Musicians from the New York Youth Symphony's Orchestra, Chamber Music and Jazz ensembles perform world premieres of original works by NYYS composers. The performances are led by members of the Robert L. Poster Apprentice Conducting program.

May 19, 2025

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Known for his buttery voice and distinct strumming, guitarist, singer-songwriter and bandleader John Roseboro has been making a name for himself in the Brooklyn indie scene, redefining and innovating the genre with Brazilian jazz and mysticism.

June 4, 2025

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We Don’t Need the Sea to Drown is a multi-disciplinary performance from Sxip Shirey and Coco Karol that combines stories gleaned from Karol’s movement interview with NY-based artists and community leaders with Shirey’s renowned use of sound objects with the duo’s celebrated choral form, the Gauntlet, where corridors of singers pass a libretto downstream in cascadinging tones and phrases, as audiences experience waves of sound.

June 6, 2025

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We Don’t Need the Sea to Drown is a multi-disciplinary performance from Sxip Shirey and Coco Karol that combines stories gleaned from Karol’s movement interview with NY-based artists and community leaders with Shirey’s renowned use of sound objects with the duo’s celebrated choral form, the Gauntlet, where corridors of singers pass a libretto downstream in cascadinging tones and phrases, as audiences experience waves of sound.

June 7, 2025

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The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome MARINA to National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY to celebrate her new album, PRINCESS OF POWER, with a discussion moderated by Rolling Stone's Tomás Mier about her creative process and a special live performance.

June 9, 2025

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The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome Tony and Academy Award-nominated artist John C. Reilly to National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY to celebrate his upcoming album, What’s Not To Love?, with a discussion about his creative process and a special live performance accompanied by GRAMMY Award-winning musician and co-producer of What's Not To Love? Davíd Garza (Fiona Apple, Sharon Van Etten).

June 10, 2025

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Blue Note Jazz Festival presents Rosali with special guests J.C.R.G and Edsel Axle.

June 12, 2025

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This immersive, multimedia experience will invite audiences to envision worlds beyond the limits of their present. Willie Mae students will present original 20-channel sound experiments alongside live performances from the Black Sound Salon and Wille Mae Alumni.

June 13, 2025

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National Sawdust is thrilled to partner with Domino Park's inaugural Sugar, Sugar! festival for a night of music set against unparalleled views of the Manhattan skyline. Join us at our neighborhood park for a twilight jazz performance of "Back to Nature" featuring Isaiah Barr, David Frazier Jr. and William Parker. Admission is free with reservations.

June 18, 2025

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The Messenger follows a community of seekers whose leader has gone missing. They have always lived in harmony with the land, their ancestry, and beliefs. What will they do in his absence? In this fusion of classical, jazz and new music, the community sets out to answer this very question.

June 19, 2025

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Babehoven is a band fronted by singer-songwriter Maya Bon and collaborator Ryan Albert in Hudson, NY. Their new album 'Water's Here In You' is available everywhere on April 26 via Double Double Whammy.

June 20, 2025

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Mohini Dey is a 28 year old Indian renowned bass guitarist, arranger, producer & vocalist who has gained international recognition for her extraordinary talent and versatility. With her unique style and impeccable technique, she has collaborated with numerous renowned artists and performed on prestigious stages around the world.

June 21, 2025

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Mohini Dey is a 28 year old Indian renowned bass guitarist, arranger, producer & vocalist who has gained international recognition for her extraordinary talent and versatility. With her unique style and impeccable technique, she has collaborated with numerous renowned artists and performed on prestigious stages around the world.

June 21, 2025

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Zola Jesus aka Nika is an American born singer, songwriter and producer. Since 2008, she has released two EPs and seven (?) full-length albums majoratively on NY multi-decade tastemaker label Sacred Bones. Nika began training as an opera singer at the age of 10. She dismantled that training to deliver her breakthrough lo-fi record The Spoils in 2009, most of which she recorded as an undergrad in her dorm room at UW Madison.

September 27, 2025

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Zola Jesus aka Nika is an American born singer, songwriter and producer. Since 2008, she has released two EPs and seven (?) full-length albums majoratively on NY multi-decade tastemaker label Sacred Bones. Nika began training as an opera singer at the age of 10. She dismantled that training to deliver her breakthrough lo-fi record The Spoils in 2009, most of which she recorded as an undergrad in her dorm room at UW Madison.

September 27, 2025

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New York-based singer, songwriter, and producer Elliot Moss celebrates the tenth anniversary of his seminal, career-launching record with Highspeeds (Expanded – 10th Anniversary), due August 8th via Nettwerk. The expanded edition will feature new songs left off the original album and stripped-down reworks of fan-favorites that made Elliot a cult-favorite.

October 1, 2025

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