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City Parks Foundation is proud to present the 2019 season of SummerStage, New York’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival. SummerStage brings renowned artists and rising stars from around the world to local neighborhood parks, presenting distinctly New York genres -- salsa, jazz, and hip hop -- alongside indie, reggae, Afrobeat, soul, modern dance, and much more. We turn local parks into dynamic and accessible performance spaces.
As a festival that strives to represent the rich cultural melange that makes our city great, we are excited to recognize a number of important milestones this year, including the 100th birthday of the Harlem Renaissance and of iconic choreographer Merce Cunningham; the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and of the Harlem Cultural Festival known as Black Woodstock; the 40th anniversary of the world’s largest reggae label, Queens-based VP Records; and the 20th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMY Awards®. We hope you will join us for these commemorative performances.
Moreover, as a women-run festival that strives for inclusive programming, we are helping to transform the future of the music industry by participating in the PRS Foundation’s international Keychange pledge and presenting a lineup that features a 50:50 gender balance. More information can be found at www.keychange.eu.
Last, but certainly not least, we are thrilled to open our completely refurbished flagship venue in Central Park, thanks to the enormous generosity of the City of New York and many private individuals and foundations, all of whom recognize that New Yorkers deserve the very best. There truly is no better place to experience music than amongst the trees in this iconic spot.
We look forward to celebrating this summer of milestones with you!
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BETSY HEAD PARK, BROOKLYN HERBERT VON KING PARK, BROOKLYN LIVONIA AVE. & STRAUSS ST. GREENE AVE. & MARCY AVE. BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, BROOKLYN JACKIE ROBINSON PARK, MANHATTAN FURMAN ST. & OLD FULTON ST. WEST 148TH ST. & BRADHURST AVE. CENTRAL PARK, MANHATTAN MARCUS GARVEY PARK, MANHATTAN 69TH ST. & 5TH AVE. 124TH ST. & FIFTH AVE. CLOVE LAKES PARK, STATEN ISLAND QUEENSBRIDGE PARK, QUEENS CLOVE RD. & BEVERLY AVE. 41ST AVE. & VERNON BLVD. CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK, STATEN ISLAND SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK, QUEENS BROADWAY BETWEEN MARKHAM RD. & WAYNE ST. BROADWAY & VERNON BLVD. CROTONA PARK, BRONX SOUNDVIEW PARK, BRONX CLAREMONT PARKWAY & CROTONA AVE. MORRISON AVE. & LAFAYETTE AVE. EAST RIVER PARK, MANHATTAN SPRINGFIELD PARK, QUEENS FDR DRIVE BETWEEN JACKSON ST. & CHERRY ST. 147TH AVE. & SPRINGFIELD BLVD.
FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK, QUEENS TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, MANHATTAN GRAND CENTRAL PKWY., WHITESTONE EXPWY. E. 7TH ST. & AVE. A BTWN 111 ST. & COLLEGE POINT BLVD., PARK DRIVE E. WILLIAMSBRIDGE OVAL, BRONX FORD AMPHITHEATER, BROOKLYN BAINBRIDGE AVE. & RESERVOIR OVAL EAST AT CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK 3052 WEST 21ST ST. EVENT TYPES
2 3 SUPPORT SUMMERSTAGE Join as a member! Your membership helps keep SummerStage free of charge for all New Yorkers. Membership for two begins at $150 (fully tax-deductible) with express entry and reserved seating. Higher levels offer access to the Member Lounge and its new rooftop deck, complimentary beer and wine, wait service, air conditioned restrooms, or access to premium seating in the Terrace next to the stage.
Ask about corporate opportunities including express entry for employees and VIP client entertaining at SummerStage.
Be recognized at the festival you love by naming a seat in the stage right Terrace. With your help, we will be able to close out our renovation campaign and ensure that New Yorkers experience SummerStage at its very best, free of charge.
For more information, visit www.CityParksFoundation.org/give
plan your visit In Central Park and Coney Island, doors open one hour prior to the listed showtimes. In all other locations, shows start promptly at the times listed on the schedule. Tickets are required for all Benefit Concerts in Central Park. For visitor information and FAQs, please visit www.SummerStage.org before you arrive.
