The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a newly formed collective, is an association of independent bandleaders with a shared commitment to improvised music. Through cooperative effort, members of the BJU strive to create greater awareness of their work.
Here's an interesting story in the Washington Post about the rapid gentrification that has occurred in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It's the classic story of artists moving into the area, making it hip, and Wall Streeters following closely behind, driving rents up and squeezing out those artists.
posted by Brooklyn Jazz Underground @ 9:48 AM
The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a newly formed collective, is an association of independent bandleaders with a shared commitment to improvised music. Through cooperative effort, members of the BJU strive to create greater awareness of their work.
The BJU members are:
Alexis Cuadrado
Shane Endsley
Alan Ferber
Anne Mette Iversen
Sunny Jain
Tanya Kalmanovitch
Benny Lackner
Ted Poor
Dan Pratt
Jerome Sabbagh
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