June 29, (1118 Cortelyou Rd. Brooklyn), Tiny Dangerous Fun, 7:45 pm.
July 14. Pianos - upstairs. "The Melting Pot"
August 7th The Bitter End Full Band show! 10 pm.
August 20. Pianos - upstairs. Guest act at Squeeze Rock show. 8 pm.
August 22. Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Commission "Unplugged in Redhook" summer music series. 3 pm. Acoustic.
June 16 7-10 pm. Pianos - upstairs. "The Melting Pot"
June 6th. 9 pm, @ Shrine, jon braman band at harlem world music spot.
May 26, 2010, 7-10 pm. Pianos - upstairs. "The Melting Pot" (formerly known as "folk soul continuum"
May 12, 2010. Screening of Mighty Uke documentary at the NY Uke Fest.
April 7th, 2010, 7-10 pm Pianos "Folk-Soul-Continuum"
March 17th, 2010, 7-10 pm Pianos "Folk-Soul-Continuum"
February 19th, 2010, 8:30 pm Postcrypt Coffee House at Columbia.
February 17th, 2010, 7-10 pm Pianos "Folk-Soul-Continuum", w/ Webbafied, full band and special guests...
January 16, 2010, 8 pm, Pianos
Dec 3, 2009 10 pm: Shrine
Nov 11, 2009 8 pm: Pianos
October 2nd, 2009 8:00 PM at Woodstock Film Festival for premier for "The Mighty Uke"
October 16, 2009 9:00 PM at Vox Pop
September 21, 2009 8 pm, Long Island City Bar
March 27th, 9:30 pm. Shrine Harlem, NYC.
Feb 28th, Live at the Clown House. Brooklyn house concert
January 24th ETG Book Cafe, Staten Island
January 17th and 18th Axum Bar and Cafe, Washington DC
November 5th @ the Blender Theatre Opening for Jake Shimabukuro
October 31st (halloween) @ Jammin Java
Mini Update: I got a shout out on NPR for my role in Mighty Uke documentary... Check it out online if you missed it on the radio.
May 2010: Oil's been gushing into the gulf unchecked for a month now. We just had the warmest Nov, April on record, probably on track for the whole year. And I was artist of the week on Adam's World music blog. Small consolation, I know, but I had a good time with it. Check it out: Jon Braman, Artist of the Week on Adam's World Blog
Spring 2010: Record, write, work, play. Not necessarily in that order. Repeat.
February, 2010. As I write, NYC is still covered by a layer of dingy snow. But in the world of ukulele hip hop, things seem to be heating up: New record in the works. New monthly gig at Pianos called the "folk-soul-continuum" - a jam session/showcase collaboration with brooklyn-based MC Webbafied , of the Eodub crew!
And because it's valentine's day, here's a little gift out of the Jon Braman home recording vault, featuring Lisette Braman on vocals. Enjoy...
"Marry Me"
In recent news, I'm featured in a brand new international ukulele documentary called "Mighty Uke". The film premiered at the Woodstock Film festival in Oct 09, winning the audience award. Check the trailer below and stay tuned for info on how to see the full film in 2010.
We had a great time going up to play for the premier, a benefit concert in fact, for the Killian Mansfield Foundation - a pretty amazing organization started by a totally amazing kid - Killian - who died of cancer this summer at 16 after making a dream album on the ukulele. See article about Killian and the foundation in New York magazine. See what you can do!
For all who are still sharing in the collective of excitement of this post-election moment, here's a new song, just finished for the occasion. It's called "victory". Written and performed by Jon Braman - produced by Brendan McCourt.
Click the big button to listen/download, check the video below (with lyrics and photo montage). Also available on youtube and myspace.com/jonbraman
Please pass it on if you dig it!
Some pics below from Ukulele Wah Wah at the Blender Theater: Jon Braman playing with Arthur Lewis, Shockwave, Silas Meredith and Khabu Young opening for Jake Shimabukuro
Buy the new album: Climatastrophunk
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