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Hyunho Jang (banjo), Jongsu Yoon (fiddle), Yebin Kim (vocals and mandolin), Sunjae Won (guitar), and Keeha Song (bass)
Country GongBang plays a very tasty form of contemporary bluegrass, writing and singing in both English and Korean, Their Korean-influenced repertoire epitomizes the talent, passion, and creativity growing in bluegrass music around the world!
John Gullo’s ROLLING STONES!
Ft. John Gullo (Vocals), Lindsey Skeye (Vocals), Tony Bruno (guitar), Adam Widoff (guitar), Jay Collins (sax/keys), Travis Shook (piano), Chris Pasin (trumpet), Mark Sidgwick (bass), Joe Cosgrove, (drums)
The world’s greatest Rolling Stones experience outside of an actual Stones concert is coming to The Falcon! Featuring an all-star lineup! Paying homage to the world's greatest rock & roll band! Performing hits and deep tracks the way you know and love them!
Jonah Smith Band
"Soulful music, which calls to mind J.J. Cale & Van Morrison." Wall St. Journal
Jonah Smith is a critically acclaimed American artist. He has released several records and has performed around the world at places like Bonnaroo, BAM Festival in Barcelona, The Bowery Ballroom in NYC, Ronnie Scotts in London, SXSW, and countless others. He was a semi-finalist on America’s Got Talent, where he received a standing ovation from Howard Stern. He went on to perform four times on national television from Radio City Music Hall wowing the judges and audiences with his big soulful voice and considerable keyboard chops. In 2022, Bonnie Raitt released a recording of Jonah’s song, “When We Say Goodnight” on her grammy-nominated album “Just Like That”.
The Big Takeover
Led by the powerhouse, Jamaican-born singer and songwriter NeeNee Rushie, The Big Takeover's horn-powered global blend reveals deep fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul and Motown, and their own infectious brand of pop classicism.
Neil Alexander | 50th Anniversary Show!
Join Neil “Nail” Alexander for a 50-year Anniversary Celebration, featuring 15 of Neil’s compositions from throughout his 50 year journey. The performance features Neil’s original music as performed by a 16 piece ensemble including members of the jazz fusion trio ‘NAIL’ (Nadav Snir-Zelniker, drums; Brian Mooney, basses), The 9 piece chamber group ‘X Ensemble’ and ‘A. Animal’, an instrumental progressive rock group active from 1982-1995, and features many friends and special guests.
The 16 piece ensemble for this performance includes longtime members of NAIL Nadav Snir-Zelniker and Brian Mooney; Mahavishnu Project drummer Gregg Bendian, percussionist Angel Lau; world renowned jazz musicians Bob Meyer (drums & cymbals), Peter Brendler (contrabass), Peter Furlan, Eric Person, Wayne Tice, Brad Hibbard and Steven Frieder (winds); NY String heavyweights Fung Chern Hwei and Carlo Nicolau (Violins), Rachel Evans (Viola) and Leigh Stuart (cello), plus guitarists Jonyoong “Absolute” Lee and Owen Dudely.
LOTUS “Spirit of Santana”
LOTUS “Spirit of Santana” is a 7 piece band lead by Spanish guitarist Dan Garcia and comprised of stellar New York City veteran musicians, together recreating the authentic and inspiring music of the great Carlos Santana.
Santana has been rocking the world since the 60’s, bringing together the most diverse audience to enjoy an authentic blend of rock, funk, latin and pop.
As Carlos Santana says himself: “Music has the power to bring light in to darkness.” LOTUS has the power to bring the music of SANTANA to light, with soulful and profound guitar solos, phenomenal vocalists and stunning rhythm section. The brilliant collaboration of this band is a spellbinding experience; a must see!
Jamie McLean Band | Album Release Party
Jamie McLean Band creates a musical gumbo that incorporates New Orleans soul, middle Americana roots, Delta blues and New York City swagger.
