Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore the Inwood Hill Nature Center and build community.
This month’s Senior Community Day will be a nature printmaking day.
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Parkunity
Manhattan
Registration not required.
Join Louise Rogers and Friends in our annual celebration of jazz for families!
Featuring Orlando Hernandez, tap, Berta Moreno, sax, Akili Bradley, trumpet, Mark Kross, piano, Lauren Hendrix, bass, Kaori Yamada, drums.
Presented in partnership with the Medical Center Nursery School.
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria turns 15! Please join us to celebrate our Quinceañera.
Afterparty at Word Up Community Bookshop with DJ Delaceiba starting at 8pm.
¡La Librería Comunitaria Word Up cumple 15 años! Acompáñanos para celebrar nuestra Quinceañera.
Fiesta posterior en la Librería Comunitaria Word Up con DJ Delaceiba a partir de las 8 p. m.
Lamine Thiam: founder/composer/singer/djembe drum/bandleader
Alejandro (Al) Castro: 5-string bass
Sidney (Sid) Whelan: guitar
Our repertoire comprises new compositions based on traditional West African music, blues, funk and jazz. In this ensemble we’re centered around the djembe as the lead instrument. In addition, Lamine has his own approach to tuning the djembe that allows for a greater range of overtones. Together with voice, bass and guitar, this creates a vibe that’s both unique and hypnotic.
Lamine Thiam is a percussionist, singer, dancer, choreographer, actor and educator based in New York City. Originally from Senegal, he has worked and performed internationally and is currently on the dance faculty at SUNY Purchase. While his mastery of the art form is unquestionable, Lamine views himself as a lifelong student and holds humility as being essential to the development of artistic excellence.
Al Castro is an electric bassist and guitarist who is interested in the music of the African diaspora. He has performed in a variety of rock and Latin music ensembles.
Sid Whelan is an experienced and versatile guitarist who gears his playing towards the songs and the ensemble of the moment. In this context that typically means percussive West African funk guitar ostinatos alternating with Lamine’s melodic phrases; punchy ensemble breaks and improvised blues solos.
Berta Moreno in Concert
NoMAA presents Berta Moreno, a multi-awarded jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader & educator from Spain. bertamoreno.com
With an extensive career, she has been touring and performing as a bandleader and sidewoman in some of the leading jazz festivals. She is deeply involved in the Jazz, Latin, and World Music scene, both as a player and a composer and teaching in organizations such as MMC in partnership with Columbia University and the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance in New York.
