Thursday January 11th 2018

Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers

Knower

My Brightest Diamond

Winter Jazzfest’s night two features a triple-bill of neo-soul, funk, and art rock courtesy crooner Jose James singing the music of Bill Withers, Knower, a project featuring hyper-precision drummer and showman Louis Cole and Shara Nova as My Brightest Diamond. 

6:00 PM Doors, 7:00 PM Show

Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street

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More 2018 NYC Winter Jazzfest Tickets

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Wednesday, January 10th — Wednesday, January 17th • Full WJF Festival Pass (excluding Geri Allen Tribute) multiple venues ***

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Wednesday, January 10th - WJF presents Gilles Peterson hosting British Jazz Showcase w/ The Comet is Coming, Nubya Garcia, Yazz Ahmed and Oscar Jerome, and sponsored By PRS Foundation & BBC Music Introducing at (le) poisson rouge

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Friday & Saturday, January 12th & 13th • NYC Winter Jazzfest Marathon - at multiple venues

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Sunday, January 14th • Ravi Coltrane presents Universal Consciousness: Melodic Meditations of Alice Coltrane at (le) poisson rouge

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Monday, January 15th • A Tribute To Geri Allen with music direction by Terri Lyne Carrington featuring Angela Davis, Esperanza Spalding, Craig Taborn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Ingrid Jensen, Jack DeJohnette, Jaimeo Brown, Jeff Tain Watts, Kassa Overall, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Maurice Chestnut, Mino Cinelu, Ravi Coltrane, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tia Fuller, Vijay Iyer plus more, and presented in association with Terri Lyne Carrington, Motema Music and Ora Harris at The New School Tishman Auditorium

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Tuesday, January 16th • Nicole Mitchell's Afrofuturist Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds with Tyshawn Sorey (solo percussion set) at (le) poisson rouge

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Wednesday, January 17th • Deerhoof meet Wadada Leo Smith, with Nicole Mitchell Maroon Cloud at (le) poisson rouge

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"Winter Jazzfest...is now the city’s most renowned jazz festival; it includes artists from all over jazz’s spiritual spectrum, and has little time for conservatism.” - NY Times

NYC Winter Jazzfest is a destination for avid jazz fans, industry professionals, and new listeners to come together and experience the exciting and vibrant contemporary jazz scene. Since its inaugural year in 2005, the festival has grown organically, with more artists performing and a continually increasing audience—proving the true vitality and urgency of this music. Winter Jazzfest’s programming is inclusive of a broad spectrum of musical styles under the banner of jazz. Inherent to the tradition of jazz as protest music, Winter Jazzfest strives to support and highlight artists who create music with relevant messages of social justice and positive change.