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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: Monday Night Jam Hosted by the Jazz Foundation: Featuring Kim Clarke\, Roxy Coss\, and Anita Rush
DESCRIPTION: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 the National Jazz Museum in Harlem\, under the cool and steady leadership of Queens native Kim Clarke\, a sought-after bassist best known for her long associations with jazz legend Bertha Hope\, the influential funk group Defunkt\, and the long-running Lady Got Chops Festival\, which she founded. This special CPJF edition features saxophonists Roxy Coss and Anita Rush. \nSupported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/monday-night-jam/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T210000
DTSTAMP:20260722T191619Z
CREATED:20260722T191619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T191619Z
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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: Eddie Allen Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Preceded by a student ensemble. \nTrumpeter Eddie Allen has led a prolific career\, working with greats like Art Blakey\, Randy Weston\, Billy Harper\, Etta Jones\, and Charli Persip\, while leading various ensembles of his own. This band includes Rodrigo Romero (tenor & soprano saxophones)\, Miki Hayama (piano)\, Kenny Davis (acoustic bass)\, and Jerome Jennings (drums). \nSupported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-ancillary-eddie-allen-quintet/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T220000
DTSTAMP:20260318T203717Z
CREATED:20260320T140023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T203717Z
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SUMMARY:Myles Smith: My Mess\, My Heart\, My Life Tour with Special Guest Michael Marcagi
DESCRIPTION:SummerStage Member Presale: Wednesday\, March 25 at 12PM \nCapital One Cardholder Presale: Wednesday\, March 25 at 12PM \nGeneral on-sale: Friday\, March 27 at 10AM \nLuton-born Myles Smith has been playing music since he was 12 years old\, performing at open mic nights in local pubs. Since then\, fans around the world have gone wild for his folksy pop sound and emotional lyrics. His breakthrough single “Stargazing” amassed more than a billion streams when it was released in 2024\, leading to his 2025 wins of the BRITs Rising Star Award and BBC Introducing Artist of the Year. In addition to his solo My Mess\, My Heart\, My Life tour\, he’ll be supporting Ed Sheeran on the North American leg of his Loop Tour in 2026. Folk-rock singer and songwriter Michael Marcagi will open the evening.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/myles-smith/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T120000
DTSTAMP:20260716T182134Z
CREATED:20260716T182134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T182134Z
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SUMMARY:It's My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square
DESCRIPTION:This It’s My Park season\, volunteer with Chinese American Social Services Center Inc. (CASS) to beautify Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! \nVolunteers should meet at the bathroom area. We will collect leaves\, litter\, and small debris all around the park to keep the park clean and welcoming for everyone. \nFor more information\, please email 124cass@gmail.com.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-seth-low-playground-bealin-square-39/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:Volunteer: It's My Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T183000
DTSTAMP:20260722T192035Z
CREATED:20260722T192035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T192035Z
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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: Jazz In the Garden: Xiomara Laugart feat. Reverse Audio
DESCRIPTION:Live jazz by local artists in the neighborhood green spaces where Charlie Parker lived.  \nThe 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 has often been accompanied by her talented son Axel Tosca–“A Cuban jazz pianist who is one of New York City’s best young timba musicians” (New York Latin Culture Magazine). His trio Reverse Audio blends progressive Jazz\, Cuban Timba\, and R&B\, with a dash of Hip-Hop\, and features Jon Smith on bass and Estratos on drums. \nSupported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/jazz-in-the-garden-xiomara-laugart/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T120000
DTSTAMP:20260729T144150Z
CREATED:20260729T144150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T144150Z
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SUMMARY:It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
DESCRIPTION:This It’s My Park season\, volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter’s Point South Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! \nVolunteers should meet at the park. \nFor more information\, please email jessica@hunterspointparks.org.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-hunters-point-south-park-36/
LOCATION:Queens
CATEGORIES:Volunteer: It's My Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260722T192503Z
CREATED:20260722T192503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T192503Z
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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: TSQ LIVE + Jazz at Lincoln Center: Marcus Printup Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Marcus Printup Quintet \nFeat. Marcus Printup\, trumpet / Greg Tardy\, tenor saxophone / Helen Sung\, piano / David Wong\, bass / Vinton Hines\, drums  \nIn 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 between Kenny Dorham and Charlie Parker featuring one of the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s longstanding and heralded orchestra members: Marcus Printup.  Marcus and his all-star band will revisit and explore songs recorded by Charlie Parker and Kenny Dorham on the Royal Roost sessions as well as a few compositions by Kenny Dorham.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-ancillary-tsq-live/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T103000
