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Friday, 6/27/08
8 p.m.
David Aaron's Short Memory
David Aaron, saxophones
Dave Scherer, drums
Jon Frederick, bass
Spencer Katzman, guitar

"Aaron plays the tenor sax with telling effect. He nails down an idea and then expands on it in a deliberate and compelling fashion. The music paints an interesting and colorful canvas, grabbing attention by combining bright splashes of color with darker hues." Jerry D'Souza, All About Jazz See www.shortmemory.org for additional information.



7 Summer Sessions
A Showcase with Nick Noir
7/11/08
7/18/08
7 p.m.
No cover

7 Summer Sessions will feature the best acoustic talent in NYC showcased at Tillies of Brooklyn in fort Greene during select Friday evenings in July, August, and September 2008. Each evening will be themed and feature several artistsŐ performances. Planned evenings include: New York Muse; Spoken Word and Song; Political Satire; Alt Percussion; Cupids' Corner, Love Songs; Jazz/Folk Fusion; and Emerging NYC Poets.

Seating is first come, first serve.
Nick Noir, the host of 7 Summer Sessions, has released over 22 recordings in various genres and on different recording labels. The prolific artist / producer's most recent, released on May 6 2008, is titled The Ultimate Most Relaxing Classical Chill in the Universe, for orchestral samples & synthesizers, on Denon Records/ Savoy. Nick Noir recently completed recording 13 Sonnets (lyrics by W. Shakespeare) set to alternative folk music, available this summer on Dark Celebrity Records and on Itunes. For more information see: www.sevensessions.com or email: info@sevensessions.com. See for additional information.



Friday, 7/25/08
8 p.m.
The Bob Trio
Oscar Penas
Oscar Penas, guitar
Brian Landrus, woodwinds
Bridget Kearny, bass

This drum-less jazz group was founded in Brooklyn in 2008. The members of the group met in Boston in 2005 while studying at the New England Conservatory. Their goal is to swing as hard as possible so that the listener doesn't notice the lack of drums. The combination of three musical personalities presents a continuous flow of always-fresh musical interaction. See www.oscarpenas.com for additional information.

Cover: $5, $3 with student I.D.



Saturday, 7/26/08
8 p.m.
Indoda Entsha Percussion Ensemble

A very popular drumming ensemble inspired by the rhythms of Africa, composed of local performers and musicians and led by E. Preston Riddick. Crowd-pleasing, intricate and stirring music that always has the audience keeping the beat in unison.

Cover: $6





Tillie's, now in its tenth year of promoting talent in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce the elastiCity Music Festival on the last Friday of every month from February 2007 through September 2007. elastiCity is a new music series dedicated to showcasing local and regional composers with a common vision and a desire to stretch out to something new, whether it's art song, jazz improvisation, or a little bit of rock and roll.

We showcase music one or two Saturday nights a month except for the summer months. Some of the musicians who’ve offered the finest in rock, jazz, bluegrass, soul, folk, and even klezmer and Hawaiian at Tillie’s include: Aloud, Antje and Kyler, Lucian Ban, Hank BonesThe Angelo Branford Quartet, Charles Butler, Fredrix Clark, Conquest, Chris Dahlgren, The Dooryard Quartet, Katie Elevitch, Enc, Greg Glassman, The Fort Greene Trio, Miles Griffith, Hadley and Kimberly, the Haoles, Alex Harding, Claudia Hayden, Mike Hoffman, Hue, Ill Tarzan, Ingrid Jensen, Marshell Jones, Brian Kantor, Arthur Kell, Guillermo Klein, Andrew Lamb, Chris Lightcap, Liv-I-Culture, Kid Lucky, Kenny MacKenzie, Bill McHenry, Mike Moccia, Joe Murphy, Sam Newsome, David Pleasant, Eric Person, E. Preston Riddick and the Indoda Entsha Youth Performance company, Mike Savino, Jacques Schwarzbart, John-Flor Sistante, Langhorne Slim, Andy Statman, Daniel Steel, Strange Brew, Greg Tate, David Tedeschi, The Triple M, Unknown Prophecy, Bryan Varga and Ya Est!, Jacob Waite, and Karry Walker.