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Stop by our Join Here! Ask Me! booth at the main entrance gate when visiting SummerStage in Central Park for more information on all of our programs.
4 5 CITYPARKS PUPPETMOBILE PRESENTS BESSIE’S BIG SHOT AT SUMMERSTAGE Bessie the cow dreams of joining the circus. Come root her on in this free puppet show!
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 5PM Herbert Von King Park, BK
SUNDAY, JULY 7, 5PM Springfield Park, QN
SUNDAY, JULY 14, 3:30PM Family Day at SummerStage Central Park, MN 2019 SUNDAY, JULY 21, 3PM Each year we assemble some of the world’s Corporal Thompson Park, SI finest jazz musicians who reflect Charlie “Bird” Parker’s musical individuality and SUNDAY, JULY 28, 5PM genius for the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Soundview Park, BX a vibrant – and free – celebration of jazz in New York. The festival, from August 20 - 25, will feature both storied, veteran players SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 5PM -- often contemporaries of Parker -- Marcus Garvey Park, MN alongside the next generation of young musicians that continue to shape the art form. Bessie's BigBig ShotShot
6 7 PRE-SHOW PANELS & WORKSHOPS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 6PM IN CENTRAL PARK THE ART OF THE TRANSITION: A CONVERSATION ON NEXT STEPS Our panels expand upon the artistic, political and social themes HOSTED BY DANNI GEE, SUMMERSTAGE DANCE CURATOR & FORMER ALVIN AILEY PRINCIPAL DANCER, WITH CELEBRATED DANCERS ALICIA GRAF-MACK, of our season performances. RSVP is required DESMOND RICHARDSON & BEBE NEUWIRTH. and is taken on a first-come, first-served basis Hear from celebrated dancers Alicia Graf-Mack, at [email protected] Desmond Richardson & Bebe Neuwirth about the unique challenges artists face around career transition. SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 6PM JAZZ ON THE CUSP HOSTED BY WBGO’S NATE CHINEN WITH MUSIC HISTORIAN ASHLEY KAHN PRE-SHOW DANCE WORKSHOPS AND CONTEMPORARY HARPIST BRANDEE YOUNGER. IN NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS From the glories of 1959 to the multiplicity of 2019, jazz has often thrived on the cusp of a new decade. Free dance classes are held on stage We’ll explore that idea with a look back and a leap forward. before dance performances. All are welcome and no RSVP is required. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 6PM REVOLUTIONARIES EN POINTE: THE TROCKS CELEBRATE STONEWALL 50 FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 7PM HOSTED BY ERIC MARCUS, FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE STONEWALL 50 Herbert Von King Park, BK CONSORTIUM WITH DIRECTOR OF LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE AFRICAN & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CARLO TORY DOBRIN AND BALLET MASTER RAFFAELE MORRA. WITH EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY Members of the all-male troupe, a beacon of LGBT culture, talk about their history and legacy with Stonewall FRIDAY, JULY 12, 7PM 50 Consortium founder, Eric Marcus. Queensbridge Park, QNS FLAMENCO DANCE WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 6PM WITH A PALO SECO CUNNINGHAM DANCE WORKSHOP Join Bessie Award winner and former leading Cunningham FRIDAY, JULY 19, 6PM dancer, Melissa Toogood, for a workshop featuring the Corporal Thompson Park, SI choreographer’s signature movement. HOUSE DANCE, WAACKING & DISCO WITH PRINCESS LOCKEROOO SATURDAY, JULY 27, 4PM BRAZIL: THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF MUSIC TO OVERCOME TIMES OF CRISIS HOSTED BY FABIANA BATISTELA, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER OF SIM SÃO PAULO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 6PM WITH JOURNALIST FABIANE PEREIRA, DJ PATRICKTOR4 AND YALE EVELEV Crotona Park, BX OF LUAKA BOP RECORDS. WEST AFRICAN & GARIFUNA DANCE A timely conversation on how music has the power to heal and WITH WABAFU GARIFUNA DANCE THEATER transform during crisis, led by the founder and director of SIM São Paulo, the largest music convention in Latin America. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 7PM East River Park, MN SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 5PM CONTEMPORARY DANCE WHY AREN’T THERE MORE WOMEN ON FESTIVAL STAGES? WITH ELISA MONTE DANCE HOSTED BY VANESSA REED, FOUNDER OF KEYCHANGE & CEO OF NEW MUSIC USA, WITH R&B ARTIST CORINNE BAILEY RAE AND FABIANA BATISTELA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 7PM DIRECTOR/FOUNDER OF SIM SÃO PAULO. Marcus Garvey Park, MN Find out more from Keychange’s Vanessa Reed as she guides a WEST AFRICAN DANCE conversation with special guests on how festivals can achieve WITH NAFISAH SHARRIFF 50:50 gender balance by 2022. 6 7 SHOW LISTINGS JUNE JUN OPENING NIGHT: EMILY KING / DURAND JONES JUN THE NEW YORK CANTORS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SHULEM AND THE INDICATIONS / MADISON MCFERRIN / DJ REBORN AND FRANK LONDON CONDUCTED BY ZALMEN MLOTEK 1 SummerStage kicks off with a night of 12 In Association with The National Yiddish Theater discovery with a soulful indie pop rising star Folksbiene at The Museum of Jewish Heritage & Grammy nominee from New York City, A night of New York cantorial superstars a modern soul group and a rising vocalist featuring special guests and a live orchestra SAT CENTRAL PARK WED 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK SPECIAL START TIME: 6PM DOORS, 6:30PM SHOWTIME JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES JUN ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE - FAREWELL TOUR 2019: Met Opera stars Ying Fang, Ben Bliss, GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC / GALACTIC /12 Nathan Gunn, and Dan Saunders perform 4 FISHBONE / DUMPSTAPHUNK / MISS VELVET an evening of arias and duets from Presented by Sony Presents Blue Note some of opera’s most beloved works Jazz Festival WED 7-9PM BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK King of Funk and his collective perform their NYC farewell show supported by New Orleans JUN BIG FREEDIA / MIKEQ X QWEEN BEAT / BATEKOO funk heroes and a So-Cal ska-punk pioneer New Orleans bounce queen collides with 13 Brazilian Bahia party sound & New York TUE 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK ballroom vogue culture in a pride celebration JUN PARQUET COURTS / SACHIKO KANENOBU / ARP / of music and dance 8 PRINCE OF QUEENS (DJ) THURS 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK Brooklyn indie-rockers flex vintage modern chic, JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES with support from a cult Japanese 70s folk heroine Met Opera rising stars Leah Hawkins, Mario Bahg, SAT 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 13 Joseph Lim, and Dimitri Dover perform a program of favorite opera arias and duets THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES JUN THURS 7-8:30PM JACKIE ROBINSON PARK 10 Met Opera stars Ying Fang, Ben Bliss, Nathan Gunn, and Dan Saunders perform an evening of arias and JUN DEJOHNETTE - COLTRANE - GARRISON TRIO / duets from some of opera’s most beloved works BRANDEE YOUNGER MON 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK 15 In Association with Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival SUMMERSTAGE ON THE ROCKS: KES THE BAND / LYRIKAL JUN The John Coltrane legacy is personified with this SOUNDS 4 LIFE / MAX GLAZER 11 masterful trio featuring jazz’s most influential The soca-style Caribbean pop family band drummer and accomplished jazz saxophonist brings their annual Carnival party to Coney Island and bassist TUES 7-10PM FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND SAT 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK PANEL: Jazz on the Cusp, 6PM, RSVP REQUIRED
