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Thu Aug  24
Jason Samuels Smith's Chasin' The Bird Remixed
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
Free
Emmy award-winning tap dance virtuoso and Broadway veterans perform segments celebrating Parker's Donna Lee and Salt Peanuts Featuring: Jason Samuels Smith, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards and Derick K. Grant with musical direction...      

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
124th St. and Fifth Ave., Manhattan
Free

THURS  Aug 24
Jazz in the Garden: Art Baron
•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
•Free
Live neighborhood jazz performances in the East Village where Charlie Parker lived. Free, no reservations required. Space and seating are limited. Art Baron Art Baron has been a trombonist for 43 years, having...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
6BC Botanical Garden
622 E. 6th St. btw Avenues B & C, Manhattan
Free
 


Thu  Aug 24
Screening: "I Called Him Morgan"
•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
•Free
Praised documentary on celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan who was shot by his wife Helen during a gig in NYC. Free w/ RSVP to charlieparker@cityparksfoundation.org.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music Theresa Lang Student & Community Center/Arnhold Hall
55 W. 13th St. 2nd Fl., Manhattan
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Thu  Aug 24
In Bird We Trust
•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
•Free
Jam session celebrating the festival’s anniversary featuring Harlem Jazz musicians and guest DJs. Free - bar, standing / $15 - dinner reservation (call 212.421.3821 or visit www.ginnyssupperclub.com)
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Ginny's Supper Glub
310 Malcolm X Blvd., Manhattan
Free
Thu  Aug 24
Walk to SummerStage with New York Road Runners
•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
•Free
Join SummerStage and New York Road Runners for a walk before the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Marcus Garvey Park. Walkers will meet at 5th Avenue and 124th Street and walk...
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
124th St. and Fifth Ave., Manhattan

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Walk to SummerStage with New York Road Runners - City Parks Foundation

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Join SummerStage and New York Road Runners for a walk before the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Marcus Garvey Park. Walkers will meet at 5th Avenue and 124th Street and walk...
 
 



 

In Bird We Trust - City Parks Foundation

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Jam session celebrating the festival’s anniversary featuring Harlem Jazz musicians and guest DJs. Free – bar, standing / $15 – dinner reservation (call 212.421.3821 or visit www.ginnyssupperclub.com)
 
 



 

Jazz in the Garden: Art Baron - City Parks Foundation

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Live neighborhood jazz performances in the East Village where Charlie Parker lived. Free, no reservations required. Space and seating are limited. Art Baron Art Baron has been a trombonist for 43 years, having...
 
 

Friday, August 25

Fri  Aug 25


Anat Cohen Tentet / Camille Thurman


•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

•Free


World-renowned clarinet player leads troupe of jazz artists through multiple sounds as a part of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Anat Cohen Tentet There are very few connoisseurs of the...


7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Marcus Garvey Park

124th St. and Fifth Ave., Manhattan

Free
 


Fri  Aug 25


Jazz in the Garden: Bill Saxton


•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

•Free


Live neighborhood jazz performances in Harlem where Charlie Parker lived. Free, no reservations required. Space and seating are limited.  Bill Saxton William Edward Saxton is a Harlem-born, hard bop tenor saxophonist....


5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Harlem Rose Garden

6 E. 129th St., Manhattan

Free


Saturday, August 26

Sat  Aug 26


Lee Konitz Quartet / Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science / Louis Hayes / Charenee Wade


•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

•Free


Jazz veterans & rising stars pay tribute to innovator and Bebop master, Charlie “Bird” Parker Lee Konitz Quartet The Lee Konitz Quartet is comprised of four of the most skillful...


3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Marcus Garvey Park

124th St. and Fifth Ave., Manhattan

Free


 

Lee Konitz Quartet / Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science / Louis Hayes / Charenee Wade - City Parks Foundation

cityparksfoundation.org

Jazz veterans & rising stars pay tribute to innovator and Bebop master, Charlie “Bird” Parker Lee Konitz Quartet The Lee Konitz Quartet is comprised of four of the most skillful...
 
 

Sunday, August 27

Sun  Aug 27


Joshua Redman Quartet / Lou Donaldson / Tia Fuller / Alicia Olatuja


•Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

•Free


Jazz veterans & rising stars pay tribute to innovator and Bebop master, Charlie “Bird” Parker Joshua Redman “Unparalleled among horn players today,” is the way JazzTimes (and a host of...


3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tompkins Square Park

E. 7th St. and Avenue A, Manhattan

Free
 


Sun  Aug 27


Valerie June / Aloysius 3 / Jalen N'Gonda / DJ Boogie Blind


•Music

•Free


Singularly unique voice that blurs the lines between genres and eras, resulting in an eclectic blend of folk, soul, country, R&B and blues Valerie June It’s rare to encounter someone...


