The 2021 season of the free festival will kick off at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 31st (doors open at 6:00pm) with Ari Lennox as the headliner, KAMAUU and Nesta as openers. For more information on artist lineup, tickets and more, visit bricartsmedia.org/live. 

Marching On: Celebrating The Life & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in association with Winter Jazzfest and Voices of a People’s History of the United States celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and commitment to equity, freedom & peace for Black Americans and all people of this

This monthly series features talks and lessons from noted Bronx percussionists.  In tonight’s episode, SAMMY FIGUEROA, son of the South Bronx and Puerto Rico, one of the world’s most sought after percussionists having worked with Bowie, Miles, Seis de Solar, George Benson, Mick Jagger, among others, is interviewed by co-artistic

Join Glenn and his Quartet on a journey through the Great American Sonbook from 1920-1944, with songs from a different year each week!

Anyone can make a podcast but should you? What gear/software do you need to get started? How long should your podcast be? How often should it come out? What format works best? This workshop will cover all these questions and more. This workshop will be taught by Nina Pollock All

Join us for an anti-racism workshop and roundtable conversation about true allyship in music as we learn about the formation of racist ideologies, how they affect our lives and our industry, and identify ways in which we can create change as individuals, and as a community. Featured Speakers: Dr. Raygine

Bronx Music Heritage Center presents the January edition of its monthly spoken word and open mic series, Palabreando. Hosted by Bocafloja and Lyrical Bliss, the series features original work by artists from the Bronx and beyond. January special guest performer Anissa Boujdani. Spoken word artists and performers sign up at 

Bronx Music Heritage Center’s monthly series, Palabreando features original poetry, storytelling and other short format work by artists and writers from the Bronx and beyond.  Hosted by Bocafloja and Lyrical Bliss. January’s special guest performer, Anissa Boujdani. To present, sign up at emartinez@whedco.org.  Livestream from any device on our Facebook

Musicians will learn how to: Take advantage of 45-plus revenue streams that do NOT require in-person performance; boost income and audience; and lower expenses to take home more money. The workshop is run by noted music business authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan (The Indie Band Survival Guide, Making Money with Music), whom Billboard

The internet is a boundless resource and there are an array of tools that can be used to start producing music TODAY with no software or downloads. This workshop will explore beat making using a variety of tools found on our Toolbox. This workshop will be taught by Vaughn Levi.

It’s music month and we are giving back to the community with a FREE online virtual workshop to help set you up to be “FREESSHH” on the one’s and two’s   World renowned Producer/DJ Dviious will take you through the necessary steps of Blending, Cue points, and BPM’s to set

This workshop will cover booking guests, choosing your questions & the art of listening. Walk away feeling prepared with tips and best practices for awesome interviews. This workshop will be taught by Jewels Dodson

Led by the talent buyer for one of NYC’s top live performance venues,  this online presentation is an essential primer for independent artists and performers who will be introduced to tools, tactics and insider tips on how the independent booking world operates. The presentation will cover an introduction to booking NYC

This conversation will focus on the 2017 film “Rodney King” directed by Spike Lee, featuring the Bessie-Award winning solo performance shot at SummerStage in Manhattan’s East River Park, and will feature the writer and star of the film Roger Guenvuer Smith and academic, author, and performance artist Dr. Stephanie Leigh

Tune in to the BPCA YouTube Channel for River Tidings, a captivating digital series that celebrates the bounty of the world’s waterways! We kick things off with the Hudson River, learning about BPCA’s Marine Education & Zero Waste programs. Plus a special performance by Latin Grammy nominated performer Sonia De Los

Valentine’s Day with the Harlem Gospel Choir at Sony Hall. On demand through February 21. For the best experience, please watch the concert on the latest version of Google Chrome.

Learn foundations of drum programming as we explore the functions of the step sequencer, available in most DAWs. Provided for your first class will be a link to download a FREE drumkit to use on your productions. This workshop will be taught by SammAyOnTheBeat

SETH’S VIRTUAL TALENT SHOWCASE Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 at 7PM AMY ERLANGER ESTELLE GOODWIN AMANDA LEIGH & KEITH KRAFT ALICE JEANETTE LAMBERT JAMIE LAMMERS LORI NATTRASS L’OREAL O’NEILL JULIA SEGAL Featuring SETH BISEN-HERSH as the Emceeing Accompanist $10 Suggested Donation payable via Venmo (@seth-bisen-hersh) or Paypal (paypal.me/sethbh) Streaming on Facebook

Producer & Engineer Committee of the Recording Academy’s NY Chapter Presents: NYMMEP 2021 Master Class Studio Sessions During the Remote Recording for the Modern Creative, Audio Engineer and Producer Ebonie Smith will explore the different applications that allow creatives to collaborate remotely and analyze  problems and potential solutions

Every livestream ticket purchase comes with a free download of the audio for this show. The download will be provided separately by the artist team via Bandcamp.

