Who is Billie Holiday? In President Barack Obama’s children’s book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters, which profiles thirteen Americans who helped shape present-day America, the President describes singer as a woman with her “own song.” Indeed, Lady Day is one of the most distinctly recognizable voices of the 20th century.... Read More
Archived Events
Here we store all old events as an archive to browse. The events range from 1979 – June 2020.
Duke, Dizzy, Trane & Mingus The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis present music of the Americas through the lens of four pioneering giants of jazz. Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Charles Mingus singularly pursued ancestral music, particularly from Africa and Latin America, and used their discoveries to broaden the horizons of their artistry and create new terrain for jazz.... Read More
Pharoah Sanders Legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders first rose to fame in the 1960s after joining the Sun Ra Arkestra and John Coltrane’s later ensembles. An essential (and essentially divisive) component of free jazz’s early days, Sanders was first recognized for his notoriously aggressive and huge tenor sound.... Read More
Texas in Paris A musical Play based on true events by Alan Governor. Spirituals, Cowboy Songs and Country Hymns. Starring Lillias White with Scott Wakefield, Directed by Akin Babatundé.... Read More
Valerie June Friday, February 13, 2015 , 10pm CARNEGIE HALL - Zankel Hall Seventh Avenue (Between 56th and 57th Streets) Manhattan Tennessee-born singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Valerie June is inspired by country, folk, blues, and traditional Appalachian music. With a voice that “falls in a lineage line between Eartha Kitt and Erykah Badu, with hints of the young Esther Phillips and even Dolly Parton” (All Music Guide), June accompanies herself on guitar, banjo, and lap steel to create a unique brand of Americana that she describes as “organic moonshine roots.” Phone:... Read More
Hooray for Love! – Jessye Norman & Mark Markham In this Valentine’s Day salute to the love song, Jessye Norman shows us a different side of her talent by choosing some of the most... Read More
The Pocantico Center 1 min read The Pocantico Center is a venue for conferences and meetings on critical issues related to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s mission. It also serves as a... Read More
Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Have you ever looked at Wikipedia and said to yourself, “something’s missing?” Now is your chance to learn how to edit Wikipedia while improving the website’s entries on black history and culture.... Read More