Joseph Shabason's reimagination of the iconic 1996 skateboarding film "Welcome To Hell," performed live with a 9-piece band.
Our first installment of Unheard led by Kalia Vandever features Rafiq Bhatia and Darian Donovan Thomas.
Our first installment of Unheard led by Photay features multi-instrumentalist Will Epstein.
Our twenty-sixth edition will feature a reinterpretation of Max Roach’s Members Don’t Git Weary by Tyshawn Sorey & Friends.
Our twenty-fifth edition will feature a reinterpretation of Airto Moreira’s Free by Mauro Refosco & Friends.
Straight from the UK, Steam Down lands in Brooklyn for their NYC debut, channeling the soundsystem culture of south-east London, with their distinctive fusion of jazz, grime, afrobeat, and funk.
Our twenty-fourth edition will feature a big band reinterpretation led by Sly5thAve & Jesse Fischer of Herbie Hancock’s landmark 1973 Head Hunters album.
Our third installment of Unheard led by Spencer Zahn features multi-instrumentalists Savannah Harris, Alfredo Colón, and Kirk Schoenherr.
The Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer, Stu Pender, will take us on a sonic journey inspired by his recent trip along the majestic Monterey Bay. With mentors like John Abercrombie, Jon Faddis, and Fabiano do Nascimento, Stu's sonic palette has been shaped across genres spanning jazz, hip hop, classical, Brazilian guitar, kora music of Mali, and beyond.
On Thursday, field recordings of waves and bird calls will blend seamlessly with his own six-stringed daydreams, creating an enchanting soundscape as vast as the ocean from which he draws inspiration.
Join us for sounds, snacks, comfort, and joy on Thursday, September 28th, from 6 pm to 10 pm. Tickets below ↓
"Present Sounds" is your weekly deep listening escape, hosted in a private loft in Greenpoint. It boasts a vintage 4-point Klipschorn sound system and cozy seating arrangements, ensuring an intimate and immersive musical experience. The exact location will be shared with ticket holders in the confirmation email.
In celebration of half a century in the performing arts – beginning with the founding of his legendary band in 1972 – Pique-nique is proud to present Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, performing in New York City for the first time since 2018. Chronicling “the historic times we be a’livin’ the past we be feelin,’ and the future the planet is headin’ in,” Ackamoor will perform a new body of work entitled Afro Futuristic Dreams, paying homage to the Afrofuturism movement which he inspired alongside writers Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany and fellow musician Sun Ra.
For this performance, The Pyramids will build upon their spiritually-informed sound, as vivacious today as it was five decades ago, traversing psych, modal jazz, deep funk, and African rhythms. The seven-piece band will feature original 1970s Pyramids member Dr. Margaux Simmons on flute, Bobby Cobb on guitar, long-term associate Sandra Poindexter on violin, Mark Heshima Williams on bass, George Hearst on drums and Kele Nitoto on percussion
Our twenty-third edition will feature Jeffery Miller, a New Orleans-bred trombonist, who will present a performance inspired by New Orleans patriarch, the late Ellis Marsalis, and his 1994 album "Whistle Stop."
Our second installment of Unheard led by Spencer Zahn features multi-instrumentalists Mauro Refosco and Will Shore.
Our first installment of Unheard led by Spencer Zahn features multi-instrumentalists Stuart Bogie and Morgan Guerin.
Our twenty-first edition will feature Angel Bat Dawid, a Black American composer, clarinetist, pianist, vocalist, producer, educator & DJ from Chicago, who will present a performance inspired by Nas' 2008 album "Untitled".
Our twenty-first edition will feature the French impressionist composer Claude Debussy and his 1908 suite Children's Corner.
The live reinterpretation will be led by virtuosic pianist Moshe Elmakias, who has been performing internationally since the age of 13.
Our twentieth edition will feature the pioneering astral traveler Pharoah Sanders and his 1974 album Elevation.
Nate Mercereau and his friends will combine modulated electronics, luscious percussion, and a spiritually-informed musicality throughout this improvised take on an iconic record.
Our nineteenth edition will feature the pioneers of desert blues Tinariwen and their 2004 album Amassakoul.
The live reinterpretation will be led by Nikhil P. Yerawadekar and an all-star band whose members have performed with Antibalas, Hailu Mergia, Tony Allen, Sharon Jones, Quincy Jones, David Byrne, Mark Ronson, Beck, The Roots, and many more.