6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

Free


 

Joshua Redman Quartet / Lou Donaldson / Tia Fuller / Alicia Olatuja - City Parks Foundation

cityparksfoundation.org

Jazz veterans & rising stars pay tribute to innovator and Bebop master, Charlie “Bird” Parker Joshua Redman “Unparalleled among horn players today,” is the way JazzTimes (and a host of...
 
 

Wednesday, August 30

Wed  Aug 30


Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band featuring Ross James, Grahame Lesh, Jason Crosby, and Alex Koford with special guests Melvin Seals and Nicki Bluhm


•Benefit

•$54.50 - $89.50


Founding member of The Grateful Dead and latest band project fuse together folk & psych rock to perform a set of Jerry Garcia Band music plus a full set of...


6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Friday, September 8

Fri  Sep 8


Marsha Ambrosius / Ro James


•Music

•Free


British songstress performs with rising R&B singer-songwriter MARSHA AMBROSIUS Multi-Grammy® nominated musician Marsha Ambrosius knows a little something about writing great songs. Whether it’s as one half of Floetry, on...


7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island

3052 W. 21st St., Brooklyn, 11224

Free


Saturday, September 9

Sat  Sep 9


Freddie Jackson / Angie Stone


•Music

•Free


Soulful R&B hitmaker performs with neo-soul star Freddie Jackson To urban contemporary listeners, Harlem-born Freddie Jackson is one of the biggest stars of the latter half of the ’80s, dominating...


7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island

3052 W. 21st St., Brooklyn, 11224

Free


Sunday, September 10

Sun  Sep 10


Silvio Rodríguez


•Benefit

•$65


City Parks Foundation, En Otro Tono, and La Marqueta Retona are thrilled to announce that renowned Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez will perform a SummerStage Concert in Central Park on Sunday,...


6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Wednesday, September 13

Wed  Sep 13


Young the Giant with special guest Cold War Kids and Joywave


•Benefit

•$42.50 - $45


Young the Giant Denizens of the mid-2000’s alternative California rock scene may remember them as The Jakes, but with a shake-up of the band’s roster in 2010, that moniker was...


6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Young the Giant with special guest Cold War Kids and Joywave - City Parks Foundation

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Young the Giant Denizens of the mid-2000’s alternative California rock scene may remember them as The Jakes, but with a shake-up of the band’s roster in 2010, that moniker was...
 
 

Thursday, September 14

Thu  Sep 14


Patti Smith and her band Jackson Smith and Jesse Paris Smith


•Benefit

•$49.50 - $50


Patti Smith and her band Jackson Smith and Jesse Paris Smith honoring Fred Sonic Smith Patti Smith Patti Smith, born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey, migrated to New...


7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Friday, September 15

Fri  Sep 15


Shirley Caesar / Damien Sneed


•Music

•Free


An evening with the "First Lady of Gospel Music" Shirley Caesar Eleven time GRAMMY Award winning artist Pastor Shirley Caesar has recorded forty albums and performed duets with extraordinary vocalists...


7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island

3052 W. 21st St., Brooklyn, 11224

Free


Sunday, September 17

Sun  Sep 17


EPMD / Slick Rick The Ruler / Black Moon / Smif N Wessun


•Music

•Free


A salute to Hip-Hop with some of its most celebrated storytellers EPMD Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith, better known as the hip-hop duo EPMD ("Erick and Parrish Making Dollars"), grew...


7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island

3052 W. 21st St., Brooklyn, 11224

Free


Thursday, September 21

Thu  Sep 21


The Head and The Heart


•Benefit

•$53.25 - $58.75


Six-piece indie folk & rock group brings a crisp new sound from the Seattle music scene The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart is a pure Americana...


6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Friday, September 22

Fri  Sep 22


The War On Drugs


•Benefit

•$40.50 - $46


Indie Americana heartland band boldly blends neo-psychedelia, new wave, shoegazing and roots rock The War on Drugs The War on Drugs is an indie rock band from Philadelphia, formed in...


7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Monday, September 25

Mon  Sep 25


A$AP Mob


•Benefit Concert

•$45


A$AP Mob, the NYC rap collective helmed by A$AP Rocky, have shared the visual for their 2017 hit, "RAF" and today announce a US tour this fall. Rocky, arguably one of the world's biggest and most influential artists...


6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Friday, October 6

Fri  Oct 6


Kid Cudi – Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’ Tour


•Benefit Concert

•$60 - $65


Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American recording artist and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. SummerStage Member & Capital...


7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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Sunday, October 8

Sun  Oct 8


Elsie Fest


•Benefit

•$60 - $85


Featuring Alan Cumming, Lea Michele, Darren Criss with special guests Norm Lewis, Ingrid Michaelson Hosted by Elvis Duran By purchasing tickets to SummerStage Benefit Concerts, you are continuing to support over...


6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Park

Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

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