few originals by Garcia....
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Connection Works, a leader in artist-run organizations, presents the critically acclaimed music series Wide Open Works, now in its 16th season.
Saturday, December 17, 2022, 8 - 10:15pm (sets at 8pm & 9:15pm)
Wide Open Works (WOW) at Ibeam Brooklyn presents:
Rob Garcia GOOD SONGS
David Smith - trumpet
Steve Cardenas - guitar
Tony Scherr - bass
Rob Garcia - drums
Ibeam Brooklyn
168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
www.ibeambrooklyn.com
$20 admission
Rob Garcia GOOD SONGS plays arrangements of good songs chosen from various eras and genres, including songs by Henry Mancini, Jimi Hendrix, Thelonious Monk and Burt Bacharach as well as traditional American folk songs and a few originals by Garcia.
about the artists:
ROB GARCIA
“A prime mover in the current Brooklyn jazz scene” (Time Out-New York) and "one of New York’s great jazz drummers and composers.” (Capital New York), Rob Garcia continues to be a strong presence in the New York and international jazz scene as a sideman and bandleader. He has collaborated with such stellar artists as Joe Lovano, Sheila Jordan, Dave Liebman, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Myra Melford, Joseph Jarman, Catherine Russell, Kris Davis, John Bunch, Anat Cohen, Vince Giordano, Reggie Workman and Wycliffe Gordon. He has played on over 70 albums including Grammy winners.
Rob has released 8 critically acclaimed albums as a bandleader and 5 as a co-leader which feature such artists as Joe Lovano, Noah Preminger, Kate McGarry, Dan Tepfer, John O’Gallagher, Gary Versace, Joe Martin, John Hebert, Dave Kikoski and Mike Formanek. His most recent album “Illumination” was released on Fresh Sound Records in December 2020. His albums have been on “top albums of the year” lists and have received praise from publications such as Downbeat, The New York Times, Jazz Times, and Time Out New York. Rob has also self-released a solo drums album called “Drum Solos For Dancers Only” in 2018. Rob’s groups have performed at venues such as The Ottawa Jazz Festival, The Toronto Jazz Festival, The Kingston Jazz Festival, Birdland, Iridium, Kitano, Smalls, The Rex and Firehouse 12. His group has toured Europe, the northeast and west coast of the U.S. Rob has received grants from South Arts, Meet The Composer, DCA and NYSCA to support his performances. He is also a member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop.
Rob has also been a major force in artist-run jazz organizations. He is the founder and artistic director of Connection Works, a member of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground and a founding member of the Douglass Street Music Collective.
Connection Works is an artist-run non-profit organization (501c3) that engages the Brooklyn community with world-class jazz performances and educational events. Our programs promote and facilitate new work by established and up-and-coming artists alike. We provide a forum that supports the astonishing number of brilliant artists in our borough. We at Connection Works believe in and encourage the practice of creativity as a means to nourish the mind, body, and spirit.
www.connectionworks.org
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