JoDe Romano and Samir Langus will discuss & demonstrate castanets used in there respective music traditions, flamenco castanets from southern Spain and the metal quarqaba castanets from Gnawa community of Morocco. The discussion will be moderated by BMHC co-artistic director and 8-time Grammy nominated bandleader, percussionist, educator, Bobby Sanabria.

House of Waters has scored an Emmy winning documentary for ESPN, and has shared the stage with some of the most influential musical leaders of the century including: Pandit Ravi Shankar, Victor Wooten, Tinariwen, Jimmy Cliff, Snarky Puppy, Karsh Kale, and more. Their self titled first record on Snarky Puppy’s

This workshop will cover everything that is Recording. How do you choose the right microphone & audio recorder? How do you watch your levels and record out in the field? How can you get the cleanest audio for your podcast? This workshop will be taught by Pierre Bienaimé

Artists will learn how to connect with their fans online. Presented by A2IM, the association that represents independent record labels.

SETH’S VIRTUAL TALENT SHOWCASE Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 7PM AVAH BOOCK JOLIE COOK ADI GREENBERG SOFIA JARMEL CHLOE BLUEBELL JOYCE TIERNEY VIOLET JOYCE AUDREY SCHOHAN ALLIANA LILI YANG Featuring SETH BISEN-HERSH as the Emceeing Accompanist $10 Suggested Donation payable via Venmo (@seth-bisen-hersh) or Paypal (paypal.me/sethbh) Streaming on Facebook Live

Our annual outdoor festival stages in the DUMBO Archway and Brooklyn Bridge Park take to the virtual realm at Folk Alliance International. ‘Unlocked’ Showcases original folk, roots, country blues, and more with Gangstagrass, Queen Esther, Elyas Khan, Ali Dineen, Rachel Lee Walsh, Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Pete Lanctot and Ginger

Bronx Music Heritage Center’s new series, Music by the Book, features conversations with authors of recent music books with topics of relevance to the Bronx. In this inaugural episode, author Sheila Anderson, DJ at WBGO, talks with BMHC co-artistic director & fellow WBGO DJ, Bobby Sanabria about the second edition

Day Two: Our annual outdoor festival stages in the DUMBO Archway and Brooklyn Bridge Park take to the virtual realm at Folk Alliance International. ‘Unlocked’ Showcases original folk, roots, country blues, and more. Little Red Hen Music Collective twenty year reunion with Buffalo Gals, Darlene Raven, Megan Palmer, Myshkin, Maya

Michael Mwenso: Hope, Resist & Heal, performance and conversation with Shannon Effinger, in association with New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Entertainment. Musician, artist and social commentator Michael Mwenso offers his unique and ancestral perspective on Black music and its power to

Bronx Music Heritage Center Voices of Justice series brings together activist, poets and hip hop artists to talk about the issues that unite African-Americans and Latinos and how these artists’ work is influenced by those issues.  This evening’s theme is about “Black and Brown Solidarity.”

The Priceless Band will have you on your feet non stop singing your favorite tunes

In this workshop, we will show methods of composing, sampling, & making edits in creative ways. We will explore different methods of chopping/editing/& arranging samples to create original productions & remixes within your DAW of choice. This workshop will be taught by Pozibelle

Learn what distributors do and which one is right for you. Presented by A2IM, the association that represents independent record labels.

SETH’S VIRTUAL TALENT SHOWCASE Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 at 7PM CAROLYN ROSE COLE SARAH GAINES KAY KOCH MATT ROSEN SARAH SCHULER ALEXANDRA DE SUZE ASHLEY WETTLIN Featuring SETH BISEN-HERSH as the Emceeing Accompanist $10 Suggested Donation payable via Venmo (@seth-bisen-hersh) or Paypal (paypal.me/sethbh) Streaming on Facebook Live (@sethbhdotcom) or YouTube

The jaimie branch trio and visual artist theo darst in Performance & Discussion. Suggested minimum donation is $5. Donations go towards funding artist fees. Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming FreeJazz performances and conversations every Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday March 2, 2021, 8PM ET Video remains available

Ava Mendoza, Luke Stewart, and Ches Smith in Performance & Discussion. Suggest minimum donation is $5. Donations go towards funding artist fees. Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming FreeJazz performances and conversations every Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday March 4, 2021, 8PM ET Video is available to view

A companion to the “Make it Live! A Practical Approach to Getting Gigs in NYC” workshop, this session will  cover marketing concerts, identifying your fanbase and grassroots promotion tools. Led by the talent buyer for one of NYC’s top live performance venues.

