Saturday, November 2:
11:00 am. Louise Rogers’ Jazzy for Kids, Jazz for Young Children aged 2-6 and their families.
1:00. Noah Bless & Latin Soul Party. Supported by a Creative Engagment Grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
2:15. The Chidi Trio.
3:30. Shareef Clayton & Friends.
4:45. The Steve Slagle Quartet.
6:00. The Manuel Valera Trio.
7:30. Meg Okura: Reharmonizing Identity. Jazz Composition Competition 2024 winner.
8:50. Vanisha Gould.
10:10. Rachel Therrien’s Latin Jazz Project.
The 7th Annual Washington Heights Jazz Festival 2024 is a four-day event highlighting the best jazz that NYC and Upper Manhattan have to offer! Sixteen bands – over 60 musicians – will perform in various venues around the neighborhood, reflecting the musical and cultural diversity that is Washington Heights.
Click here to purchase a full-day Saturday pass, only $50 (limited availability).
Louise shares some of her vocal improv strategies with singers who are curious about scatting. Please learn the song “It Could Happen to You” in the key of Eb for this workshop. This workshop is funded in part by Jazz WaHi and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. For reservations and more info: www.JazzWaHi.org/events-contact/
The Inwood Jazz Festival has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 29th! Beginning with Hayes Greenfield’s Jazz-a-ma-Tazz Children’s Workshop for ages 1 – 8 in Bruce’s Garden at 10AM..
The main stage wakes up at 12 Noon in Inwood Hill Park til 5PM and concludes with a Jam at Inwood Farm Restaurant from 5 – 7PM – Musicians, bring your instruments.
So, bring a lawn chair, bring a picnic, bring the family.. Cathy Sancore will be setting up a table and making ‘shakers’ with the children from 1 – 3. And, bring the☀️sunshine, please ☀️or a poncho 🌂 See you there!
www.InwoodJazzFestival.com