Welcome to a meetup that celebrates the *greatest* live instrumental music: FUNK! (and funky versions of its cousins- afrobeat, soul, hip hop, brass, jazz and rock) The late, great James Brown and many of his colleagues may no longer be with us, but rest assured funk is alive and well in a venue right around the corner!! There is no better way to listen to these electric, joyous beats than front and center and there are some amazing NEW funk bands out there that promise to put on a show that wil …

Let's meet, play, teach, learn and talk story! Let's hear some ideas on where, when, etc. and go to ukulele events!. Also, please post your ukulele experience and musical interests. Check out who's performing and where. No experience? Come to our jams anyway. Best way to learn is by playing (or trying to play) with others!

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2010 GRAMMY WINNER ZAC BROWN, WHO WON THE 2010 GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW ARTIST! THE NEW YORK CITY LIVE MUSIC MEETUP ATTENDED A PERFORMANCE BY ZAC AND HIS BAND, AND THEN PERSONALLY MET ZAC AND HIS BAND, AT A MEETUP ORGANIZED BY RICH CASELLA ON AUGUST 26, 2008. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS. How often have you wished for more live music in your life? Finding good live music is like a tourist in NYC finding a good restaurant to go to. Unless you know the right areas to search, you will be rele …

This group welcomes guitar players of ALL LEVELS. Yes, you can join if you're a total beginner, there will be a part for you to play. We'll play arrangements of popular songs and perform at venues in NYC. Arrangements will be written for three guitar parts, we can have as many guitars as we want as long as they are following one of the three guitar charts. GUITAR 1: Simple accompaniment; ideal for beginners playing 3 years or less; open chords, power chords and simple bass lines. GUITAR 2: Melod …

Enjoy great indie musicians performing LIVE for you... in the comfort of a cozy LIVING ROOM! This group is run by seasoned indie scene-makers who are also experienced meetup organizers. We've been putting on countless Living Room-style concerts for years, and are well-connected to a thriving indie music scene consisting of hundreds of local musicians, venues and fans. PAST VENUES: - Hayko's Turkish Carpets, Amber's Place, Frank's Apartment, The Meta Center, Rockwood Music Hall, Prospect Park, C …

Jalopy Theatre offers 5 series per year of music classes for mandolin, ï¬?ddle, banjo, guitar and ukulele for adults, in a class setting of a maximum of 7 students. We offer beginner, intermediate and advance levels of instruction. We hope to make learning an instrument both approachable and fun. With a light-hearted, song based learning style, students begin learning songs immediately. A class series runs for 8 weeks for $245 prepaid or if you don’t have an instrument, you can rent one from us …

Hello,my name is Patrick.There are alot of groups on this site related to music production.I've been to a few of them and thought they were great.Unfortunately,they didn't meet up as frequently as i like them to.That's why i decided to start this group.The purpose of this group is to make friends,promote our music,and provide a support system for us.So if you call yourself a producer,beatmaker,or muscian,this is tthe group for you.You can hear some of my music at soundcloud.com/lecks-1.I also ha …

This is for those who want to explore the world of film through the purest form. Which would be low-no budget films. Create a Hindi cinema that hasn't been explored before; that is short Hindi film group. Bollywood influenced. If you are a high school student, or a scientist that would love to play a role in a piece of creation that has the power to entertain, make people feel and emote... then lets try to make some cool stories come onto screen. DANCE meet ups for all those who are looking for …

Sufi Music Circle: Sufi, Alevi & Folk Music. Classes and lessons to learn: Middle Eastern musical instruments, specially Persian and Turkish (Ney, Daf, Tanbour, Oud, Baglama, Saz, Zarb, Doumbek etc.). Singing and sacred dances (Sema and Semah, Whirling etc.). Group classes for singing and drumming. Language classes for Persian and Turkish. Rumi and other sufi poetry. Sufi and Alevi music . In addition to our classes, we will have concerts, lectures, movies, poetry reading, dinner out etc. Thes …

Guitar lovers and guitarists - welcome to the NYC Guitar Group! The NYC Guitar Group is for everyone and everything guitar- to bring us all together as a guitar community: guitarists, guitar students, guitar teachers, guitar makers, guitar sellers, guitar technicians, songwriters, composers, guitar managers, and everyone who loves the sound of the guitar.  This group is for you. Even if you've never held a guitar before, come join us and discover a beautiful instrument! Our mission is to bring t …

Sing and Sign with Baby and Mommy on the Upper West Side, NYC is for moms and babies or toddlers who would like to come to meet new friends in a fun and creative way!  You will have access to discounted music and Baby Sign Language classes all over the Upper West Side (UWS) in New York City. Class locations spread across the entire Upper West Side (UWS) from the 50's to 100th Street and are welcome to all moms and babies at any signing level! This "musical playdate" will have baby-friendly instr …

A meetup of like minded musicians that can't quit their day jobs! We get together and love to play dead tunes. All instruments welcome and players of all levels should join. This is about having fun, not sounding good, so if you have a guitar in your closet that you havent played in years now is the time to get some new strings. We will meet up in a practice studio in midtown, amps, drums, mics and keyboards will be provided.