”McLean and company ooze drops of southern roots rock, blues, R&B, funk and soul out of every note... the rock & roll swagger of the Rolling Stones combined with the
songwriting prowess of Ryan Adams."- Jambase
Cindy Cashdollar, Carolyn Wonderland & Shelly King
Dobro, lap steel and steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, five-time Grammy recipient, returns to the Falcon with acclaimed musicians, Carolyn Wonderland & Shelley King.
In addition to recording and touring the world with John Mayall since 2018, Carolyn Wonderland has recently signed to Alligator Records and has been on the top of the Blues, Americana, and Alt Country charts. Carolyn has 2 nominations in The Blues Foundation’s 43rd Blues Music Awards, Contemporary Blues Female Artist, and Song of the Year.
Shelley King is the complete superlative package - a powerhouse singer, a smart literary songwriter, and a savvy businesswoman.
Analog Jazz Orchestra Plays the Hits
The Analog Jazz Orchestra brings together the seasoned veterans of the West Point Jazz Knights, the Count Basie Big Band, the Arturo O'Farrill Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Artie Shaw Orchestra, among others.
Kim Anderson
Kim Anderson is a composer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist based out of upstate New York. Her music walks the line between many genres, incorporating the lyrical intimacy of folk songs with carefully crafted instrumental arrangements. Her debut album ‘Yarrow’, an intimate collection of electro-acoustic songs backed by delicate string and woodwind arrangements, was produced by Benjamin Lazar Davis and released on Biophilia records in 2018. Her sophomore album ‘Asphodel’ (also produced by Davis) is a collection of wildly eclectic original songs inspired by myths of different cultures around the world. It was released in 2023 on Sempervirens Studios.
Molly Tigre
Madison McFerrin
Independent artist and musician Madison McFerrin has come into her own. Madison holds a fruitful and robust solo career with three self produced EPs and numerous performances and curatorships across the country and internationally. Madison’s distinct vocal and meticulously layered stylings of a capella and self-harmonizing culminate in work that blends the genres of R&B, pop, soul and jazz, all with a sense of softness. Her genre-bending work has led to Questlove dubbing her early sound “soul-appella,” AdHoc to describe her work as “an oasis of serenity,” and The FADER noting how Madison’s “warm harmonies feel effortless.”
The Klezmatics
“While the band have done a sterling job promoting interest in Klezmer and Yiddish music, you can’t overlook what they’re adored for — catchy, pulse-quickening party tunes and heart-warming melodies — just try to watch them and not a) weep or b) stop yourself dancing.” - The Jewish Chronicle
Bobby Harden
Ft. Bobby Harden (vox), Danny Louis (keys), Stew Cutler (Guitar), Jeff Hill (Bass), Rich Pagano (Drums).
Performing globally as a solo artist and also as lead singer with the Original Blues Brothers Band that features legendary artists Steve Cropper and ‘Blue Lou’ Marini, Bobby Harden is a classic example of “A true Soul Man.” He has also shared the stage with Eddie Floyd, Lionel Richie, Howard Tate, Benny King and performed at President Barack Obama’s inauguration party. A master of pop song interpretation, Bobby brings his performance of inspired covers and original music back to The Falcon.
Paper Sun: The Music of Traffic W/S/G Danny Louis
Ft. Special Guest Danny Louis (keys, horns), Joey Eppard (Vocals, Percussion), Joel Harrison (Guitar), Bill Harris (Sax, Flute), Scott Petito (Bass), Randy Ciarlante (Drums, Vocals)
Music Director, Scott Petito assembles an All-star ensemble of seasoned, award-winning musicians who have performed with The Band, James Taylor, Delbert McClinton, Little Feat, Todd Rundgren, Stevie Wonder, among many others.
Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter
Hudson Valley singer/songwriter/fiddler Sara Milonovich and her band Daisycutter deliver a heady harvest of heart-stopping original roots rock and alt-Americana gems. Sara was named 2022 Americana Artist of the Year by the Capital District Thomas Edison Music Awards.
