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
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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
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
Roundtable: Soul Music Now
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Roundtable: Soul Music Now — A cross-section of artists, scholars, journalists, and industry related professionals discuss topics pertinent to the state and future of soul... Read More
The Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet
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Thursday, February 5, 2015, 7:30 PM Harlem Stage Gatehouse 150 Convent Avenue (at 135th Street) RSVP: boxoffice@harlemstage.org RSVP: 212-281-9240, ext. 19 or 20 harlemstage.org Manhattan Composer... Read More
Clifton Anderson
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January 26, 2015, 10:30pm The Blue Note 131 3rd Street Manhattan Clifton has honed his craft working with some of the greatest names in Jazz... Read More
Lady Leah
January 31, 2015 & February 6, 2015 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm South African All Star series Madiba Harlem 46 West 116 Street Manhattan Renowned Saxophonist Morris Goldberg,... Read More