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2/28-BrownstoneJAZZ FESTIVAL SATURDAY TOO FISH FRY

BASSIST ERIC LEMONS, VOCALIST BONCELLA LEWIS, PIANIST BENITO GONZALES

BrownstoneJAZZ
A Historically designed 19th Century Victorian Style Townhouse presents Acoustic Style Jazz in a Up Close and Personal setting

Featuring todays Best JAZZ ARTIST.

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All ages welcome Adults needed for Minors under 21yrs

@ 107 MACON ST. Bet MARCY and NOSTRAND AVE’S BKLYN, NY

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7pm Popcorn MIX & MINGLE - Sidetour.com DISCOVER JAZZFEST (ONLY)

Fish Fry Included 10PM

RSVP 917.704.9237

Doors Open 10:30 OPEN MIC $10.00

NEIGHBORHOOD JOINT | BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
Jazz Sessions That Evoke an Earlier Era

Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times
Some regulars at Sankofa Aban, like Boncella Lewis, pictured here, have been active around the jazz scene for years.
By AUSTIN CONSIDINE


MOST times, the Sankofa Aban bed-and-breakfast is scarcely distinguishable from the other brownstones along the quiet, tree-lined streets of its historic part of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Only a tiny sign beside the stoop suggests the gorgeously restored 19th-century town house is not a private home.

ERIC LEMONS and BONCELLA LEWIS

Slide Show
Keeping Jazz Alive in Brooklyn

Pianist BENITO GONZALES

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