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Sweet Sweet’s EP ‘In Tandem’ can be described as five end-of-the-night campfire songs.

Shelita Burke combines talented vocals with mainstream pop sounds in her upcoming EP.

Vocalist Martin McQuade and pianist/background vocalist Pete Sokolow present a jazz-inspired repertoire live at Gulf Coast restaurant in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

Elisabeth Lohninger is a fine singer and her original songs provide her with ample opportunity to show what she can do.

‘The Unlearning Curve’ features nine genre-twisting tracks about healing and venturing into the unknown.

"Livio is an amazing example of playing with all three elements intact, intellect, passion and soul. He writes and performs in that rare balance of precision and yet freedom. This record perfectly captures Livio’s energy in all three elements." - Arturo O’Farrill

'Makes My Heart Sway' is Sundae + Mr. Goessl’s newest album. A follow-up to their debut 'Cheek to Cheek' (2014), it features a moody and diverse palette.

The Corey Kendrick Trio combines the infectious swing of the Oscar Peterson Trio and the intricate interaction of the Bill Evans Trio with a modern harmonic sensibility to create a truly dynamic group sound. Established while studying under Rodney Whitaker at Michigan State, the Corey Kendrick Trio has developed their melody-driven, straight-ahead sound over two and a half years of extensive performing.

Relatively new in the music scene, the Summerfest Concert Series on the Plaza is not to be missed.

After years of writing for Dave Liebman’s Big Band, the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Bill Mobley’s Smoke Big Band, and the BMI Jazz Composers Orchestra, brassman/composer Scott Reeves launched his own 16-piece jazz orchestra in 2008. Their 2016 debut release, Portraits and Places, features seven Reeves originals, along with his arrangement of Jobim’s, “Waters of March.” He has forged an original compositional style which All About Jazz described as “varied and substantial, ranging from hard bop and Latin oriented themes...to French impressionist influences. His arrangements are restless, full of color, and provide ample solo space...amidst variable underpinnings.”