DTSTAMP:20260729T144352Z
CREATED:20260729T144352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T144352Z
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SUMMARY:It's My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park
DESCRIPTION:This It’s My Park season\, volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC for a cleanup\, weeding\, & watering at Andrew Haswell Green Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! \nVolunteers should meet at Alice Aycock Pavillion and tiered/hill areas of Andrew Haswell Green down to East Midtown Greenway. \nFor more information\, please email greenparkgardenersnyc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-andrew-haswell-green-park-32/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Volunteer: It's My Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T183000
DTSTAMP:20260722T192838Z
CREATED:20260722T192838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T192838Z
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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: Jazz In the Garden: David Lee Jones Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Live jazz by local artists in the neighborhood green spaces where Charlie Parker lived.  \nSoulful 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 B. A. in Jazz Composition and Arranging. In 1984 David moved to New York City and began working with jazz organist Jack McDuff. In 1992 he began working with Phyllis Hyman\, playing auxiliary keyboards and saxophones\, until her death in 1995. After joining the Grammy award winning jazz / rap group Digable Planets\, he played on\, wrote and arranged all the horn arrangements for their sophomore record “Blowout Comb.” He toured with Sade on her last U.S. tour entitled “Love Deluxe.” In recent years\, David has worked with the Mingus Big Band and the Sun Ra Arkestra\, and he leads his own Organ Groove Trio in Harlem at the American Legion Post 398 every Sunday. \nSupported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-ancillary-jazz-in-the-garden-david-lee-jones-quartet/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T213000
DTSTAMP:20260728T184849Z
CREATED:20260428T155007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T184849Z
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SUMMARY:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with special guests Marquis Hill and Ekep Nkwelle / Sherman Irby\, music director / Bill Saxton Harlem All-Stars
DESCRIPTION:The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Manhattan this summer\, celebrating the spirit of the jazz icon with shows both uptown and downtown that highlight titans of jazz as well as the next generation. Night one is headlined by the acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\, under the music direction of alto saxophonist Sherman Irby\, featuring special guests Marquis Hill and Ekep Nkwelle. Special guests include Marquis Hill\, who hails from Chicago\, is one of the most exciting trumpet players working today and rising star Ekepe Nkwelle is a Cameroonian-American singer from Washington\, D.C.\, who’s already performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk and been named first runner-up at the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Voice Competition. The first group is the Bill Saxton Harlem All-Stars\, led by Harlem native Bill Saxton. The venerated tenor saxophonist has worked with many other music greats including Bobby Watson\, Charles Tolliver\, and Tito Puente. Charlie Parker’s influence on Bill can be heard in Saxton’s bebop vocabulary\, swing\, and fluent improvisational drive!
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-jlco/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T190000
DTSTAMP:20260728T184935Z
CREATED:20260428T155024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T184935Z
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SUMMARY:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Joshua Redman / Nat Adderley Jr. / Catherine Russell / Nicole Glover / DJ Kultured Child
DESCRIPTION:The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Manhattan this summer\, celebrating the spirit of the jazz icon with shows both uptown and downtown that highlight titans of jazz as well as the next generation. Night two is headlined by saxophonist Joshua Redman\, the veteran bandleader\, composer\, and son of saxophonist Dewey Redman. As a sideman\, Redman has worked with Christian McBride\, Chick Corea\, and McCoy Tyner Super Group\, among many others. Also joining the line up\, musical icon Nat Adderley Jr\, a pianist who worked closely with Luther Vandross as his music director and co-writer; he also happens to be in the lineage of composer and trumpet/cornet player Nat Adderley and alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Also featured is Catherine Russell\, the Grammy Award-winning vocalist\, best known for her 2016 solo album Harlem on My Mind; she also spent years touring with artists including David Bowie and Steely Dan.  Opening the show is saxophonist Nicole Glover\, a rising star whose powerful tenor sound has drawn praise from jazz critics and legends alike. A member of Christian McBride’s Ursa Major and supergroup ARTEMIS\, Glover represents the next generation of artists carrying forward the jazz tradition.  Multi-talented DJ and producer of Milestones: Celebrating the Culture podcast Angélika Beener aka DJ Kultured Child is on the ones and twos.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-joshua-redman/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T190000