Wazumbians
The Afrofusion Group Wazumbians is a Ghanaian music group whose sounds re-echoes the famous Ghanaian group Osibisa; famous for their pioneering role in world music around the globe. With musical directions from long experienced producer Wazumbi, this new band of long serving musicians is a spicy mix of catchy tunes served with ornamented rythmic grooves steeped in African traditions into one soul satisfying broth. The band's music is influenced by greats including Bob Marley, Salief Keita, Fela Kuti and Lucky Dube.
Session Americana with Eleanor Buckland
SESSION AMERICANA is musicians’ musicians: a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Ed Palermo Big Band
The world's zaniest - eighteen-piece - big band returns to re-form the music of Zappa, Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter...with comic diversions, because they can't help it!
The Ed Palermo Big Band | Matinee Show
Join us for a Matinee Show with the world's zaniest - eighteen-piece - big band returns to re-form the music of Zappa, Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter...with comic diversions, because they can't help it!
Kolumbo | RECORD RELEASE
Since he was a landlocked Dallas, Texas kid, beach culture has held a tropical mystique for Kolumbo composer, arranger, keyboardist Frank LoCrasto. Family trips documented by camcorder videos, featuring slinky jazz-fusion soundtracks are etched in the Brooklyn-based artist’s memory. In his mind, there will always be a fantasyland replete with wicker furniture, pristine beaches, swaying palm trees, the smell of vanilla-scented suntan lotion, and breathtaking aqua water expanses.
Corey Glover Soul Experience | Halloween Party
ft. Corey Glover (vocals), Neal Spitzer (sax), Dan Kottmann (guitar), Jeremy Baum (keys), Ivan Bodley (bass) & Manual Quintana (drums)
Best known as the lead singer of Living Colour, Corey Glover is a Grammy winning, platinum selling rock star! He's returning to The Falcon with his 'Soul Experience' project, putting his spin on the soul and R&B classics he grew up on.
Sinkane
Sinkane, the moniker of multi-instrumentalist and music director Ahmed Gallab, has made his magnum opus. Born in London to Sudanese parents, raised in Ohio, and now calling NYC home, the former skate punk turned afro-funk maestro and veteran of indie-rock bands like Caribou, Yeasayer and Of Montreal has spent the years since his previous release, Dépaysé, honing in on his skillset to unfurl a truly ambitious new album. On his to-be-announced 8th studio album We Belong, Gallab has found himself celebrating the love he has unearthed in these explorations, and Sinkane has been born anew. The record will be release in Spring 2024.
Deadgrass | 'Day of the Dead'
C Lanzbom and Matt Turk have joined forces to form Deadgrass, a string band adventure through Jerry Garcia’s musical world. Bassist Dave Richards, banjo player Boo Reiners and fiddler Kensuke Shoji complete this fine group of seasoned pros exploring the life works of Jerry Garcia on the instruments that first inspired him. Deadgrass celebrates and interprets the music of Jerry Garcia, drawing from Old & in the Way, JGB, Jerry’s Jug Band days and the Grateful Dead.
Chris Cohen
On July 12th, Chris Cohen will release Paint a Room, his fourth full-length and debut effort for Hardly Art. Sublime and sunlit, this collection of 10 songs considers dreamy new ways out of old predicaments, clearly stating the problem and dancing and singing their way somewhere new.
Don Byron and Friends
Don Byron has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls "a sound above genre." As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, rhythm & blues, klezmer, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation.
Popa Chubby & the Dub Disciples
On his way from recovering from a crippling spinal disease, Popa Chubby comes back with a very special night of pure roots rock dub and soul with a seven piece band!
Playing your favorite classic rock, funk, soul and jazz in the Rub a Dub Style. Joined by Kenric McBean, Drums Andrei Kotibanics, drums Ernie Colon, Percussion, Mike Merritt, Bass, Craig Dryer, Keys and Sax, This will be a very special night of music and Jah vibrations.
Alisa Amador
Praised by NPR’s Bob Boilen as a “powerful voice whose tender performance commands attention and fosters connection,” Alisa Amador made history in 2022 with the first-ever Spanish language song to win the prestigious Tiny Desk Contest. Now, two years later, the bilingual singer/songwriter is formally introducing herself with her stunning full-length debut, Multitudes.
