Some of my favorite experiences in an art gallery have not just been the viewing of visual art, but how some venues are able to transform their space to host other artistic practices.
LaFontsee Galleries of East Hills is one such place in our city that is expanding our perception of an art gallery as they bring back for the 2018-2019 season a jazz music series with four live concerts held the last Sundays of October, February, March, and April.
For this next season, fans of jazz will have a chance to hear Aretha Franklin’s Drummer, a French Jazz Accordionist, and many other exciting musicians based in New York and Chicago.
The Underground Series is a collaborative effort of the popular gallery and AdventureMusic.org and on Sunday, October 28 at 3 p.m., they will kick the season off with accordionist Julien Labro.
Billed as “Julien Labro and the Chanson Experiment,” this first concert will channel the sounds of the south of France with modernized classic songs from popular artists Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Michel Legrand, Charles Aznavour, and others. It is sure to be an amazing concert filled with something for every Francophile who will venture to East Hills this Sunday.
Also appearing later in The Underground Series is the renowned jazz musician and multi-genre drummer Gayle McKinney of Detroit (Feb. 24, 2019), Chicago saxophonist and bass clarinetist Geof Bradfield (Mar. 31, 2018), and The Alex Harding Organ Trio with special guest J.D. Allen (Apr. 28).
To guarantee a seat at this special kick-off event, please purchase tickets in advance at Adventure Music’s
site.