Live Music Nightly

Matthew Nelson, and Mike Denis and Farah Mbahwe first connected in high school over a shared love of improvisation, rhythm, and jazz storytelling. What began as jam sessions in basements and garages evolved into a tight-knit trio blending saxophone, drums, and piano with soulful precision. Now based in Central Jersey while attending university.

The Grove Street Stompers have been performing Dixieland and traditional jazz every Monday night at Arthur’s Tavern since 1962.

"Terry Waldo, ragtime pianist nonpareil and eminent scholar of the form, is musical director and arranger, at the piano. He acts too. Mr. Waldo is worth the price of a ticket.”

Anthony Bolden is talented saxophonist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Elgin, IL, Anthony received a bachelors in music from the University of North Texas, and a masters in music from NYU.

Edsel Goméz is a multi Grammy nominated pianist, arranger, composer, educator producer and musical director. His album 'Cubist Music' was nominated for a Latin Grammy and was considered a favorite of piano legend, Chick Corea.

Xiomara Laugart is “The Voice of Cuba” as she has been representing her country and her people, performing at venues around the globe for over 30 years and with the greatest of international talents. She is a living legend in her native Cuba where she has recorded more than 17 albums.

John Benitez is a Grammy award-winning bassist, composer, and arranger, particularly known for his work in Latin jazz and Latin American music. He was born in Puerto Rico and has collaborated with many renowned musicians across various genres, including Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri Chick Corea, Danilo Perez, David Sanchez ,Michael Camilo ,Bebo Valdez, Donald Harrison , Yassin Bey , Wayne Krantz ,OzNoy, Wynton Marsalis and Many more.

Matthew Nelson, and Mike Denis and Farah Mbahwe first connected in high school over a shared love of improvisation, rhythm, and jazz storytelling. What began as jam sessions in basements and garages evolved into a tight-knit trio blending saxophone, drums, and piano with soulful precision. Now based in Central Jersey while attending university.

A fresh take on early jazz with classical trimmings and soulful underpinnings. Mimi and the Podd Brothers pride themselves on re-inventing the classics and retrograding the contemporary.

Gregory Lewis, a prominent presence in New York City's jazz and blues scenes, is renowned for his proficiency on the Hammond organ and his virtuosity in interpreting the compositions of the legendary pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. Growing up as a 70s kid in Long Island City, part of Lewis' societal foundation is deeply rooted in the height of the soul and funk eras.

Yuichi Hirakawa Jazz Group first appeared at Arthur’s Tavern in September 2001 and held its stage every Tuesday evening until March 2020. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, his group came back and now appears frequently at this reopened club. The band plays straight ahead jazz covering latin jazz, blues, and R&B.

Resemblant of his multi-cultural heritage as a Filipino-American, Trevor is inspired by an amalgamation of American music, from jazz to rock and beyond. Weaving the textured sounds of his trombone and soulful voice with sincere storytelling, Trevor is quickly becoming a force on the American music scene with a dazzling yet authentic stage presence.

Bobby Harden, New York City’s acclaimed soul singing sensation, thrills audiences globally as lead singer with the Original Blues Brothers Band, which features the legendary musicians Steve Cropper and ‘Blue Lou’ Marini. Bobby Harden is a classic example of a true “Soul Man.”

Cuban-born pianist Axel Tosca is a dynamic performer known for his genre-bending mix of Jazz, Latin, and Timba music. Born in Cuba in 1983, Tosca grew up in a prestigious musical family. His mother is renowned Trova singer Xiomara Laugart and his father is folk singer-guitarist Alberto Tosca. Introduced to guitar at age four, Tosca was also playing piano by age seven and soon joined his parents on-stage playing his first show at Casa de las Americas.

Strange Majik is the creative alter ego of David Pattillo, a multi-talented musician, songwriter, and producer based in New York City. Known for his eclectic blend of edgy rock, blues, soul and funk, Pattillo has earned a reputation for his dynamic live performances and incendiary guitar.

Guitarist Ricardo Grilli has played with world renowned artists such as Chris Potter, Chris Cheek, Mark Turner, Aaron Parks, Joe Martin, Eric Harland, Kendrick Scott, Kevin Hays, Taylor Eigsti among others. With a unique approach to his originals as well as standards his music is modern, melodic, dynamic and always grooving and swinging. 

The Creole Cookin’ Jazz Band has been performing the very best Dixieland and swing jazz of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s at Arthur’s Tavern every Sunday since 1986.

Charlie Caranicas is a New York-based trumpet player specializing in traditional and mainstream jazz. He has graced the stages of concert halls and music clubs all over the world. Charlie has been described as a "wonderfully musical, notably articulate" trumpet player with a “beautiful sound” and “impressive choice of notes."

The Grove Street Stompers have been performing Dixieland and traditional jazz every Monday night at Arthur’s Tavern since 1962.

