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ABOUT

JAZZ URBANE CAFE

The Cafe will be an urban arts venue that spotlights the local and national artists who define and celebrate the diverse cultural traditions that make Boston a unique and global city.  Our arts program will consist of nightly musical performances from local artists on the Jazz Urbane Recordings label (the Cafe’s sister company) and across greater Boston.  Jazz Urbane Cafe will also offer other presentation modes - ranging from film screenings to dance to dramatic theater to multimedia installations - to provide a holistic presentation of form and expression.

Tastefully complementing our performance series will be an exciting culinary program designed to make the Cafe a full sensory experience.  Our dinner, lunch, catering and takeout menus will feature a fusion of global flavors with many ingredients sourced locally.  The commitment to unique, sensuous flavors made from many local ingredients will extend to the Cafe’s bar program where offerings will include craft spirits and beers and a wine selection curated to be approachable for casual wine drinkers and thrilling for wine lovers.

Finally, the Jazz Urbane Cafe is intended to be a community space and will be available for a variety of events. For smaller events, our private dining area will be available for reservation.

Stay tuned to our website for information on performance, menu and reservation details.

JAZZ URBANE CAFE TEAM

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Charles Hunter

CEO/ Managing Partner

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Zahili Zamoa

Musical Director

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Scott Goulding

Talent Buyer

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Guara Pimenta

Executive Chef

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Joe Stewart

Production Manager

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Tyson Jackson

Booking, Concert Curation Associate

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Karl Geneus

Beverage Manager

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Gianni DiFusco

Service Manager

Jazz Urbane Community Arts Transformation TEAM

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Krystal Banfield
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Charlayne Murrell-Smith
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Jackie Jenkins-Scott
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Olawumi Akinwumi
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Jock Payten
...Music/ Arts, embrace our souls, stir our imagination, lift our spirits, cement our cultural heritages and remind us through the rituals of expression with songs, dance, images, sonorities how we all live together in human. harmony..”
Dr. William C. Banfield – Manager, Founder, and Arts Director 
JazzUrbane 

JAZZ URBANE RECORDINGS

The Jazz Urbane is a contemporary recording/performing collective which embraces and is infused with great R&B song writing, melodies, band grooves and style. Not really a “new movement”, just a new configuration of mindset/artistry. It is a “collaborative of artists”, a music that crosses several bridges.

First assembled in 1981 as The Bill Banfield Band, Jazz Urbane Recordings has since grown into a multi-faceted label representing nearly one dozen artists including Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, Joey Blake, Shana Tucker, Gregory Groover, Jr., and the Charles Overton Group among others. 

To learn more, please visit jazzurbane.com

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