Jazz at Lincoln Center!

We're very excited to announce that we have been selected by Jazz at Lincoln Center to kick off both nights of their New Orleans Celebration, on May 11th and 12th 2012! We'll be playing free, open-to-the-public pre-concert celebrations before both shows each night. with two sets per night from 6:30 to 8:00 and 8:45 to 9:30.
The other concerts that night are an evening of the Music of Jelly Roll Morton, featuring an octet led by Marcus Roberts, and a summit of New Orleans Piano Kings, featuring Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler, and Jonathan Batiste.

This will be a great night of New Orleans music, and we are honored and excited to be a part of it! Hope to see you at the shows!

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Less silence, more silents!

We hear you New York! You love classic comedies with our live soundtracks. You've been jam-packing every one of the Silent Film Spectaculars at Jalopy Theatre with smiles and laughter, and you've asked for more. So this week Thursday, April 19th, catch a new installment of classic comedy two-reelers with our original jazzy score. Click here to purchase a $10 ticket on Jalopy's website.

We had such a hoot with Laurel & Hardy's "Big Business," that we've paired with them again on "Liberty" (1929). While on the lam, the duo get their pants mismatched and, in an effort to get properly dressed, wind up dangling high above the city. 'Nuff said.

"Fiddlesticks" (1927) is our first collaboration with Harry Langdon, and a very promising start. Harry wants nothing more than to be a successful musician, but finds in this film that resourcefulness is more important than any music degree can confer. So true! We're happy to have Lloyd Miller from the Deedle Deedle Dees joining us for this show and playing Harry's actual bass part!

For our third film, we are bringing back one of our favorites, Buster Keaton's "The Playhouse" (1921), which we premiered at our first Spectacular, a year ago. We've seen a lot of silent comedies, and there is not a single one quite like this film. In an age where film technology was rather limited, Buster was able to achieve a number of astounding effects here, AND deliver all the comedy that made him a star.

As always, this show is suitable for all ages, and each film is only 20 minutes long, so you'll be able to dip into Jalopy's fine selection of beverages during the breaks, and the evening will conclude with us performing a short set of original tunes and standards.

These shows always sell-out, so get your ticket now! Still ONLY $10! Click here to purchase a ticket on Jalopy Theatre's website.

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Critics' Pick of the Week, hey hey!

Thanks, TimeOut NY, for making our show this Sunday the 19th at Jalopy Theatre the #3 Critics' Pick of the Week!

They say: "Making the depths of February seem like a good thing, this old-timey jazz band accompanies silent movie shorts in a cozy space."

We also made the front page of the Time Out New York website! Here's a screen grab for posterity.

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Did you see us on Four Weddings?

Hello from TV land! This month we made an appearance on the TLC show, Four Weddings. One of the competing brides held her wedding reception in New York's Downtown Association and hired us to kick up her cocktail party with hot jazz. The music got the bride big points for originality, class and fun. To quote one of the judges: "My number one highlight from the cocktail hour was the jazz band. It really got everyone moving, brought a great energy." Watch this clip and see for yourself! (As you'll notice, we lead the entire reception up the stairs to the dinner. Our mobility is a popular attraction to wedding couples, as we can lead ceremonies to receptions, receptions to dinners, etc.)



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More Props from Time Out NY

Big thanks, once again, to Time Out NY for promoting our silent film performances. In this week's issue, they feature us in an article about Live-Scored Film Screenings:

"The Red Hook Ramblers, local revivalists of foot-stomping, old-timey New Orleans jazz, occasionally hit this theater to jam out original scores during films by silent-era titans like Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. Details for future performances are still being planned, but the group is penciled in for a Sunday night in February. Snatch up tix as soon as they go on sale, though—all past screenings with the Ramblers have sold out."

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Halloween Live Music-Silent Film Spooktacular!

Following the immense success of our previous silent film shows, Brooklyn Heights Cinema is proud to present this fiendish and foolish incarnation of our silent film extravaganza, in which we play live hot jazz to spooky comedy classics from the 1920s. We're even planning to add a dash of theremin (invented in 1920) to give the shows an extra dose of Halloween eeriness!

We're pleased to announce that this event is endorsed by New York 1, New York Times, The Brooklyn Eagle, and many more.

Come get possessed with laughter as we lay down some haunting tunes and sound effects; Buster Keaton tries to escape "The Haunted House" (1921), Stan Laurel terrorizes the town in "Dr. Pyckle & Mr. Pride" (1925), and Harold Lloyd finds that marriage is something terrifying in "Haunted Spooks" (1920).

TWO SHOWS!
Oct. 30th: 5pm
Oct. 31st: 7pm

Brooklyn Heights Cinema
70 Henry St.
Brooklyn Heights
www.brooklynheightscinema.com

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Hey Mr. Jesse Podcast

We're honored and delighted to be featured on DJ Jesse Miner's podcast from San Francisco, co-hosted by Manu "Spuds" Smith (co-founder of Yehoodi.com). These guys are a couple of the wittiest and most discerning swing DJs out there, so we're tickled to hear their glowing review of some tracks from Something More Sinister and our Edison cylinder recordings. Nice work connecting 1890s with 2011 technology, guys! The show features commentary on swing-scene news, a sampling of new recordings from a variety of artists, and an expert comparison of recently remastered 78s. Check it out here.

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