Nate Sutton Band - August 8th, 7pm-9pm

Amazing group offering some straight ahead swinging music. Also features a wonderful vocalist

*Please note early start times for tonight performance*

• Suggested donation of $5 • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

NO EVENT!!! - August 1st, 830pm

York College Summer Jazz Program/ Blue Notes - July 29th, 7pm-9pm

Teaching maestro and bassist Tom Zlabinger brings his York College summer workshop band to Bar 66 this Wednesday! The SJP (or Blue notes) have played in many of the top jazz venues in NYC and it's high standard of musicianship will fool even the most avid of listeners into thinking this is a group of seasoned pros and not a group of musicians still actually in their teens!

This will be a great event to remember and will be fun for all ages.

For more info click here....

http://www.myspace.com/yorkcollegebluenotes

** Please note the earlier start time of 7pm**

• Suggested donation of $5 • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Martin Urbach Latin American Quartet - July 25th, 815pm-1030pm

Following the success of his c.d. 'Free Will', the gifted young drummer/ composer Martin Urbach debuts his new quartet at Bar 66.

Janelle Reichman, winds

Alejandro Florez, small strings

Daniel Foose, big strings

Martin Urbach, woods and metals

www.martinurbach.com

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Jacob Varmus Quartet - July 22nd, 830pm-11pm

Hot off their successful premiere of Genes and Jazz: The Music of Cell Biology II last month at the Smithsonian, the core members of the Jacob Varmus Quintet will perform for the first time live at Bar 66.

The quartet including Varmus (trumpet and cornet), Toru Dodo (keyboards), Kevin Thomas (bass), and drummer Brian Woodruff will take the opportunity to showcase their empathic rapport with some classic repertoire and some unexpected twists.

A review of Genes and Jazz:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/06/in-science-and-jazz-father-and-son-find-common-bonds.html

A radio feature on Varmus:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/06/in-science-and-jazz-father-and-son-find-common-bonds.html

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Caleb Curtis Wheeler Quintet - July 15th, 830pm

The Curtis/ Tucker Quintet will be performing this Wednesday at Bar 66.

These are amazing young musicians, and will be playing some serious music.

What else can be said - just come join the fun!

http://www.calebcurtis.com

Caleb Curtis - Alto Saxophone
Mat Jodrell - Trumpet
Roy Assaf - Piano
Marcos Varela - Bass
Josh Davis - Drums

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.

Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)

On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

The Mitch Perrins Atlantic Quartet - July 8th, 9pm

Mitch Perrins Atlantic Quartet CD - Keeping Up Appearances, 2009

Atlantic Quartet will be playing this Wednesday at Bar 66 in SoHo.

(Following the recent recording of AQ's new CD, there will be two FREE CD's available in the monthly Bar 66 prize-draw!)

Wednesday July 8th, 9pm

Bar 66 Restaurant and Lounge @ Four Points by Sheraton

66 Charlton Street, SoHo,

NY 10014

Mitch Perrins - Drummer/ Composer
Janelle Reichman - Clarinet/Tenor Sax
Brad Whiteley - Keys
PJ Roberts - Bass

• $20 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

http://bar66nyc.blogspot.com

Linus Wyrsch, 'Linus Clarifies', June 24th 2009, 8:30pm

"Linus Clarifies!" at Bar 66

$20 Admission - No Drink Minimum

Bar 66 (The Four Points by Sheraton), 66 Charlton Street, Manhattan, NY

Linus Wyrsch (clarinet)
Victor Gutierrez (keys)
Edouard Brenneisen (guitar)
Daniel Ori (bass)
Mitch Perrins (drums)

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Phil Dizack,, June 20th 2009, 8:30pm

Phil Dizack at Bar 66...

This superb trumpeter will grace the stage at Bar 66, offering new music and with a 'supergroup' line-up. NOT TO BE MISSED!

$20 Admission - No Drink Minimum

Bar 66 (The Four Points by Sheraton), 66 Charlton Street, Manhattan, NY

Phil Dizack (trumpet)
Mike Fahn (trombone)
Greg Ryan (bass)
Mitch Perrins (drums)

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

James Zeller Quartet - June 17th, 9pm

Gifted young trombonist and composer James Zeller

will appear at Bar66 tonight with his all-star quartet!

