Journal

June 18, 2019

Pride Poetry Reading Sunday June 23

Join Rizzoli Bookstore on Sunday, June 23 at 5 PM for a special poetry reading in honor Pride Month. Five local queer poets will read their own work in addition to poems by queer authors who've inspired them.

Performers: Faye Kilburn, Arti Gollapudi, Huiying Chan, Sam Ross, and Dakota Smith.

June 4, 2019

JUNE 22: Rizzoli Music Aperitivo with Bagatelle Mediterranee Duo

BAGATELLE MEDITERRANEE DUO

Perform at

RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO

Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 - 5pm

1133 Broadway (25^th - 26^th Streets), New York City

The Bagatelle Mediterranee Duo (feat. Paolino Dalla Porta on acoustic bass) was established in 1997. Since then, they have been composing and performing original compositions which represent a personal synthesis of jazz as well as European and Mediterranean musical traditions. The result is a captivating example of "chamber jazz" rich in energy, musical poetry and expressiveness and supported by a refined technique.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco.

May 10, 2019

CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS WEEK AND GET 10% OFF!

Celebrate National Public Gardens Week together with the Madison Square Park Conservancy and Rizzoli Bookstore. Join us all week at our temporary library in the park and receive a special 10% off in-store on purchases of $25 or more.

This promotion is valid from 5/13-5/27 at Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway. Hours are M-F 10:30-8, S 12-8 and Sunday 12-7. Contact us at 212-759-2424 or at mhuston@rizzoliusa.com

May 7, 2019

MAY 19: RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO WITH FISHMAN & FAHRANG

Howard Fishman (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Russell Farhang (violin) play music that combines opposites: dark and light, celebration and introspection, love and heartbreak, elegance and roughness.

Together, they explore a repertoire that has its roots in classic American song, jazz, country, blues, swing, and gospel, all filtered through a lens open to non-idiomatic experimentation.

As one half of the Howard Fishman Quartet, the pair has been making music together for twenty years. They have toured the US and Europe, barnstorming in small clubs and headlining on prestigious stages.

The New York Times has written that the group's music "transcends time and idiom," citing Fishman as a "charismatic rhythm guitarist and an endearingly low-key singer" and Farhang's violin playing as having "gorgeous, finely shaped cadenzas executed with perfect intonation, twirling pirouettes and subtly bent notes...and a fluent sense of melodic invention."

The pair has only recently begun performing in intimate duo-format, wowing audiences in New York and London with their unique style and chemistry.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco.

May 3, 2019

Jenny Kroik Illustrates Rizzoli Bookstore

We are so in love with this beautiful new illustration by bookstore-lover and artist Jenny Kroik! You may be familiar with her work from her three New Yorker covers! Thank you, thank you, grazie!

April 22, 2019

Independent Bookstore Day at Rizzoli!

On Saturday, April 27, Rizzoli will be joining the nation-wide Independent Bookstore Day celebration! This special day takes place in independent bookstores across the country with events and special offers promoting the fun and wonder found in your local bookshops! Independent Bookstore Day will be an all-day celebration at Rizzoli, with special events included.

Children's event with Enchanted Lion, 1:00pm-3:00 pm

A kid-friendly event with Enchanted Lion Books, an independent Brooklyn publisher of beautiful and inspiring children's books. Authors Jorge Lujan and Dan Salmieri will be sharing their books followed by shared activity! Refreshments and snacks will be served.

Moving Poetry Reading, 5:00-7:00 pm

Rizzoli's first-ever poetry reading, featuring four different NYC-based poets. The first hour of the event drinks will be served, with an interactive share and mingle, learning about poetry from fellow event-goers and our poet guests. Following this, the four-part poetry reading will take place, moving around our store with each new reading.

April 28th, 12:00 am

The final day of our ongoing Independent Bookstore Day Giveaway! 3 winners will be chosen by entering your favorite book cover, tagging and following @rizzolibookstore and using hashtags #indiebookstoredayrizzoli and #independentbookstoreday. Ends at midnight April 28! For a full list of rules visit our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RizzoliBookstore/photos/rpp.55691116129/10157055790911130/?type=3&theater or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZpfaVJOKl/

Hope to see you all there! The day will coincide with our normal Saturday hours 12-8 PM.

Shoot us an Instagram DM @rizzolibookstore or give us a call with any questions regarding our special day!

