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Broadway Bassist and more
@alvinailey 🎸📝
@marcobassguitars
@mjthemusical🎸🎹 sub
Intern at @ghrecordingbk

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@ebonycraftsociety & @officialqstv Present Future Funk Jam session live at @silvanaharlem . Musicians, Producers, Singers, Rappers , and Poets this is for y’all.

We’re all going to create and fellowship in real time.
Featuring Beatmakers @savvythesavior__ @paze_infinite @_casis_ @srebbie @bigchefdog @cryp_uno
With featured Band @ian_bf_forde and the Ianites

Silvana
10/25
9-12am
$5

Ticket Link in Bio

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Recap vibes from last month Sold out show for @officialmarcusmachado and Friends tribute to D’ Angelo & Prince at @lincolncenter , what a fun magical night ✨

Much love to @itsladyree @falana_fox and the Lincoln Center Team 💕💕

They had everyone in their feels 😩 @officialmarcusmachado @sandrastvictor @reddmusic @jermaineholmes @kingrembeats216 @asartheambassador @planet12law @_joshuaeasley @jharisyokley

Spinning after the show 💗

Recap vibes from last month Sold out show for @officialmarcusmachado and Friends tribute to D’ Angelo & Prince at @lincolncenter , what a fun magical night ✨

Night owl sessions at The Pocket, make sure to pull up to the next one on Halloween 🎃

Spinning @officialmarcusmachado - Her

@nomthology the great

Night Owl Sessions at The Pocket

Night Owl Sessions at The Pocket

@getfitflyright 😭😭😭

💗💗💗💗

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OUT OF THE BLUE. 🦋
THANK YOU.
The power. The honor. The glory.
Is ours NOW and forever.

Thank you for showing up, supporting, and packing the house.

Thank you to our incredible band.

@loriparquet & @themannyhouston , thank you for your artistry in creating this birthing space. Thank you for honoring the intention of Out Of The Blue.

This is only the beginning. Out Of The Blue will play more venues around NYC and across the country.
My biggest dream is to bring it home to the Ivory Coast.

Out Of The Blue is fiscally sponsored by NYFA, and donations through NYFA are tax deductible. If you feel called to support its next chapter, the link is in my bio.

I’m still processing the night. There’s more to share.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you 🙏🏿

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OUT OF THE BLUE
This Monday, October 12 • 54 Below • 9:30 PM

Meet our team, and join us for a night of rebirth.
Get your ticket. Link in bio 🦋

@lakay.productions

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I had a wonderful time at @54below experiencing the genius of @themannyhouston and soooo many others.

Thanks for hosting 54, I’ll definitely be back.

#hiphop #broadway #liveperformance #talent

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🚨🎃Halloween Show @thepocketnyc

2 Sets: 8PM & 10PM “Prince Edition”

Then After The Show At 11PM “The Night Owl Sessions“

All Musicians, Producers, Singers, Creatives
Pull Up & Jam!🔊🔊

Get Your Tickets 🎟️ Now!! 👉🏽LINK IN BIO

📸: @glossgal

#marcusmachado
#mdrix
#thepocketnyc
#halloweenshow

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These folks are L E G E N D S to me. Thankful to them for bringing my ideas to life. Last night at 54 Below was incredible. So thankFULL. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported.
- @simsoncams shot this

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My friend and production manager @simsoncams took some photos at rehearsal for AT THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND HIP HOP. I love these pictures for many reasons, and I’ll tell some stories in the captions for those who care. OTHERWISE GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY.

I don’t get anxious. Correction, it’s not something I battle with on a regular basis like some of my peers. My general disposition is one of, “eff it we ball”. A healthy dose of optimism and my mother’s consistent belief in my abilities has propelled me through life thus far. However, as I prepare to share what has now turned into a “Hip-Hop song cycle”, I am facing the anxiety that comes with being a beginner at something. Writing rap? That’s fine. Producing an arrangement? Quite easy. Now put it into the context of musical theatre laying bear my soul, as I philosophize through AAVE, and I’m grinding my teeth and biting my cheek, 24/7. Sharing your personal art is scary…and I’ve gone sky diving.

Listening to a phenomenal artist take a thought in your head, and spit it back out to you, I imagine is one of the more intimate things you can do. It feels like cooking for a black grandmother…you are proud of it, but you know her pallet is so refined that she can taste the places where corners were cut…or god forbid she thinks you tried TO HARD and now it’s missing soul!

This is Ian. He is playing bass in the show but is also one of the wiser humans I know. I was explaining how I was anxious, but I was immensely grateful that the band was enjoying playing the music, and he responded with, “well then you’ve already received everything you were searching for.” I said, “damn that’s deep” to which he quickly responded, “you must not be reading your fortune cookies”. That made me laugh.

This is Ray Cetta, and he is playing guitar in this show. He also plays bass and tuba and probably many other instruments I’m not familiar with. He was playfully upset about a chord he has to play in one song…it’s oddly shaped on the guitar, but it was ironically of his own suggestion lol. After we spoke about making it easier, he ended the discussion by saying - “it’s a challenge I want to rise to.” And that’s the type of artists I wan

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#badboyofblues live @bxmusic w/ @cyzongriffin @ian_bf_forde and @julianshred

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Great time with great people 🥁

#drums
#livemusic

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Ce soir au New Morning : « Icons: 100 », une soirée pour célébrer le centenaire de Miles, Coltrane, Ray Brown et Oscar Brown

ICONS:100

@thetaiallen
@emanuel_ruffler
@regwyns

FEATURING:
@jlanderpiano
@muel.jonas
@benjaminsanzdrums

With our Specially invited guest:
Célia of @lesnubians ❤️🇨🇲🇫🇷

Le morceau « Method Man » du Wu-Tang (1993) sample l’enregistrement de 1957 intitulé « Functional », de John Coltrane et Thelonious Monk !

TONIGHT!
CE SOIR ! Sample Sale Music présente Reg Wyns, Tai Allen et Wmmanuel Ruffler pour la première internationale de leur fusion de deux chansons.

Monk.Coltrane + METHODMAN (#SSM mix)
NOW STREAMING on ALL DSPs!! Go get wet 💦

#samplesalemusic #newmorningparis #regwyns #methodman

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Huge thank you to everyone who came out and sang along with us at Porchfest! 🎸✨ We had an absolute blast sharing music with this amazing community.
Want to keep the good times rolling? Don’t forget to book the EasyTones for your next private party, wedding, or community event! Drop us a DM to secure your date. 🎶📅#livemusic #weddingband #liveband #newarkporchfest #goodvibesonly

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