Since 2005, Lydia’s Cafe has earned the reputation for bringing top-tier jazz musicians in from around our area and NYC every Saturday night, presented in an intimate, friendly environment.
Reservations are recommended and instead of a Cover charge, we suggest a minimum $20 donation.
2026 MUSIC CALENDAR
Saturday, August 1, 7-10PM - Shiri Zorn Quartet
Shiri Zorn – vocals
George Muscatello – guitar
Lew Scott – bass
Dean Sharp – drums
Shiri Zorn is an innovative jazz vocalist whose fresh and i ntercultural sound reinvents standard jazz repertoire as we k now it. She layers American Songbook tunes with Middle E astern influences and unexpected time signatures and r e harmonizes Latin and Samba classics to evoke feelings of transcendence, temporarily rendering the listener lost to t i me and space. Zorn’s critically acclaimed debut album, Into Another Land, was vocally produced by Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton. Zorn currently performs in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she is recording her second album, “Looking for the Light,” coming in fall 2024.
“Shiri is my favorite kind of singer (and human, for that matter)—open-minded, creative, and honest,” ~ Tierney Sutton
Saturday, August 8, 7-10PM - John Menegon - Trio Essence
Pete Smith – guitar
John Menegon – bass
Matt Garrity – drums
Musicians invited to sit in 2nd set!
New York City bassist John Menegon started his career playing bass in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene with the great guitarists Sonny Greenwich, Mike Gauthier & Nelson Simons, and saxophonists Steve Grossman & Pat LaBarbara, he went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s. Since moving to New York to study Jazz at Long Island University on a full scholarship, John has performed/recorded with Dewey Redman, David “Fathead” Newman, Matt Wilson, Frank Kimbrough, John Hicks, Yoron Israel, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Burrell, Joel Frahm, Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Paul Bley, Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Orchestra, Nick Brignola, Jimmy Cobb, Al Foster, Slide Hampton, Sheila Jordan, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, and many others.
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