What audio editing software should you use for your podcast? And what are the best practices for editing sound? In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics on how to edit, mix and export your audio and ultimately bring life to your podcast. This workshop will be taught by Jeremy S.

SETH’S VIRTUAL TALENT SHOWCASE Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 at 7PM NESSA AMHERST BROOKE DELLA’ZANNA CHRISTOPHER HAGER KATE MCCAULEY ROBERT POOLE MEGHAN WILMOTT Featuring SETH BISEN-HERSH as the Emceeing Accompanist $10 Suggested Donation payable via Venmo (@seth-bisen-hersh) or Paypal (paypal.me/sethbh) Streaming on Facebook Live (@sethbhdotcom) or YouTube (https://tinyurl.com/sethbhdotcom)

Ken Filiano, Michaël Attias, Michael TA Thompson, and William Mazza in Performance & Discussion. Suggested minimum donation is $5. Donations go towards funding artist fees. Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming FreeJazz performances and conversations every Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday March 9, 2021, 8PM ET Video remains

Please join the Pride Center of Staten Island for our FREE artist workshops! We will be holding 3 artist workshops in March (3/3, 3/10, and 3/17) at Snug Harbor with our artist Janet Gonzalez. We will be looking at women artists for Women’s History Month, and creating artwork inspired by

In this introductory hands-on workshop with  an instructor in the Electronic Music Program at the College of Staten Island, participants will learn how to create music using everyday sound in the musique concrete style. Attendees will learn about musique concrete, listen to examples, record sounds using a computer or phone, edit and process sounds using

Darius Jones, Cooper-Moore, Gerald Cleaver, Shara Lunon in Performance & Discussion. Suggested minimum donation is $5. Donations go towards funding artist fees. Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming FreeJazz performances and conversations every Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday March 11, 2021, 8PM ET Video remains available to view

The 7 Queens of Kwanzaa event is bringing to you, live and center, 7 Queens who have amazed the masses, are building legacies in leadership, and who will be honored in this event. Our communities and this event will be lifting these Queens in celebration for who they are and

Learn how to turn your sketches and ideas into full fledged songs in this workshop on music composition and arrangement. We will go over how to create movement in your music and effectively take your listener on a journey through your arrangement decisions. This workshop will be taught by Dale

Throughout the pandemic, NYC-based cultural curator and artist manager Annie O. has presented a series of short live performances by a wide-range of music luminaries on Instagram Live. This installment features Paris-based, Italian singer-songwriter Fanelly, who makes personal, emotional, pop music drawing on jazz, soul, and other international styles.

William Parker, Eri Yamamoto, AnnMarie Sandy, Rob Brown, and Miriam Parker in Performance & Discussion. Suggested minimum donation is $5. Donations go towards funding artist fees. Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming FreeJazz performances and conversations every Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday March 16, 2021, 8PM ET Video

Producer & Engineer Committee of the Recording Academy’s NY Chapter Presents: NYMMEP 2021 Master Class Studio Sessions During the Cross-Cultural collaboration master class, students will learn how to use technology to seamlessly combine elements from different cultures into a commercially successful recording through the use of music production software (ProTools,

Please join the Pride Center of Staten Island for our FREE artist workshops! We will be holding 3 artist workshops in March (3/3, 3/10, and 3/17) at Snug Harbor with our artist Janet Gonzalez. We will be looking at women artists for Women’s History Month, and creating artwork inspired by

Devin Brahja Waldman, James Brandon Lewis, Gerald Cleaver, and Ala Dehghan in Performance & Discussion. Suggested minimum donation is $5. Donations go towards funding artist fees. Arts for Art’s On_Line Salon series features live streaming FreeJazz performances and conversations every Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday March 18, 2021, 8PM ET Video

Bronx Music Heritage Center’s monthly Music by the Book series will honor Women’s History Month interviewing author, Basilio Serrano, about his latest book, Puerto Rican Women From the Jazz Age: Stories of Success.  The discussion with BMHC’s co-artistic directors will explore the role of women in America’s greatest art form.

In 2019, 94% of scores for the top 250 box office films were written by men. There are no official stats about race and ethnicity. Get advice and perspectives from composers and filmmakers about what we can do to reduce barriers and increase opportunities for the many composers yet to