Howard Fishman Set for Jewish Museum's SummerNights Concert Series, 7/11

Howard Fishman and his Band will perform on Thursday, July 11 as part of The Jewish Museum's popular SummerNights concert series. According to The New York Times, Howard Fishman "transcends time and idiom" performing his particular blend of jazz, pop, blues and experimental music. This event also includes an open bar with wine and light refreshments. Doors open at 7pm, and the concert begins at 7:30pm. The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan.

The SummerNights series also includes the all-women's klezmer sextet, Isle of Klezbos(July 25), playing imaginative versions of eclectic Eastern European-rooted Jewish folk music, Yiddish swing, and tango.July 11 concert tickets are $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. Visit TheJewishMuseum.org/summernights to purchase tickets online. For additional information, the public may call 212.423.3337. An infrared assistive listening system for people who are hard of hearing is available for programs in the Museum's S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Auditorium.

Critically-acclaimed singer, guitarist, composer and bandleader Howard Fishman's infectious, spontaneous, and unvarnished music has made him a favorite of audiences and critics alike. Fishman filters a passion for New Orleans jazz, Brooklyn soul, open-hearted country, blues and gospel music through an original, experimental aesthetic, to create a sound entirely his own. He has headlined in some of the most prestigious venues in the United States and abroad, including Lincoln Center, The Steppenwolf Theatre, The Blue Note, The Pasadena Playhouse, Joe's Pub, The Great American Music Hall, and Le Petit Journal in Paris. Fishman has performed with such diverse artists as Odetta, Yo Yo Ma, Maceo Parker, Robyn Hitchcock, Madeleine Peyroux, Allen Holdsworth and Nellie McKay. He is a frequent NPR guest, making feature-length appearances on Fresh Air, World Café,The Leonard Lopate Show and Soundcheck. Fishman's latest recording, The Howard Fishman Quartet Vol. III: Moon Country, was released in October 2011.

The SummerNights concert series has been funded by a generous endowment from the William Petschek Family.

Public Programs at The Jewish Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Major annual support is provided from public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo. The stage lighting has been funded by the Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer.

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