8 9 JUNE JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES JUN RONALD K. BROWN/ EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY 15 Met Opera rising stars Leah Hawkins, Mario Bahg, Celebrated choreographer’s company returns Joseph Lim, and Dimitri Dover perform a program 21 to perform his signature fusion of African and of favorite opera arias and duets contemporary dance in his beloved community SAT 4-5:30PM WILLIAMSBRIDGE OVAL FRI 7-9PM HERBERT VON KING PARK WORKSHOP: African & Contemporary Dance, 7PM JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES Met Opera rising stars Leah Hawkins, JUN THE AUSSIE BBQ: A.B. ORIGINAL / HERMITUDE / SAN CISCO / 17 Mario Bahg, Joseph Lim, and Dimitri Dover THE TESKEY BROTHERS / TKAY MAIDZA / WAAX perform a program of favorite opera 22 In Association With Sounds Australia, arias and duets the Australian Consul-General, NY, MON 7-8:30PM SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK and the Australia Council for the Arts JUN LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO Discover the next wave of Australian music The all-male comedic ballet troupe celebratesfrom hip-hop, soul, indie pop and more 19 WorldPride NYC and its own 45th anniversary SAT 2-7PM CENTRAL PARK WED 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK PANEL: Revolutionaries En Pointe: The Trocks JUN EVERYDAY PEOPLE & SPECIAL GUESTS Celebrate Stonewall 50, 6PM, RSVP REQUIRED NYC’s coolest daytime dance party phenomenon 22 takes over Brooklyn with DJ Moma and others JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES SAT 6-9PM HERBERT VON KING PARK Met Opera rising stars Leah Hawkins, PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 5PM 19 Mario Bahg, Joseph Lim, and Dimitri Dover perform a program of favorite opera arias and duets JUN FÉTE DE LA MUSIQUE: ZDAR FROM CASSIUS WED 7-8:30PM CLOVE LAKES PARK LES NÉGRESSES VERTES / VENDREDI SUR MER 23 Influential French dance music groups KHRUANGBIN / CONNAN MOCKASIN / KIKAGAKU MOYO (SOLD OUT) JUN celebrate the summer solstice Produced by The Bowery Presents SUN 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK 20 Genre-bending globally-influenced psychedelic sound, with some soul and R&B thrown in JUN JESSE ROYAL / KABAKA PYRAMID / MAX GLAZER THURS 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK 23 Jamaica’s rising roots reggae stars spread JUN 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS: positive messages with rapper-singer and PHAROAHE MONCH AND FRIENDS / MISS MOCHA dancehall lyricist and one of Brooklyn’s 20 SUNFLOWER THE RHYTHM GODDESS pre-eminent DJs Hip-Hop’s pre-eminent lyricist and SUN 6-9PM HERBERT VON KING PARK “Simon Says” MC celebrates his classic LP with support from special guests THURS 7-9PM HERBERT VON KING PARK
8 9 JUNE JULY JUN ONLY IN QUEENS FESTIVAL: SHEILA E. / MUSIQ SOULCHILD / JUN BUIKA / A-WA / BLICK BASSY / DJ TARA KRANIUM Diverse bill of intersecting cultures led by 23 “Queen of Percussion” and Prince protege 30 a Spanish soul-pop singer and Latin Grammy brings her beat to the stage with support winner, an Israeli hip-hop electro all-sisters from R&B crooner group, and Cameroonian blues singer SUN 5-8PM FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK SUN 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK
JUN JAPANESE BREAKFAST / HATCHIE / HOUSE OF NOD (DJ) JUL MIGHTY SPARROW/ CASYM STEEL ORCHESTRA The Calypso King of the World is joined by A household name in the indie rock contingent 24 5 Brooklyn’s champions of the steel drum combining gleaming guitars and haunting FRI 7-9PM SPRINGFIELD PARK electronics joined by a rising dream pop star MON 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK JUL RALPH MCDANIELS SOUL JAM FT. BLUE MAGIC AND DJ HOLLYWOOD JUN ALVVAYS / THE COURTNEYS / ELLIS 6 Legendary NYC VJ and director hosts jam with the 26 In Association with the Consulate General Philly soul singers and one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs of Canada SAT 6-9PM SPRINGFIELD PARK Celebrating Canada Day with break-out, female-fronted pop bands & Juno Award winners JUL MR EAZI / EFYA / BLINKY BILL / DJ MOHOGANY WED 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK A showcase of Afropop artists representing the 7 modern pop stylings of Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya, JUN DUCK DOWN BBQ: BLACK MOON AND SMIF-N-WESSUN led by the pioneer of Banku music STATIK SELEKTAH (DJ SET) & SURPRISE GUESTS SUN 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK 27 The Brownsville boom-bap legends host their annual NYC rap BBQ at home JUL TABOU COMBO / LAKOU MIZIK / DJ SABINE BLAIZIN THURS 7-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK In Association with Afro-Latino Fest 7 The sounds of Haiti’s past, present, and future make their way from Port-au-Prince to Queens YOUNG M.A / FUNK FLEX JUN for a gospel-funk-dance show Brooklyn triple-platinum mega-hit rapper and 28 SUN 6-9PM SPRINGFIELD PARK torch-bearer plays to her home borough with PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 5PM support from legendary NYC DJ FRI 7-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK JUL XIMENA SARIÑANA/ ILE / NATHY PELUSO In Association with LAMC JUN JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS / LADY DRAGONS STEP TEAM / 10 Women of the Latin diaspora showcase a diverse DJ TONY TONE BKS range of styles from different corners of the world 29 Grammy nominated next generation from pop to dance and neo-soul trap gospel musician with chart topping WED 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK Billboard hits SAT 7-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK 10 11 JULY JUL ATERCIOPELADOS / DIAMANTE ELECTRICO / DJ DAYANSITA JUL MERCE CUNNINGHAM: SUMMERCOOL FEAT. STEPHEN In Association with LAMC PETRONIO COMPANY / MELISSA TOOGOOD / 11 A night of rock from Latin Grammy winners, 17 CALVIN ROYAL III / A-Y / DANCERS featuring Colombia’s most celebrated rock band In Association with the Cunningham and a bluesy Bogota-based rock artist Centennial Celebrations THURS 7-9PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK A night recognizing the groundbreaking choreographer’s life and legacy JUL A PALO SECO WED 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK In Association with LAMC WORKSHOP: Cunningham Dance, 6PM, RSVP REQUIRED 12 Modern Flamenco dance company performs their take on the traditional Spanish dance JUL LISA LISA / COVER GIRLS / DJ LUCY EUCLID / FRI 7-9PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK HOSTED BY VINNIE MEDUGNO WORKSHOP: Flamenco Dance, 7PM 18 Latina freestyle disco queen takes it back for JUL 20TH ANNIVERSARY LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS® CELEBRATION a retro electro dance party VICENTE GARCÍA / CHOCQUIBTOWN / SURPRISE GUESTS THURS 7-9PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK 13 In Association with LAMC Celebration of International Latin music makers JUL JODY WATLEY, MOBILE MONDAYS! PRINCESS LOCKEROOO SAT 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK & JOEY CARVELLO 19 R&B “Looking for a New Love” club music JUL LEÓN GIECO / KEVIN JOHANSEN / EL MATÓ A UN POLICÍA hitmaker and Grammy winner is joined by MOTORIZADO / SILVINA MORENO / JUAN INGARAMO a crew of vinyl party leaders 13 In Association with Cosquin Rock and LAMC FRI 7-9PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK A multigenerational showcase of the WORKSHOP: House Dance, WAACKING & Disco, 6PM sounds of Argentina, led by a folk rock icon featuring rock and electropop JUL ANA TIJOUX / COMBO CHIMBITA / L’UNICORNS / DJ SHAME / SAT 5-9PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK HOSTED BY JEN AND MAGIE 20 In Association with La Isla Bonita JUL FAMILY DAY: RAILROAD EARTH / RANKY TANKY Chilean-French rapper is joined by Bluegrass-tinged jam band leads our annual the Brooklyn-via-Colombia cumbia fusion trio 14 Family Day celebration joined by funky and SAT 4-7PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK joyful Gullah-inspired group SUN 3:30-7PM CENTRAL PARK JUL FORCE MDS AND U.M.C’S WITH RED ALERT / DJ XCEL PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 3:30PM & DJ THRILLA / HOSTED BY TARIQ 21 Staten Island hip-hop heroes play a hometown AVERY*SUNSHINE / DJ P.U.D.G.E JUL show with a founding father of NYC hip-hop Billboard chart-topping vocal talent SUN 4-7PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK 14 brings audiences together through her PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 3PM soulful, jazzy, optimistic songs of praise and worship SUN 6-9PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK
10 11 JULY JUL THEE NY NIGHT TRAIN: SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF LIVE REVIEW JUL SLICK RICK / DJ CHUCK CHILLOUT JULY WITH JONATHAN TOUBIN Bronxite Rick The Ruler teaches “The Art 21 Global nightlife institution featuring soul legends 27 of Storytelling” with the DJ that helped making a rare appearance to sing their hits live break him in his hometown borough with an all-star 13-piece ban SAT 6-9PM SOUNDVIEW PARK SAT 6-9PM FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND JUL MAGIC SYSTEM / SMARTY / SELMA UAMUSSE / DJ BIRANE JUL KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS / DINOSAUR JR. / CATE LE BON High-energy, chart topping Afropop quartet Produced by The Bowery Presents 28 perform their own Ivorian zouglou style 25 Lo-fi experimental rockers are joined by alt-noise innovators and Welsh folk artist for a vibrant pan-African dance party THURS 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK SUN 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK JUL GRAND WIZZARD THEODORE & UPTOWN VINYL SUPREME JUL THE TEDSMOOTH OLDSCHOOL JAM: FREESTYLE EDITION WITH W/ DJ PERLY, THE B.O.O.M. (BRONX ORGANIC ORCHESTRA CYNTHIA, LISETTE MELENDEZ, GEORGE LAMOND / DJS EDDIE 25 MELINATED), AND THE BOOGIE DOWN ALL-STARS 28 B SWIFT, G-BO THE PRO, BREAKBEAT LOU & TEDSMOOTH/ All-Bronx lineup of DJs, MCs and live musicians HOSTED BY MASTER Z showing hip-hop’s past and present to a Throwback jam with a Latin Freestyle theme hometown crowd organized by East Harlem’s Remix King THURS 6-9PM SOUNDVIEW PARK SUN 6-9PM SOUNDVIEW PARK JUL LALO RODRIGUEZ / LOS HERMANOS MORENOS / DJ LUCHO PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 5PM Salsa protege and chart topping singer is joined 26 by the aggressive salsa style of the Moreno JUL FELA! YOUTH MATINEE brothers for a fiesta in the Bronx The cast of the Broadway musical touring FRI 7-9PM SOUNDVIEW PARK 31 production presents a matinee specifically for young people JUL FELA! THE CONCERT WED 11AM-12PM CENTRAL PARK Concert celebrating the 10th anniversary 26 of the Broadway opening of the Tony JUL FELA! THE CONCERT Award-winning musical based on the life Concert celebrating the 10th anniversary and music of Fela Kuti 31 of the Broadway opening of the Tony FRI 8-10PM FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND Award-winning musical based on the life and music of Fela Kuti JUL ALCEU VALENÇA / CORDEL DO FOGO ENCANTADO / LABAQ / DJ GRACE KELLY WED 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK 27 In Association with Brasil Summerfest Contemporary Brazilian artists led by JUL RAY DE LA PAZ / EDGAR JOEL AND ANTHONY COLON / the country’s Northeast legend, with a DJ KAMALA / DJ LUCHO musical-poetic rock influenced group and 31 Pair of Puerto Rican salseros and Grammy