James Zeller-Trombone/ Leader

Benji Kaplan-Guitar

Andrew Klein-Bass
Gerald Kavanagh-Drums

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Atlantic Quartet - June 13th, 8pm

The Mitch Perrins Atlantic Quartet will again be playing at Bar 66 this Saturday.
This is a great group oozing with talent and should not be missed!

*Please not the earlier start time of 8pm*

Mitch Perrins - Drummer/ Composer
Janelle Reichman - Clarinet/Tenor Sax
Brad Whiteley - Keys
PJ Roberts - Bass

• $20 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Nate Smith and Category Four - Wed 10th June, 9pm

Drummer/composer Nate Smith was recently signed to Fresh Sound records and expects to release his "Quartet" album in late 2009.

Category Four is a recently formed collective - Daisuke Abe is a prolific composer, well known to patrons of Cleopatra's Needle. Peter Brendler is an alumnus of John Abercrombie's band and a composer in his own right. Saxophonist Jacob Teichroew, the newest addition to the band, is already well-known to Bar 66 patrons and is fast becoming one of New York's up-and-comers.

Category Four performs fusion/soul/hip hop/r&b-influenced contemprary jazz, and all four of its members compose.

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Big Band Workshop- Sat June 6th, 9pm

Come hear the new monthly big band play!

Original music from some of our talented band member and also a few standards thrown in.

More Details to follow...

• Free Concert with suggested donations

• NO DRINK MINIMUM

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Russ Flynn's 'A More Perfect Union' - June 3rd, 930pm

A More Perfect Union is a New York-based instrumental quintet led by bassist and composer Russ Flynn. The group's repertoire consists primarily of Flynn's compositions, and ranges from overtly modern minimalism to angst-drenched alt-rock slug.

Atsushi Ouchi - Reeds
Jacob Teichroew - Reeds
David Linaburg - Guitar
Russ Flynn - Upright Bass/Compositions
Danny Wolf - Drum Set

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

The Jordan Young Trio - May 27th, 9pm

An exciting organ based trio hits Bar 66 this Wednesday.

Drummer Jordan Young leads the band, which will perform a mix of 

standards and originals.

The band regularly performs at many of the top venues in NYC, so we are lucky to get them for this special Bar 66 performance. Come on down and enjoy the hip music!

Jordan Young - Drums

Roy Dunlap - Organ/Keys

Joe Succato - Tenor Sax

The Mitch Perrins Atlantic Quartet - May 23rd, 730pm

An evening of music by British drummer and composer Mitch Perrins.

**Sets start at 730pm and 9pm**

Mitch Perrins - Drums

Janelle Reichman - Tenor Sax/ Clarinet

Brad Whiteley - Keys

PJ Roberts - Bass

• $20 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Teichrow/Vitali - 'Xenophilia' - May 20th, 9pm

This Wednesday 'Xenophilia' present Bar 66 with some of the hippest music in town!

This band comprises four virtuoso musicians from all corners of the globe.

Jacob Teichroew - saxophone

Michael Vitali - drums

Goro Negoro - guitar

Trifon Dimitrov - bass

myspace.com/yacobt

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM •

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Diamond/Klampanis/Daneman/Perrins - May 16th, 845pm

This Saturday sees an exciting band featuring guitarist Greg Diamond and trumpeter Benje Daneman.
The evening will include original music from the whole band, and some familiar standards.

Personnel:-
Greg Diamond - Guitar
Benje Daneman - Trumpet
Petros Klampanis - Bass
Mitch Perrins - Drums

• $20 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM

http://bar66nyc.blogspot.com

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.
Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)
On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Abadie/Sucato Inc. - May 13th, 845pm

Trumpeter Carlos Abadie has teamed with up-and-coming tenor saxophonist Joe Sucato to co-lead a quintet whose members include Jon Lefcoski, Jason Stewart, and Lawrence Leathers. Originally inspired by the music of Horace Silver, Abadie/Sucato Inc. has been introducing original music into their mix of classics. They have already been featured on the bandstands of Smalls, Fat Cat, and Bargemusic and are looking forward to performing for a widening audience.

www.myspace.com/abadiesucatoinc

• $5 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.

Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)

On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Pj Roberts Trio with guest Phil Dizack - May 9th, 9pm

Virtuoso bassist Pj Roberts steps to the front this Saturday and leads his own trio at Bar 66.

The evening will also feature special guest

Phil Dizack on trumpet, the young and amazing David Linaburg on guitar, and Mitch Perrins on drums.

If you've never been to the venue before then this Saturday would be the perfect day to start.

See you there!

http://www.myspace.com/pjrjazzbass

• $20 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.

Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)

On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Caleb Curtis/Wayne Tucker Quintet - May 6th, 830pm

The Curtis/ Tucker Quintet will be performing this Wednesday at Bar 66.

These are amazing young musicians, and will be playing some serious music.

What else can be said - just come join the fun!

http://www.calebcurtis.com

Caleb Curtis - Alto Saxophone
Wayne Tucker - Trumpet
Roy Assaf - Piano
Marcos Varela - Bass
Sam Genson - Drums

• $20 Admission • NO DRINK MINIMUM

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.

Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)

On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

This Saturday Bar 66 recognizes the talents of amazing jazz guitarist virtuoso Michelle Marie. This is her debut performance at Bar 66 and we are proud to have both her and special guest Julian Chan on alto sax. This event is not to be missed!

http://www.myspace.com/michellemarie175

Michelle Marie - Guitar

Julian Chan - Alto Sax

Aidan O'Donnell - Bass

Mitch Perrins - Drums

• $20 Admission • $10 DRINK MINIMUM

Take the 1 train to HOUSTON Street. Take exit nearest the front of train.

Take the left stairway (VARICK/KING, SW Corner)

On street level, look left and you'll see Charlton street one block south

Petros Klampanis Trio - April 29th, 9pm

An amazing trio passes through Bar 66 on Wednesday....

Petros Klampanis - Bass

Gilad Hekselman - Guitar

Bodek Janke - Drums

These three virtuoso musicians come together for a very special performance,

highlighting original music from the entire band.

It's a truly international trio for sure - Gilad is from Israel, Petros is from Greece,

and Bodek is Polish-German.

One can only imagine the melting pot of ideas Bar 66 will experience on this night.

Please come down and support this wonderful event!

http://www.petrosklampanis.com/

Four Points Big Band - April 25th, 930pm

A brand new big band is hitting the New York jazz scene!

Saturday night sees the start of the Four Points Big Band, and the evening will be free!

Tell your friends and come down to support this exciting new venture.

There will be some great music arranged by our fine orchestra composers.

Don't miss this important night folks!

Claude Diallo/Luques Curtis/Mitch Perrins - April 22nd, 9pm

Hello everyone,

The seemingly endless stream of great musicians that fly through Bar 66 just keeps on coming.

Once again pianist Claude Diallo will be performing, but this time with a new trio.

On bass Luques Curtis, currently of the Sean Jones band, and on drums Mitch Perrins.

The evening will feature several original works by Claude. We are so lucky to have such fine musicians and I STRONGLY recommend you come along and check this gig out...

(This same group will also be playing at Greenwich Village Bistro on Friday 23rd at 9pm)

Tim Armacost/Aidan O'donnell/Mitch Perrins - April 18th, 845pm

Another great event coming up this Saturday. Tim Armacost will be the featured guest artist at Bar 66.

After landing in New York in 1993, Armacost quickly established his presence as a leader, releasing his first two albums, 'Fire' (Concord) and 'Live at Smalls' (Double Time) to critical acclaim.

A plethora of great music will be heard this Saturday, so please come down and check it out.

$20 admission.

Tim Armacost - Tenor Sax

Aidan O'Donnell - Bass

Mitch Perrins - Drums

Hekselman/O'Donnell/Perrins - April 15th, 845pm

Gilad is the 2005 winner of the Gibson Montreux International Guitar Competition, and regularly plays with the Ari Hoenig trio.

