Friday, February 3rd, 2012 8:00 PM Breaking Open the great American Songbook Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 10217 United States 718.622.3300 http://www.brooklynconservatory.com Price: $20 Friday, October 14th, 2011 8:00 PM New Fourcast for Spring with Eva Gerard & the Interschool Orchestra Christ & St. Stephen's church 122 West 69th Street NY, NY 10023 (212) 787-2755 http://www.csschurch.org Price: $20 The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet (Charley Gerard, Jenny Hill, Lisa Parrott and Tom Olin) with violist Eva Gerard, and the Interschool Orchestra of New York performing Charley Gerard's New Fourcast for Spring based on Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 6:00 PM Dvorak Jazz Dances Kennedy Center Millenium Stage 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Price: Free Commissioned by Washington Musica Viva. Performed by Carl Banner (piano), Herman Burney (bass), Charley Gerard (alto saxophone),Syberen van Munster (guitar) and Lenny Robinson (drums) Sunday, September 25th, 2011 2:00 PM Jazz and Swing Bayport-Blue Point Public Library 203 Blue Point Avenue Blue Point, NY 11715 (631) 363-6133 Price: Free Broken Reed Saxophone quartet is Charley Gerard, Tom Olin, Chris Bacas and Lisa Parrott. Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 7:30 PM Dvorak Jazz Dances Embassy of the Czech Republic 3900 Spring of Freedom Lane Northwest Washington, DC 20008 (202) 274-9100 Price: $20 Commissioned by Washington Musica Viva. Performed by Carl Banner (piano), Herman Burney (bass), Charley Gerard (alto saxophone),Syberen van Munster (guitar) and Lenny Robinson (drums) Friday, September 2nd, 2011 8:30 PM Songs of Charley Gerard & Judith Weinstock Miles Cafe 212 E. 52nd St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022 212-371-7657 www.milescafe.com/ny Price: $10/$10 min. Featuring superlative jazz singer Kris Adams http://www.krisadams.com. Other performers: Eva Gerard (viola), Charley Gerard (sax), Syberen van Munster (guitar), John Loehrke (bass) and Danny Wolf (drums). Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 7:00 PM Comic Book Characters Miles Cafe 212 E. 52nd St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022 212-371-7657 www.milescafe.com/ny Price: $10/$10 min. Compared to That big band is returning to Miles Cafe with a program dedicated to the music of the comic books: Superman, Batman, the Simpsons, Charlie Brown, Rocky and Bullwinkle and more in arrangements by Charley Gerard and Tom Olin. Musicians: the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet with Tom, Charley, Lisa Parrott and Chris Bacas with guests Lily White, sax; Andy Gravish, Dave Smith, Ben Holmes, trumpets; James Hall, Dale Turk, Jared Durbin, trombones; John Loehrke, bass; Syberen van Munster, guitar; and Danny Fox, drums. Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 7:30 PM Compared to That big band Miles Cafe 212 E. 52nd St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022 212-371-7657 www.milescafe.com/ny Price: $10/$10 min. Compared to That big band returns to Miles Cafe with new pieces by Charley Gerard Plus belly dancer Alimah with a funk/Arabic melange performed by the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet and percussion. Saturday, February 5th, 2011 8:00 PM Gumbo Sax Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 10217 United States 718.622.3300 http://bqcm.org Price: $20 Want to hear New Orleans music without a plane ticket? Want to hear traditional jazz and New Orleans funk from a fresh and ironic POV? Come hear The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet with guest drummer Todd Isler at their annual Brooklyn Conservatory of Music concertBuy advance tickets at a discount at Smarttix. Check out this website: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=BRO103&BundleCode=&GUID= Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 7:30 PM Compared to That (big band) Miles Cafe 212 E. 52nd St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022 212-371-7657 Price: $10 Personnel: Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet with guests: belly dancer Alimah, Brian Woodruff (drums) David Buchbut (riqq) and Brian Carter (dumbek). Compared to That: Music for 14-piece big band by Charley Gerard, Tom Barber, Jeff Schiller and Jeff Newell. Musicians: Charley Gerard, Jeff Newell, Lily White, Lisa Parrott, and Tom Olin, saxophones; John Carlson, Andy Gravish and Dave Smith, trumpets; J.C. Sanford, Isrea Butler and Mike Christianson, trombones; Amanda Monaco, guitar; Aidan O'Donnell, bass; and Brian Woodruff, drums. Sunday, September 26th, 2010 4:00 PM Saxophones and Sundays Iris Cafe 20 Columbia Place Brooklyn, NY 11201 Price: free Debut of group with new baritone saxophonist Lisa Parrott. Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 8:00 PM Performance and a debut! Brooklyn Lyceum 227 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 857-4816 http://www.brooklynlyceum.com/news/jazz-at-the-lyceum Price: $10 The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet (BRSQ) will be performing at the Brooklyn Lyceum on Wednesday May 19th at 8 pm. On the program are Brazilian arrangements by Renato Goulart and Charley Gerard's "Goodbye, Don," his memorial to his late lifetime friend Don Schott. But wait - there's more! Sharing the performance will be Compared to That, a big band offshoot of the BRSQ that will be making its debut. Musicians: Charley Gerard, Jeff Newell, Lily White, Jenny Hill, Alden Banta, Tom Olin and Chris Bacas, saxophones; Ben Holmes, Andy Gravish and Dave Smith, trumpets; J.C. Sanford, Barry Cooper and Ben Oatmen, trombones; Mike Bagetta, guitar; Aidan O'Donnell, bass; and Brian Woodruff, drums. The compositions and arrangements by Charley Gerard, Jeff Newell and Tom Olin will emphasize the rhythm and ignore the hype. The Brooklyn Lyceum is located at 227 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 right near the R Train Union street stop. Admission: $10. Sunday, March 28th, 2010 2:00 PM Tango and More! Voorheesville Public Library 51 School Road Voorheesville, NY 12186 518.765.2791 http://www.voorheesvillelibrary.org Price: Free Latin-American music composed by Piazzolla, Cervantes, Gerard, Goulart, Eschaich, Jobim and Gade. Friday, January 29th, 2010 8:00 PM Tango and More Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 10217 United States 718.622.3300 http://www.brooklynconservatory.com Price: $20/$5 The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet is performing Tango and More! a program of tango, salsa and other Latin-American music for its annual Brooklyn Conservatory of Music concert. The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet will perform tango pieces and music influenced by Latin American music from Cuba, Mexico and elsewhere. Performers: Jenny Hill, Charley Gerard, Alden Banta, Chris Bacas and Tom Olin. Tickets at the door are $20 and $5 for students under 18. For discounted tickets please hit the link below. (Note: You'll need to select "Date/Time" in the blue Buy Tickets window.) http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=TAN13&GUID= We look forward to seeing you! Sunday, January 17th, 2010 4:00 PM Sunday Vespers Concert Christ Church 5 Paterson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732.545.6262 http://www.christchurchnewbrunswick.org Price: $0 A 30-minute program part of the Sunday Vespers concert series.