In partnership with the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park, the Jazz Foundation Presents: Gerry Eastman Quintet

Gerry Eastman is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, bassist, composer, and entrepreneur who has worked with greats like Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Etta James, and the Isley Brothers. His distinctive avant-garde jazz, funk, and soul stylings attract fellow musicians and the jazz community to his live appearances, especially at the Williamsburg Music Center, which he founded 42 years ago. The only black-owned jazz club in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, WMC is a musical laboratory and club that fosters young artists and hosts popular Friday and Saturday night jam sessions.


Supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.