BrooklyNites April 18, 2007

BrooklyNites
Wednesday, April 18
5–9 p.m.
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st floor

BrooklyNites is a new weekday night program, held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, featuring live jazz performances and gallery talks at the Brooklyn Museum. In conjunction with the opening of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and its inaugural exhibitions, Global Feminisms and Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses, the month of April highlights female jazz vocalists. Somi headlines the event.

Performances

5–6 p.m.: Deborah Latz Jazz Quartet
Deborah Latz, a passionate songstress with a sexy, sultry style, sings familiar French chansons and great American standards.

6:30–8:30 p.m.: Somi with Toru Dodo, Daniel Moreno, Massimo Biolcati, and Herve Samb.
Vocalist Somi celebrates her East African heritage blending jazz, soul, and African folk. Her new CD Red Soil In My Eyes is being released on Harmonia Mundi/World Village Records this month.

Gallery Talks

6 p.m.: Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism

7:30 p.m.: Global Feminisms

Tickets are $10 ($5 for Museum Members). Cash bar 5–9 p.m. Happy hour 5–6 p.m. Parking is a flat rate of $4 beginning at 5 p.m.

All programs are subject to change.