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MOnday, April 13th
Buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
Nathan Chamberlain’s “Farewll to My Meniscus Party”
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ BELLCAVE
DM For Address (Dekalb L, Seneca M)
Past (Archive)
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Wednesday, March 4th
Buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
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@ Threes Brewing
333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
MOnday, February 16th
Buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
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@ Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Tuesday, February 10
Eighty Pound Pug
with ALex Lozupone
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Saturday, January 31
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
w/
Gem Alchemy
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@ DADA, 60-37 myrtle ave, Queens, NY 11385
Thursday, January 22
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ DADA, 60-37 myrtle ave, Queens, NY 11385
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//2025
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Saturday, October 25
Open Minds Series
Jen Sapiro (solo)
with Daniel Carter & Alex Lozupone
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@ Idle Minds Tavern, 623 Manhattan Ave. Greenpoint, NY 11222
Thursday, October 23
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
w/
Shardik
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@ NUblu, 62 Loisaida Ave, New York
Saturday, september 20
Holy fang fest
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ holy fang campus1299 NY-82, hopewell junction, NY 12533
Sunday, september 21
orchiddbb[B] ~water the teeth, record release~
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Tuesday, August 5th/ 8pm
Eighty Pound Pug
with Alex Lozupone
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Saturday, August 2nd/ 8pm
orchiddbb[B]
Head to the hills Fest
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ prattsville art center
14562 NY-23, Prattsville, NY 12468
Saturday, July 26/ 7pm
Unscripted soundscapes, Curated by Ken Kobayashi
buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
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@ iBeam
168 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Wednesday, July 16/ 7pm
buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
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@ Threes Brewing
333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Saturday, June 28/ 7pm
Unscripted soundscapes
Ayumi Ishito (tenor Sax)
Kate Mohanty (Alto Sax)
Nicole Connelly (Trombone)
Jen Sapiro (Voice)
SJ Fleish (FX/ Vox)
YukoTogami (Drums)
Alex Lozupone (Guitar)
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@ iBeam
168 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Thursday, June 26/ 9:30pm
Tess, a new musical
Jen Sapiro, Music Director
tessmusical.com
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@ 54 Below
254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
Friday, June 20/ 8pm
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ Freddy’s
627 5th ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Monday, May 26// 8pm
Eighty Pound Pug
with Alex Lozupone
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Sunday, April 27// 8pm
buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
Special guest *Tree Signs*
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
saturday, April 26/ 8pm
exoskeleton ensemble, by orchid mcrae
jen sapiro - voice
caylie davis - trumpet
miranda agnew - trumpet
aj medeiros - trombone
selendis sebastian alexander johnson - trombone
francesca h. - saxophones
dylan delgiudice - alto saxophone
nikita manin - clarinet
stan zekov - bass clarinet
ryan ghassemi - bassoon
orchid mcrae - condictor
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Wednesday, April 23/ 7:30pm
buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
w/
HIT
KOLB
Kissy Noises
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@ Bar Freda
801 seneca ave., Queens 11385
Sunday, April 20// 8pm
Eighty Pound Pug
with Alex Lozupone
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Friday, April 11/ 7pm
orchiddbb[B]
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & hans young binter
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Sunday, march 16// 8pm
eighty pound pug
with Alex Lozupone, daniel Carter, Ayumi ishito, marcus cummins, stephen moses, sjfleish, kate mohanty
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Tuesday, February 18// 7:30pm
orchiddbb
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes
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@ Young Ethel’s
506 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Sunday, February 9// 7pm
Eighty pound Pug
Alex Lozupone
ken Kobayashi
Daniel Carter
Kate Monhanty
Sjfleish
jen Sapiro
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@ Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Saturday, February 8// 7pm
Noah Stoneman Song Cycle (Trio)
- noah Stoneman (Composition & Piano)
- Chris Ferrari (Clarinet)
- Jen Sapiro (voice)
curated by Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Friday, January 31
intro (opening), 2025
composed & conducted by orchid McRae
Trumpets: Caylie Davis, Will Evans, Miranda Agnew
Trombones: Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson, AJ Medieros
french horn: Ellie Shannon
soprano/ Alto Saxophone: Francesca H.
Flute/ Piccolo: Samantha Kochis
Soprano Voice: Jen Sapiro
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Sunday, January 26
Dot iso, Expanded
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Dylan DelGiudice
Celebrating the release of “I read too many things”
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@ Young Ethel’s
506 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Friday, january 17
Jen Sapiro (solo voice)
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Monday, January 6
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes
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@ Hart Bar
538 Hart St #1, Brooklyn, NY 11221
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//2024
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Tuesday, November 26
Buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
curated by Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Friday, November 15
orchiddBB X Rhymes with Orange
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & Hans Young Binter
Rhymes with Orange
(Matt Genkin, Lila Feldman, Dylan Israelian, Dominic Zimmerman)
Sportscasting Set
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Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Saturday, November 9
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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@ Brooklyn Artery
1004 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn
Tuesday, November 5
House of the Ax [Nonet]
Orchid McRae
Miranda Agnew
Francesca H.