"Terry Waldo, ragtime pianist nonpareil and eminent scholar of the form, is musical director and arranger, at the piano. He acts too. Mr. Waldo is worth the price of a ticket.”

Drummer, composer and educator, Tomohiro Mori was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1992. He started playing the drums at age 3 and piano at age 5. At 17 he was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. Since graduating in 2015, he has released two albums as a leader and performed at famous venues in NYC as well as a US tour.

In a career spanning over 4 decades, jazz/blues/gospel guitarist/composer Stew Cutler has established himself as a bandleader, composer, arranger and teacher.

Xiomara Laugart is “The Voice of Cuba” as she has been representing her country and her people, performing at venues around the globe for over 30 years and with the greatest of international talents. She is a living legend in her native Cuba where she has recorded more than 17 albums.

Trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist Pete Rodríguez carries the bloodline of Nuyorican salsa as he takes his unique brand of jazz to exciting new places. Son of salsa singer Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez and godson of Fania Records bandleader Johnny Pacheco, Rodríguez cut his teeth playing with some of the greatest names in Latin music. By age 19, he was musical director of his father’s band. As a vocalist, he sang on Tito Puente's Grammy-award winning Mambo Birdland. As an instrumentalist, he's appeared with legends including Celia Cruz, Chico O'Farrill, Bebo Valdez and Eddie Palmieri, including performing on the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project’s Grammy-winning release, Simpatico.

Matthew Nelson, and Mike Denis and Farah Mbahwe first connected in high school over a shared love of improvisation, rhythm, and jazz storytelling. What began as jam sessions in basements and garages evolved into a tight-knit trio blending saxophone, drums, and piano with soulful precision. Now based in Central Jersey while attending university.

Trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist Pete Rodríguez carries the bloodline of Nuyorican salsa as he takes his unique brand of jazz to exciting new places. Son of salsa singer Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez and godson of Fania Records bandleader Johnny Pacheco, Rodríguez cut his teeth playing with some of the greatest names in Latin music. By age 19, he was musical director of his father’s band. As a vocalist, he sang on Tito Puente's Grammy-award winning Mambo Birdland. As an instrumentalist, he's appeared with legends including Celia Cruz, Chico O'Farrill, Bebo Valdez and Eddie Palmieri, including performing on the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project’s Grammy-winning release, Simpatico.

Gregory Lewis, a prominent presence in New York City's jazz and blues scenes, is renowned for his proficiency on the Hammond organ and his virtuosity in interpreting the compositions of the legendary pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. Growing up as a 70s kid in Long Island City, part of Lewis' societal foundation is deeply rooted in the height of the soul and funk eras.

Yuichi Hirakawa Jazz Group first appeared at Arthur’s Tavern in September 2001 and held its stage every Tuesday evening until March 2020. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, his group came back and now appears frequently at this reopened club. The band plays straight ahead jazz covering latin jazz, blues, and R&B.

A fresh take on early jazz with classical trimmings and soulful underpinnings. Mimi and the Podd Brothers pride themselves on re-inventing the classics and retrograding the contemporary.

Bobby Harden, New York City’s acclaimed soul singing sensation, thrills audiences globally as lead singer with the Original Blues Brothers Band, which features the legendary musicians Steve Cropper and ‘Blue Lou’ Marini. Bobby Harden is a classic example of a true “Soul Man.”

Joe Taino started his musical career around 1966 at the age of 11. He toured Europe, Japan and South America in many occasions and played all of the top blues clubs in NY and NJ for many years. Joe was inducted in the New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2013.

Cuban-born pianist Axel Tosca is a dynamic performer known for his genre-bending mix of Jazz, Latin, and Timba music. Born in Cuba in 1983, Tosca grew up in a prestigious musical family. His mother is renowned Trova singer Xiomara Laugart and his father is folk singer-guitarist Alberto Tosca. Introduced to guitar at age four, Tosca was also playing piano by age seven and soon joined his parents on-stage playing his first show at Casa de las Americas.

Strange Majik is the creative alter ego of David Pattillo, a multi-talented musician, songwriter, and producer based in New York City. Known for his eclectic blend of edgy rock, blues, soul and funk, Pattillo has earned a reputation for his dynamic live performances and incendiary guitar.

The Creole Cookin’ Jazz Band has been performing the very best Dixieland and swing jazz of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s at Arthur’s Tavern every Sunday since 1986.

Pianist/vocalist/composer Gary Negbaur plays jazz, blues and American roots music, combining innovative arrangements of standards with soulful originals. He has grooved at the Superdome and at the French Quarter Fest in New Orleans, knocked them out at Birdland in NYC and raised the roof at South by Southwest in Austin.

Anthony Bolden is talented saxophonist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Elgin, IL, Anthony received a bachelors in music from the University of North Texas, and a masters in music from NYU.

The Grove Street Stompers have been performing Dixieland and traditional jazz every Monday night at Arthur’s Tavern since 1962.

