Jam On DUMBO’s Winter Concert Series 

Bringing Super-Funky Entertainment to Superfine

BROOKLYN, NY – Super-funky, super-fun, Superfine. Join Jam On DUMBO for our 2012 Winter Concert Series, held at DUMBO’s iconic Superfine restaurant, 126 Front Street.

Tickets are $20 per family, available at the door (cash only). Doors open at 4 p.m. for all concerts, and the shows start at 4:30. Superfine will be providing a special kids’ menu before and after the concert, and there will be free face-painting and balloons.

Here’s the lineup of acts:

• Jan. 15, 2012 – The Rockdoves: “cool music for kids made with parents in mind”!

• Feb. 12, 2012 – Teen rockers Still Saffire will perform their second Jam On event, after bringing the house down at our Summer Music Festival!

• March 11, 2012 – Shine & the Moonbeams will bring some soul to Superfine with their “groove-heavy R&B musical extravaganza”!

This year’s concert series will raise money for Jam On DUMBO’s community outreach efforts – particularly Jam On DUMBO’s partnership with P.S. 307, a public elementary school that serves a public housing complex that sits on the edge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Despite the school’s blighted surroundings, the principal is dedicated to expanding the students’ worldviews, especially to the arts.

That’s why Jam On DUMBO has committed to produce the school’s first Music Week this spring, which will bring a variety of musicians to the school to entertain and educate the students the week of May 21^st-25^th. Funds from our winter music series will help pay to bring Project Rhythm’s mobile recording studio to the school, so that students can write and record their own music over the course of the week.

Jam On DUMBO was founded in late 2010 by a group of local parents looking to bring more children’s music programming to cobblestone-lined DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass). Along with the Winter Concert Series and our community outreach projects, the organization produces a free Summer Family Music Festival each year.

For more information, please contact Jam On founder Alisha Nissenfeld at Alisha@jamondumbo.com. Visit us online at www.jamondumbo.com. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JamOnDUMBO and on Twitter (@JamOnDUMBO).

Jam On DUMBO provided musical entertainment for The League Education and Treatment Center’s Fall Festival this past Nov. 8th. Based in DUMBO, The League evaluated, treated and educated children and adults with psychiatric and developmental disabilities. The Fall Festival was a day of fun and activities for The League’s students and their families, and Jam On DUMBO was thrilled to be part of such a fantastic event in our community.

The Rockdoves are a kindie/family music group with a mission: to create music with artistry, intelligence, humor, and respect for kids and their families. The band was formed in 2009 by New York City singer-songwriters Daniel Cole and Kim West, who have been writing and performing music together for over eight years.  A shared interest in children’s music, along with a spontaneous creative moment during a rehearsal, gave birth to the first Rockdoves song, “See The Seasons”, and to their unique brand of “cool music for kids made with parents in mind”. Daniel’s experience as a preschool teacher, coupled with Kim’s theatrical background, proved to be the perfect creative combination to inspire a collection of positive, thoughtful tunes for children. After releasing their debut album, “From the Birds”, in October 2010, The Rockdoves were soon featured in Time Out New York Kids magazine, and their songs “Don’t And Do Blues” and “Giraffe Laugh (and other animal sounds)” were selected to be part of Tor Hyams’ Kindiecast podcasts. Through an active social media presence and dynamic live performances, their fan network and industry buzz continue to blossom and grow. 

The Rockdoves’ music touches on everything from urban living and nature, to the value of friendship, family, and home. Drawing inspiration from folk to the blues to rock ‘n roll, The Rockdoves offer an exciting, interactive live performance that delights audiences with its blend of education, comedy, and storytelling. At a Rockdoves concert, children are performers, too, as they transform into animals, dance to fun grooves, and sing, shout, and cheer.  Whether entertaining for private events or performing in large public settings such as Summer In The Square in NYC’s Union Square Park, The Rockdoves are thrilled by the exuberance and energy of their audiences, and invite you to join in the fun!

Jam On DUMBO’s Musical Halloween Parade 2011

When trick-or-treating weather proved to be a little on the chilly side, the wacky and wonderful Jon Samson arranged for an impromptu Halloween concert inside Bubby’s, where he entertained a crowd of about 150 with his original music. From there, he led the costumed cuties on a march down Main and Front Streets, where the kids could get treats from DUMBO’s fabulous merchants.