Since his arrival to New York in 2004, Gilad Hekselman has been earning a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists

in New York. In only four years this native Isreali has shared the stage with many top names from the New York jazz scene including Chris Potter, John Scofield, Anata Cohen, Jeff Ballard and Jeff 'Tain' Watts.
For more details click below...
http://www.giladhekselman.com/live/

Gilad Hekselman - Guitar

Aidan O'Donnell - Bass

Mitch Perrins - Drums

The Atlantic Quartet - April 11th, 830pm

Once a month at Bar 66 you will find the Atlantic Quartet.

AQ is an exciting group formed by Mitch Perrins, and on this night will feature two sets of music written entirely by Mitch.

Amongst other venues, the Atlantic Quartet has played the Gene Harris Jazz Festival, Smalls jazz club and the Iridium.

AQ is...

Janelle Reichman - Tenor Sax & Clarinet

Brad Whiteley - Keys

PJ Roberts - Bass

Mitch Perrins - Drummer & Composer

••Please note that this event will be RECORDED LIVE, so come down and be a part of this amazing night!••

April 5th

Thanks to all those who came and supported Claude Diallo last night.

Bar 66 was packed out! What a great night....

Look out for Claude's return on April 22nd, and rest assured you will be seeing more from his great band too (Laurent and Massimo, you guys were amazing!)

The Claude Diallo Situation - April 4th, 830pm

The Claude Diallo Situation - an extremely hip band that has been touring extensively throughout the US and Europe, will be playing there New York debut at Bar 66. What an honor!

Claude Diallo is a Swiss Jazz musician that graduated from Berklee College of Music and then moved to New York in 2007 where he went on to obtain his Masters Degree at the Copland School of Music.

For more details click below....

http://www.claudediallo.ch

April 2nd

Hello,

Just a quick note to say thank you for all of those who came along to the jam session.

We hope to have another soon, so keep an eye on this page for further details.

See you soon!

Jam Session Hosted by The Bar 66 Trio - April 1st 830pm

So it's the first of the month and what better way to start it off than with a jam session.

Please come down and tell all of your friends! Everyone is welcome to play!

Space will be limited i'm sure, so please get there early and sign up.

See you there!

Brad Whiteley - Piano

PJ Roberts - Bass

Mitch Perrins - Drums

March 26th

Thank you to those of you who came and supported the music last night.

The band had as much fun as you all did! Be sure to look out for the

return of this quartet sometime soon at Bar 66.

Jump Quartet - March 25th 830pm

It's hard to pin down all of these guys in one night....but we did it!

Come and hear a mix of original music and jazz standards fronted by this KILLING horn duo.

Ben Wolkins - Trumpet (finalist in the 2000 International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition)

Jay Metcalf - Alto Sax (touring artist who has achieved great success throughout Europe)

PJ Roberts - Bass (recipient of the 2006 Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant)

Mitch Perrins - Drums ( British drummer and composer, who also plays sideman for such greats as guitarist Randy Johnston)

March 19th

Thank you to those of you who came and supported the music last night.

I think you'll agree the night was a success, and the guys played great!

Well done Spiro!

Spiro Sinigos Quartet - March 18th 830pm

Great young drummer and composer Spiro Sinigos brings his exciting quartet to Bar 66.
Spiro has supported the Bar from it's opening date and now it's his turn to
entertain the audience. Band members are Goro (guitar) from Japan, Davis Linaburg (guitar) from Germany and PJ Roberts (Bass) from Michigan.
It's a stellar line-up with great music from this thoroughly nice cat!
Come and support him this Wednesday!
See you there!

Spiro Sinigos Biography...
In 2008, Spiro received his B.M. in Jazz Studies from Western Michigan University. He has performed with Marcus Belgrave, Scott Cowan, Jon Faddis, Tim Froncek, Billy Hart, Stefon Harris, Tom Knific, Trent Kynaston, Keaton Royer, Jiggs Whigham, Dennis Wilson, and Steve Zegree. Spiro released his first cd "Magic Train" in May 2008. He currently teaches 1st grade through high school students at the New World Music Center School of Music in Baldwin, Long Island, NY. He's pursuing a M.A. in Jazz Performance at Queens College in Flushing, Queens, NY and is in the process of making The Max Roach Transcription Book. He has studied with Tim Froncek, Rupert Kettle, Keith Hall, Billy Hart, Vince Cherico
Spiro Sinigos Quartet on MySpace