RSVP FREE: Max Boiko Project w/June Cavlan: LIVE R&B Jazz Music Show NYC

Friday December 19th 2025

MAX BOIKO PROJECT

with SAMI STEVENS

8pm-11pm

FREE ADMISSION*

*Minimum Food/Beverage Purchase per Seated Guests

MAX BOIKO MUSIC

Max Boiko is a graduate of the Brubeck Institute Fellowship Program (’14) and the Manhattan School of Music (’18). Since moving to New York City, Max has become a dynamic presence in the music scene, performing with a wide array of celebrated artists including Steve Miller, Julianne Hough, and Barry Manilow.

Max has performed and recorded with the GRAMMY-winning 8-Bit Big Band, and is also a longtime sideman in Patrick Bartley’s band, with whom he has both performed and recorded extensively. His appearances include venues such as Frederick P. Rose Hall, Birdland, Caramoor Jazz Festival, Ornithology, Smalls, and more. In 2025, Max signed with renowned record label GameChops to release Live from Pallet Town, a successful debut that marked the begining of his recording career as a bandleader. He also co-founded VGM Jam Sessions NYC, a thriving monthly concert and jam session that consistently sells out and brings together a vibrant community of fans and musicians.

Deeply passionate about the interplay between traditional and modern music, Max seamlessly blends the rich history of his art form with the innovative sounds of contemporary media. His unique musical identity reflects a dedication to honoring the past while boldly embracing what’s to come.

SAMI STEVENS
NYC singer-songwriter Sami Stevens harnesses Jazz, Soul, and Folk influences to create truly intimate original music. In writing songs, singing and accompanying herself on keys, she delivers dynamic, personal performances deeply steeped in the lineage of the great American singer-songwriters of the 60’s and 70’s. Her current NYC based band features Matt Aronoff on bass, Jacob Drab on guitar, and Peter Moffett on drums, often featuring Kazemde George on tenor saxophone.

In 2023, Sami released her debut solo album ‘Morning’ on Sunnyside Records. Born from a love of classic American music and an ear for storytelling, ‘Morning’ showcases Stevens’ rich vocal delivery as it ebbs between intimate personal stories and stunning symphonic textures, treating the vastness of the human condition with painterly impressions and an empathetic disposition. Glide Magazine wrote “Sami Stevens did more than impress with her first solo outing, she quickly established herself as one of the most promising songwriters to appear in the past few years.”

Sami is also an avid collaborator; she is currently joining nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones on auxiliary keys and background vocals as Norah tours her 2024 release ‘Visions.’ Other ongoing collaborations include Rose Thorne by Kenny Wollesen, I Insist by Kazemde George, The Way I Feel Inside by Marty Isenberg, Brave New World by Tredici Bacci, and a new one woman show by John Zorn and Jesse Harris, currently in development.

Sami’s performance and recording career has transcended genre; she has performed with Brian Blade, Emily King, John Scofield, Gary Wilson, Curren$y, and Jason Moran, and has opened for Rachael Price, John Zorn, and Talib Kweli. Sami has appeared on film and TV soundtracks including Archer, Sesame Street, and the French Italian (Cat Cohen). Sami has toured five continents with various projects, appearing at the Barclays Center, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Nippon Budokan, the Apollo Theatre, Red Rocks, the Kennedy Center, Paramount Brooklyn, the Late Show with Steven Colbert, Lincoln Center, Cotton Club Tokyo, and National Sawdust. She has performed at music festivals including Big Ears, Austin City Limits, and SXSW. Her projects have been lauded by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Downbeat, and the New York Times, and featured on various official playlists, including Spotify’s “Best Vocal Jazz of 2021.”

THE LOTUS ROOM

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Underground Dining, Entertainment & World Class Libations spread across 4 unique atmospheric settings. Luxuriously edgy surroundings and visual indulgence. The Lotus Room is the latest entry to the NYC Hospitality scene by restaurateur Josh Kessler.

Free Admission, No Cover Charge. Each seated guest must purchase a minimum of food and beverage at their tables or seats at the bar during the show.

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114 West 47th Street

Between 6th & 7th Avenues

New York, NY 10036

www.lotusroomnyc.com

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