Please click here to read more about Jon Samson

Check out some photos

Indie-rock band Still Saffire is the coming together of two sets of 13- 16-y-o sisters(Sonya and Charlotte/Soreya and Annika) who have a knack for writing songs that are engaging and relevant, coupled with a sophistication and maturity that belies their youth.  When the band formed in early 2009, each girl brought forward her own musical talents and interests stemming from rock to pop to jazz to blues to classical.  What emerged are the catchy, harmony-filled tunes of Still Saffire that have already begun to grace the NY tri-state area’s music clubs, auditoriums, and airwaves. One of Still Saffire’s missions is to ‘play for a cause’ and, in their short time together, the band has performed at over thirty benefits and fund raisers.  They established the ‘Still Saffire Sisters Scholarship Fund,’ which offers sisters the opportunity to experience a summer program at Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls in Brooklyn, NY, a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower and mentor girls through music.  Still Saffire also launched a tee-shirt project to raise money for the ongoing relief efforts of Partners in Health in Haiti.  To date, over $1000 has been donated to PIH. They are talented, fresh sounding, socially conscious young musicians who are doing what they love most – playing music and making a difference in the world. Check them out at www.stillsaffire.us, www.youtube.com/saffiremusic and on Facebook. CONTACT: Ginger Bennett ginger@stillsaffire.com (914)589-3675 

Saturday August 20th FREE event 10am-5pm

At our inaugural all-day event, Jam On DUMBO welcomed more than 1,000 people to The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge for a day of kid-friendly music. Performances by Bonga!, The Itty BIddies, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band, Still Saffire and The Mini Max Players kept hordes of kids entertained while their parents snapped up t-shirts, pie, baby gear, barbecue sauce and other locally-made food and products at our community marketplace. Special thanks to the DUMBO Improvement District and The Gallery restaurant for their generous contributions.

Join us for fun filled afternoons!
Sing, dance, be silly, eat yummy food, and laugh with your friends:)
Rolie Polie Guacamole comes to Chabad of DUMBO
68 Jay Street, Suite 215

Directions: Take the elevator at 68 Jay Street to the second floor. When you exit the elevator, walk straight down the long hallway and make a left at the end. Make a right and walk all the way through ReBar restaurant. Make a right down the next long hallway, and you’ll find us at the very end of the hall!

Tuesday afternoons 3:45-4:30
$10 per family at the door (Drop in:)
Class will be held every Tuesday until further notice.
limited stroller space

http://www.roliepolieguacamole.com/

Spread the love, tell all the parents you know:)

Jam On DUMBO is working with York Street's P.S. 307, Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School, to put on a full week of music programming for the students. In May 2012, Jam On DUMBO will bring a mix of hands-on workshops and performances to the students of P.S. 307 as we celebrate the school's first-ever Music Week. If you'd like to participate in, help plan, or contribute money toward Music Week, please contact Alisha (alisha(at)jamondumbo.com) or Jaime (jlpessin(at)gmail.com).  

Music Week 2012 Performers/Educators

Marc Bazerman, Baze and His Silly Friends

Baze, an award-winning children’s song writer, recording artist and performer, brings his Super Duper Solo Show to Music Week at PS 307. Featuring fun and interactive songs, The Super Duper Solo Show encourages children to use their imaginations and creativity to learn about the world in which they live. Baze will feature his global collection of instruments, giving the students a hands-on, experiential way to learn about music from around the world. Baze will be working with the kindergarten classes on Tuesday, at 11:40 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. www.mysillyfriends.com

Bija Kids

Bija Kids yoga introduces children to the practice and principles of yoga through movement, story and song. Nature, basic anatomy and imagination are key aspects of the program, which also incorporates chanting, breathing exercises and simple meditation practices which help to relax and calm the mind. Bija Kids’ philosophy is based on the idea that all seeds, or bija in Sanskrit, have the ability to flourish with proper care and nurturing. Yoga is a framework to teach valuable life tools that help kids be happy, deal with challenges and face life head on with open minds and hearts. Bija’s yoga instructors will be working with the first grade classes at 11:40 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday. www.bijakids.com

Flocabulary

Flocabulary is a DUMBO-based online learning program that features educational songs, videos and activities for grades K-12. The program is proven to raise scores on state tests and is currently being used in more than 15,000 schools across the country. For Music Week 2012, Flocabulary will be performing songs about vocabulary and math, and talking to students about how being creative can help them achieve in the classroom and beyond. Flocabulary will be working with the second grade classrooms on Tuesday, at 12:35 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. www.flocabulary.com

Billy Libby, Your Song, Your Story

Billy is a musician/singer/songwriter who recently moved to Brooklyn from Portland, Maine. In addition to writing and performing his own music, he also founded Your Song, Your Story to give children the opportunity to experience the therapeutic value of artistic expression through music. Billy currently teaches at an after-school program at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Manhattan. He will work with students as a class to create an original song. Billy will be working with the third grade classrooms on Wednesday at 11:40 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. www.billylibby.com