"Terry Waldo, ragtime pianist nonpareil and eminent scholar of the form, is musical director and arranger, at the piano. He acts too. Mr. Waldo is worth the price of a ticket.”

Drummer, composer and educator, Tomohiro Mori was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1992. He started playing the drums at age 3 and piano at age 5. At 17 he was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. Since graduating in 2015, he has released two albums as a leader and performed at famous venues in NYC as well as a US tour.

Xiomara Laugart is “The Voice of Cuba” as she has been representing her country and her people, performing at venues around the globe for over 30 years and with the greatest of international talents. She is a living legend in her native Cuba where she has recorded more than 17 albums.

The Blues Lives!! Rich Townsend & the Magnificent NighTrain exudes soul, keeping everything feeling swamp-gospel and New Orleans inspired. Equipped with horns, harmonicas, roaring vocals, and some rippin’ piano playin’, it’s a party from start to finish.

Matthew Nelson, and Mike Denis and Farah Mbahwe first connected in high school over a shared love of improvisation, rhythm, and jazz storytelling. What began as jam sessions in basements and garages evolved into a tight-knit trio blending saxophone, drums, and piano with soulful precision. Now based in Central Jersey while attending university.

The SHC Collective is a jazz fusion group in the LI/NYC area. First formed in 2019 by composer Skye Hamilton-Carranza, the band is prolific in its original music writing, blending various idioms of jazz, classical, funk, blues, and other genres. Within the collective’s perpetual push for creative growth is the ever-present joy of performing together.

Gregory Lewis, a prominent presence in New York City's jazz and blues scenes, is renowned for his proficiency on the Hammond organ and his virtuosity in interpreting the compositions of the legendary pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. Growing up as a 70s kid in Long Island City, part of Lewis' societal foundation is deeply rooted in the height of the soul and funk eras.

Yuichi Hirakawa Jazz Group first appeared at Arthur’s Tavern in September 2001 and held its stage every Tuesday evening until March 2020. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, his group came back and now appears frequently at this reopened club. The band plays straight ahead jazz covering latin jazz, blues, and R&B.

Resemblant of his multi-cultural heritage as a Filipino-American, Trevor is inspired by an amalgamation of American music, from jazz to rock and beyond. Weaving the textured sounds of his trombone and soulful voice with sincere storytelling, Trevor is quickly becoming a force on the American music scene with a dazzling yet authentic stage presence.

Bobby Harden, New York City’s acclaimed soul singing sensation, thrills audiences globally as lead singer with the Original Blues Brothers Band, which features the legendary musicians Steve Cropper and ‘Blue Lou’ Marini. Bobby Harden is a classic example of a true “Soul Man.”

Cuban-born pianist Axel Tosca is a dynamic performer known for his genre-bending mix of Jazz, Latin, and Timba music. Born in Cuba in 1983, Tosca grew up in a prestigious musical family. His mother is renowned Trova singer Xiomara Laugart and his father is folk singer-guitarist Alberto Tosca. Introduced to guitar at age four, Tosca was also playing piano by age seven and soon joined his parents on-stage playing his first show at Casa de las Americas.

KJ Denhert is an award-winning songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and bandleader living in Ossining, New York.

Guitarist Ricardo Grilli has played with world renowned artists such as Chris Potter, Chris Cheek, Mark Turner, Aaron Parks, Joe Martin, Eric Harland, Kendrick Scott, Kevin Hays, Taylor Eigsti among others. With a unique approach to his originals as well as standards his music is modern, melodic, dynamic and always grooving and swinging. 

The Creole Cookin’ Jazz Band has been performing the very best Dixieland and swing jazz of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s at Arthur’s Tavern every Sunday since 1986.

Jacob Khalil is a New York City-based singer, pianist, and songwriter known for his uplifting original songs and “a voice that soothes the soul” (FOX 5 NY). Described by The New Yorker as “affable and sunny,”

Matthew Nelson, and Mike Denis and Farah Mbahwe first connected in high school over a shared love of improvisation, rhythm, and jazz storytelling. What began as jam sessions in basements and garages evolved into a tight-knit trio blending saxophone, drums, and piano with soulful precision. Now based in Central Jersey while attending university.

The Grove Street Stompers have been performing Dixieland and traditional jazz every Monday night at Arthur’s Tavern since 1962.

"Terry Waldo, ragtime pianist nonpareil and eminent scholar of the form, is musical director and arranger, at the piano. He acts too. Mr. Waldo is worth the price of a ticket.”

Drummer, composer and educator, Tomohiro Mori was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1992. He started playing the drums at age 3 and piano at age 5. At 17 he was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. Since graduating in 2015, he has released two albums as a leader and performed at famous venues in NYC as well as a US tour.

Edsel Goméz is a multi Grammy nominated pianist, arranger, composer, educator producer and musical director. His album 'Cubist Music' was nominated for a Latin Grammy and was considered a favorite of piano legend, Chick Corea.