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Found Sound Nation Presents: Hear Be Dragons
Thursday, June 23rd 7pm
Found Sound Nation and the Bertha Foundation present Hear Be Dragons, a unique collaborative performance between young artists from South Africa and Brooklyn. This performance features the works created during a yearlong sonic exploration and exchange between these artists from the township of Nyanga, Cape Town, South Africa and The El Puente Arts Academy in Brooklyn, New York City. The performance will also feature collaboration with renowned US and South African musicians and performers – Kyla-Rose Smith, Andrew Orkin of Tiger + Man, puppeteer and theatre maker Karen Zasloff, and award winning vocalist Vuyo Sotashe.
Discover More: Hip-Hop
Jill Newman Productions & The Blue Note Jazz Festival Present: BILAL, Acoustic
Friday, June 24th 2016 8pm
Doors at 7pm
Philadelphia born, Soul Singer, Bilal is one of the most dynamic artists of our time. He has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, Common, Erykah Badu, Kimbra, J Dilla, Robert Glasper, JayZ and more. He’s received 4 Grammy nominations, taking home a win for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration on “These Walls” with Kendrick Lamar, Anna Wise and Thundercat. Bilal is an eclectic–drawing from gospel, jazz, soul, blues, and hip-hop.
Discover More: Sports
Eurocup Viewing
Saturday, June 25th 9am, 12 pm, 3 pm
We are broadcasting the quarterfinals of the UEFA Euro Cup on our state of the art 18-foot television. Our viewing experience at National Sawdust will guarantee an exceptional view wherever you are seated. We will also offer the brunch menu from the award-winning restaurant, Rider. Individuals or groups up to four can RSVP online, while groups of five or above are encouraged to call National Sawdust (646-779-8455) for reservations!
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Katie Dill (Of Mean Lady)
Saturday, June 25th 10 – 11pm
Katie Dill is singer/songwriter whose genre ranges from folk and rock to jazz and r&b. She has written hundreds of songs and was lead singer and head songwriter of the duo Mean Lady (Fat Possum Records). Her smokey female vocals blend nicely with her lovingly crafted lyrics and timeless melodies.
Discover More: Brunch
Table Music Brunch Series: Song YI Jeon
Sunday, June 26th 10am
Come experience National Sawdust’s Table Music Brunch Concert. This concert will feature food by Rider and music by Song YI Jeon.
Discover More: Jazz
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Lutosławski Quartet & Uri Caine
Sunday, June 26th 8pm
Between jazz and classical music.
Tonight’s concert creates an opportunity for the audience to meet the extraordinary musical persona of Uri Caine, an American classical/jazz pianist and composer. He was born in Philadelphia, USA, on 8 June 1956. He began is piano lessons at the age of 7, and at 12 he started learning with the French jazz pianist Bernard Peiffer. In the years that followed Uri studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where his mentor was George Crumb, one of the most distinguished representatives of the world musical avant garde. At that period Uri Caine also explored the classical music technique, simultaneously playing at clubs. Already at a young age Uri Caine was influenced by diverse musical worlds (jazz, avant garde, classical), which has continued to bear fruit in the intriguing and specific style of his work to date.
