In May 2020, we introduced the On_Line Salon series to provide performance opportunities for our artists who lost all in-person gigs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, we've presented over 30 performances featuring 100 artists. Starting in January 2021, we will be presenting two livestream performances per week. See the schedule below, or go to our On_Line Salon webpage to watch and make donations. These streams are free, but donations are encouraged and go towards funding artist fees. 

All January performances will reflect on themes from R&B music.

January 5

James Brandon Lewis - tenor saxophone
Kirk Knuffke - cornet
Gerald Cleaver - drums

January 7
Fay Victor's Chamber Trio
Fay Victor - voice, compositions
Darius Jones - alto sax
Marika Hughes - cello

This special group feels connected to that school of music growing up in a time when R&B was as innovative as ever. We will perform a selection or two from the late-60’s-early seventies, representative of the period I know and love the best in R&B. - Fay Victor

January 12
Tony Malaby's Turnpike Trio
Tony Malaby - tenor, soprano sax
John Hébert - bass
Billy Mintz - drums

January 14
Mara Rosenbloom Affinity Trio
Mara Rosenbloom - piano
special guest LaFrae Sci - drums, electronics
Melanie Dyer - viola

Holy Water: Improvisations on Erykah Badu
also known as The Cypher Keeps Moving
also known as Analogue Meditations on a Digital World

January 19
Cooper-Moore Trio
Cooper-Moore - instruments
Matthew Mottel - keyboard
Francisco Mela

January 21
Dave Sewelson Fat Foot R&B Revue
Dave Sewelson - baritone sax
Dave Hofstra - bass
Mike Neer - lap steel guitar
Bernice "Boom Boom" Brooks - drums

The pure ineffable joy of R&B has lifted my spirit since my youth and that music continues to flow through the world as truth. Our band will share the joy and freedom that have been so freely shared with us in this special concert. - Dave Sewelson

January 26
Gerald Cleaver Quartet Plays the Music of Stevie Wonder and Burt Bacharach
Gerald Cleaver - drums
Darius Jones - alto sax
Brandon Seabrook - guitar
​Brandon Lopez - bass

January 28
The Soul of Freedom
Luke Stewart - bass
Jaimie Branch - trumpet
Devin Brahja Waldman - alto sax

Presenting renditions of sweet soul music in the style of New York R&B. Dedicated to the spirit of Cecil Taylor.

Artists, please help us collect information on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on working musicians. This information will help us apply for funding to support programs to present more performances.