NYS Music 202​0

Category: Streams

  • JazzFest White Plains Announced Virtual Festival Dates

    JazzFest White Plains announced virtual festival dates. The virtual festival will take place September 8-11 and will host a variety of artists. The 9th annual JazzFest White Plains will be streamed on Zoom and on Facebook. 

     The four days of Jazz will include not only performances but conversations as well. It will feature a mixture of artists at the forefront of jazz and rising stars. From Westchester jazz talent to jazz masters the festival will be something spectacular for Jazz enthusiasts. JazzFest White Plains are teaming up with the spirit of Arts Westchester’s annual ArtsBash. 

    The festivities will start at 4:30 – 5:30PM on September 8 with the  “ArtsBash Virtual Mixology” event making Jägermeister cocktails and live jazz music by The Rico Jones Trio. Then at 6PM there will be a “presenting Jazz in the time of COVID-19” conversation. At 8PM the night will wrap up with “Westchester Jazz: Then and Now” featuring Art Bennett on sax, Kathryn Farmer on piano and vocals, Kenny Lee on trumpet, and Rocky Middleton on bass.

    The second day will start at noon on September 9 with a performance form “Isabella Mendes & Flavio Lira Duo.” At 6PM there will be “Jazz Education in Westchester” conversation. Wrapping up at 8PM the “Jazz, From One Generation to the Next” event will happen featuring conversations and performances by Alexis Cole and Lucy Wijnands, Bobby Sanabria and Gabrielle Garo, and Ulysses Owens Jr. and Aaron Jennings.

    On the third day September 10 the fun will start bright and early at 8AM with “Jazz at the Intersections” performances featuring Amir ElSaffar with an Arabic music and jazz combination, Jomion & the Uklos with a West African/Carribean music and jazz combination, and Pablo Mayor with a Columbian music and jazz combination. 

    On the last day September 11 the festival will wrap up at 8PM with “Jazz’s Rising Stars” featuring performances of Connie Han on piano, Matthew Whitaker on piano, Veronica Swift on vocals, and Alicia Olatuja on vocals. There will also be a moderated discussion about what it’s like to be a young rising star in jazz today which will be moderated by Keanna Faircloth, WBGO.

    The festival is free to the public but is accepting donations online here. People wanting to register for certain events to get the zoom link can do so on JazzFest White Plains’ website. The events will also all be live streamed on Arts Westchester’s Facebook Page. 

    For more information visit JazzFest White Plains’ website.

  • SummerStage Jubilee Benefit Announced by the City Parks Foundations

    SummerStage Jubilee was announced by City Parks Foundations to benefit free programming in the park. The benefit will take place on September 17, 2020 at 8PM across different virtual platforms. The benefit will include performances from big names like Sting, Norah Jones, and Trey Anastasio and an appearance from Billie Jean King.

    The 2020 SummerStage Jubilee Benefit Concert will help support the free parks programs and ensure they can continue. The City Parks Foundation is the largest presenter of free arts and cultural programs in New York City parks. They serve 300,000 New Yorkers each year through arts, education, sports and community building initiatives. The fundraising being done through the SummerStage Jubilee event will help fund free tennis and golf instruction, experiential, science-based lessons, buying tools and bulbs for volunteers to beautify local parks, providing training, microgrants, and coaching to facilitate their local advocacy. Donations will also help ensure SummerStage, New York City’s largest free music festival, and SummerStage Anywhere, its virtual festival, will remain free and available to all New Yorkers. At a time when public programs have been upended, destroyed, and cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s parks have remained open as some of the only public assets available to all still in these trying times. 

     David Barse, City Parks Foundation Board Chairman spoke about the SummerStage Jubilee Benefit Concert saying,  “This benefit concert will help support the important work that the City Parks Foundation does in every community, park and green space we serve in New York City. Although the concert is free, as is our usual SummerStage festival, we hope that viewers will feel motivated to support our work and make donations to keep that work going during these challenging times.”

    The benefit will last an hour and will highlight the various City Parks Foundation programs. SummerStage Jubilee will feature musical performances by Sting, Norah Jones, Trey Anastasio, Rufus Wainwright, Leslie Odom Jr., Rosanne Cash, Emily King, PJ Morton and others to be announced on top of notable advocates for CPF’s work including tennis icon BillieJean King.

