Feb 6 & 7 -- SearchAndRestore.com launch @ Jazz Gallery: Secret Society + Now vs. Now

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Hi everyone

Adam Schatz and I have been working hard to get SearchAndRestore.com up and running. We'll have a little preview for you by Saturday night, and to celebrate that small achievement, we're hosting two maddeningly enticing shows this weekend at the Jazz Gallery -- hope you're willing and able to come out for the occasion(s):

The SEARCH AND RESTORE DOT COM Preview/Beta Launch Series:

PART I: Friday, Feb 6th, 2009:

DARCY JAMES ARGUE'S SECRET SOCIETY

WINDS: Erica vonKleist, Rob Wilkerson, Sam Sadigursky, John Ellis, Josh Sinton

TRUMPETS: John Chudoba, Ingrid Jensen, Laurie Frink, Nadje Noordhuis, Tom Goehring

TROMBONES: Alex Heitlinger, Mike Fahie, James Hirschfeld, Jennifer Wharton

RHYTHM: Sebastian Noelle (guitar), Mike Holober (piano), Ike Sturm (bass), Jon Wikan (drums & percussion)


PART II: Saturday, Feb 7th, 2009:

JASON LINDNER'S NOW VS. NOW
Jason Lindner (keys), Panagiotis Andreou (bass), Mark Guiliana (drums)


Both shows at
The Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson St
New York, NY
sets at 9 & 10:30 pm

BYOB !!!

Hope to see you there!

-James


ABOUT SEARCH & RESTORE

MISSION / HISTORY
With the close of Tonic in April 2007, NYC lost a major venue for experimental jazz, as well as one of the last great mid-size clubs to see ANY jazz without being charged an arm and a leg and a drink minimum (Iridium, Village Vanguard, Blue Note, etc.). People are lining up out the door for great shows at places like the Stone, 55 Bar, and the Jazz Gallery,
but these clubs only fit up to 60 people, so the scene becomes an exclusive affair available only available to other musicians, or those in the know willing to spend the time waiting in line.

To build a sustainable jazz community, we need to make great jazz more open to the public. To do just that, in late 2007 we started a series at the Knitting Factory called "Search & Restore." We only book double bills so the shows have a more communal feel. No drink minimum, no emptying out after a set. Standing room and seats. This more casual jazz
environment lets people feel like they're part of something.

Initially happening monthly, the shows at the Knit were so successful that we're looking to make them bimonthly, even weekly. We completed fourteen installments of the series by December 2008, with increasing attendance, and we're going to keep growing. Folks continue to take notice -- We have received press from the New York Times, Down Beat Magazine, L Magazine, Gothamist, the Village Voice, Flavorpill, All About Jazz, Jazz Improv, Time Out NY, and a bunch more.

PRAISE FOR SEARCH & RESTORE

"For those intrigued by New York City's contemporary jazz scene, but stuck outside the loop, consider 'Search and Restore'." -- THE VILLAGE VOICE

"There's clear demand for [Search & Restore]" -- NATE CHINEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"[Search & Restore is] poised to help buoy jazz in New York back to a more accessible place." -- GOTHAMIST

TOP 25 Shows of The Year, 2008 (Nasheet Waits Group @ The Knitting Factory, 11/25/08) -- AllAboutJazz-New York

"...Creating an environment more akin to the New York jazz haunts of the '50s and '60s when price wasn't such a determining factor." -- DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE