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"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" because art is in full bloom at Gallery Aferro's 20th Anniversary Benefit Art Auction & Party. Celebrate two decades of ingenuity and advocacy in the home of fearless artistry on Saturday, May 20th from 7pm to 10pm. This year's theme invites art lovers to don their most blossomy apparel as they live it up to great music, food, cocktails and prizes for a glorious cause.

In If Trane Wuz Here, Savion Glover and reg e gaines (Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk) make a much-anticipated return to The Public Theater. Celebrating Coltrane’s genius, Glover and gaines with a special guest saxophonist use his magical melodies as suggestions for improvisation. Both homage to Coltrane and celebration of his music, If Trane Wuz Here is an inspirational and educational evening of music, dance and text.

This exciting Concert/Show under www.Tyenotescorner.com and under TAB Island Music Publishing, LLC, is a presentation of Original Music by Innovative-Jazz-Classical-Fusion Composer and Keyboardist Tyese Andrea Brown (aka TyeseAndrea) mixed with Classical/Jazz Standards & Visual Art highlighting a phenomenal team of talented Musicians from Newark, New Jersey and all around the Tri-State area.

Scholar and author Michael Eric Dyson will be in conversation with Columbia University Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Medgar Evers College, Founders Auditorium at 1650 Bedford Ave, in Brooklyn, NY. This free event kicks off the 17TH National Black Writers Conference. Register on Eventbrite!

Acclaimed Cellist Alex Prizgintas presents "Music of the Jazz Ambassadors" on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. on the library's main floor.

The Jazz Ambassadors was a title given to a number of leading jazz artists from America who acted as Good Will Ambassadors starting in 1956. They included Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Dave Brubeck. These Ambassadors were sponsored by the U.S. State Department and toured Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, and Africa.

International Jazz Day, the 125th birthday of Duke Ellington, and the 50th Anniversary of Hip-hop. Featuring vocalist Charenee Wade, MC Silent Knight, and youth performers from Jazz Power Initiative, Harlem School of the Arts, and All City High School Jazz Ensemble Produced by Jazz Power Initiative and Harlem School of the Arts on April 27, 2024, at HSA. Co-hosted and co-produced by Eli “Dr. E” Yamin (JPI) and Lee Hogans (HSA).

The Bronx- March 2024 Since 2011, Casita Maria’s South Bronx Culture Festival (SBCF) has celebrated the vibrant cultures and communities of the South Bronx through an annual performance series anchored by a new theme each year. This year’s theme, Born in El Barrio. Raised in the South Bronx. celebrates Casita Maria’s 90th anniversary and our enduring commitment to serve the community. The 2024 Festival line-up includes music, art and dance from the diasporas of Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the confluence of cultures that is New York City.

The depth of Margaret Leslie Davis' research on the tome's history cannot be understated — her writing is straightforward and, at times, heartbreaking, but outstanding reporting lies at the core.

WBGO’s Lee Mergner recommends an assortment of products that any jazz fan would be thrilled to find gift-wrapped under the tree or by a set of candles

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Gene and Ken Aretsky about a new jazz series partnership with the radio station and their storied restaurant