Coming to Blue Note NYC: Butcher Brown, Spafford, Lettuce, Tauk + more

Tickets on sale now! [View in browser]( 131 W 3rd Street, New York, NY Butcher Brown with special guests Mon, May 8 - Wed, May 10 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( Miles Davis once quipped, “I’ll play it first and tell you what it is later.” Butcher Brown has released forward-thinking and expansive hybrids of jazz and hip-hop since 2013. Today, they have an apt descriptor for their songs: solar music. Drawing inspiration from every sound under the sun, the Richmond, VA band adds elements of funk, soul, and rock to their foundational mix. The result is a Southern-leaning, sometimes psychedelic fusion that feels fresh yet familiar. Antibalas Thu, May 18 - Sun, May 11 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( The musical collective known as Antibalas (Spanish for bullet-proof or anti-bullets) was conceived of in Mexico City and formed in Brooklyn New York. Though recognized for their fluency in Afrobeat and funk music, the band is known to collaborate with diverse groups and artists, from Angélique Kidjo to Jovanotti to Medeski Martin & Wood to Public Enemy, and served as the house band at Carnegie Hall. Spafford at Blue Note Jazz Festival Mon, May 29 - Wed, May 31 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( Spafford’s patented “electrofunk therapy” has a little bit of something for everyone. The Arizona-based four-piece is characterized by strong vocals, tight harmonies, catchy tunes, and captivating live shows. However, the group is best known for their immense improvisational abilities, which see the band regularly embark on spontaneous and unrehearsed hour-long musical odysseys featuring jams that are patient, meticulous, and sonically rich. Ghost-Note at Blue Note Jazz Festival Thu, June 1 - Sun, June 4 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( Headed by Snarky Puppy’s multi Grammy–winning percussion duo of Robert Sput Searight and Nate Werth, Ghost-Note is an explosion of sound. With an expansive roster of next-level musicians, the band is pushing funk music into the future, building on the uplifting, pioneering foundations and infusing their fresh take with tastes of afrobeat, hip-hop, psychedelia, world folklore, and more. Lettuce with Buckshot, Grand Puba, and Mike Stern Thu, June 8 - Sun, June 11 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( For more than two decades, Lettuce have brought a new vitality to classic funk, matching their smooth and soulful grooves with a hip-hop-inspired urgency. Comprised of a stellar group of musicians – Drummer Adam Deitch, guitarist Adam Smirnoff, bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes, keyboardist Neal Evans, keyboardist and vocalist Nigel Hall, saxophonist Ryan Zoidis, and trumpet player Eric Bloom—the band consistently displays an applauded mastery of their respective crafts. Soulive at Blue Note Jazz Festival Thu, June 15 - Thur, June 29 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( Soulive has never made any bones about what they do best; it’s right there in their name. Since forming in 1999, the trio of guitarist Eric Krasno, drummer Alan Evans and keyboardist Neal Evans has carried the torch for the soul-jazz organ trio—that venerable, funky institution pioneered by the likes of Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff and Groove Holmes in the late ’60s. TAUK with Kanika Moore, and Funky Dawgz Brass Band Mon, June 19, 2023 @ 8:00 pm Mon, June 19, 2023 @ 10:30 pm [Find Tickets]( TAUK may be an instrumental band, but even without words, the group’s extraordinary new album, Chaos Companion, manages to speak volumes about the ups and downs of a year that challenged—and transformed—us all.“Everyone’s got a chaos companion, something that keeps you grounded in the midst of all the madness,” says bassist Charlie Dolan. “Maybe it’s your spouse, maybe it’s your kids, maybe it’s your dog. For us, it was the music.” The Motet Tue, June 20 - Wed, June 21 Two shows nightly @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm [Find Tickets]( A concert or an album can unlock another world, if you let it. The Motet respect and revere this time-honored phenomenon. Fusing fiery funk, simmering soul, and improvisational inventiveness, the Denver, CO seven-piece have continually provided an escape for listeners over the course of seven full-length albums since 1998. “When you’re listening to us, I want your mind to be taken away from wherever you are during the day and into some other place,” states Dave. “It’s all about that.” [App Store]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Spotify]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this email because you are signed up for JamBase Email Alerts. [Edit Your Profile]( • [Update Your Location]( • [Track More Bands]( JamBase 200 Portland Street, Ste 500, Boston, MA 02114 [Unsubscribe]( - [Unsubscribe Preferences](