The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is an association of independent artists with a shared commitment to creativity and community. Through cooperative efforts, the BJU aims to build a greater awareness of original music emerging from Brooklyn, NY.

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Acoustic bassist! Composer! Female! Bandleader! Contemporary! Jazz! Creative! Orchestral! Music!

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A vibrant bassist and composer crossing boundaries that build a personal style.

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"And if there’s one thing the Rob Garcia 4 has plenty of, it’s personality. Perennial pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and thoroughly satisfies." - All About Jazz

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Sunny Jain Drums / Dhol / Percussion

"Jain has arrived at an intriguing amalgam that alternately swings in straight 4/4 fashion and mesmerizes while injecting bits of Indian music along the way." - Jazztimes

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Dan Pratt Saxophone

A passionate blend of traditionalism and experimental instincts.

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Adam Kolker Saxophone; Woodwinds

"He’s a real improviser, making impulsive choices about phrasing and how to imply a chord..." - Ben Ratliff, NY Times

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Alan Ferber Trombone

Balancing the natural tension between improvisation and arrangement.

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David Smith Trumpet

A trumpeter with a style as unique for composition as for improvisation.

03.10.2010 New Jazz Series @ Korzo!

Underground Works is a new jazz series curated by the members of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground and Connection Works, and BJU member Dan Pratt has the pleasure of curating the series' first month. Every Thursday night, two stellar groups will be presented, led by Brooklyn-based bandleader/composers. The focus of the series is to create a greater awareness of the depth of creativity in composition and improvisation that exists in Brooklyn and extends beyond the scope of any one organization. Please lend your support by coming out to hear some great music!

03.05.2010 2010 Annual BJU fesival!

March 5-7 at Cornelia St. Cafe, our annual festival and celebration of the release of BJU Sampler Vol. 4 (BJUR 013).

02.25.2010 The 4th Annual Brooklyn Jazz Underground Festival

FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH

9 PM: Dave Smith Quartet

10:30 PM: Alexis Cuadrado - Quinteto Ibérico

SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH

8:30 PM: Adam Kolker Trio

9:45 PM: Sunny Jain & TABOO

11 PM: Rob Garcia 4

SUNDAY, MARCH 7TH

8:30 PM: Alan Ferber Nonet

10 PM: Dan Pratt Organ Quartet

$10/per set; $15/night (FRI, SUN), $20/night (SAT); $35/Festival Pass for all 3 nights of music.

02.24.2010 Brooklyn Jazz Underground - Volume 4

<a href="http://brooklynjazz.bandcamp.com/album/brooklyn-jazz-underground-volume-4">Cataldo One † by BrooklynJazz</a>

05.31.2009 BJURecords June releases

Our sister company BJURecords are sending out their 2nd batch of releases this June, and celebrating with a 2-weekend festival at The Jazz Gallery, NYC, June 18-20 & 25-27. Visit their website: www.bjurecords.com for more info.

12.22.2008 BJU Festival and CD sampler Vol 3

On January 9-11, BJU will hold their annual festival at Smalls Jazz Club. The BJU bandleaders will showcase what they are currently working on and with, and celebrate the release of the 3rd annual BJU CD sampler. Read the program on the news page.

09.19.2008 New Podcasts!

Check Out the latest 3 podcasts in our series. Dan Pratt, Tanya Kalmanovitch and Ted Poor tell us about their life, carrer, concepts and much more. Visit the Podcast Section of this website.

06.24.2008 BJU Records

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records; sister company to Brooklyn Jazz Underground, was launched with great success this spring '08. Three BJU artists, Benny Lackner, Alexis Cuadrado and Anne Mette Iversen, each released their new record on BJUR, which also manages the new Brooklyn Jazz Underground CD Sampler Vol. 2. Visit bjurecords.com to learn more.

01.08.2008 BJU Sampler Vol 2 Now Available

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12.12.2007 2nd BJU Festival

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11.01.2007 BJU Benefit for Public Schools

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08.11.2007 BJU Launch Festival at Small's, 1/13/07

Click this headline to see a slideshow of Saturday night of our launch festival, Jan 2007!

06.01.2007 BJU Monday-night residency at the Tea Lounge

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05.19.2007 Podacst 4 is up

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03.19.2007 Podcast #3 is up!

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01.12.2007 Podcast #2 is up!

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12.07.2006 Listen to the BJU on WNYC'S SOUNDCHECK

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11.27.2006 The Brooklyn Jazz Undergound Surfaces!

The official Press Release - see the News page

11.26.2006 Brooklyn Jazz Underground on Myspace

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11.25.2006 The Brooklyn Jazz Underground Launch Festival @ Smalls, January 11-14 2007

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10.30.2006 Welcome!

Today we have a website!!!