Are you a musician who has performed at Smalls or Mezzrow in the past and doesn’t have an artist account then please contact us directly at musician@smallslive.com.
The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a not-for-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to subsidize the operation of our venues, recording projects, tours and educational initiatives.
During this Covid-19 pandemic our mission is to keep the clubs floating until business can be restored.
We will also sponsor live-streamed concerts from the club that will keep the musicians working during this period.
We will also be offering emergency aid for Jazz musicians in need due to this calamity.
Archive
The SmallsLIVE Archive is an audio/video library of all the shows at Smalls & Mezzrow.
Royalties are paid directly to the musicians by The SmallsLIVE Foundation.
Members sponsor their favorite musicians by listening to their music.
Live Stream
Smalls Jazz Club has been a pioneer in live streaming and began streaming shows live from the venue in 2007.
There is no cost to watch our live streams. During normal operating times the entire evening is streamed.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period there will be special live concerts scheduled in advance.
SmallsLIVE Catalog
The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of individually produced artist projects.
SmallsLIVE Members may sponsor artists of their choice and receive their music as downloads or CDs.
Sponsorships directly support the artist.
Jon Beshay
Tenor Sax
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03/03/2024
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Jon Beshay Quartet
02/15/2024
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Jon Beshay quartet
12/30/2023
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Jon Beshay quartet
11/06/2023
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Mike boone quartet
11/04/2023
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Jon Beshay quartet
11/01/2023
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Curtis Nowosad Quintet
10/18/2023
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Jon Beshay quartet & Jam Session
09/23/2023
Smalls
Jon Beshay quartet & Jam Session
06/24/2023
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Jon Beshay quartet & Jam Session
06/07/2023
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Curtis Nowosad Quartet & Jam Session
04/15/2023
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Jon Beshay quartet & Jam Session
03/10/2023
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Jon Beshay quartet & Jam Session
12/24/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay quartet & Jam Session
12/06/2022
Smalls
Jade Synstelien’s Fat Cat Big Band
11/30/2022
Smalls
Curtis Nowosad Quintet & Jam Session
11/04/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay Trio & Jam Session
10/04/2022
Smalls
Jade Synstelien’s Fat Cat Big Band
09/12/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet
06/17/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet & jam session
06/11/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay trio & Jam Session
06/03/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quintet & jam session
05/27/2022
Smalls
Corey Wallace Dubtet & jam session
04/16/2022
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet
10/15/2021
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet & Jam Session
09/19/2021
Smalls
Jade Synstelien’s Fat Cat Big Band
09/10/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
09/03/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
08/27/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
08/20/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
08/13/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
08/06/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
07/23/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
07/16/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
07/09/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
07/02/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
06/25/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
06/18/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
06/11/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
06/04/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet & Jam Session
04/02/2021
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet
02/20/2021
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet
12/28/2020
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet
11/28/2020
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet
08/22/2020
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Philip Harper Quintet
03/03/2020
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Jon Beshay Quartet
12/26/2019
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quartet
10/01/2019
Smalls
Anthony Wonsey Quartet
08/28/2019
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Fat Cat Big Band
08/18/2019
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Jon Beshay Quartet
07/31/2019
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Darrian Douglas Unity Band
07/21/2019
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Jon Beshay Quartet
05/23/2019
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George DeLancey Band
05/07/2019
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Jon Beshay Quartet
03/17/2019
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Jon Beshay Quartet
01/27/2019
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Jon Beshay "After-hours"
12/16/2018
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Jon Beshay "After-hours"
11/18/2018
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Jon Beshay "After-hours"
11/11/2018
Smalls
Fat Cat Big Band swings the work of J.S. Bach, Strayhorn, Ellington, Basie, & Synstelien
10/06/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
10/01/2018
Smalls
Anthony Wonsey Quartet
10/01/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
09/03/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
08/27/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
08/16/2018
Smalls
Darrian Douglas "The Session"
08/13/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
08/12/2018
Smalls
Curtis Nowosad Quintet
07/30/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
07/29/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quintet
07/16/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
07/08/2018
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet
07/02/2018
Smalls
Anthony Wonsey Quartet
07/02/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
06/18/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
06/10/2018
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet
06/04/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
06/03/2018
Smalls
Miki Yamanaka Quartet
05/21/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
05/13/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay Quintet
05/07/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
04/29/2018
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet
04/23/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
04/10/2018
Mezzrow
Michelle Lordi Quartet
04/09/2018
Smalls
Jon Beshay "After-hours"
04/01/2018
Smalls
Philip Harper Quintet
03/13/2018
Mezzrow
Miki Yamanaka & Adi Meyerson "Polite Jam Session"
03/01/2018
Smalls
Darrian Douglas - The Session
10/15/2017
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session with Jon Beshay
09/04/2017
Smalls
Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
08/27/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
08/21/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
08/13/2017
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Miki Yamanaka - "Afterhours"
08/07/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
07/31/2017
Smalls
Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
07/30/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
07/23/2017
Smalls
The Fat Cat Big Band swings Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor
07/17/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
07/16/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
07/03/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
07/02/2017
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Curtis Nowosad's CNQ
06/17/2017
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Jon Beshay - Afternoon Jam Session
06/11/2017
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
06/05/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
05/22/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
