{"id":123,"date":"2024-05-25T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2024-05-27T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T17:10:13","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/?page_id=123","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING about Brooklyn porch music<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gothamist_2022_logo_before_after-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gothamist_2022_logo_before_after-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gothamist_2022_logo_before_after-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gothamist_2022_logo_before_after-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gothamist_2022_logo_before_after-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gothamist_2022_logo_before_after.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Over the past two years, a new program has crystallized. Neighbors donated porches. Musician friends and former students pitched in as teachers, paid through a nonprofit Nathanson helped found called<a href=\"https:\/\/jpmpinc.org\/\"> Jazz Passengers Music Projects<\/a>. Pianist Aidan Scrimgeour, who had joined the nightly jam sessions back in 2020, has now become a leader of the nascent porch school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/arts-entertainment\/pandemic-porch-concerts-in-brooklyn-evolve-into-a-new-music-school\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/arts-entertainment\/pandemic-porch-concerts-in-brooklyn-evolve-into-a-new-music-school\">Read the Gothamist article.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WNYC_NoFreq_RGB-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WNYC_NoFreq_RGB-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WNYC_NoFreq_RGB-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WNYC_NoFreq_RGB-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WNYC_NoFreq_RGB-1536x610.png 1536w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WNYC_NoFreq_RGB-2048x814.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>A musical tradition that began as a solo act during the loneliest days of the pandemic has blossomed into an ensemble that\u2019s helping to develop the next generation of musicians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnyc.org\/story\/ditmas-park-porch-concerts-evolve-music-program-students\/\">Read the WNYC article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>During the city\u2019s lockdown, porch concerts in Ditmas Park began as a way to unite artists. These events, along with new series and festivals, have transformed this quiet area into an arts hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/22\/arts\/music\/ditmas-park-brooklyn-concerts.html\">Read the New York Times article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>For 82 days straight, a diverse group of musicians found their way to a stoop in Flatbush, and everybody followed the sax player. (It was his house.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/01\/nyregion\/coronavirus-musicians-nyc-streets.html?smid=fb-share\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/01\/nyregion\/coronavirus-musicians-nyc-streets.html?smid=fb-share\">Read the New York Times article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/commonweal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/commonweal.png 318w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/commonweal-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>By conventional measures, religion took a big hit during the pandemic. Houses of worship were shuttered. But the spirit blows where it will, giving form to the void, and during extraordinary times like this one, it can give new meaning, depth, and understanding to what religion is, or could be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealmagazine.org\/jazz-vespers\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealmagazine.org\/jazz-vespers\">Read the Commonweal article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-701c2d95 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Spectrum_Noticias_NY1_2023.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Los patios de estas casas en Ditmas Park se han convertido en salones de clases para que adolescentes practiquen sus habilidades musicales durante el verano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1noticias.com\/nyc\/noticias\/noticias\/2020\/07\/31\/como-no-hay-aulas--clases-de-musica-en-la-calle-en-vecindario-en-brooklyn\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ny1noticias.com\/nyc\/noticias\/noticias\/2020\/07\/31\/como-no-hay-aulas--clases-de-musica-en-la-calle-en-vecindario-en-brooklyn\">Lea el articolo de Noticias<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/New_York_Post_logo_logotype-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/New_York_Post_logo_logotype-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/New_York_Post_logo_logotype-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/New_York_Post_logo_logotype-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/New_York_Post_logo_logotype.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Over in Ditmas Park, a nightly jazz fest broke out in late March when Gabe Nathanson, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Vermont, grabbed his trumpet. His father Roy, a 69-year-old teacher and celebrated jazz musician, strapped on his saxophone, and they belted out \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d duet from their second-floor balcony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/07\/01\/nyc-djs-musicians-delight-neighbors-with-lockdown-concerts-dance-parties\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/07\/01\/nyc-djs-musicians-delight-neighbors-with-lockdown-concerts-dance-parties\/\">Read the New York Post article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-New-York-Times-Logo-1857-present.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>During the city\u2019s lockdown, porch concerts in Ditmas Park began as a way to unite artists. These events and new series and festivals have transformed this quiet area into an arts hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/22\/arts\/music\/ditmas-park-brooklyn-concerts.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/22\/arts\/music\/ditmas-park-brooklyn-concerts.html\">Read the New York Times article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/wbgo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/wbgo.png 880w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/wbgo-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/wbgo-768x593.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>A Brooklyn jazz musician put together a band that played one song every day for more than two months during the coronavirus pandemic. The musicians gathered outside the home of saxophonist Roy Nathanson and performed for people in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbgo.org\/post\/saxophonist-roy-nathansons-porch-concert-project-brooklyn#stream\/0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wbgo.org\/post\/saxophonist-roy-nathansons-porch-concert-project-brooklyn#stream\/0\">Read the WBGO article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING about Brooklyn porch music Over the past two years, a new program has crystallized. Neighbors donated porches. Musician friends and former students pitched in as teachers, paid through a nonprofit Nathanson helped found called Jazz Passengers Music Projects. Pianist Aidan Scrimgeour, who had joined the nightly jam sessions back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272,"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkporchmusic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}