The Blue Note Jazz Festival will once again present shows throughout the entire month of June at The Blue Note, Sony Hall, Town Hall, The Beacon and other venues in New York City. Among the artists appearing at the concerts are Chucho Valdes and Paquito D’Rivera, Lisa Fischer, Robert Glasper, Pat Metheny, Ron Carter, Manhattan Transfer, Buddy Guy and many others. A complete schedule is listed below.
The festival started in 2011. Alex Kurland, the director of programming for The Blue Note and the Blue Note Jazz Festival in NYC and Napa, said that, "This year is very meaningful and special for us, focusing on multi-generations of important and iconic artists presented within New York iconic venues."
Learn more here.
Schedule of events:
May 31—Grace Jones—Hammerstein Ballroom
June 1—Ghost-Note—Blue Note
June 2—Ghost-Note—Blue Note
June 2—Ms. Lisa Fischer—Sony Hall
June 3—Ghost-Note—Blue Note
June 3—Avery Sunshine—Sony Hall Ju
ne 3—Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers + John Scofield, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride—Town Hall
June 4—Ghost-Note—Blue Note
June 4—Harlem Blues Project—Blue Note Brunch
June 5—Talib Kweli and The Whiskey Boys—Blue Note
June 6—Talib Kweli and The Whiskey Boys—Blue Note
June 7—Talib Kweli and The Whiskey Boys—Blue Note
June 8—Lettuce & Friends—Blue Note
June 9—Lettuce & Friends—Blue Note
June 9—Manhattan Transfer—Sony Hall
June 10—Lettuce & Friends—Blue Note
June 10—Chucho Valdés & Paquito D'Rivera—Town Hall
June 11—Lettuce & Friends—Blue Note
June 11—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
June 12—Talib Kweli and The Whiskey Boys—Blue Note
June 13—Talib Kweli and The Whiskey Boys—Blue Note
June 13—Peter White & Vincent Ingala— Sony Hall
June 14—Talib Kweli and The Whiskey Boys—Blue Note
June 15—Soulive—Blue Note
June 16—Soulive—Blue Note
June 17— Soulive—Blue Note
June 18—Soulive—Blue Note
June 18—Buddy Guy—SummerStage
June 18—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
June 19—TAUK—Blue Note
June 20—The Motet—Blue Note
June 21—The Motet—Blue Note
June 21—Meshell Ndegeocello—Sony Hall
June 22—Ron Carter—Blue Note
June 22—Omara Portuondo—Sony Hall
June 23—Ron Carter—Blue Note
June 23—Sergio Mendes—Sony Hall
June 24—Ron Carter—Blue Note
June 24—Pat Metheny Side-Eye—Beacon Theatre
June 24—NxWorries, Robert Glasper with Lalah Hathaway & Bilal, BJ The Chicago Kid—Celebrate Brooklyn
June 25—Ron Carter—Blue Note
June 25—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
June 26—Julius Rodriquez—Blue Note
June 27—Ron Carter—Blue Note
June 28—Ron Carter—Blue Note
June 28—Harlem Gospel Choir Sings Nina Simone—Sony Hall
June 29—Soulive—Blue Note
June 30—Soulive—Blue Note
July 1—Soulive—Blue Note
July 2—Soulive—Blue Note