The oldtime slow jam will take place every second and fourth Sunday @ Brooklyn Rod & Gun Club. The jam will have three leaders on banjo, guitar and fiddle who will be there from 6-8:30pm.  Promptly at 7:30 we'll take a break where you can get drinks and mingle.  We'll start up again and continue till 8:30.  There usually isn't food, although the grill sometimes is out during the summertime. Brooklyn R & G club is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on 59 Kent ave. (N10th and Kent) in the bustling …

This is a group for amateur celtic folk musicians who'd like to meet up once a week to practice some tunes together. All instruments and levels are welcome, since we are a group of learning musicians. Tunes are practiced at a slow pace and you're welcome to bring sheet music, as well as encouraged to learn by ear. A list of regular tunes is available, though we're open to learning new tunes from you as well. Look forward to sharing tunes with everybody!

Holidays come and go.  Clothes wear out.  Bank accounts go up and down. But learning to play the Guitar last a lifetime!  In this Meetup group you will find an Acoustic Guitar Workshop Curriculum of 12-week courses where you learn and master the fundamentals of reading and playing notes and chords. The courses range from beginner to advanced levels.  You'll also have access to Jam Sessions,  where you can develop and expand your ability to play with groups of other musicians. I have been success …

This workshop focuses on the freedom & fun of Vocal Improvisation. After warming-up our voices & exploring some improvisational vocabulary we'll let our creativity unleash! We'll do some exercises & "pieces" that explore different facets of improvisation. We'll look for your own improvisational vocabulary and "language". The workshop includes my powerfully freeing “body, breath, voice warm-up” along with vocal exercises specifically designed to open the voice as a spontaneous improvisational ins …

Are you an Indie Rock-loving gay man looking to rock out with other gay indiephiles in the NYC metro area? Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Hardcore, Goth, Electro-no matter what your jam-let's go to shows, bars and events that spin Indie Rock, trade tickets, swap music, and maybe even play music together (for those of you who play an instrument).  Feel free to suggest cool upcoming stuff. Let's roll as a posse, homo-style!

Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative jamming.

No more dull Playdates! The Musical Playdate is a HAPPY and FUN music class that welcomes all children, from 3 months up to 5 years old, to the magnificent world of music. The Musical playdates weaves together an eclectic variety of traditional, folk, world and popular music with storytelling, dance, games and exposure to real musical instruments to create a unique fun musical experience for each child plus parent/caregiver. This class is led by one of our fantastic Guitar playing music teacher.

The objective of this group is to get together moms who believe that cultural enrichment is a very important part of our kids' education, and to get together everyone who believes that its never too late to learn something new..especially if its a new dance, musical instrument or language. Our events will primarily be held at the Kulture Kool activity center in North new Jersey. We will try to schedule diverse events that parents and their kids can enjoy together."

At Socamotion we turn your workout into a Caribbean carnival! This group will help you learn about our fun exercise classes, exciting events, and new ways that we want to meet new people. Classes are currently being held in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens and new instructors are joining our family. Classes are held in a variety of settings and change with the season including SocaMotion™  dance fitness, SocaSavannah™ walking, SocaRaté™ stick fighting/kickboxing, and SocaArmy™ bootcamp. We also le …

Drum Circles & Hand Drumming, Acoustic Instruments, Vocals and Poetry reading for all levels, the aim being to provide an introduction to the percussion techniques and rhythmical systems of Central Asian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music. These are informal and friendly sessions (Drum Circles) and we hope that in addition to learning about percussion, attendees will gain a more general insight into the music and culture that interests us. We are also experimenting with poetry reading and s …

SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT in NEW YORK! Workshops, Showcases and other events FOR SINGERS/ACTORS/INSTRUMENTALISTS For Professionals and Non-Professionals Anna Bartos, Organizer* Greetings and Welcome! Have you always wanted to sing or act, but never did? Did other things get in your way, like a day job? Or, did you sing/act a long time ago and want to get back into it? Well, here's your chance to make your life-long dream come true! SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT! gives you a golden opportunity to try …

As you can tell by the name this group is about bringing all kinds of people together. And what is better than the magic of live music to do so. I'm starting this group for anyone with love of rhythm and beat. As the drumming community is growing bigger all over the city; it is about time we had one here in Astoria with all its artsy and creative vibe yet beauty and tranquility. There is nothing better than taking part of music in the making. Regardless of your musical background or experience y …