Upcoming Special Events

The Philips Years, 1964–65

The years the writing turned outward — Nina Simone in Concert, Broadway-Blues-Ballads, I Put a Spell on You and Pastel Blues, front to back on the house system.

1965–67

The last three — Let It All Out, Wild Is the Wind with “Four Women,” and High Priestess of Soul.

The Crossover

The records that carried bossa nova into American living rooms — Getz/Gilberto, Jazz Samba Encore!, and more, front to back on the house system.

Brazil in Its Own Voice

Bossa nova in Brazilian hands — The Shadow of Your Smile, more from the Verve vaults, and closing on Samba ’68.

Bennie Wallace with Peter Washington

listening session and live performance for “French Postcard”

The tenor saxophonist joins bassist Peter Washington for an evening built around his new record, a direct-to-tape analog session engineered by James Farber and mastered by Kevin Gray. We play the record on the house system, and the players perform. Free, no cover.