Vivek Menon
Sunjay Jayaram
Rocío Díaz de Cossío
Dylan DelGiudice
Mario Fontes
Wormhole Improvisation Series
curated by gían pérez
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@ Brothers Wash & Dry
54-20 Nurge Ave, Queens
Sunday, September 29
Daedelus
with Jen Sapiro (voice) & Dylan DelGiudice (guitar)
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of The Light Brigade
w/
Drum & Lace
Dan Gorelick
Tommy Value
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@ Public Records
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, September 21
House of the Ax [Nonet]
performs Orchid McRae’s “it’s just a bit, i promise”
Jen Sapiro - voice
Francesca H. - alto sax
Vivek Menon - violin
Che Buford - violin
Sunjay Jayaram - viola
Rocío Díaz de Cossío - cello,
Dylan DelGiuidice - guitar
Mario Fontes - electric bass
Orchid McRae - percussion
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@ House Show
Brooklyn, NY (DM for Address)
Tuesday, September 14
Buried Giant
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, and Chris Veliz
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@ Sunset Stoop
Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, September 12
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon
& Mario Fontes
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@ Caffeine Underground
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, August 30
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon
& Mario Fontes
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@ Hart Bar
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, August 9
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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@ Mojo’s Gallery
Troy, NY
Sunday, June 23
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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@ Abyssina
Phildelphia, PA
Saturday, June 22
Buried Giant (Trio)
with Adam Sapiro & Mario Fontes
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@ Dublé Bar
Ridgewood, NY
Friday, June 21
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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@ Jet Lag Music Festival
Downseville, NY
Friday, June 14
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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@ Never Ending Books
New Haven, CT
Monday, April 29
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
w/
Gabriel Zucker + Aaron Edgecomb
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@ Nublu
New York, NY
Monday, March 11
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
w/
fif
gorgeous
fetus piss (aka shiverboard)
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@ Never Ending Books
New Haven, CT
Thursday, February 29
Dot Iso
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Dylan DelGiudice
w/ Gabriel Zucker + Aaron Edgecomb
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@ House Show (DM for Address)
Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, February 18
orchiddBB v.2
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, Mario Fontes, & Jose Solares
Performing in Rirkrit Tiravanija's
"untitled 1996 (rehearsal studio no. 6, open version)"
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@ MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens
Monday, January 22
Dot Iso
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Dylan DelGiudice
Guests Mario Fontes & Jen Sapiro
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@ Shrine Harlem
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, NYC
Sunday, January 7
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
w/
Florid
Griffy Jones
Stefani Bondari
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@ Rubulad (DM for Address)
Brooklyn, NY
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//2023
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Sunday, December 3
Creative Music Studio Improvisers Ensemble
Conducted by Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson
Jen Sapiro
Haruna Fukazawa
Madison Greenstone
Sara Schoenbeck,
Gabby Fluke-Mogul
Vivek Menon
Joanna Mattrey
Cleek Schrey
Rocio Diaz De Cossio
Rémy Béllanger de Beauport
Caroline Morton
Henry Fraser
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@ Houghton Hall Arts Community
22 East 30th St. Josef Jefferson Room
New York, NY
Saturday, December 2
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
w/
Fred Cracklin
Shiverboard
Antimonie
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@ First Live
219 Central Ave. Brooklyn, NY
Friday, November 17
Leather Dollar
with Drew McCann, Mario Fontes, & Chris Veliz
w/
Ellie MacPhee
Lily Talmers
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@ The Owl Music Parlor
497 Rogers Ave. Brooklyn, NY
Friday, November 10
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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Bruised Peach Music Festival
@ Rubulad (DM for Address)
Monday, October 23
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
w/
Ned Rothenberg
CLAK
Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson Big Band
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@ Sundown
68-38 Forest Ave. Queens, NY
Tuesday, October 10
Dot Iso (live album recording)
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Dylan DelGiudice
Guests
Jen Sapiro
Daniel Carter
Ayumi Ishito
nate from floral
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@ Scholes Street Studio
375 Lorimer St. Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, September 7
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
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@ Gold Sounds
44 Wilson Ave. Brooklyn, NY
Friday, August 25
Buried Giant (duo)
with Adam Sapiro
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@ House Show (DM for Address)
Sunday, June 18
Dot Iso
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Dylan DelGiudice
Guests
Jen Sapiro
Daniel CarteR
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@ X-PIZZA
190 Front St, NYC
Tuesday, June 13
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
w/ Clak
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@ Mama Tried
787 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, June 4
Tess, A New Musical In Concert
Jen Sapiro, Music Director
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@ Kraine Theater
85 E. 4th St.
Thursday, May 11
Tree Signs
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, & Orchid McRae
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@ The Windjammer
Ridgewood, NY
Friday, May 5
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
Western Music Presents
w/
Chuck Roth
Gun
Kevin Venom
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@ Hart Bar
Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, April 11
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
Western Music Presents
w/
nate from floral
heavenly arms
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@ The Windjammer
Ridgewood, NY
Sunday, April 2
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
Western Music Presents
orchiddBB "this page this squire (v 1.1.0)”
*Garments by Vân Anh
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@ Scholes Street Studio
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, March 17
Tree Signs
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, & Orchid McRae
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@ Hart Bar
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, January 27
orchiddBB
with Orchid McRae, Vivek Menon, & Mario Fontes
Western Music Presents
w/
jaymothra
Zelenaya Kevin Venom
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@ Hart Bar
Brooklyn, NY
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Wednesday, December 21
Tree Signs
with Adam Sapiro, Mario Fontes, Alberto Fontes, & Orchid McRae
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@ Bar Freda
Ridgewood, NY
aren’t we all just waiting for something to happen?