Piano/Bass duo

ft. Joey Curreri: (101st and Broadway, New York)

(101st and Broadway, New York)

Invisible Giants: The Duology Of Jewish and Black American Jazz Legends In the 2nd Half Of the 20th Century The Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman jazz quartet celebrates the timeless works of jewish and black luminaries whose impact on jazz and popular culture in the 2nd half of the 20th century was profound and unmistakeable. Yet in order to make a living in an industry that reflected the structural racism that gripped the nation, many of these legends had to become invisible. For instance, Hyman Arluck, who few have ever heard of because he changed his name, wrote “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” and Ernie Washington, who most have also never heard of, was actually the alias used by the great Thelonious Monk — Monk was forced to perform in secret after his cabaret card (a performers license implemented by the NYPD to justify the increase of policing in Harlem) was revoked. In a discussion of the lives and in his arrangements of the musical works of these invisible giants in jazz, Gabriel’s quartet brings to the limelight a part of American history that like its players, has struggled to be seen. 

(101st and Broadway, New York)

(101st and Broadway, New York)

with vocalist Hanna Celeste

(101st and Broadway, New York)

Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman Quartet followed by open jazz jam session

(101st and Broadway, New York)

(101st and Broadway, New York)

(101st and Broadway, New York)