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Nightlife in NYC: Secret Jazz Concert with Mark Berman and Friends at Club Bonafide

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Nightlife in NYC: Secret Jazz Concert with Mark Berman and Friends at Club Bonafide

Jazz concert on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 8.30 pm staring Mark Berman on piano, Anaïs Reno, vocals and Ray Marchica on drums at the renowned Club Bonafide in mid-town Manhattan

NYC Music Club Jazz Bonafide
Mark Berman / Photo credit: Sandrine Lee

Secret Jazz Concert series continues at Club Bonafide bringing in new names, new rhythms, new styles. For the performance on June 14th Mark Berman, who had given the show its unforgettable vibe and elegance, had invited a rising star Anaïs Reno to be the voice of the show and a jazz-scene regular Ray Marchica to lead on drums. The show will take place at Club Bonafide known to jazz connoisseurs as the place where the music happen. Jazz legends and new names are mixing up there to create that special sense of music in the air. Space is limited so reserve your seat here and get your two drinks at the club later. It will be an unforgettable night full of great music and surprise guests in the audience!  Read More

Nightlife in NYC: Jazzy Cabaret Night with Mark Berman and Ken Ard

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Nightlife in NYC: Jazzy Cabaret Night with Mark Berman and Ken Ard

Jazzy cabaret show on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 7 pm staring Mark Berman on piano and Ken Ard, vocal at the iconic Don’t Tell Mama music club in the theater district

Jazz Cabaret Night Don't Tell Mama NYC club
Mark Berman and Ken Ard / Photo credit: Yura Dashevsky

Experience the intimate, one-of-a-kind cabaret show with a New York City music scene regular Mark Berman at the piano and a renown Broadway actor Ken Ard, vocal on a rare night when they are not performing on Broadway or are on tours. The show will take place at the iconic music club Don’t Tell Mama which sits in the heart of New York’s theater district. The club is a place to get close to and experience authentic NYC with Broadway luminaries and jazz legends on stage and in the audience. Space is limited so reserve your seat here and get your two drinks at the club later. It will be an unforgettable night full of great music and surprise guests in the audience!  Read More

Nightlife in NYC: Jazz & Broadway Piano Night

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Nightlife in NYC: Jazz & Broadway Piano Night

Intimate and secret jazz show on Saturday, April 7 and Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 7 pm staring pianist Mark Berman and friends at the iconic Don’t Tell Mama music club in the theater district

Jazz Broadway Piano Night Don't Tell Mama NYC club
Mark Berman / Photo credit Lena Khandros

Experience the intimate, one-of-a-kind jazz show with a New York City music scene regular Mark Berman at the piano on a rare night when he is not performing on Broadway or is on tour. The show will take place at the iconic music club Don’t Tell Mama which sits in the heart of New York’s theater district. The club is a place to get close to and experience authentic NYC with Broadway luminaries on stage and in the audience. On Saturday nights expect a surprise star appearance. Space is limited so reserve your seat here and get your two drinks at the club later. It will be an unforgettable night full of great music and surprise guests!  Read More

Nightlife in NYC: Ken Ard with Mark Berman at Pangea Club

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Nightlife in NYC: Ken Ard with Mark Berman at Pangea Club

That Thing Called Love cabaret night with Ken Ard (vocal) and Mark Berman (piano) on February 10, 2018 at Pangea Club 

jazz club NYC thing called love ken mark bermanThis unforgettable music night brings together an accomplished cabaret singer and actor Ken Ard accompanied on piano by a masterful musician and composer Mark Berman. The show on Saturday, February 10 starts at 7 pm.

Ken Ard is an American singer, dancer, choreographer and actor. Born in Oakland, California in 1960, he grew up in a home visited by a large number of jazz greats such as Joe Williams, Paul Chambers, and Carmen McRae. Music and dance had permeated his early years. At age 17 Ard started performing with Oakland and San Francisco Ballet. He later moved to NYC and took principal roles on Broadway in Cats, Starlight Express, Song and Dance, Jelly’s Last Jam and Smokey Joe’s Cafe.
Ard is also known for his work in film. His next career chapter had brought him to Europe touring and performing with various jazz musicians. 2009 marked the release of his debut jazz CD “Ballads, Blues & Cocktails”.  Read More

Nightlife in NYC: Music nights with Mark Berman and Friends

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Nightlife in NYC: Music nights with Mark Berman and Friends

Unforgettable music nights with Mark Berman at Pangea Club: Next event is on December 4, 2017

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Mark Berman; photo credit Sandrine Lee

Gentle strokes of piano keys, sensible and precise bass section, intimate atmosphere of a downtown music club are what you will find at Pangea on the music nights with Mark Berman. The master at the piano will fill the room with the first-rate jazz that might remind you a dreamy Paris café somewhere close to Sorbonne with the young and the old mixing together for a night of musical delicacies over tasty drinks. The welcoming setting of the club may even inspire you to take a turn at the mic as the night key feature is an open mic in a warm company of friends. Singers who are planning to use sheet music are asked to bring two copies with you for Mark and his friends.

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Mark Berman; photo credit Sandrine Lee

Berman, a well-known pianist, composer and arranger, has performed and recorded with who’s who of jazz, pop and rock from Aretha Franklin to Wycliffe Gordon and many others. He has written and produced music for television and film including Sex in the City, Nurse Jackie and more. Berman has also been a powerful presence on Broadway, where he has conducted orchestras for Rent, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Blood Brothers, and played lead piano/keyboards on Bullets Over Broadway, The Boy from Oz and many other popular plays. He is a graduate of Hartt School of Music.

Pangea, located in the heart of East Village in NYC, is truly a downtown oasis of great music, good food, and tasty drinks.

You can reserve your seats for the night here or pay at the doors.

Venue: Pangea Club, 178 2nd Ave, New York, NY

Dates: First Monday of the month; next event is on December 4, 2017