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    The benefit festival can be viewed  across all SummerStage social platforms (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch) via live stream on Thursday, September 17 at 8PM EST. Donations can be made on the SummerStage website.

    For more information on the event visit the City Park Foundations website.

  • Bardavon Pays Tribute To Bob Dylan’s ‘Highway 61 Revisited’

    The Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie has temporarily closed its doors, but the music is still coming. Their “Albums Revisited” streaming series will resume on Sunday, August 30 at 8:00 p.m., with a tribute to Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited. Known as Dylan’s first true rock album, the tribute falls on Highway 61’s 55th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, Bardavon’s Production Manager Stephen LaMarca has curated a setlist of artists to perform each of its nine songs. While the event will be broadcast on Bardavon Presents’ YouTube for free, they’re accepting donations for People’s Place in Kingston and Dutchess Outreach in Poughkeepsie.

    Dylan Highway 61

    The full list of performances includes:

    • “Like a Rolling Stone” – Jack DeJohnette & John Medeski
    • “Tombstone Blues” – The Weight Band
    • “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” – Jimmy Vivino, Rich Pagano & John Sebastian
    • “From a Buick 6” – Guy Davis
    • “Ballad of a Thin Man” – Steve Earle
    • “Queen Jane Approximately” – Lucinda Williams
    • “Highway 61 Revisited” – Kate Pierson w/ The Restless Age
    • “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” – Happy Traum w/ special guests
    • “Desolation Row” – Simone Felice
    • “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window” – Laura Stevenson

    The event will also feature commentary from Bardavon’s Executive Director Chris Silva, as well as others. 

    Bardavon Presents’ next “Albums Revisited” installment is at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, where they’ll celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty. They’ll also be streaming a Hudson Valley Philharmonic virtual concert hall at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, as well as a live DJ set at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 8.

    For more information regarding this stream and future shows, go to Bardavon’s website.

  • Inclusion Festival Announces First Sensory-Friendly Music Festival

    Inclusion Festival announced its plan to be the nation’s first and only sensory-friendly music and wellness festival. The three day festival will broadcast virtually on the Inclusion Festival’s website and will run from August 21-23, 2020. 

    The festival will be designed to accommodate and include people of all abilities. Believing the concepts of inclusion are fundamental to all experiences and communities. The festival’s fundamentals have grown to spread inclusion as a state of mind past just the festival experience. The festival will have year-round events, experiences, consultation and training, as well as an online magazine.

    The festival will host many incredible musicians on top of featuring people of all abilities. In the spirit of inclusion, Matt Butler will conduct Everyone Orchestra with participants Al Schnier (moe.), Aron Magner (The Disco Biscuits), James Casey and Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Bridget Law, Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal) and Weedie Braimah. There will also be a very special performance from Paul Hoffman (Greensky Bluegrass) with collaborators Holly Bowling, Lindsay Lou, and Jay Cobb Anderson (Fruition). New sets will be aired from Hayley Jane, Zach Gill (ALO), TIKYRA (Southern Avenue), Peck and Penn (Midnight North), Karina Rykman, Tash Neal (London Souls), and many more.

    The festival aims to showcase best practices in online accessibility including continuous closed captioning, American Sign Language Interpretation, and accessibility tools embedded on the streaming site. Inclusion Festival ONLINE will also offer a wide variety of workshops, diverse conversations including an interview with award-winning author and autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin, and live nightly dance parties. Viewers can log into Zoom rooms to participate and connect from home.

    The Festival can be viewed on theInclusion Festival’s website. The event will also be streaming on CashOrTrade Streams. All donations received from the live-stream event will directly benefit the non-profit organization Accessible Festivals, dedicated to ensuring that music and recreation are accessible to all people, in addition to supporting the participating musicians and presenters.


    For more information visit the Inclusion Festival’s website.

  • Cortland’s Porchfest Moves to Radio this weekend

    Cortland’s fifth annual Porchfest is hitting the radio on Sunday, August 16. Due to safety concerns about gathering crowds, the previously front porch event is making its way to Cortland’s WXHC 101.5 FM. Other avenues to listen include online at wxhc.com, the X101 app, TuneIn, and Amazon Alexa. While the show line-up has yet to be announced, its organizers promise two hours of brilliant performances from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

    Porchfest

    Produced by American Vintage Productions (AVP), the first hour of the show will consist of pre-recorded performances. The second half will have about 10 live local performers performing from Studio AV at Rose Hall. The entire show will be commercial-free, thanks to the Dan & Rose McNeil Foundation.

