Join us for two-nights in The Burnt Sugar SmokeHouse as we kick off our 26th year of “never playing a song the same way once”. Featuring two tasty lineups of Burnt Sugar Folk, each with their own caramelized flavor.
Friday, January 24 & Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:30 pm
David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
61 West 62nd St. NYC 10023
Free for The People.
There are 2 ways to access this event:
1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up!
2. Fast Track, opening Tues Jan 21 at noon.
Burnt Sugar SmokeHouse (2025 Lincoln Center Edition)
– Both nights –
LaRonda Davis – MC
Ms. Olithea Voice/Electronica & Jared Michael Nickerson on Electric Bubble Bass keep the vibe flowing in between sets
Friday, January 24th
Michael Veal’s Aqua lfe
Michael Veal – Electric Bass/Compositions
Camerahn Alforque – Trumpet
Joey Lamb – Trumpet
Kelvin Walters – Alto Saxophone
Anthony Ware – Tenor Saxophone
Courtney Wright – Bari Saxophone
Jack Broza – Electric Guitar
Ben Tyree – Electric Guitar
Justin Rothberg – Electric Guitar
Holman Alvarez – Electric Piano
Donald Eaton – Congas
Larry Washington – Shekere
Chris Eddleton – Drums
Honeychild & Biz (The 1865)
Honeychild Coleman – Vocal/Guitar/Electronica/Compositions
Jason “Biz” Lucas – Drums/Backing Vocals
B MACK
Bruce Mack – Vocals/Compositions
Sharif Kales – Trumpet
Michael R. Cox – Electric Bass
Ben Tyree – Guitar
Leon Gruenbaum – Keyboards
Chris Eddleton – Drums
Julia Kent
Cello/Electronica/Compositions
Rivers On Mars
Avram Fefer – Tenor & Alto Saxes/Compositions
Anders Nilsson Musician – Electric Guitar
Hill Greene – Acoustic Bass
Reggie Nicholson – Drums
Biscuit’s Buddy Miles Band
James “Biscuit” Rouse – Drums/Lead Vocals
Mark Bowers – Electric Guitar
Al “Boogie” Carty – Electric Bass
Saturday, January 25th
The Black Sound Salon Collective
LaFrae Sci – Electronic Drums
Ms. Olithea – Vocals/Electronics
Shelley Nicole – Vocals/Electronics
Jasmine Wilson – Vocals/Electronics
Keyanna Hutchinson – Electric Guitar
Unruly Neighbors
Sameer Gupta – Tablas
Ben Tyree – Electric Guitar
My Brother’s Dream
Jason Murden – Ld Vocals/Electric Guitar
Rodman Delcastillo – Electric Guitar/Bck. Vocals
Aalics Bronson – Electric Bass/Bck. Vocals
Damon Mendes – Drums/Bck. Vocals
LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs
Vocals/Electronics/Compositions
Electric Powered Soul
V. Jeffrey Smith – Vocals/Electronics/Electric Guitar
Howard Alper – Electronics/Wave Drum
Jerome Jordan – Electronics
The Tao of Abbey Lincoln feat. Shelley Nicole
As always, Burnt Sugar gives tribute to Maestro Lawrence ‘Butch’ Morris (1947-2013) for showing them the way and to Gregory Stephen ‘Ionman’ Tate (1957-2021) for creating the BSAC sonic spaceship, with gratitude to Jared Michael Nickerson who continues to steer BSAC through a many-splendored realm of cosmic noise and riddim.
Burnt Sugar Index and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber would also like to acknowledge the ongoing “love”showered on us by Lincoln Center’s Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer Shanta Thake and Vice President of Artistic Programming Jordana Leigh along with their “stellar funk” staff of Mengtong Guam, Monifa Brown, Godfrey Palaia, Konrad Custer, Courtney Banks, Skye Pagon and Paloma Estevez!
We greatly appreciate You !!!