The eighteenth edition will feature the iconic French jazz-fusion band Cortex and their 1975 LP: Troupeau Bleu.
Sitting at the forefront of Paris’ modern jazz-groove scene, the sextet Underground Canopy will premiere their instrumental reinterpretation of the 47-year-old masterpiece.
Our seventeenth edition will feature the legendary trumpeter Miles Davis and one of his many masterpieces, the 1968 LP Filles de Kilimanjaro.
The live reinterpretation will be led by the Nassau-native trumpeter Giveton Gelin and his quintet.
Our sixteenth edition will feature the iconic American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and his 1965 magnum opus A Love Supreme.
The live reinterpretation will be led by South African pianist and Blue Note artist Nduduzo Makhathini who cites A Love Supreme as a pivotal album in his musical development.
Our fifteenth edition will feature the king of Afrobeat himself, Fela Kuti, and his 1972 album Shakara. Expect the finest fusion of funk, soul, jazz, and blues laid on top of iconically infectious West African rhythms.
The live reinterpretation will be led by French-Tunisian saxophonist Yacine Boularès and his 6-piece band Ajoyo.
Our fourteenth edition features American trumpeter Don Cherry's 1975 meditative, free, and ecstatic self-titled album known as Brown Rice.
The live reinterpretation is led by Tcheser Holmes, drummer of the critically-acclaimed punk jazz ensemble Irreversible Entanglements, joined by his bandmates and special guests.
Our thirteenth edition will feature the West African heavyweight Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou and their 1973 psychedelic afro funk debut: The 1st Album.
The live reinterpretation will be performed by The Yambateers, a quintet fronted by afrobeat and juju veteran Kaleta who played alongside Fela Kuti and King Sunny Adé.
Our twelfth edition will feature the Israeli trumpeter Avishai Cohen and his Cross My Palm with Silver album released in 2017 on the iconic ECM.
To perform the reinterpretation, the multi-instrumentalist and interdisciplinary Sasha Berliner will lead a world-class quartet.
Our eleventh edition will feature Beyond The Wall, the 2006 spiritual suite from the jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett.
The live reinterpretation will be arranged and led by Darius Christian, a genre-bending composer-trombonist who you may have seen alongside Rihanna, Solange, and Macy Gray to name a few. His quartet will guide us around the expansive soundscape that brought Tyner's and Coltrane's innovations into the 21st century.
Our tenth edition will feature Solo Monk, the 1965 classic album by the American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk.
This event will be livestreamed so that you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. You will hear a dozen different interpretations of songs from the album — all by musicians who have performed at our events before.
Our ninth event will feature the interstellar voyager Sun Ra and his 1973 album: Space is the Place.
Joining us from France is the saxophonist, singer, composer, and space traveler Thomas de Pourquery who will lead the reinterpretation with his Supersonic sextet.
Our eighth event will feature the late trumpeter Roy Hargrove and his 2008 album: Earfood.
Named Lincoln Center's Emerging Artist of 2019, bassist Endea Owens will lead the live reinterpretation with her 'Cookout' project, a high-energy sextet made of the next generation of jazz musicians.
Our seventh event will feature vocalist Etta Jones and her 1960 classic album: Don't Go to Strangers.
An intimate duo reinterpretation will be presented by jazz vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan, a finalist in the International Monk Jazz Competition. She will be joined by Pasquale Grasso, named by Pat Metheny as the best guitar player he'd heard in his life.
Our sixth event will feature saxophonist Cedric 'Im' Brooks and the Divine Light with their 1973 classic album: From Mento to Reggae to Third World Music.
Nikhil P. Yerawadekar will lead the live reinterpretation and explore the history of Jamaican music alongside another all-star band of musicians. Members of this eight-piece band have played with Cedric "Im" Brooks himself, Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Skatalites, Antibalas, and many more.
Our fifth event will feature Treasure Island, the 1974 classic album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and his all-American quartet.
Spencer Zahn will make his anticipated return to lead the live reinterpretation, alongside another all-star band of musicians. Members of this 6-piece have played with the likes of Atoms for Peace, David Byrne, Kimbra, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Norah Jones, Medeski Martin & Wood, Nick Cave, or Keith Jarrett himself.