    “We’re delighted to be able to use our new performance space, Studio AV at Rose Hall, to support this program,” said AVP’s Chris Merkley. “The combination of livestream and broadcast performances will give the musicians access to a broad audience.”

    Porchfest, in which musicians perform on front porches to crowds on lawns and sidewalks, originated in Ithaca in 2007. It soon became a national phenomenon: other cities across the country put on their own Porchfests, and it even spread to Canada. The Cortland incarnation has grown every year since its inception in 2016, and X101 and AVP are working to continue the streak.

    Porchfest
    From last year’s Cortland Porchfest. Photo credit: Camilo Fredes, Cortland Voice.

    “When it became clear that live, in-person gatherings were out of the question, the decision was easy to team up with X101 and AVP,” said Porchfest organizer Molly Andrejko. She continued, “We’re all working hard to make sure that Porchfest Cortland can remain an exciting, inclusive and fun event that showcases the best of what our musical community offers. We can’t wait to see all of our neighbors near and far enjoying the radio show!”

    Watch the Radio Porchfest Livestream on the AVP website or Facebook.

  • (De)Tour Festival Streams with Ringo Starr, Macy Gray, Slash and more

    At 1PM EST on August 15, the Morrison Hotel Gallery and Rolling Live Studios will present a live streamed festival for charity in these unprecedented times. 

    (De)tour Festival

    The day-long festival, (De)Tour, will include several all-stars playing in association with Recording Academy’s charity MusiCares. MusiCares’ mission is to raise money to assist with tour and concert cancellations due to COVID-19. The festival is free, but donations to MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund are critical for the concert’s success. The charity aims to lessen the stress felt by the entire music industry as all in it face complete uncertainty. 

    In a festival like no other, (De)Tour offers fans unlimited online access for the entire day. Everyone will be able to enjoy the many talented artists from the comfort of their own homes. (De)Tour will showcase talent like Ringo Starr, Slash, Gavin Rossdale, Macy Gray, Taylor Momsen, Cheap Trick, and tons more.

    Don’t miss out on (De)Tour today at 1PM EST, and donate to MusiCares if you can.

  • Lake George Jazz Fest to Stream in September

    For years, the Lake George Jazz Festival has hosted some of the world’s most prominent jazz talent in a fun-filled weekend. Unfortunately, because of COVID-19, the weekend of in-person jazz has been cancelled. Luckily, fans can watch live streams of jazz every Thursday night in September. 

    Lake George Jazz
    Poster design by the Gruskin Group

    While the live concert will definitely be missed, the Jazz Weekend Virtual Series allows for even more to be showcased as music will be streamed every week. The Lake George Arts Project has planned a series of 4 impressive shows that will combine live performances as well as time for audience questions and discussions Each concert will be curated and hosted by LGAP’s Jazz Curator, Daniel Kelly. The renowned jazz musicians will not disappoint fans who miss the in-person festival. The shows will stream on Facebook, YouTube, and the Lake George Arts Project’s streaming page. 

    Even while the LGAP has great virtual events planned, they are still suffering financially from COVID-19. The organization is a non-profit and makes their revenue through ticket sales. While all concerts are on hold, the LGAP has lost $40,000 which might nearly double to $70,000. The Lake George Arts Project is asking for donations to help with their current struggle.

    To encourage more to donate, so-called LGAP’s “angels” Susan and Kenneth Gruskin will match each donation up to $2,500. The LGAP insists that “anything and everything makes a difference whether it is $5 or $500!” 

    The Jazz Weekend Virtual Series will stream on September 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 7pm.

  • The Who Launches Weekly Streaming Series,“Join Together @ Home”

    The Who announced their “Join Together @ Home” streaming event featuring archived footage of their 1982 Shea Stadium performances. The series starts on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 1PM EST and will run for six weeks. Donations made will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

    The Who Join Together

    The series will kick off with an exclusive ‘red carpet’ premiere clip from Roger Daltrey. The seies will feature five live clips from The Who’s 1982 Shea Stadium show in New York City. The weekly series will feature some of the band’s most memorable performances, including previously unseen footage. “Join Together @ Home” is working as part of YouTube’s #StayHome campaign to encourage people to stay home to help save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series will stream on The Who’s official YouTube channel and will be free to the public with donations encouraged. 

