Swedish jazz musician Elsa Nilsson curates music with women in jazz, in a meeting place for like minded musicians - in the fun and relaxed setting of Max Cellar. Nilsson feels this fills a need that isn't being met in the jazz community, where women often feel they have to toughen themselves up in order to be taken seriously. This event is part of a series intended to build a community as well as showcase music written and/or performed by women in the New York Jazz community.

This event includes Elsa Nilsson Quartet at 8 p.m., Caroline Davis at 9 p.m. and Marta Sanchez with Snackasaurus Flex at 10 p.m.

Elsa Nilsson Quartet: Swedish-born flute player Elsa Nilsson's music is profoundly playful and widely influenced. Nilsson has built her solid career upon her belief that all folk music (including jazz) has a common thread, and that by weaving those threads together, a deeper, more complete understanding among varying cultures can be reached.
www.elsanilssonmusic.com

Caroline Davis: Mobile since her birth in Singapore, Caroline Davis now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She has shared musical moments with a diverse group of musicians, her debut album, Live Work & Play, was featured on All About Jazz’s best releases, and she was named one of Jazztimes’ Best New Artists in the 2012 Expanded Critics’ Poll.
www,carolinedavis.org

Snackasaurus Flex is an esnemble led by Marta Sanchez (piano and composition) and Eric Trudel (tenor sax and composition). Looking for new textures and sonorities, they choose a unusual instrumentation for music that combines different genres of music creating hypnotizing sounds and atmospheres. This group also features Michael Attias, alto sax and Keisuke Matsuno, guitar.
www.martasanchezmusic.com

Free, Donations encouraged