Concert Calendar
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Superfine Join us at this groovy DUMBO, Brooklyn restaurant/bar for comfort food, New Mexico Hatch green chile, drinks and more. The Loyales with many special guests from Loser’s Lounge will jam out to classic rock & soul, R&B as we celebrate Capricorn songwriters and folks with January birthdays. Milton (vox/gtr), Julia Joseph (vox), Martin Kearton (gtr), Bennett Paster (keys), Jeremy Chatzky (bass), Clem Waldmann (drums), Andy Gravish (trumpet), Justin Flynn (tnr). Special Guests may include Robert Weiss (drums/perc), Ereni Sevastri (vox), Katia Floreska (vox), Paige Seigwardt (vox) and more! Reservations suggested. (718) 243-9005 superfine.nyc Sellersville Theater The Yacht Lobsters sail the waves of the butteriest Soft Rock of the 70s and early 80s. Their big sound recreates – and at times reimagines – the studio mastery of retro-rock icons like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, Toto, etc. Founded by the visionary team behind Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution, the Lobster roster features NYC’s finest professional musicians who have played together for decades. Groove Apologies, but due to a work conflict I won’t be performing with Detroit Grease on Sat 1/27/24. They’ll still be playing at Groove, so please go check them out! Classic organ trio swing, boogaloo and funk in the heart of the Village! Ethan Eubanks drums, TBA organ, Pete Smith guitar Hometown BBQ Original Music, Joni, Jazz and beyond (plus tasty BBQ) with Kensington’s finest trio of musical friends: Debbie Deane (vocals), Jim Whitney (bass) and Bennett Paster (keys) Mezzrow Bennett Paster (piano), Gary Wang (bass) & Tony Mason (drums) The Django 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) & Tony Mason (drums). $25/person plus 2-drink minimum Shapeshifter Lab NEW LOCATION! Original, broad-based melodic jazz with composer and tenor saxophonist Lily White and her band. Check out our new album Daughter of Fortune wherever you stream fine music. Lily White (tenor/compositions), David Smith (trumpet), BP (piano), Jim Whitney (bass), Rob Garcia (drums) LouLou Monday nights just got fun again! Singer/Songwriter and M.C. John Thomas and The Intermission Room present Jazz and Cocktails at LouLou, a fab French restaurant in Chelsea with a “hidden” speakeasy below. Join us for jazz, standards and original music in a improvisational, cool setting. Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Joe Strasser (dr), Vanessa Trouble (vox) $15, food available, full bar Presented by The Intermission Room. Click for Tickets. Barbés Brooklyn Celebrate Jim Whitney’s birthday with us at this Park Slope favorite bar/venue. Jim Whitney (bass, compositions), Bennett Paster (keys), Brad Shepik (guitar), Adrian Harpham (drums) Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou) 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. Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Tony Mason (dr), Vanessa Trouble (vox) $15 TICKETS ONLINE ONLY, food available, full bar Presented by The Intermission Room. Click for Tickets. Shapeshifter Lab NEW LOCATION! Join us as we celebrate our dear departed brother, guitarist, composer, servant to the community and friend: Karl Wenninger at this memorial. It’ll feature: Live music, Art-making space, Yummy appetizers and Open mic story-sharing with laughter and tears! We’ll play Karl’s music from his band Wake Up Call, which I was in in the late 90s, when I first arrived in NYC. Arun Luthra (tenor/sop), Dave Pietro (alto), Ryan Keberle (tbn), Bennett Paster (piano), Gary Wang (bass), Jim Whitney (bass), Scott Neumann (drums) Memorial Service for friends and family begins at 7pm: Friends RSVP and more info and RSVP here. Musical Performance begins at 8:30pm, FREE and open to the public, no RSVP required The 1803 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. Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou) Tim Armacost (tnr sax), Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Joe Strasser (dr) $15 TICKETS ONLINE ONLY, food available, full bar Presented by The Intermission Room. Click for Tickets. The Bitter End 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), Tony Scherr (bass), Matt Owens (trumpet), Dan Block (tenor) Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou) 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. Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou) 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. The Django 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 Senasqua Park Classic Rock, Soul, R&B, Country, and so much more with the Loyales at this lovely outdoor summer concert series. (Moved to 7/13 due to rain.) https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/summerconcerts Adelaide's Salon (at LouLou) I’ve long loved guitarist Peter Bernstein because he seems to have a direct connection between his melodic imagination and his instrument. His lines sing to me in a way that makes perfect sense- there’s no finger wiggling, no practicing on the bandstand, just pure, heartfelt melody delivered with deep swing. I’m honored to welcome his a special guest with my trio for this one night only event. Peter Bernstein (guitar), Bennett Paster (pno), Gary Wang (bs), Tony Mason (dr) Free, no cover. Food and drink available. Presented by The Intermission Room. Click for Free Reservations Mr Tipples Stylish cocktails. Tasty dumplings. Grooving jazz. ‘Frisco. It’s an unbeatable combination! Music at the crossroads of Beauty & Groove with Bennett Paster Trio. Bennett Paster (piano), Josh Thurston Milgrom (bass), Jason Lewis (drums) Braun Music Center 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 Mezzrow 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) Dive Kismet Sail the smooth seas of Yacht Rock with Yacht Lobsters at this Fire Island club. Wampus Brook Park Gazebo Classic R&B, country, reggae and more in a free outdoor. concert setting. Open Source Gallery David Smith – Trumpet Bennett Paster – Piano Rob Garcia – Drums Jim Whitney – Bass Lily White – Sax 444 E 17th St, Brooklyn, NY (@ Dorchester Rd) 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) Open Source Gallery Music at the crossroads of beauty and groove: songs from Radiance and beyond. The Jazz Club at the Aman Hotel Join us for an evening of Blues, R&B and Soul with guitarist/songwriter Chris Bergson and Alamaba bred soul singer/songwriter Ellis Hooks, at this swank NYC hotel club. Full band TBA. Plaxall Gallery at Culture Lab LIC Join us at this outdoor Summer concert and dance party as the Loyales play classic rock & soul, R&B. Seating, food and drinks available. Milton- vocals/guitar; Julia Joseph- vocals; Martin Kearton- guitar; Bennett Paster- vocals/keys; Jeff Eyrich- bass; Robert Weiss- drums Smyth TriBeCa Organ grinding blues, jazz, shuffles and grooves with Pete Smith (guitar), Bennett Paster (organ) & Groovewood McNuffy (drums) at a hip, TriBeCa hotel lounge.2024
Loyales Capricorn Party
8-11pm
126 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Yacht Lobsters @ Sellersville Theater
8-10pm
24 West Temple Avenue
Sellersville, PA 18960[BP SUBBED OUT] Ethan Eubanks' Detroit Grease
5-7:30pm
125 MacDougal St, NYCDebbie Deane, Jim Whitney & Bennett Paster
3-6pm
454 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NYBennett Paster Trio @ Mezzrow
Sets at 7:30 and 9pm
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 Trio @ The Django
9:30pm-12am
2 6th Avenue, in The Roxy Hotel, Cellar Level
New York, NY 10013Lily White Quintet
9-10PM
837 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215Bennett Paster Trio with Vanessa Trouble
Sets at 7 and 8:30pm
176 8th Ave (@ 18th St), NYCJim Whitneys Trip Around the Sun
8-11pm
376 9th St, Park Slope, BKBennett Paster Trio featuring Vanessa Trouble
Sets at 7 and 8:30pm
176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
(Look for the vintage Coke machine door)Karl Wenninger Memorial
8:30-10PM
837 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215Diego Voglino, Gary Wang and Bennett Paster
7-10pm
82 Reade St, NYCBennett Paster Trio featuring Tim Armacost
Sets at 7 and 8:30pm
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!Ricky Tinelli Sextet
7-8:30pm
147 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012Bennett Paster Trio featuring Carolyn Leonhart
Sets at 7 and 8:30pm
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 my trio with special guest vocalist Carolyn Leonhart.Bennett Paster Trio featuring Melissa Stylianou
Sets at 7 and 8:30pm
176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
(Look for the vintage Coke machine door)Bennett Paster Trio @ The Django
9:30pm-12am
2 6th Avenue, in The Roxy Hotel, Cellar Level
New York, NY 10013The Loyales @ Croton on the Hudson
7-9pm
2 Elliott Way, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520Bennett Paster Trio featuring Peter Bernstein
8-11pm
176 8th Ave (@ 19th St), NYC
(Look for the vintage Coke machine door)Bennett Paster Trio at Mr. Tipples, San Francisco
6-8:30pm
39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102Stanford Jazz Workshop: Residency
471 Lagunita Drive
Stanford, CA 94305Bennett Paster Trio @ Mezzrow
Sets at 7:30 and 9pm
163 W 10th St, NYYacht Lobsters
7-10:30pm
1 Bay Walk
Kismet, NY 11706Loyales
6-8pm
Armonk, NY 10504Lily White Qunitet
7-9pm
306 17th Street, Brooklyn (@ 6th Ave)
BP Organ Trio @ Operation Gig
6-8pm
Bennett Paster Trio feat. Kenny Brooks
7-9pm
306 17th Street, Brooklyn (@ 6th Ave)
Bennett Paster (piano), Gary Wang (bass) & Joe Strasser (drums) with special guest Kenny BrooksChris Bergson & Ellis Hooks
9-11pm
9 West 56th Street, NYCLoyales Live!
5-7pm
5-25 46th Ave, Queens, NY 11101Pete Smith Organ Trio
5-8pm
85 W Broadway (@ Chambers St), NYC 10007
