#Quote - There will be no prison which can hold our movement down......Huey Newton
Uptown Nights & Carnegie Hall City Wide: Tia Fuller
May 16, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Lead support for Carnegie Hall Citywide is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation.
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader Tia Fuller is one of the leading performers on the jazz scene, as well as a member of Beyoncé’s touring band. An instrumental triple threat—she plays alto and soprano saxophone, and flute—she is a much sought-after performer who has played with such jazz luminaries as Wycliffe Gordon, Don Byron, Jon Faddis, and Nancy Wilson. Not only a stellar performer, Fuller is also a dedicated educator and full-time professor at the Berklee College of Music.
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Location
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street
New York NY 10031 US
Chamber Music America
May 31, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music America
Celebrate the 7th Annual National Chamber Music Month with Chamber Music America, featuring the music of jazz drummer and bandleader, Kendrick Scott, “blessed with great feel, technical prowess and impeccable taste” (The San Diego Union-Tribune), who will be joined by his ensemble, Oracle. The program will also include new contemporary works performed by the Attacca Quartet. Whether you’re an avid classical music listener, jazz fan, or an adventurous concertgoer, this program will have something for you. This concert is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. CMA’s National Chamber Music Month is an annual initiative, which promotes performances, residencies, interactive discussions, and other events across the country to increase awareness of the small ensemble music field.
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Location
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street
New York NY 10031 US
Ain't Misbehavin': How Louis Armstrong Conquered New York
April 29, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm
To celebrate International Jazz Day, revisit Louis Armstrong’s meteoric rise to stardom during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s with jazz historian Ricky Riccardi of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Afterwards, join us for a special live performance by the Louis Armstrong Eternity Band.
This event is part of Core Conversations, a series featuring the city's most original thinkers as they engage with topics related to our New York at Its Core exhibition. To view all the programs in the series, click here.
About the Speaker and Performers:
Ricky Riccardi is the Director of Research Collections for the Louis Armstrong House Museum and author of What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years (Vintage, 2012). He runs the online blog, "The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong," and has given lectures on Armstrong at venues around the world.
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band has been performing since 1980, inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and their colleagues. They have a weekly engagement at Birdland and have performed at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer’s Night Swing and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
$20 for Adults | $15 for Seniors, Students & Educators (with ID)
$10 for Museum of the City of New York and Louis Armstrong House Museum Members
Includes Museum admission. Note: All galleries close at 6:00 pm.
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Location
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue btwn 103rd and 104th Streets
New York NY 10029 US