    COVID-19 has significantly impacted Teenage Cancer Trust and Teenage Cancer America’s income due to fundraising events being cancelled. Lead singer Roger Daltrey has worked with both charities in the past to bring awareness and help raise funds both in the UK and the US. Daltrey. The Who hopes people will take the time to donate to these organization while enjoying their music from the safety of their homes.

    “If you can’t donate to both charities just choose the one that’s closest to your heart. But whatever you do please make sure you donate.”

    Roger Daltrey

    To donate, people can text WHO to 70500 to donate £10 in support of Teenage Cancer Trust will receive 100% of every texted donation or they can text TCA to 56512 to donate $10 in support of Teenage Cancer America. Donations can also be made online here.

    For more information on the “Join Together @ Home” series visit The Who’s website.

  • Flushing Town Hall Celebrates Global Unity with Virtual Jazz Jam

    FTH at Home! will be presenting, Virtual Jazz Jam: Celebrating the Legacy of Louis Armstrong, Aug. 12 at 7:00 p.m. Astoria resident, Carol Sudhalter, leads the monthly jam, along with Flushing Town Hall’s house band. Their theme for August is to celebrate, “unity in mind, spirit and action.”

    Flushing Town Hall
    Jazz musicians from around the world connect with their audience in virtual jam session.

    The free online series is Flushing Town Hall’s attempt to keep the public safe from the spread of CODIV-19. As a result of it being completely virtual, their mission is to bring global arts to global people.

    Hundreds of artists flock to the jam ever since its formation four months ago. Participants span from New York to Italy and Germany. It has also become a showcase of the global arts institution.

    The Jazz Jam invites all members of the public to watch the live stream through Facebook or Zoom.

    Flushing Town Hall’s website directs anyone interested in participating to email a three to four minute tune to education@flushingtownhall.org. 20 musicians will be selected to play along with the theme of the month.

    The website states, “the mission of Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA) is to present multi-disciplinary global arts that engage and educate the global communities of Queens, New York and New York City, New York, in order to foster mutual appreciation.”

  • CashorTrade Announces New Streaming Platform to Support Artists, Venues, and Festivals

    CashorTrade announces it’s new streaming service CashorTrade Streams​ which will be a platform to help support artists, venues, and festivals. The new streaming platform will focus on generating revenue online for venues, festivals and artists prevented from conducting normal business by the COVID-19 pandemic. The streaming service was launched on July 21. 

    CashorTrade is a site that sells resale tickets at face value. Their pivot into the live-streaming continues the brand’s mission to democratize live music. CashorTrade’s innovative platform covers both live streams and archival footage, delivering curated content to their dedicated community of music lovers directly from artists, venues and festivals. People can follow channels to get notified of upcoming streams and participate in the stream via live chat. Performers and promoters can choose to include a very clear call-to-action to donate alongside each stream, making CashorTrade Streams into a powerful tool for live streamed fundraising events as well. The platform includes free promotional tools and a finance manager to arrange splits and guarantees between performers and promoters, just like a traditional booking setup.

    Prior to its formal launch CahorTrade launched several hundred streams on the platform, including a simulcast of the live stream benefit called Hug Your Farmer, featuring performances from Dave Matthews, Grace Potter, Martin Sexton and Chadwick Stokes from Dispatch that generated over 20,000 for farms and food security in Vermont. They also simulcasted Justice Comes Alive, a virtual festival for equality that generated over $55,000 and saw performances from Phil Lesh, Umphey’s McGee, Antibalas, Lettuce, and over 3 dozen other bands. 

    “Everyone and everything we love in music needs our support: individual performers, touring bands, our beloved venues, and really festival culture itself,” says Brando Rich, Founder and CEO of CashorTrade. “The pandemic has put up unprecedented roadblocks between fans and live music. Our streaming platform supports artists while bringing music straight to the people again.” The new streaming services creates the possibility for bands to easily ask for donations from viewers right during the stream which isn’t as doable on platforms like Facebook.  

    For more information visit CashorTrade’s website.