Tag Archives: Live Music

Morris-Jumel: Jazz at the Mansion

For over three decades, Marjorie Eliot and Parlor Entertainment have honored the past and celebrated the present with this event, which has become a cherished local tradition. Enjoy two days of free classic jazz at Jazz at the Mansion, hosted by the Morris-Jumel Mansion with support from the Jazz Foundation of America.

This outdoor event is free and open to the public. While outdoors, this event has limited seating. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be canceled.

Morris-Jumel: Jazz at the Mansion

For over three decades, Marjorie Eliot and Parlor Entertainment have honored the past and celebrated the present with this event, which has become a cherished local tradition. Enjoy two days of free classic jazz at Jazz at the Mansion, hosted by the Morris-Jumel Mansion with support from the Jazz Foundation of America.

This outdoor event is free and open to the public. While outdoors, this event has limited seating. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be canceled.

WHCO at Dyckman Farmhouse: Luminae Trio: Contrasts

WHCO sunset picnic performance!

Luminae Trio: Contrasts

Friday, August 23rd at 7pm
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
4881 Broadway at West 204th Street

Enjoy a 1 hour sunset picnic performance by the Luminae Trio in the historic setting of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum garden. Bring your own picnic (and blanket and chairs and bug spray, etc.) to enjoy during the concert. The garden is “Leave No Trace” so be sure to clean up what you brought in.

Free admission; donations gratefully accepted.
The Washington Heights-based Luminae Trio is excited to present a diverse selection of works that draw from a wide range of musical styles and influences. Featuring Beethoven and Jennifer Higdon, two composers from distinct backgrounds, the program shares moments of both great excitement and deep intimacy.

The Luminae Trio is composed of two WHCO members, Jacob Nordlinger (cello) and Elizabeth Wright (violin), alongside fellow uptowner Jestin Pieper (piano). It is the group’s unified vision not only to share chamber music as a means of communication and expression, but also to illuminate the works of lesser-known and underrepresented composers and make this music known.

For more info about the Luminae Trio and the release of their upcoming album, visit www.luminaetrio.com

Rising in the Heights: Music & Storytelling with Carmen Cancél & Jainardo Batista

Puerto Rican musicians soprano Carmen Cancél and singer and percussionist Jainardo Batista join forces with Leadlights Ensemble for an eclectic set of musical crowd-pleasers. Little ones will enjoy an interactive story featuring Margarita Engle’s “A Song of Frutas,” with musical accompaniment by Leadlights.

Free copies of the book will be available, and gifts and giveaways from local business will be raffled.  

Rising in the Heights” is a festival of outdoor arts performances curated by Leadlights in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Black and Latinx cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and storytelling. 

This project is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, supported by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ); and Creative Engagement, supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the Howard Gilman Foundation. UMEZ Arts Engagement and Creative Engagement are administered by LMCC.

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