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.
Rabbi Steve Blane
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About Rabbi Steven Blane, founder of Sim Shalom CongregationRabbi and Cantor Steven Blane began his professional cantorial career in 1991, at Congregation Beth Israel in Biloxi, MS. He was ordained as a rabbi in June 2001, but continued to serve as cantor until 2006 at different (consecutive) Conservative and Reform temples around the country. During this time and until 2009, Rabbi Blane was a member of the Cantor's Assembly - an international and highly regarded association of cantors affiliated with Conservative Judaism. However, he resigned after being offered either resignation or expulsion when he began officiating at interfaith weddings.Between 2006 and 2009, Rabbi Blane served as rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Tikvah (a Conservative community in New Milford, NJ). He has also led services in Lubavitch, Orthodox, Conservative and Reform communities. However, he always feels most comfortable among the most progressive Jewish movements, and it was while serving at Congregation Beth Tikvah that he realized he had a progressive mission, too: "I was in pain; I was sad. Yes, I was doing well - I was serving a lovely community and I was making a good salary. But I was not growing: my vision was much larger than I could realize in the Conservative or any particular movement. And so I left the traditional pulpit to journey on my own."That journey has been extensive and fruitful. It has led to Sim Shalom - an interactive, online and free Jewish synagogue, which meets the needs of unaffiliated Jews and interfaith couples and espouses the Universalist philosophy. It has also led, of course, to JSLI's Rabbinical School and other Judaism courses. Rabbi Blane's overarching commitment is to nurture, heal and bring joy to the community. His mantra? "No is not in G-d's vocabulary."Rabbi Blane is a member of the International Federation of Rabbis - a professional organization whose viewpoint is closely aligned to his own: a commitment to Jewish tradition and yet a realization of the need to facilitate and adapt to a changing Judaism in the 21st century. Music has always played a huge part in Rabbi Blane's life - both inside and outside of synagogue. He majored in Voice and obtained a B.A. in Music Education from Jersey City University. Following college, he performed as a singer/actor off and on Broadway, most notably in the show "Strider" in 1978-1979. He was a film extra in "The Chosen" (don't blink) and wrote an Off-Off Broadway musical, which he produced in 1981. In 1986 he co-founded Blane & DeRosa Productions, an audiobook and children's audio production company. To date, the company has produced thousands of audio recordings for major publishers. Rabbi Blane plays guitar, piano and ukelele, and he loves to sing Jazz Standards.For more information on Rabbi Blane, visit www.Rabbi.Net.