Rob Garcia News

Singer/tapper Luke Hawkins brought an evening of singing, dancing and laughter to the Birdland stage on Monday, June 20. Check out photos from the performance here!

'Luke Hawkins and His Mini Big Band' had everyone on their feet before the show had even begun.

The album was produced by band members Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris, half the tracks recorded at Figure 8 in Brooklyn, NY, the rest at Tonal Park in Takoma Park, MD with the very last song being a home recording. Super Natural History will be released on CD, as a 12-inch colored vinyl LP and on all digital platforms.

Singer/tapper Luke Hawkins brought an extraordinary evening of singing, dancing and laughter to the Birdland Theater on Monday, June 20.  The show was a love letter to these art forms, as Luke paid homage to the history of tap dance greats. Check out photos here!

From sixteen-year-old Broadway hopeful Amelia Wells to nonagenarian phenom Marilyn Maye, the October 25 Cast Party participants entertained the packed house at Birdland with standards, show tunes, original material, and a lot of panache!  

The Billie Holiday Project evokes the electric and intimate feeling of experiencing Lady Day live in a 1930s Jazz Club. Drawing from some of Billie's most recorded tunes, such as Blue Moon, Billie's Blues, God Bless the Child, and Strange Fruit, to name but a few, the band also revives some of the earlier and lesser-known tunes that Billie interpreted.

New York-based vocalist Svetlana will return to Joe's Pub at the Public on Saturday, September 21st to celebrate the release of her new album Night At The Movies, which was officially released today! The star-studded album, which has already garnered praise and attention from the likes of WBGO, JazzTimes and Jazziz Magazine, is her second release as a leader. The show begins at 7pm and tickets are $20.

Tickets are on sale now for the ArtsBridge Foundation Overture Gala set to take place March 29 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts:

The Mabel Mercer Foundation put itself in a tricky spot to start this year's New York Cabaret Convention: how do you define what cabaret today looks like?

Formed just a few years ago, Svetlana and the Delancey Five have become one of New York's most popular young jazz bands with a repertoire that moves flawlessly from the hot jazz of the 1920s to new takes on modern standards, offering a joyous "exuberant, foot-stomping party combining swing and pop-singer/songwriter sensibilities" (WPIX 11). The group makes its Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum debut on Thursday, July 19, with a food truck picnic that begins at 5:30 followed by the concert at 7:30. The food trucks are open to the public and everyone is invited.

Music and food always seem perfect together so for Bickford Summer JazzFest the theatre will combine great jazz with some of the region's best food trucks on-site before each concert. Different food trucks will be featured so that both ticket holders and the general public can picnic on the beautiful Morris Museum grounds or tailgate in the spacious parking area from 5:30 to 7:30 on festival nights.

Give it to charming and sultry Svetlana and her exuberant Delancey Five to put a smile on your face this holiday season! The band is back for their twice-a-year appearance in the world most famous 'jazz basement' club, the Blue Note - this time with a special holiday program, to celebrate the re-issue of their Holiday EPK (2012) and to perform their brand new Holiday program they are planning to record next year!

The New York Hot Jazz Camp returns for its second year May 15th-21st, 2017 (18+). Building on last year's success they have an announced an addition of a youth camp April 10th-14th, 2017 (13-17 yrs) during NYC public schools' spring break.

Below, check out the video premiere of 'Dance In Between the Moments,' by Svetlana and the Delancey Five ft. Wycliffe Gordon with music and lyrics by Rob Garcia!

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL, PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS, and CEG PRESENT bring to you Times Square Hot Jazz and Swing Tri-Festa and Blue Note Jazz Festival featuring Svetlana, her Delancey Five with Wycliffe Gordon and George Gee Big Band Orchestra!

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL, PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS, and CEG PRESENT bring to you Times Square Hot Jazz and Swing Tri-Festa and Blue Note Jazz Festival featuring Svetlana, her Delancey Five with Wycliffe Gordon and George Gee Big Band Orchestra!

Mike Fahie Quintet @ Miles Cafe Wed, Oct 27th, 9:30 pm 212 E. 52nd St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

Mike Fahie Quintet @ Miles Cafe Wed, Oct 27th, 9:30 pm 212 E. 52nd St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

CORNELIA STREET CAFE has announced their week of events for the week of September 14th