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Young piano and organ phenomenon Matthew Whitaker is one of the most exciting talents to emerge in recent years. A child prodigy, he has since shared the stage with some of the biggest and brightest stars in jazz. Whitaker also shines as an award-winning composer and an acclaimed bandleader whose unrelenting energy uplifts his bands and audiences alike.

Please bring your own seating for this concert, as it takes place on our grassy Friends Field. You can even bring or purchase a picnic dinner! This concert takes place rain or shine. If it rains, we will move into the Venetian Theater.

New Camerata Opera (NCO) presents Summer Concerts, a FREE live performance of favorite opera excerpts hosted by Operation Gig!, on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 4pm at 726 Argyle Rd, Brooklyn NY, 11230 in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. Principal soloists from NYC's most exciting young opera company will offer serenades of some of the greatest musical masterpieces ever written. For more information, visit newcamerataopera.org/events.

A Harlem Week Event. HARLEM/HAVANA MUSIC & CULUTRAL FESTIVAL

New York Premier of the film AFRICAN REDEMPTION: "THE LIFE & LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY "

THE LAST POETS WITH JAMAALADEEN TACUMA'S BAND OF RESISTANCE / IMPACT REPERTORY THEATRE THE HARLEM BOMB SHELTER / DJ GREG CAZ. Forefathers of hip-hop, wielding poetry’s rhythmic and political power years before the first MC picked up a mic to move a crowd dancing to breakbeats.

“Africa’s premier diva” (TIME Magazine), Angélique Kidjo returns to the Caramoor stage, now with a fifth Grammy Award under her belt! Dance the night away as Kidjo and her band performs music from her childhood home of Benin mixed with the West African traditions with elements of R&B, funk, and jazz.

For those who prefer a more casual concert environment, Garden Listening tickets are $20, and are free for Members and children under 18 years old. Listen to the concert broadcast onto Friends Field (audio only) while enjoying a picnic, admiring a starry sky, or relaxing with the family. We recommend you bring your own seating for Garden Listening.

T. K. Blue, Saxophonist started his musical career playing the trumpet at 8, switching to drums. He found his love of the saxophones and flute starting a long-term relationships as Musical Director with pianist Randy Weston.

Surprise Guest: “…a former jazz piano prodigy is taking the world by storm."

A Harlem Week Event - TAMMY McCANN, ANTONIO HART quartet & the JIMMY HEATH LEGACY BAND!
Alto Saxophonist Antonio Hart has preformed and reordered with many jazz greats from Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Hargrove, Nancy Wilson, Nat Adderley, and McCoy Tyner to Dave Holland. Tammy McCann an internationally recognized Jazz Vocalist and currently Artist in Residence for the Music Institute of Chicago. Her powerful, sultry, and emotionally charged voice paints pictures and tells stories. Jimmy Heath Legacy Band will preform in remembrance.

KENDRA SHANK - voice ... DAVID BUDWAY - piano ... DEAN JOHNSON - bass ... TOM RAINEY - drums

Reservations: 845-535-3143. $25 cover (at the door).

"Imaginative and daring." – Steve Futterman, THE NEW YORKER

"Shank intoxicates with a combination of power and perfume." – Neil Tesser, CHICAGO READER