05/21/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
05/08/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
05/03/2017
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The Jon Beshay Trio
04/29/2017
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The Anthony Wonsey Quartet
04/28/2017
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The Anthony Wonsey Quartet
04/24/2017
Smalls
Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
04/15/2017
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
04/14/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
04/10/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
03/29/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
03/15/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
03/12/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
03/01/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
02/15/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
02/04/2017
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After-hours Jam Session with Corey Wallace
02/01/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
01/29/2017
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The Philip Harper Quintet
01/18/2017
Smalls
Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
01/04/2017
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
12/21/2016
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
12/07/2016
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
11/27/2016
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The Philip Harper Quintet
11/23/2016
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
11/12/2016
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Robert Edwards - Afternoon Jam Session
11/09/2016
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
10/30/2016
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The Philip Harper Quintet
10/16/2016
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The Philip Harper Quintet
10/02/2016
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The Philip Harper Quintet
09/18/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
09/04/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
08/31/2016
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Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
08/21/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
08/17/2016
Smalls
Jon Beshay - After-hours Jam Session
08/07/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
07/24/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
07/23/2016
Smalls
Jon Beshay - Afternoon Jam Session
06/26/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
06/12/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
05/29/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
05/22/2016
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George Gee Swing Orchestra
05/15/2016
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The Philip Harper Quintet
05/11/2016
Smalls
The Jon Beshay Quartet
05/01/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
04/17/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
04/03/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
04/02/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Group
04/02/2016
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The Philip Harper Group
04/01/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Group
03/27/2016
Smalls
George Gee Swing Orchestra
03/06/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
02/21/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
02/07/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
01/03/2016
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
12/20/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
12/06/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
11/22/2015
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The Philip Harper Quartet
11/08/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
10/25/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
10/11/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
09/27/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quintet
09/13/2015
Smalls
The Jon Beshay Quartet
08/30/2015
Smalls
The Jon Beshay Quartet
08/19/2015
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session
08/16/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
08/02/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
07/22/2015
Smalls
The Jon Beshay Quartet
07/19/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
06/21/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
06/07/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
05/29/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
05/24/2015
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
05/10/2015
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session
03/29/2015
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session
02/05/2015
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session
10/22/2014
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session
10/15/2014
Smalls
After-hours Jam Session
07/19/2014
Smalls
Winard Harper & Jeli Posse
07/18/2014
Smalls
Winard Harper & Jeli Posse
06/22/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
06/13/2014
Smalls
The Jon Beshay Quartet
05/11/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
04/27/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
04/13/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
03/09/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
03/06/2014
Smalls
The Jon Beshay Quartet
02/23/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
02/09/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
01/26/2014
Smalls
Afterhours with: Philip Harper
01/25/2014
Smalls
The Winard Harper Group
01/24/2014
Smalls
The Winard Harper Group
01/05/2014
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
09/15/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
09/01/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
08/30/2013
Smalls
The Carlos Abadie Quintet
05/26/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
05/11/2013
Smalls
Winard Harper & Jeli Posse
05/10/2013
Smalls
Winard Harper & Jeli Posse
04/21/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
04/14/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
03/10/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
02/24/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
02/10/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
01/27/2013
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
12/23/2012
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
11/11/2012
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
10/28/2012
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
10/14/2012
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
09/23/2012
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
09/09/2012
Smalls
The Philip Harper Quartet
05/05/2012
Smalls
The Winard Harper Group
05/04/2012
Smalls
The Winard Harper Group
Upcoming Shows
Quickly becoming a fixture in the New York Jazz scene, Jon Beshay has proven himself to be a skilled and versatile instrumentalist, performing with a variety of musicians and ensembles from the WDR Big Band in Cologne to jazz titans Ron Carter, Eric Reed, Christian McBride and even with playwright Taylor Mac. Often featured on multiple instruments, his ability to transition between multiple instruments has added to his flexible nature as a performer.
Originally from southeast Michigan, Beshay’s musical interest first manifested itself while hearing musicians from Detroit’s vibrant jazz scene. Detroit would go on to play a pivotal role in shaping his musical style during his early education as an artist. One can hear the driving hard bop style and blues that is quintessential to the Detroit jazz aesthetic.
He has served as musical director for both Winard Harper and Philip Harper, providing arrangements and compositions to both bands that have become lasting contributions to each band’s repertoire. He also served as composer and musical head for the off-Broadway production, (a) Loft Modulation. Written by Jaymes Jorsling and directed by Christopher McElroen, the music added a “vital burst of inspiration” to the production.
Currently residing in Brooklyn, Beshay leads his own band performing original works, with regular appearances as both a leader and sideman at NYC venues including Smalls, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ornithology and Birdland. He is a graduate of Michigan State’s Jazz Studies program and holds a masters degree from Manhattan Schools of Music.