'Anything Mose' ft Richard Julian
Ft. Richard Julian (guitar, vocals), John Chin (Piano), Stacy Dillard (Saxophone), Matt Pavolka (Bass), Dan Riser (Drums),
GRAMMY-nominated pianist-composer John Chin partners with singer and songwriter Richard Julian, vital arbiter of the Brooklyn live music scene, for the release of Anything Mose!, an album-length tribute to beloved artist of bone-dry wit, the late Mose Allison.
”Brock, Lanzetti, Ogawa” of Snarky Puppy
Brock, Lanzetti, Ogawa is the moniker for a new trio whose members are widely known through their association with the jazz-funk group Snarky Puppy. Zach Brock (4 and 6 string violins), Bob Lanzetti (acoustic and electric guitars), and Keita Ogawa (percussion) create in the spaces between jazz, folk, experimental, ambient, groove, and world music. Their debut album entitled Drawing Songs was released on November 10, 2023 by GroundUp Music.
Fred Zepplin | Thanksgiving Eve Celebration!
With Special Guest: Jeremy Baum on keys!
Live, local and homegrown rock! This classic rock band from the Hudson Valley, led by Fred Zepplin, has developed a reputation for unconventional song selection, soaring vocals and a unique performance style - unexpected from a ukulele-fronted band! The band celebrates Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, David Bowie, Pearl Jam, and of course Led Zeppelin.
Muscle Shoals Tribute to The Allman Brothers
Formed with members of the renowned “Brothers of the Road Band”, Muscle Shoals carries on the storied “Celebration of the music of The Allman Brothers Band and Friends”. With their collective experience as musicians, the members of Muscle Shoals now make up one of the premiere tributes to this historic band, performing songs of The Allman Brothers and others who they shared the stage with over their hallowed run.
Record of the Month Club Presents: Let it Be
Ft. Mike Montali (Fantastic Cat, Hollis Brown), Michael Hesslein (Mail the Horse, John Early), Derek Cruz (Jesse Malin, Lucinda Williams), Scott Campbell (LP, Don Dilego)
Join us for an electrifying evening as the Record of the Month Club proudly presents: The Beatles’ Let It Be.
The Brighton Beat
The Brighton Beat is a unique and engaging spectacle, whose influences range from Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, to modern cutting-edge NYC Jazz with a heavy helping of classic New Orleans brass band Funk. Performing up and down the East coast since 2010, the band has developed a style of performance that is incredibly uplifting and infectiously danceable - a trademark of The Brighton Beat sound.
The Mahavishnu Project | Love Devotion Surrender
Ft. Robbie Mangano (Guitar), Joel Harrison (Guitar), Neil Alexander (Organ), Brian Mooney (Bass), Olias Bendian (Perc/Drums), Gregg Bendian (Drums/Perc)
MAHAVISHNU PROJECT plays the SANTANA/McLAUGHLIN jazz-rock classic, LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER in its entirety for the 1st time! (Plus even more Santana/McLaughlin!)
The Ed Palermo Big Band | Matinee Show
Join us for a Matinee Show with the world's zaniest - eighteen-piece - big band returns to re-form the music of Zappa, Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter...with comic diversions, because they can't help it!
The Ed Palermo Big Band
The world's zaniest - eighteen-piece - big band returns to re-form the music of Zappa, Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter...with comic diversions, because they can't help it!
Toombs Dixon | Origins of Rock & Roll
Jack Petruzzelli (guitar, vocals), Rich Pagano (drums, vocals), Jay Collins (sax, vocals), Peter Yarin (keys, vocals) & Ben Zwerin (bass).
Jack Petruzzelli and Rich Pagano - both of the world renowned Beatles tribute ensemble THE FAB FAUX - have created a new project performing music from the very origins of Rock and Roll, Juke Joint and Soul Blues, once known as "The Devil’s Music". Listen and dance.