March 22, 2019

Recently signed copies!

We love when authors visit and sign copies of their work! A signed book makes a great gift or a personal addition to any reader's library. Check our events page for scheduled author visits!

March 21, 2019

April 7th: RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO WITH BLAKE AND BRASS

BLAKE AND BRASS

Perform at

RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO

Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 5pm

1133 Broadway (25th - 26th Streets), New York City

A one-of-a-kind brass band with a downtown attitude

Conjuring music from the curbsides and corners of cultures far and wide, Blake and Brassreverberates with the spirit of street music from around the world. Michael Blake's arrangements reveal a restless adventurer and his all-star band mates know how to spur one another on. Stalwart members of the New York City creative scene, these musicians have collaborated with everyone that matters, from Sonny Rollins to the Lounge Lizards, Robert Altman, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Bill Frisell, Sting, Prince, Nick Cave, Ray Lamontagne and Nathalie Cole and tons more.

To listen to highlights of Michael Blake's discography and some unreleased Blake and Brass music, please go here.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours it means your rsvp has not reached us, so please write again.

March 4, 2019

CASA WABI WITH BOSCO SODI AND MARTINO STIERLI

January 18, 2019

RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE POP UP AT THE OUTSIDER ART FAIR

Rizzoli Bookstore is pleased to be partnering with the Outsider Art Fair for its 27th New York edition, taking place January 17-20, 2019 at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street). Since 1993, the Outsider Art Fair has been the only fair dedicated to Self-Taught art, art brut, and Outsider Art. This year the fair will host a pop-up of the Rizzoli Bookstore in its main lobby. Guests will be able to peruse titles on subjects related to Outsider Art, including major exhibition catalogues and artist monographs from around the world. For more information about the fair, please visit www.outsiderartfair.com.

December 11, 2018

Photography and Art Gift Guide

When giving the gift of books, you are giving the gift of inspiration, adventure, and knowledge. There is nothing like an art book to stir the imagination this time of year.

Click here for Art and Photography An Art Lover Will Want

December 11, 2018

12 Books Fashionistas Will Adore

To help with your holiday shopping, we have pulled together a list of fashion books every fashionista on your list will covet.

Click here for 12 Books Fashionistas Will Adore

December 11, 2018

23 Books to Give Design Lovers (Or yourself, we won't tell)

There's nothing like a thoughtfully chosen gift to show your love and appreciation to friends and family. With that in mind, we have pulled together a selection of Interior Design and Architecture books that will be perfect for every design lover on your list.

Click here for a list of 23 Books to Give Design Lovers

November 21, 2018

Dec. 8: The Ahn Trio Perform for Rizzoli Music Aperitiv

THE AHN TRIO

Perform for

RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO, the Music Series at Rizzoli

Bookstore

Saturday, December 8, 2018 - 5:30pm

1133 Broadway (25th - 26th Streets), New York City

A very rare NYC pop-up concert by the in-demand Ahn Trio marks the end of the first year of the Rizzoli Music Aperitivo.

Hailed as "exacting and exciting musicians" by the LA Times, the Ahn Trio is made up of three Juilliard-trained Korean-American sisters, pianist Lucia, violinist Angella, and cellist Maria. The Trio has released 9 critically acclaimed albums on EMI Classics, Sony, and Warner. Their ever-evolving vision of being a 21st century musician, and wideranging collaborations with modern dance companies including a B-boy dance company, film directors, rock bands, DJs, singers, and more led to the nickname "Classical revolutionaries" given to them by New York Newsday. Pat Methenyand other luminary composers such as Michael Nyman, Maurice Jarre, Kenji Bunch, Mark Baechle, Mark O'Connor, DJ Spooky, Chiel Meijering - among others - have written music for them.

In 2011 President Obama invited Ahn Trio to perform at the White House. The Ahns have performed at the prestigious TED conference and was the only classical group to be invited to perform at iTunes Festival 2008 in London. Ahn Trio's album Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac released by Sony, was No. 8 in the Billboard Charts for 26 weeks. Their Dvorak, Suk, and Shostakovich album on EMI won Germany's prestigious ECHO Award. People Magazine selected the sisters three of 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003. Their unique approach to music has taken the sisters to Buenos Aires' Teatro Colon, Vienna's Musikverein, New York's Lincoln Center, Leipzig's Gewandhaus, Beijing's Concert Hall, Istanbul's Aya Irini in Topkapi Palace, to over 30 countries and every state in America. Ahn Trio released their latest album BLUE in 2017 showcasing their wide-ranging interests and influences. The programme for the concert will feature music from BLUE and other releases from the Ahn Trio's wide-ranging discography.

