Ciao Tutti , Friends and Music Lovers!
I am a performer, composer, collaborator, writer, Teaching Artist, producer and arranger. I feel blessed to be able to continue making music and connecting with so many people worldwide through sound and art. Below is a short list of news and new sounds available and coming up, new happenings, videos, etc. See the CALENDAR listings for more info.
Thank YOU as always for supporting creative music and art, live and online. Please follow me on Bandcamp to get updates on new releases and help support other great independent musicians. https://jessicalurie.bandcamp.com/follow_me
Wishing peace, love, compassion and strength to all, Jessica
~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ •
Concerts & Happenings Calendar Fall 2025
• Wed. 10/29 Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY: House Concert & Hang & LIVE RECORDING ! ~ 8 PM suggested donation $20. 427 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn NY 11222 with the brilliant Ken Butler, Yula Beeri (bass, vocals) Issac Gardener (drums) and Yours Truly on woodwinds and electronics. www.kenbutler.squarespace.com
- Mon. 11/3 NYC: Joe’s Pub Taylor Mac’s The Hang CD Release! ~ 7 PM TICKETS This was such a fabulous musical production to be a part of in 2022: Libretto by Taylor Mac, music by Matt Ray with an absolutely killing band! Hope you can join us! Taylor Mac and Matt Ray, and the company The Hang, are having an album release party/show. Selections from their jazz opera, about the final hours of the life of Socrates, will be performed by the original company. The Hang, premiered in 2022, at the Here Arts Center, and was nominated for Best Musical of the year by both the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards.
• Wed. 11/5 NYC: United Solo Theater Festival at Theater Row Legacy by Sharon Williams, an Emmy winning writer, poet, spoken word, and theater artist, band led by Michael Owcharuck. Theater Row, 410 West 42nd Street ~ 7 PM
• Wed. 11/5 NYC: The Stone NYC with Basya Schechter’s & Eden Pearlstein’s DARSHAN ~ 8:30 PM
• Sat. 11/8: The Stone NYC with Basya Schechter’s Kabbalah Kirtan Avant Garde band! ~ 8:30 PM
• Sun. 11/9 NYC: Queen Esther & Band , honored to be playing some tunes with this fabulous singer and composer!
Faena New York 500 W. 18th St., 10011 ~ 7 PM
• Wed. 11/19 Seattle: The Art Love Gallery ~ Jessica Lurie (sax/flute) Joe Doria (piano) Marina Christopher (bass) 4-7 PM FREE!! 110 Union St 5th floor 98101
DECEMBER
• Fri. 12/5 Seattle: Friday Night Shabbat with Traci Marx
• Sat. 12/5 Brooklyn, NY: CultureLab Sounds from the Gallery Series ~ Ken Butler, Jessica Lurie with Y&I (Yuli Beeri and Issac Gardener)
- Fri. 12/12 Pt Washington with cantor Naomi Less
• 12/31 New Year’s Eve Afternoon – The Art Love Gallery with Brittany Anjou
12/31 New Year’s Eve EVE! ~ The Mermaid Lounge 11 PM – 1:30 AM
• ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ •
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/theater/terce-review-heather-christian.html?smid=url-share
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
REVIEWS of Taylor Mac’s THE HANG! this was such an incredible performance to be a part of . Future plans for the show are in the works! Stay tuned!
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/23/theater/the-hang-review.html
• https://www.thewrap.com/the-hang-review-taylor-mac-socrates/
• https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/theater-review-taylor-macs-the-hang.html
• https://www.theatermania.com/off-off-broadway/reviews/review-taylor-mac-the-• hang-socrates_93260.html
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
LINKS TO LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCES:
Heather Bentley (viola, electronics) & JL (flute,sax) Duo , Live at the Wayward in Limbo music series, March 23, 2021 at The Chapel, Seattle, WA.
Wayward in Limbo with the redoubtable Steve Peters as ears and gears. We are beyond honored to be included in this incredible pandemic project which has now generated over a hundred unique sonic offerings. Truly the best in midnight listening. Thank you Steve and Wayward, and hang in there music peeps. We’re still vibrating. We’re #102
Seattle singer-songwriter Jim Page with JL as special guest on alto sax. April 2021
Joe Doria (Hammond B3) • JL (flute, sax) • Heather Thomas (drums) Live from Joe’s Garage ~ two great nights of music, sonic lights and improvisations
January 31, 2021 Livestream Performance
March 2, 2021 Livestream Performance
Unhappy with the prospect of not playing live with others and dissatisfied with other mask designs, I designed sturdily built to last, with reinforced seams, bridge, and double upper and lower elastic straps with adjusters for extra support and a perfect fit! Many thanks to Michael Winograd, Dan Blacksberg and my Mom for their help getting this venture off the ground. It’s still evolving but here is my funny promo video! Also if you don’t play horn you can use it for drinking fancy drinks during pandemic cocktail hour! Please feel free to message me with any questions you have! zipamusic@gmail.com.
You can check out mask designs and other handmade items at my ETSY store!
• MUSIC LESSONS! I’m giving online lessons on flute, saxophone, clarinet, singing, composition and improvisation! Please contact me directly if you’re interested! zipamusic@gmail.com
• Recording/Overdubbing/Arranging for your music needs: I am available for recording, arranging, making transcriptions and producing, creating short sound tracks as well recording woodwinds and vocals via my home studio. Please inquire!