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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.
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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.
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Willard Dyson
Drums
Recently Added
04/02/2019
Mezzrow
John Dokes, Steve Einerson, Elias Bailey & Willard Dyson
11/29/2015
Smalls
George Gee Swing Orchestra
10/25/2015
Smalls
George Gee Swing Orchestra
09/27/2015
Smalls
George Gee Orchestra
05/31/2015
Smalls
The George Gee Orchestra
05/09/2015
Smalls
The Stafford Hunter Quintet
05/08/2015
Smalls
The Stafford Hunter Quintet
04/26/2015
Smalls
The George Gee Orchestra
03/29/2015
Smalls
The George Gee Swing Orchestra
02/01/2015
Smalls
The George Gee Swing Orchestra
02/17/2012
Smalls
Vocalist Marion Cowings
09/15/2011
Smalls
The Freddie Bryant "Kaleidoscope"
07/05/2011
Smalls
The Freddie Bryant "Kaleidoscope" Trio
04/29/2011
Smalls
The Matt Geraghty Trio
04/22/2011
Smalls
The David Bixler Quintet
09/03/2010
Smalls
Wayne Roberts & The John Kirby Project
07/02/2010
Smalls
Wayne Roberts & The John Kirby Project
05/20/2010
Smalls
The Joris Teepe Quartet
03/12/2010
Smalls
Wayne Roberts & The John Kirby Project
08/06/2009
Smalls
The Joris Teepe Quartet
06/02/2009
Smalls
The Bob Albanese Quartet
Upcoming Shows
Willard Dyson, an active and extremely talented drummer on the New York and international music scenes, came to New York City in 1986 from Oakland California. A versatile musician, Willard is at home in a myriad of musical genres including Jazz, R&B, African, Latin and Brazilian music. Willard has worked regularly with a diverse group of musicians including Michael Franks, Joe Sample, Charlie Hunter, Regina Belle, Grady Tate, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Jimmy Scott, The New York Voices, Dakota Staton and Cassandra Wilson. He keeps very active in New York City by playing at local clubs, concerts, recording and private instruction. Willard often tours the United States, Japan and Europe as well as numerous other countries. In 2003 he toured North Africa, The Middle East and South Asia as part of the U.S. Department of State and Kennedy Centers Jazz Ambassador Program. He has been called, "perfect, imaginative, sensitive, exciting and subtle, with a stunning flair for devastating funk," in The Wellington Journal. In 2000 Willard was a featured percussion soloist with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra for the U.S. premier of Takashi Yoshimatsus saxophone concerto Cyber-Bird. Willard has also appeared on many national television shows including The Tonight Show, Soul Train, The Arsenio Hall Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show and BET. Willard has been playing percussion since the 5th grade when he received his first drum set. He also sang in his church choir throughout junior and senior high school and received a scholarship to participate in the prestigious Young Musicians Program at the University of California at Berkeley. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Percussion Performance from California State Hayward University and a Master of Music degree in Jazz and Commercial Music from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.Weblinks:www.myspace.com/willarddysongroup