DTSTAMP:20260729T144653Z
CREATED:20260722T193257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T144653Z
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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association Presents “We’re Outside 2026 Art Exhibit”
DESCRIPTION: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 by artist Élan Cadiz. Presented by Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association (MMPCIA) in partnership with Heath Gallery\, NYC Parks and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement\, a regrant program supported by DCLA and NYSCA and administered by LMCC. Private support is provided by City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks through the NYC Green Fund. The event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/were-outside-2026/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T200000
DTSTAMP:20260716T181931Z
CREATED:20260716T181931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T181931Z
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SUMMARY:It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
DESCRIPTION:This It’s My Park season\, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! \nVolunteers should meet at the red shed by 67th St and 9th Ave. \nFor more information\, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-leif-ericson-park-52/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:Volunteer: It's My Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T120000
DTSTAMP:20260716T181330Z
CREATED:20260716T181330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T181330Z
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SUMMARY:It's My Park at Sunset Park
DESCRIPTION:This It’s My Park season\, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! \nVolunteers should meet at Sunset Park\, 41st Street & 7th Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11220. \nFor more information\, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-sunset-park-91/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:Volunteer: It's My Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T120000
DTSTAMP:20260722T145910Z
CREATED:20260722T145910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T145910Z
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SUMMARY:It's My Park at McKinley Park
DESCRIPTION:This It’s My Park season\, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! \nVolunteers should meet at 8th Ave in between 66th and 67th Street first in front of the red shed in Leif Ericson playground\, then process to McKinley park to initiate the cleanup. \nFor more information\, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/its-my-park-at-mckinley-park-51/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:Volunteer: It's My Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T190000
DTSTAMP:20260728T185101Z
CREATED:20260428T155039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T185101Z
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SUMMARY:The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Ravi Coltrane / Billy Hart Quartet / Kassa Overall / Vanisha Gould
DESCRIPTION:The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Manhattan this summer\, celebrating the spirit of the jazz icon with shows both uptown and downtown that highlight titans of jazz as well as the next generation. Night three is headlined by Ravi Coltrane\, the saxophonist son of John and Alice Coltrane\, two legendary artists who helped shape modern jazz. An accomplished artist in his own right\, Coltrane released six albums as a bandleader between 1998-2012\, and was part of the Blue Note 7\, a supergroup assembled to honor the 70th Anniversary of Blue Note Records\, which recorded the 2009 album Mosaic. Coltrane has collaborated with a wide array of artists\, including Steve Coleman\, Elvin Jones\, Tisziji Muñoz\, Brandee Younger\, his mom Alice\, and his cousin Flying Lotus. The line up also includes the Billy Hart Quartet\, a critic’s favorite for over 20 years. Led by the eponymous bandleader and 2022 NEA Jazz Master. Hart is on over 500 records as a sideman including Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter; he was also in the working bands of Wes Montgomery\, Herbie Hancock\, McCoy Tyner\, Pharoah Sanders\, and Stan Getz. Also performing is Kassa Overall\, a drummer\, producer\, rapper\, and bandleader from Seattle who has worked with Coltrane\, Christian McBride\, and Geri Allen;. GRAMMY award-winner Terri Lyne Carrington once described him as “pre-eminent style bender and blender…using melodic and harmonic forms that deftly integrate the new with the old.” Opening the show is Vanisha Gould\,  a vocalist\, composer\, and bandleader who has been embedded in the New York City jazz scene since 2015. She’s released three studio albums as a bandleader since 2021; NPR’s Nate Chinen called her “a major talent who combines a blues cry with a storyteller’s point of view.”
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-ravi-coltrane/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T220000
DTSTAMP:20260722T193636Z
CREATED:20260722T193636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T193636Z
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SUMMARY:CPJF Ancillary: TRILL MEGA JAM & Charlie Parker Jazz Festival After-Party
DESCRIPTION: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 twos\, and special guests.  This is a unique opportunity where musicians of all backgrounds\, skill levels and instruments gather to improvise in unconventional spaces for an experience of pure celebration and connection. MJTA is truly a movement for the people\, by the people. All are welcome.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-after-party/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,SummerStage
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