Salon on Kingston

02/19/2024

Get your dancin’ shoes on because this Thursday we’ll be getting down to the groovy R&B and Motown sounds of APO (All-Purpose Orchestra).

APO has been lighting up parties in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy for over 15 years now. We’ll be making space on the dance floor and firing up the disco ball for the occasion. We’re thrilled to host them!

Victor Washington - Keyboard, Vocals
Darrel Ward - Drums
Tyrone Cox - Trumpet, Vocals
Mandie Rains - Lead Vocals
Walter Banks - Bass, Vocals

Thanks to our special hosts for the evening: .j.kim

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09/27/2023

07/07/2022

Two live shows this Thursday! And live music EVERY Thursday 🙂

You regulars will recognize John Lander from our Open Jams as the guy who can play masterfully on every instrument in the house. He is bringing his own band this time!

Elysse is a Brooklyn-based vocalist and composer who crafts cinematic, genre-bending songs.

As a vocalist featured in numerous musical groups, she has held jazz residencies weekly at Minton’s Playhouse and monthly at Soho Ludlow House, and has frequently performed at esteemed venues all over NYC, including The Blue Note, Small’s Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub, The New York Historical Society, Webster Hall, and National Sawdust.

As a songwriter, Elysse writes and performs music under her solo project Elysse. Elysse discovered her penchant for songwriting while pursuing an MA in Cultural Studies at NYU, taking cues from such artistic influences as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, and Joni Mitchell to cultivate a panoramic yet intimate style spanning a vast spectrum of idioms from psychedelic soul to chamber pop, all anchored in her passion for poetics and the written word. She released The Preludes EP in March 2021 and is poised to release new music in 2022.

01/01/2022

To the Salon family, friends and lovers of life…It’s been pure pleasure and inspiring to be together this year, filling the Kingston corner with so much optimism, respect and joy. Every time is a surprise…
Here’s to even bigger dreaming. Happy New Year 🔥🌈✨💕

12/13/2021

Join us as we welcome Suma Qawasmi and Ittay Flescher to speak about “Kids4Peace”
THURSDAY
Dec 16th
7:30pm
Recommended $15 donation
(all goes towards the non-profit)

Homemade Harira Soup prepared and offered by the generosity of El Ateeq

A few weeks ago, our neighbor and friend El-Ateeq mentioned that he is in touch with the directors of a non-profit global youth peace organization and that they would be coming to NY to give presentations about the program and raise funds. As we approach the new year, it seems like perfect timing to give the stage to voices of a possible new future, one in which conflict, hatred and stereotypes are replaced with respect and friendship.

The organization "Kids4peace" was born out of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It's one of the most tense and controversial places in the world and has become the face of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians. As a response to this violent divide, a group of parents on both sides decided that the key for a better future is for their kids to know each other and dream together a different reality.

"In the face of violence, hatred and injustice, we connect youth from across religious and social divides and give them tools to be agents of change. Our vision is to create a global movement of peace leaders and activists who transform divided societies into communities of lasting peace."

10/25/2021

This Wednesday! Oct 27th
7-10pm

These Wednesday Jazz evenings Bernard is curating feel like a revival of Brooklyn’s golden jazz era, especially in our neighborhood that saw so many greats pass though. It’s intimate. It’s from the heart. It feels like family. The music is just killer.

He changes the lineup week to week with special guests. This week you won’t want to miss Antoinette on vocals and Danny Mixon and Mamiko on piano!…joining the core of stellar world-class musicians.

It’s also the last in the City Corps Grant series…free and open to all! See you then!



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10/22/2021

The ever exquisite voice of Julia Patinella backed by the sweet sounds of true gentlemen, Juan Pedro Jimenez, Luis Ossa and Baba Musa at our last Sidewalk Jam Flamenco evening. Thank you all for a beautiful evening!

