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Alison Shearer is a saxophonist with tremendous style, lyricism, and intuition whose talents have brought her around the world. Alison has performed at The Blue Note NYC, Lincoln Center, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Merkin Concert Hall, The Kennedy Center, Joe's Pub, Brooklyn Bowl, National Sawdust and Rockwood Music Hall, among many other venues.

College at Manhattan School of Music introduced Alison to many of the musicians she works with today.  One of the notable groups to emerge from MSM during Alison's time was PitchBlak Brass Band, a ten piece hip-hop brass band that received critical acclaim from DownBeat Magazine, Live for Live Music, Brooklyn Vegan and The Source Magazine. Alison was a founding member of PitchBlak and toured extensively with the group from 2010 - 2016.

Alison's new project, Prismatic formed in 2015, united by a love of genre bending, melodic music. Over the past two years the band's repertoire has grown to include HeadHunters classics, MJ covers and a fat stack of original tunes. Prismatic has toured the East Coast, appearing at venues like Asheville Music Hall, Dante's, and hometown venues Joe's Pub, Come On Everybody, and Rockwood Music Hall. 

 

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Sean Richey
Sean Richey

Sean Richey is a performing artist and music educator, and a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Arts Program. As an active freelance guitarist, Sean has performed with a variety of different productions at venues such as Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Monterey Jazz Festival, The Cutting Room, Central Park Summer Stage and has toured extensively around Indai. In 2008 Sean won the student award for "Best Original Song" from DownBeat Magazine. 

Wade Ridenhour
Wade Ridenhour

Wade Ridenhour is a pianist/keyboardist living in Brooklyn. He has performed all over the globe, as well as around NYC at numerous venues including Brooklyn Bowl, Irving Plaza, Rockwood Music Hall, Joe's Pub, and many others. Although he specializes in jazz, he has also played piano and keys in many different settings including Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, and Classical. He continues to perform with a variety of projects in different styles, as well as teach privately.   His first album, "Mallard Room", is scheduled to be released in March of 2017.  

Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon

Drummer Mike Gordon is from Northport, NY and began playing the drums at age 8. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase in 2011. Mike is currently living in NYC, working as a music performer, educator, and dance accompanist. You can find him playing with The Swingaroos, Joe Benjamin and a Mighty Handful, Alison Shearer, That Shuffle, Gospels among others. 

James Quinlan
James Quinlan

James Quinlan is a Brooklyn-based bassist, arranger, and composer. The scope of his work reflects a life spent immersed in music in all its diversity. He is equally strong playing stand-up or electric bass; jazz, rock, world or classical. Growing up in the melting pot of Miami and continuing at the esteemed University of Miami Frost School of Music, James played with legendary musicians of many genres. Now living in New York, James continues to expand his horizons and appears on the city's best stages. 

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Shows

Join prismatic every friday

at the williamsburg hotel! 

 

Join Prismatic for SOUL SESSIONS every Friday night at the Williamsburg Hotel. 

8pm - 12am // No Cover // original funk, soul, and hip-hop

Musicians are welcome to sit in. 

96 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn 

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tuesday, March 20

Isaac Sinclair & The Famiy

Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 

10pm // $10 cover

Friday. March 23

SOUL SESSIONS at The Williamsburg Hotel, featuring Joe Benjamim

THURSDAY, MARCH 29

Rodney Green, Fabian Almazan, Alison Shearer, Ricky Rodriguez at Fat Cat 

10pm

Friday. March 30

SOUL SESSIONS at The Williamsburg Hotel

Friday. april 6

SOUL SESSIONS at The Williamsburg Hotel

Saturday, April 14

Speakeasy at Dante's Bar

Cumberland, Maryland

Friday. april 20

SOUL SESSIONS at The Williamsburg Hotel, featuring Joe Benjamim

Wednesday. april 25

John & Jean at The Bell House, featuring Prismatic

Thursday, April 26

SOUL SESSIONS at The Williamsburg Hotel

Friday. april 27

Mardis Gras Jazz Crawl

Cumberlamd, MD