Live Concert Photography: Summer Thunder at Union Pool 8/6/23 feat. Xylouris White and Ismaily, Jones and Sawyer Trio

Summer Thunder is a free weekly showcase, presented by Academy Records and the folks at Union Pool that features up-and-coming nationally and internationally touring acts and DJs at the Williamsburg hotspot and music venue’s back patio.

Throughout the course of the annual showcase’s run, Union Pool and Academy Records have regularly hosted the legendary avant-garde jazz outfit, Sun Ra Arkestra, the New York-based boogaloo, Latin soul and salsa composer, songwriter and pianist Joe Bataan, and an eclectic array of artists across a wide span of genres and styles.

Last month, Union Pool and Academy Records hosted a showcase featuring some of the most acclaimed and talented musicians I’ve seen in quite some time: Xylouris White, a collaboration between legendary Greek folk artist George Xylouris and acclaimed drummer Jim White; and Ismaily, Jones and Sawyer, a trio featuring multi-instrumentalist Sha h zad Ismaily, saxophonist Darius Jones and drummer Ryan Sawyer.

Check out photos below.