Some very special cameos in this video 😍 The artist exhibiting inside from now until the 31st, Carlos Mateu dancing with his partner Christine Keeley 💃🏼
Bernard Linnette of Wednesday Jazz fame 🎹
And one other guy who looks familiar 😉

Come see the work and meet the artist at the next gallery openings! There are a range of paintings, prints and T-shirt’s available.
Tuesday 10/26 10am-2pm
Wednesday 10/27 7-10pm (during Jazz with Bernard)
Sunday 10/31 12-4pm

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10/05/2021

Join us for this FREE event this Wednesday! Thanks ! This award was created to activate and energize New York City’s artists and engage the public with arts activities this summer and fall. We are proud to host these stellar, world-class musicians, led by the classiest, kindest musician I know, drummer
Thanks to , , , and for supporting artists like Bernard!

These grants make all the difference...let's create a world in which they can be accessible like this all the time!

09/08/2021

Tonight!

12/06/2020

We opened up the storefront windows! To help keep the musicians warm, well ventilated and to see how far we can stretch this season. Jay Rodriguez and M***a Flower at “Capture the Movement” photo exhibit were up for the experiment.
We learned the tragic news that Jay played today for one of his mentors, Bassam Saba, who died from COVID yesterday.

Bassam Saba of Lebanon is a world-renowned virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist, and leading figure of Arabic music. Please do check him out.

The music is bittersweet, as we mourn the loss of such incredible figures to the virus. Thank you Jay and all the musicians who came today. What a special moment.

Stay safe and see you tomorrow (1-5pm) for the final day of the exhibit and an amazing lineup of artists. Excellent work putting this together Shawn!
And thank you to all the photographers!

10/21/2020

Afro-future Soul “Afronaut”, Euphoria on the streets of Crown Heights Friday. and modrums your music is incredible. Look what your spaceship did to us! Thank you!!! ALONE and your troupe of merry makers, thank you for warming everyone up and then keeping the traffic-stopping party going.

09/26/2020

3.5 hours of reggae = pure joy. It was great to see so many people turn out. Thank you “5 Outa 12”, thank you Ms Ella. What a perfect night.

09/24/2020

Rumba and Plena with Kikiriki Biquey, Sept 6th.

09/04/2020

The rain didn’t stop us, at least not for the first 45 minutes. Was beautiful to see people not budging under their umbrellas. Every event seems to bring some new surprise: “the Sawman”, 89 years old, who lives around the corner.

08/12/2020

Thank you and for bringing a spirit that made us not only joyful, but proud to be living here in Brooklyn, in this thing together. Carving spaces that we want to see and be a part of.

08/09/2020

Sidewalk Jam 8/9 “Bulla en el Barrio” Salon on Kingston

08/09/2020

Today at 6pm! Sidewalk jam with "Bulla en el Barrio". Guyanese dishes on the menu a la our neighbor Noemi. See you there!

07/30/2020

Still high from last Sunday’s street concert with “5 OUTA 12”. What a joy! 🤩

07/27/2020

Live from Mevo Salon on Kingston

07/26/2020

Streaming live Reggae with “5 Outa 12” in just a few!

07/23/2020

400 Years of Tears - A Poem by Baba Pa-Ur.

Our beloved neighbor performs spoken word over jazz standard "St. Thomas". Empress Idama who sang earlier joins in support of the powerful words.

Sunday Jam 7/12

07/13/2020

Sidewalk Jam 7/12. Many thanks to vocalist Empress Idama, master drummer Rafael, Curtis on the drum kit, Elijah Herring and Jerry Wilkie on sax, and special surprise guest (and neighbor) bassist Gregory Jackson. It was a beautiful afternoon!

06/24/2020

Thanks to everyone who came out to play at the “second” sunny Sidewalk Jam on Sunday. It was a beautiful time. , master drummer Rafael, Baba the Poet, Jahsun, Mike, Tal, Kevin (we’ll get the bass amped up next time;), Siji, and the young ones who jumped on the drums. And to all who came out to support and enjoy. We’ll do it again soon!

06/04/2020

Making music on the street up to the last minute before the curfew in support of the protesters all over Brooklyn.

05/24/2020

The Sound of the Moment - Part 2
Kaveh Nabatian and Sarah Neufeld