To discover the music of the Ahn Trio check out the playlist prepared by Mondo Jazz at this link.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com or simply reply to this email. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco.

November 19, 2018

THE FOREST

October 23, 2018

9 Nov. TRIBUTE TO EMILY DICKINSON: JANE IRA BLOOM @ RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO

Jane Ira Bloom

Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson

Live at Rizzoli Bookstore, NYC

Friday 9 November 2018 - 6pm

1133 Broadway (btw 25th and 26th st.)

Jane Ira Bloom soprano sax

Dawn Clement keyboard

Mark Helias bass

Deborah Rush spoken word

21st-century soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom reimagines the poetry of 19th-century visionary Emily Dickinson.

Award winning soprano saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom presents “Wild Lines,” her project for jazz quartet and spoken word, inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, which is featured on her latest album "Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson". Bloom’s reimagining of Dickinson was ignited when she learned that the poet was a pianist and improviser, reaffirming Bloom’s intuitive connection to the jazz-like quality of Dickinson’s writing. Bloom was inspired by the “extraordinary vitality” and “the felt improvisatory impulse” in Dickinson’s language, a transcendent bond linking the poetic art of Bloom’s 19th century muse with the lyrical saxophonist and composer’s own poetically imaginative, wild lines and creative 21st century music. “Even though I don’t always understand her, I always felt that Emily used words the way jazz musicians use notes.”

The performance will feature poetry recitation from actress Deborah Rush which will echo and intermingle with music performed by Jane Ira Bloom, Dawn Clement (piano), and Mark Helias (bass).

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com or simply reply to this email. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco.

October 9, 2018

RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO WITH YACINE BOULARES AND VINCENT SEGAL

Yacine Boulares and Vincent Segal

Live at Rizzoli Bookstore, NYC

Sunday 21 October 2018 - 5pm

1133 Broadway (btw 25^th and 26^th st.)

In a special duo show, Yacine Boulares and Vincent Segal will present music from Suites for Abu Sadiya along with readings of poems and songs from the Tunisian Stambeli tradition.

In 2014 Brooklyn based French-Tunisian saxophonist Yacine Boulares met French cellist Vincent Segal on the recording of Placido Domingo's intimate album Encanto del Mar and they decided to work together on a new project reimagining the forgotten Stambeli repertoire. Stambeli is a healing trance music created by the descendants of Sub-Saharan slaves brought to Tunisia. Boulares and Segal's original compositions form a series of variations on the legend of the hunter Abu Sadiya. In his wandering search for his enslaved daughter, Abu Sadiya danced and sang his sorrow in the streets of Tunis thus becoming the first musician of Stambeli and personifying the memory of Sub-Saharan slaves in Tunisia.

To listen to a preview playlist of next week's concert please click here!

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com or simply reply to this email. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco.

Yacine Boulares is a New York based, French-Tunisian saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. After graduating with a BA in Philosophy he decided to take a year off to respond to the urge to play music. After winning the Esprit Jazz Festival Competition in Paris and studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, he was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary music, where he studied with the likes of Chris Cheek, Donny Mc Caslin, Reggie Workman. In 2014 he was part of an intimate band picked by producer and arranger Robert Sadin to accompany Opera legend Placido Domingo on his remarkable record Encanto Del Mar. In 2015 he released the widely acclaimed album "Ajoyo", a mystic brew of African tradition, jazz and soul. In the meantime, Yacine continues to play as a sideman both in the jazz repertoire with the likes of Sheila Jordan, Theo Bleckman, Becca Stevens and Senri Oe.

French cellist Vincent Ségal studied at the National Music Academy of Lyon and the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. He is world-renowned for his eclectism and for his prestigious collaborations and very original projects. He has worked with, among others, Sting, Elvis Costello, Cesaria Evora, Carlinhos Brown, Blackalicious, and the French reggae band Tryo. In 1986 he and Cyril Atef formed the downtempo electronica duo band Bumcello that won the Victoires de la Musique award and was named Electronic artist of the year in 2006. In the past decade he has been very active in his duo with the Malian kora master Ballaké Sissoko.

September 20, 2018