Andy Statman Named 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellow

On Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that Andy Statman is to be awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.  According to the NEA, this program, now in its thirtieth year, "recognizes folk and traditional artists for their artistic excellence and efforts to conserve America’s culture for future generations".  Andy thus joins an elite group of honorees, including Bill Monroe, BB King, Ralph Stanley, John Lee Hooker, Doc Watson and Klezmer pioneer Dave Tarras, one of Andy's early mentors.  Fellow members of the National Heritage class of 2012 include Texan-Mexican accordion master "Flaco" Jiménez and dobro luminary Mike Auldridge.  


The NEA commends Andy and the other recipients for having "honored the history of their art forms while also incorporating their own creativity and innovation to carry the art forms into the 21st century."


The full NEA press release can be found here, and their profile of Andy is here.

Barbés, Rockwood and more!

Busy week -
Andy & Jim at Charles Street, Tuesday 5 June @ 8:30
Andy, Jim and Larry at Barbés in Brooklyn, Thursday 7 June @ 10 PM
Andy & Jim double bill with our friends
Union Street Preservation Society
Rockwood Music Hall 196 Allen St NYC
Sunday 10 June, music starts at 7
tix available here
and
Andy, Jim and Larry with special guest
Jason Rosenblatt on harmonica
(of the Montreal's klezmer band Streiml)
Charles Street, Tuesday 12 June @ 8:30

Return to Charles Street, Thursday 10 May - and more

The spring season of our residency at the Charles Street Synagogue begins on Thursday 10 May at 8:30 PM.  We'll be there most Tuesdays and Thursdays, but check the website for our latest schedule.

Plus, on Thursday 17 May, we'll have a special guest - a dear friend - raconteur, educateur and fiddleur Matt Glaser comes down from Boston for the evening.  Join us!

Andy Statman & Friends: The Living Room & Barbés

Two upcoming shows:
On Sunday, 29 April you can catch Andy, Jim and Larry
along with special guests
The Union Street Preservation Society
at The Living Room
154 Ludlow St NYC
music at 8
tickets available here

and on Tuesday, 1 May
Andy and Larry help begin a week of celebrations around Barbés' 10th Anniversary
our set starts at 9 but an evening of great music starts at 7
Barbés
376 9th St Brooklyn NY

600th evening at Charles Street, Tuesday 28 February!

It all started on December 11th, 1999. On Tuesday evening, February 28th we'll have our 600th performance at the Charles Street Synagogue. Join us!! 8:30 PM.

Boston, 1 March: Andy Statman Trio with David Grisman

The Boston Jewish Music Festival presents
The Andy Statman Trio
with special guest David Grisman
Thursday, 1 March @ 7:30 PM
The Somerville Theater
Somerville MA

"Old Brooklyn" on "American Routes"

This week's nationally syndicated "American Routes" public radio program includes an 40 minute look at Andy's music with special emphasis on his musical influences and including extensive interviews - you can listen here.  (Learn the true story behind "A Boppin' Crib" from "Old Brooklyn"!)

Podcast Interview: Andy Statman and Ricky Skaggs

Andy Statman and Ricky Skaggs sat down with Tablet Magazine to talk about their unique cross-cultural collaboration "The Lord Will Provide" from Andy's newest album Old Brooklyn.   Listen to the entire interview (including musical clips) here.

Back at Charles Street, 31 January/2 February

The Andy Statman Trio is back home - 53 Charles Street NYC - this Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 PM.

"Old Brooklyn" release at (le) Poisson Rouge

 Wednesday 25 January at 6:30

the big official release party for our new double CD 

"Old Brooklyn"at 

Le Poisson Rouge

158 Bleecker Street NYC NY