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  • Fri
    17
    May
    2024

    Diego Voglino, Gary Wang and Bennett Paster

    7-10pm

    The 1803
    82 Reade St, NYC

    Elevated Cajun-Creole food and drinks served in a New Orleans’s French quarters-inspired restaurant, featuring live music by drummer Diego Voglino and his trio.

  • Mon
    20
    May
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio featuring Tim Armacost

    Sets at 7 and 8:30pm

    Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou)
    176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
    (Look for the vintage Coke machine door)

    Monday nights just got fun again!  Singer/Songwriter and M.C. John Thomas and The Intermission Room  present Jazz and Cocktails at Adelaide’s Salon a “hidden” speakeasy below LouLou French restaurant. Join us for jazz, standards and original music in an improvisational, cool setting featuring prolific saxophonist, composer and author of the Jazz Saxophone Book Tim Armacost!

    Tim Armacost (tnr sax), Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Tony Mason (dr)

    $15 TICKETS ONLINE ONLY, food available, full bar

    Presented by The Intermission Room.  Click for Tickets.

     

  • Sun
    26
    May
    2024

    Ricky Tinelli swings the Bitter End

    7-8:30pm

    The Bitter End
    147 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012

    If you like Sinatra, swing and Standards, I guarantee you’ll love singer Ricky Tinelli.  Come enjoy an evening of your favorites sung “smack dab in the middle” by a guy who really believes in the songs and delivers them with panache.

    Ricky Tinelli – vocals, Ethan Eubanks – Drums, Bennett Paster – Piano + band TBD

    Tickets at bitterend.com

  • Mon
    03
    Jun
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio featuring Carolyn Leonhart

    Sets at 7 and 8:30pm

    Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou)
    176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
    (Look for the vintage Coke machine door)

    Monday nights just got fun again!  Singer/Songwriter and M.C. John Thomas and The Intermission Room  present Jazz and Cocktails at Adelaide’s Salon a “hidden” speakeasy below LouLou French restaurant. Join us for jazz, standards and original music in an improvisational, cool setting featuring vocalist Carolyn Leonhart.

    Carolyn Leonhart (vox), Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Tony Mason (dr)

    $15 TICKETS ONLINE ONLY, food available, full bar

    Presented by The Intermission Room.  Click for Tickets.

     

  • Mon
    17
    Jun
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio featuring Melissa Stylianou

    Sets at 7 and 8:30pm

    Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou)
    176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
    (Look for the vintage Coke machine door)

    Monday nights just got fun again!  Singer/Songwriter and M.C. John Thomas and The Intermission Room  present Jazz and Cocktails at Adelaide’s Salon a “hidden” speakeasy below LouLou French restaurant. Join us for jazz, standards and original music in an improvisational, cool setting featuring vocalist Melissa Stylianou.

    Melissa Stylianou (vox), Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Tony Mason (dr)

    $15 TICKETS ONLINE ONLY, food available, full bar

    Presented by The Intermission Room.  Click for Tickets.

     

  • Sun
    23
    Jun
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio @ The Django

    9:30pm-12am

    The Django
    2 6th Avenue, in The Roxy Hotel, Cellar Level
    New York, NY 10013

    The Django is a Paris-inspired jazz venue & cocktail bar under the Roxy Hotel in TriBeCa, with vaulted ceilings.  Food and drinks available. Join us for an evening of original music and standards, Stevie tunes and whatever else strikes our fancy.  Bennett Paster (piano), Gary Wang (bass) & Joe Strasser (drums).

    $35/person plus 2-drink minimum

    Reservations recommended!

  • Fri
    12
    Jul
    2024

    The Loyales @ Croton on the Hudson

    7-9pm

    Senasqua Park
    2 Elliott Way, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520

    Classic Rock, Soul, R&B, Country, and so much more with the Loyales at this lovely outdoor summer concert series.  [RAINDATE is Sat 7/13]

    https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/summerconcerts

  • Mon
    15
    Jul
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio featuring Tim Armacost

    Sets at 7 and 8:30pm

    Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou)
    176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
    (Look for the vintage Coke machine door)

    Monday nights just got fun again!  Singer/Songwriter and M.C. John Thomas and The Intermission Room  present Jazz and Cocktails at Adelaide’s Salon a “hidden” speakeasy below LouLou French restaurant. Join us for jazz, standards and original music in an improvisational, cool setting featuring guitar virtuoso Peter Bernstein.

    Peter Bernstein (guitar), Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), TBA (dr)

    $15 TICKETS ONLINE ONLY, food available, full bar

    Presented by The Intermission Room.  Click for Tickets.

     

  • Fri
    26
    Jul
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio at Mr. Tipples, San Francisco

    6-8:30pm

    Mr Tipples
    39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102

    Stylish cocktails.  Tasty dumplings.  Grooving jazz.  ‘Frisco.  It’s an unbeatable combination!

    Music at the crossroads of Beauty & Groove with Bennett Paster Trio

    Tickets will be available here soon!

  • Sun
    28
    Jul
    2024
    Fri
    02
    Aug
    2024

    Stanford Jazz Workshop: Residency

    Braun Music Center
    471 Lagunita Drive
    Stanford, CA 94305

    For more than 30 summers I’ve spent time performing, teaching and learning at the West Coast’s premiere jazz educational gathering: the Stanford Jazz Workshop. I’ll be in residency co-leading the Piano Intensive with Ed Simon, teaching masterclasses, leading ensembles and performing.  If you are looking for a place to hone your jazz skills, make some new friends and connections and hear an astounding festival of concerts, please consider joining us!  Full details at stanfordjazz.org

  • Wed
    14
    Aug
    2024

    Bennett Paster Trio @ Mezzrow

    Sets at 7:30 and 9pm

    Mezzrow
    163 W 10th St, NY

    Music at the crossroads of Beauty & Groove, brought to you by the Bennett Paster Trio.  Mezzrow is NYCs premier piano trio room offering an intimate listening environment and featuring a fantastic Steinway.

    Bennett Paster (piano), Gary Wang (bass) & Tony Mason (drums)

    Reservations Recommended

  • Fri
    23
    Aug
    2024

    BP Organ Trio @ Operation Gig

    6-8pm

    Gig location on a porch in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
    to be announced about 1 week before.

    Operation Gig presents Bennett Paster Organ Trio, playing groovy jazz, soul jazz and original music.  Join us for this outdoor, family friendly concert on a porch in leafy Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.  Suggested donation $10/person or $20/family.

    Bennett Paster (organ), Pete Smith (guitar), Joe Strasser (drums)