Daniel Maté

Daniel Maté is a Vancouver-born/raised, Brooklyn-based composer/lyricist working mainly in and around new musical theater, for which he has received a 2010 Jonathan Larson Foundation Grant and the ASCAP’s 2010 Cole Porter Award for Music and Lyrics. Daniel is also an experienced music and theater educator, having helped to pioneer NYU’s popular “Second Avenue Songmakers” program for elementary-aged children, which he has also led for the past four years. A highly effective teaching artist, he has created original musicals with students in middle school (Middle School Mysteries, Two River Theatre Company, Red Bank, NJ) and college (The Story of Jo-Beth, CAP 21 Conservatory, Manhattan). Daniel will be working with the fifth graders, time to be decided. www.danielmate.com

Jeff Newell, New-Trad

Mr. Newell, a jazz musician, band leader and music historian who has a studio in Vinegar Hill, will be giving the students a sense of the relevance of American history to their daily lives. By sharing stories and music from the ragtime and blues traditions, he hopes to expose young people to historic American music, showing them how its development was affected by political/social history, and how this historic music relates to the contemporary music they hear everyday. Students will see the process through which people from diverse backgrounds come together to form new and unique cultural entities. In addition to listening to historic recordings on an iPod dock, the students will experience a live solo musical performance on a variety of instruments, including the flute, saxophone, acoustic steel guitar and several folk instruments. Jeff will be working with the third graders at 9:50 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, and with one fourth grade classroom at 12:35. On Thursday he will work with the other fourth grade class at 9:50 a.m., and the fifth grade classes at 11:40 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. http://www .new-trad.com/new-trad.com/Home.html

Project Rhythm

Project Rhythm is a nonprofit organization that responds to a demand for youth music programs and helps to fill a growing void in music education. Project Rhythm (Reaching Youth Through Music) is based on the premise that music is an effective instrument for youth education and empowerment. Its programs assist community-based organizations in the New York City area by implementing music education programs that can help young people in underserved communities improve their cognitive skills and build self-confidence. Project Rhythm will be working with small groups of PS 307’s fifth graders all week to write and record their own original songs. www.projectrhythm.org

Amelia Robinson, Mil’s Trills

Amelia Robinson is the founder of Mil's Trills Music & Stories, an interactive concert

series for babies, kids and families, where she writes and performs original tunes on her electric ukulele. Also a music educator at the Stephen Gaynor School’s Early Childhood Center, Amelia has developed a curriculum focused heavily on movement, songs and instruments, that she will present to the youngest students of PS 307. Amelia will be working with the pre-K classrooms at 8:55 and 9:50 on Tuesday. www.milstrills.com

Rolie Polie Guacamole

Rolie Polie Guacamole, a Brooklyn-based rock band for kids, formed in 2006. Since then, the band has performed their original music throughout the country and recorded two albums. They also have a series of songs based on children’s literature. They’ll be performing for the first graders on Monday at 11:40 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. www.roliepolieguacamole.com

Jon Samson, CoCreative Music

Jon is the founder of CoCreative Music, a music therapy and teaching practice in Brooklyn. At Music Week, he will perform some of his award-winning family music, teach a bit about music and even make up a song with the students. Music promotes skill, creativity, focus and fun. The dynamics of music, from high to low, fast to slow, loud to soft, and starting and stopping are all magical mirrors of human emotion. Jon will be working with one pre-K classroom at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, and one fourth grade classroom at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. www.cocreativemusic.com

Jessica Taylor, DAMAGE DANCE

DAMAGE DANCE, led by Artistic Director Jessica Taylor, is a New York City-based contemporary dance company that has a mission of embracing and accepting our flaws and in turn using them to better ourselves. The company has performed all over NYC and most recently had its international premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. At Music Week, Jessica and her dancers will perform solos in various classrooms, allowing time for the students to ask questions and learn a few dance steps themselves. Times and classrooms to be decided. www.jessicataylordance.com

Naomi Weinberger, Naomi’s Music

Naomi is thrilled to sing and dance with the kids of PS 307. Naomi’s program, Music Together, focuses on helping children with their basic tonality and rhythm. To that end, she will lead the children in chants, songs and dances that are fun and age-appropriate. Mostly the children will use their bodies and voices, but they will have a chance to play with some percussion instruments, as well. They will also play a musical game. Some of the music will be songs they know, but everything repeats, so they’ll pick up new songs quickly! Naomi will be working with the kindergarten classes at 9:50 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on Monday. www.musictogetheratkiddiecorner.com

CoCreative Music is Jon Samson’s contribution towards a sustainable world.

Music is like farming- it takes a community of people to get things growing and flowing from the ground up. As we literally nourish ourselves with the fruits of nature’s rhythms and harmony, we express symbolically through music and other forms of creativity. The human body seems to have been designed for this-

Singing, clapping, stomping, snapping, tapping, clicking, beat-boxing, dancing… and send an email if you think of others..

• Appearing April 17