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.
Ismail Lawal
Drums
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05/14/2022
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10/02/2021
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09/25/2021
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Stacy Dillard Quartet & Jam Session
07/31/2021
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Stacy Dillard Quartet & Jam Session
05/15/2021
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Brooklyn Circle
04/17/2021
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Stacy Dillard Group
12/31/2020
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Brooklyn Circle NEW year's eve
08/19/2020
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03/08/2020
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Brooklyn Circle "After-hours"
02/16/2020
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01/26/2020
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01/11/2020
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12/15/2019
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12/08/2019
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11/17/2019
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11/10/2019
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10/27/2019
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10/06/2019
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09/22/2019
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09/08/2019
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07/14/2019
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06/09/2019
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05/19/2019
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05/05/2019
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04/21/2019
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04/07/2019
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03/17/2019
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03/03/2019
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02/03/2019
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01/20/2019
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12/23/2018
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12/09/2018
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11/11/2018
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10/28/2018
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10/14/2018
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09/30/2018
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09/16/2018
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09/02/2018
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07/22/2018
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05/27/2018
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05/06/2018
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04/22/2018
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04/08/2018
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03/25/2018
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12/31/2017
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12/03/2017
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11/19/2017
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11/05/2017
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10/22/2017
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10/08/2017
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09/24/2017
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09/03/2017
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08/20/2017
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04/02/2017
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03/19/2017
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02/19/2017
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01/22/2017
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12/18/2016
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12/04/2016
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11/20/2016
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11/06/2016
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10/23/2016
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10/09/2016
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09/25/2016
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09/11/2016
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08/28/2016
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08/14/2016
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07/31/2016
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07/17/2016
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07/02/2016
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06/19/2016
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05/22/2016
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05/08/2016
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04/24/2016
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04/10/2016
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03/27/2016
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12/27/2015
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12/13/2015
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11/29/2015
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11/15/2015
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11/01/2015
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The Stacy Dillard Quartet
10/18/2015
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10/04/2015
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09/20/2015
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09/06/2015
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After-hours Jam Session
08/09/2015
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The Stacy Dillard Quartet
07/26/2015
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07/12/2015
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The Lummie Spann Trio
06/28/2015
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The Stacy Dillard Quartet
05/17/2015
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The Stacy Dillard Quartet
11/02/2014
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After Hours with Stacy Dillard
09/28/2014
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08/31/2014
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07/13/2014
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06/29/2014
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05/18/2014
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04/20/2014
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04/06/2014
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03/23/2014
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03/02/2014
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02/02/2014
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12/22/2013
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12/15/2013
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11/24/2013
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11/03/2013
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Afterhours with: Stacy Dillard
10/06/2013
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The Stacy Dillard Quartet
09/08/2013
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After-hours Jam Session
08/11/2013
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05/19/2013
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05/05/2013
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04/28/2013
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03/24/2013
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03/17/2013
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02/17/2013
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02/03/2013
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01/20/2013
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Afterhours with: Brooklyn Circle featuring Stacy Dillard
12/30/2012
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12/16/2012
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12/02/2012
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11/18/2012
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11/04/2012
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Afterhours with: Brooklyn Circle featuring Stacy Dillard
10/21/2012
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09/16/2012
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09/02/2012
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08/26/2012
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08/12/2012
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The Ismail Lawal Trio
07/29/2012
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06/03/2012
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05/13/2012
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05/06/2012
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04/22/2012
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04/08/2012
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02/05/2012
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01/08/2012
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12/11/2011
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12/04/2011
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11/13/2011
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11/06/2011
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After-hours jam session with Brooklyn Circle featuring Stacy Dillard
10/09/2011
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09/25/2011
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09/18/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
08/14/2011
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After-hours jam session with Brooklyn Circle featuring Stacy Dillard
07/24/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
06/26/2011
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After-hours jam session with The Stacy Dillard Trio
06/12/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
05/22/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
05/08/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
05/01/2011
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After-hours jam session with The Stacy Dillard Trio
04/24/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
04/03/2011
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After - hours Jam Session
03/20/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
03/13/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
02/27/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
02/13/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
01/30/2011
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After-hours jam session with The Stacy Dillard Trio
01/16/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
01/02/2011
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
12/19/2010
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
11/28/2010
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11/14/2010
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10/31/2010
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10/17/2010
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10/10/2010
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09/19/2010
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09/05/2010
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08/22/2010
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08/08/2010
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08/01/2010
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07/25/2010
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07/18/2010
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06/13/2010
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After-hours jam session with The Stacy Dillard Trio
06/06/2010
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05/16/2010
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
05/02/2010
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
04/18/2010
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04/04/2010
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03/14/2010
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03/07/2010
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02/28/2010
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02/14/2010
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01/31/2010
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01/17/2010
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01/03/2010
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
12/20/2009
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12/06/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
11/22/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
11/08/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
10/25/2009
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10/04/2009
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09/20/2009
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09/06/2009
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08/30/2009
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08/09/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
07/26/2009
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07/19/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
06/28/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
05/24/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
04/12/2009
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The Stacy Dillard Trio
03/29/2009
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After hours jam session with The Stacy Dillard Trio
03/12/2009
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After- hours Jam Session
Upcoming Shows
Driven by a relentless curiosity, Ismail Lawal's playing happily avoids easy categorization. Lawal fell in love with jazz as a teen and immersed himself in the works of the music's most exemplary practitioners. More important than the raw information he gained from his study however, was the intellectual and cultural inquisitiveness which he saw as feeding the vitality of the music. Adopting this inclusive stance, Lawal has gone on to perform in a variety of musical settings, from various African-based traditions to singer-songwriter gigs, and myriad worlds in between.