The Checkout: Live
Two bands locate the beating heart of modern jazz and the Afrobeat in Afro-Caribbean party music.
Upcoming Concerts
Wed., May 30: Henry Cole + Gilad Hekselman
Sat., June 16: Clarence Penn + Antonio Sanchez
all performances begin at 8 p.m. ET
Recent The Checkout: Live
April 26, 2012 Folk dances of Africa and the Middle East come to the fore in the bouncy sway of this quartet.
April 26, 2012 Jason Lindner's electro-groove trio refracts the sounds of New York City, from bebop to way beyond.
April 10, 2012 The trumpeter once busked in New York subways. These days, her local gigs are more prestigious.
March 28, 2012 A Spanish bassist in New York addresses the works of a Spanish poet who came decades before him.
March 28, 2012 A Cuban pianist hears the percussive sweep of his birth country as modern, electrified jazz.
March 8, 2012 The fluid drummer takes his band to his alma mater for a live preview of his upcoming album.
March 1, 2012 The saxophonist has been on a funk-fueled electric bender, and likely won't unplug any time soon.
March 1, 2012 Amid skronky shredding and biting backbeats, the guitarist leads his trio in concert.
February 9, 2012 She's from a small Midwestern town. He's from Southern Brazil. They blend musical traditions live.
January 19, 2012 A drummer re-scores the Stevie Wonder songbook for two singers, two saxes and a jazz rhythm section.

