April 30, 2016 The All-Star Global Concert at the White House will feature stellar performances by Joey Alexander, Terence Blanchard, Kris Bowers, Dee Dee Bridgewater,... Read More
April 23, 2016-May 15, 2016 2031-33 National Black Theatre Way (at the corner of 125th Street and Fifth Avenue) Harlem (212) 722-3800 or www.nationalblacktheatre.org. Inspired by... Read More
Through May 1, 2016 Public Theater – Newman Theater 425 Lafayette St. E. Village (212)539-8500 Manhattan A play about how one handles obstacles, starring Phylicia... Read More
Saturday, April 29 & 30, 2016, 8pm Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance 2474 Westchester Ave Bronx (718)918-2110 A one woman show about notes are... Read More
Bronx Writers Center Workshops
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 12-5pm Bronx Museum 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St 2nd Floor North Wing Bronx (718)681-6000 Find inspiration, meet fellow writers and... Read More
New York City Inspires/Petition
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A message we at ROUTES whole-heartedly support. April 25, 2016 Dear Friends and Supporters, New York City wouldn’t be the greatest place on earth... Read More
Art In FLUX Harlem
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May 3-31, 2016 40+ Public Art Projects throughout Harlem’s Parks & Boulevards... Read More
“Sugar Ray”
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AUDELCO recipient Reggie Wilson was a knockout as the fabled pugilist, Sugar Ray Robinson, in the one-man show “Sugar Ray” by Laurence Holder. This New Federal Theatre’s production (Feb. 28 – April 12) was particularly apropos as a temporary addition to the menu of the New Harlem Besame Restaurant since Robinson once owned most of that west side block from 123rd to 124th Street on 7th Avenue.... Read More

A Night of Jazz, Legacy, and the Unexpected at Unterfahrt
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February 28: Sarah Vaughan
February 25: Paul Robeson
February 23: Marian Anderson
February 22: Berry Gordy
February 20: Duke Ellington
February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music
February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar
February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey
February 16: Ma Rainey
February 15: John Coltrane
February 14: Scott Joplin
February 12: Art Tatum
Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
February 11. Ella Fitzgerald
February 8: Louis Armstrong
February 2: Mahalia Jackson
Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1
The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini
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Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation
🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶
Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond
Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy
February 26: Sidney Poitier
February 25: Paul Robeson
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth
February 4: Augusta Savage
February 1: Jacob Lawrence
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Pioneers of Style/ Influential African-American Icons in Art and Fashion
Jazz at the White House – International Jazz Day
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“Head of Passes”
Bronx Gothic with Okwui Okpokwasili