**Get your tickets before sales close Friday 3/30 @ 11am** International Contemporary Ensemble + UpBeat NYC Pregones and 5BMF are pleased to partner with the world renowned International Contemporary Ensemble‘s EntICE initiative and the South Bronx-based youth music organization UpBeat NYC to present a showcase of new works performed by student musicians alongside members of (more…)

RUBÍ Rock & Roll Neoyorquino (The Davilita Project) Rubí is a straight up Rock & Roll band founded by two New Yorkers: tenor vocalist/lyricist José Joaquín García, black Puerto Rican from the Lower East Side, and composer, arranger and rhythm guitarist Jesse Alexander Myerson, Jewish kid from Washington Heights. Together, they have created an authentic (more…)

Papo Vázquez Quartet playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations The concert features arrangements by Papo Vázquez and Rick Germanson Back by popular demand, Papo Vazquez and his Mighty Pirate Troubadour Jazz Quartet bring us their daring exploration of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. The concert features Vázquez’s and pianist Rick Germanson’s arrangements for trombone, bass, piano and saxophone. (more…)

Afro-Dominican Rock & Funk like no other! Originating in Dominican Republic and now based in NY, Yasser Tejeda and Palotré is a group that is redefining the Afro Dominican Jazz genre. Conceptualized and led by guitarist and composer Yasser Tejeda, Palotré is comprised of drummer/percussionist Victor Otoniel Vargas, percussionist Jonathan Troncoso and bassist Kyle Miles. (more…)

An Evening with the Arturo O’Farrill Sextet Arturo O’Farrill honors the family tradition established by his father, Cuban jazz legend Chico O’Farrill, with marvelously inventive and virtuosic performances. In addition to heading his sextet, he leads the Grammy Award–winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and frequently appears at New York’s famous jazz club Birdland. O’Farrill and (more…)