I haven’t written about Zora Art Space, the new performance space on 4th Avenue in in quite some time.

But now I have a great reason. Sax player Roy Nathanson’s band will play Sotto Voce in New York for the first time in a while at Zora Art Space (315 4th ave bet. 2nd and 3rd Streets in Park Slope. Brooklyn at 8PM and 10PM.

The music: it’s free jazz, it’s spoken word, it’s emotional, it’s bluesy, it’s a powerful, it’s poetry…

Check out the line up:

Roy Nathanson – words, vocals and sax
Curtis Fowlkes – trombone, vocals
Tim Kiah – bass. vocals
Sam Bardfeld – violin, vocals

Here’s what the New York Times’ had to say about the CD: “Sotto Voce, the new recording by the saxophonist Roy Nathanson, makes full use of his unusual skills as a conceptualist and raconteur. All of the members of his band double on vocals, occasionally suggesting a literate and subversive barbershop quartet.”

And here’s what the Times’ had to say about Signal to Noise, another recording by Nathanson: “His best pop/jazz/monologue album to date. Sotto Voce showcases the best of Nathanson’s considerable talent – as an arranger, a lyricist, a narrator, and, in no small part, a great saxophonist.”