Destination: OUT is a website dedicated to adventurous jazz. We highlight startling and fresh music that upends the polite musical clichés of the genre. Our typical jazz offerings might sound more like rock, psychedelia, funk, classical, ambient, or electronic music. This music is both savage and beautiful. You won’t hear these tracks other places because we feature music that’s largely out-of-print. You may think you don’t like jazz – but you might think differently once you hear the selections on our site.

The website has been praised by The New Yorker, BBC Radio, Wired, The New York Times, and The Wire. We’re thrilled to transition from the virtual to the real and partner with the Salt Space for our Loft/Lab jazz concert series. Venues for live jazz in Manhattan have been steadily shrinking, so we're happy to buck that trend and offer more adventurous jazz in the city. Located in the old Tin Pan Alley district, the Salt Space is the ideal location for a jazz revival.

Destination: OUT’s Loft/Lab jazz series aims to recreate the feel and excitement of the great jazz lofts of the 1970s. It'll be a lab where adventurous musicians can try out new ideas, configurations, and compositions. It'll serve up live music without a net. We're keeping the prices low and only featuring our favorite acts.  It'll be curated with the same hand-picked care as the site. We're proud to kick things off with a concert from saxophonist Joe Giardullo. He’s a formidable talent whose shows are legendary to those in the know. His music is also immediate and accessible enough to win over folks who know little about the genre. We hope you’ll take advantage of this rare opportunity to see Joe and get turned on to his music.

-Jeff Jackson and Jeff Golick, Destination: OUT

Written by Neil Brown

We're excited to announce our first Salt Stage event of the summer, Termperalia.

Join us for an evening of art and musical performance inspired by the loving energy of Tropicalia, the Brazilian art and music movement led by Caetano Velsos and Gilberto Gil in the 60s. Temperalia will celebrate our own hybrid urban existence through a genre-mixing, media-blending full sensory experience show. We have assembled musicians and artists from around the world who make New York their Home.

We have partnered with Yuko Torihara and Jesse Peterson, who have provided their talents to curate this event. Temperalia is Friday, June 24th at 7pm.

Written by Neil Brown

When your knowledge of the music world stops with your iPod then you're probably not the right person to attempt to start a concert series. That's true even if you do have a venue readily available to you. However, I'm doing it anyway, but definitely not alone!

Reaching out to a few people, interest was easily sparked. It's not everyday someone receives a phone call with an offer of an open venue with stage, sound, lights and all. Thankfully, a few key individuals were and are up to the challenge. Welcome to the two founding members of Destination-Out. They have a large task ahead of them. Curating an ongoing, monthly jazz concert series in the heart of Manhattan at a loft space requires commitment.

Along the way, I have roped in a few trusted cohorts to aid in our endeavor of developing a concert series at the Salt Space, drawing from a variety of musical genres. One of our most immediate next steps is moving an upright piano from Roosevelt Island to the island of Manhattan. Through the subway! Who knew that $2 could buy you so much in New York City. We're so excited to receive our newly donated upright piano.

Over the next couple of months we will be solidifying our plans to officially launch the Salt Stage Concert Series. So, please stay tuned.