For decades, the Jazz Foundation of America's Monday Night Jam has provided a welcoming bandstand for musicians of all generations. Since 2024, it has occurred monthly on 4th Mondays at […]

Preceded by a student ensemble. Trumpeter Eddie Allen has led a prolific career, working with greats like Art Blakey, Randy Weston, Billy Harper, Etta Jones, and Charli Persip, while leading […]

UK born folksy alt-pop star brings his award-winning sound to Central Park

Volunteer with Chinese American Social Services Center Inc.

Live jazz by local artists in the neighborhood green spaces where Charlie Parker lived.  The famed Cuban Trova singer Xiomara Laugart was a founding member of the renowned Latin fusion band Yerba Buena, and played the lead role in the 2007 Off-Broadway musical Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz. In recent years she […]

Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.

Marcus Printup Quintet Feat. Marcus Printup, trumpet / Greg Tardy, tenor saxophone / Helen Sung, piano / David Wong, bass / Vinton Hines, drums  In this second installment of the partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and Times Square Alliance, we will celebrate the music of the beautiful musical relationship […]

Volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC for a cleanup, weeding, & watering at Andrew Haswell Green Park.

Live jazz by local artists in the neighborhood green spaces where Charlie Parker lived.  Soulful alto saxophonist and flautist David Lee Jones was born and raised in Houston, TX, a city that is deeply rooted in Blues, R&B and Soul music. He attended Texas Southern University, then Berklee College of Music, where he obtained a […]

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival opens in Harlem with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra joined by leading voices from across the jazz community

Multigenerational lineup of acclaimed jazz artists brings masterful musicianship and timeless sounds to Harlem

A free outdoor art exhibit featuring the work of 28 contemporary local artists working across textile and fiber art, figurative and abstract painting, sculpture, assemblage, collage, mixed media and photography curated by Saundra Heath. Explore the exhibit, meet the artists and create your own self-portrait in a free self-portrait workshop (no art experience needed) guided […]

Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.

Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.

Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.

From jazz legends to boundary-pushing contemporary artists, this lineup reflects the evolution of the art form

The Make Jazz Trill Again (MJTA) Trill Mega Jam is a high-energy, improvisation-centered jam session founded by Melanie Charles featuring Special Guest Kassa Overall, DJ OOOChild on the ones and […]