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  • The Afternoon Jazz @ HSA series will kick off on Saturday, March 19th in celebration of Women’s History Month, with the Marlene Rice String Three-Tet, led by innovative musical artist, violinist, vocalist, arranger, songwriter Marlene Rice, accompanied by the indefinable cellist Nioka Workman, and Destiny Diggs-Pinto on bass. The Series is made possible by Grammy Award nominee and composer/pianist, Adegoke Steve Colson, a recipient of the South Arts, 2021 Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in partnership with the Harlem School of the Arts.
  • Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) continues its Jazz Masters music series with the Willie Martinez Latin Jazz Quartet. Martinez, an accomplished drummer, percussionist, arranger/composer and vocalist, will be joined by Nicki Denner on piano/vocals, Bernie Minoso on bass, and Anton Denner on reeds and flute.
  • TC the third, a “Philly” native has developed, initiated, inspired, networked, and led several Philadelphia/New York-based Jazz bands. TC appeared at various venues in Harlem including St. Nicks Pub. Patrick's Place welcome TC and his friends (Marcus Persiani, Donald Nicks, and Larry Banks) so come join us for a great fun evening of Jazz.
    No Cover | Doors open at 6pm
    1st set starts at 7pm
    $20 minimum spend per guest
    Great food, drink and jazz...Harlem
    Register now for tickets
  • Phil Young is the drummer and leader of "The Harlem Hip". A much-loved figure in the uptown community, Phil Young has played with legendary figures like Bobby "Blue" Bland, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Art Farmer and Dizzy Gillespie.
    Get rid of the Thursday blues by joining Patrick's Place and Keyed Up for The Phil Young Experience.
    Phil Young - Drums
    Marvel Allen - Vocals
    Patience Higgins - Saxophone
    Marvin Horn - Guitar
    Surprise Guest - Piano
    Great food, drinks, jazz and blues.
    Doors open at 6pm | Show starts at 7pm
    Happy Hour from 6pm - 8pm all summer
    $20 minimum spend per person
    Make your reservation now
  • Live and direct from the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia’s QWANQWA make their North American debut this fall; embarking on their very first U.S. tour of 23 states over three months. QWANQWA is a five-piece improvisatory ensemble based in Addis Ababa, dedicated to furthering Ethiopia’s unique string traditions. Inspired by a shared passion for Ethiopian music, the group brings together some of the most accomplished traditional players in the country; creating a space to explore new, improvised sound and break the rules in an otherwise conservative musical culture.
  • It’s Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with a dancing and diverse assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 6 to August 31. The much-anticipated return of Jazzmobile presents audiences with another year of Free top-notch musical performances that parallel New York City’s dynamic diversity – from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing and beyond. To see the full schedule, please visit www.jazzmobile.com.
  • Deeply influenced by American folk and jazz traditions while incorporating the intimacy and precision of chamber music, The Westerlies’ brand-new program highlights the style of shape-note music—a body of work written with a notation system designed to facilitate congregational and social singing. The program includes four world premieres commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts Center, one by each of the quartet members and inspired by shape-note music, which showcase the group’s talent for improvisation while cutting new trails across the vast expanse of the American musical landscape.
  • Having performed all over the world for more than 20 years, Jason Prover has developed a Swiss Army Knife approach to playing the trumpet and creating music. He has studied with musicians from a variety of influences and styles and possesses an ever-evolving, multi-faceted sound of his own. While working to complete his upcoming album, he continues to tour, record, teach and play most nights in New York City.

    Jason Prover, trumpet
    Alex Raderman, drums
    Sam Raderman, guitar
    Dylan Shamat, bass
    Jonathan Beshay, sax
  • Arts for Art welcomes back regular in-person live performances with a week of music celebrating the cause of Social Justice. All artists and audience members must be vaccinated. All performances will be livestreamed. Sunday Oct. 10 7 pm: Darius Jones Trio Darius Jones – alto saxophone / Sam Newsome – soprano saxophone / Chad Taylor - drums 8:30 pm: Jason Kao Hwang / Spontaneous River
  • Arts for Art welcomes back regular in-person live performances with a week of music celebrating the cause of Social Justice. All artists and audience members must be vaccinated. All performances will be livestreamed. Thursday Oct. 14 7 pm: Angelica Sanchez Trio Angelica Sanchez – piano / Michael Formanek – bass / Michael Sarin - drums 8 pm: Matthew Shipp Solo Matthew Shipp - piano 9 pm: Gilchrist / Victor Lafayette Gilchrist - piano / Fay Victor - voice
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