winners multi-instrumentalist bring the island’s romance and swing to Crotona Park SAT 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK WED 7-9PM CROTONA PARK PANEL: Brazil-The Transforming Power of Music to Overcome Times of Crisis, 4PM, RSVP REQUIRED 12 13 AUGUST SLICK RICK / DJ CHUCK CHILLOUT JULY Bronxite Rick The Ruler teaches “The Art AUG SAMINI / EFYA / DJ PATRICKTOR4 AUG GUSTER / RUBBLEBUCKET of Storytelling” with the DJ that helped Two of Ghana’s brightest stars showcase Produced by The Bowery Presents break him in his hometown borough 1 an African take on dancehall and R&B 8 Chart-topping American alternative-rock band SAT 6-9PM SOUNDVIEW PARK THURS 6-9PM CROTONA PARK joined by local Brooklyn art-pop indie duo MAGIC SYSTEM / SMARTY / SELMA UAMUSSE / DJ BIRANE AUG GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE / WABAFU GARIFUNA DANCE THEATER THURS 6-9PM CENTRAL PARK High-energy, chart topping Afropop quartet Celebration of Afro-Amerindian culture with perform their own Ivorian zouglou style 2 Garifuna music and dance AUG CRUMB/ PHONY PPL / PURR for a vibrant pan-African dance party FRI 6-9PM CROTONA PARK In Association with DoNYC SUN 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK WORKSHOP: West African & Garifuna Dance, 6PM 8 Chart-topping American alternative-rock band joined by local Brooklyn art-pop indie duo THE TEDSMOOTH OLDSCHOOL JAM: FREESTYLE EDITION WITH AUG TAIWANESE WAVES: WAN FANG / TIZZY BAC / A BAO / 9M88 THURS 7-9PM EAST RIVER PARK CYNTHIA, LISETTE MELENDEZ, GEORGE LAMOND / DJS EDDIE A showcase of the best women in contemporary B SWIFT, G-BO THE PRO, BREAKBEAT LOU & 3 Taiwanese music, from ballads to indie rock and AUG ELISA MONTE DANCE HOSTED BY MASTER Z indigenous sounds Acclaimed NYC modern dance company Throwback jam with a Latin Freestyle theme SAT 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK 9 performs renowned works by its namesake organized by East Harlem’s Remix King founder SUN 6-9PM SOUNDVIEW PARK EPMD 30TH ANNIVERSARY “UNFINISHED BUSINESS” / AUG FRI 7-9PM EAST RIVER PARK PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 5PM FUNK FLEX B-DAY CELEBRATION 3 Celebrating New York duo’s boom-bap WORKSHOP: Contemporary Dance, 7PM FELA! YOUTH MATINEE style legendary album and hip-hop VP RECORDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The cast of the Broadway musical touring mainstay DJ Funk Flex’s birthday AUG production presents a matinee specifically SAT 6-9PM CROTONA PARK 10 ELEPHANT MAN / JUNIOR REID / ESTELLE / RAGING FYAH for young people The world’s largest reggae label celebrates THE 70S SOUL JAM: THE STYLISTICS, THE MANHATTANS, WED 11AM-12PM CENTRAL PARK AUG its 40th anniversary with some of its biggest stars AND HAROLD MELVIN’S BLUE NOTES SAT 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK FELA! THE CONCERT 3 Revue of three of the defining R&B hit-making groups and chart-toppers Concert celebrating the 10th anniversar THE MOUNTAIN GOATS SAT 7-10PM FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND AUG of the Broadway opening of the Ton Lo-fi legend brings their indie-folk sound into their Award-winning musical based on the lif 10 new Dungeons & Dragons-inspired rock opera AUG CORINNE BAILEY RAE / JOSE JAMES / RUTH B. / DJ NATASHA DIGGS and music of Fela Kuti SAT 6-9PM EAST RIVER PARK WED 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK Multiple Grammy winner and jazz 4 songstress spreads her soul wings with a cross-generational modern jazz singer AUG LILA DOWNS / LIDO PIMIENTA / DJ RIPLEY RAY DE LA PAZ / EDGAR JOEL AND ANTHONY COLON / SUN 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK Grammy winning folkloric-style Mexican singer DJ KAMALA / DJ LUCHO PANEL: Why Aren’t There More Women 11 is joined by Afro-Caribbean next-gen Pair of Puerto Rican salseros and Grammy winners on Festival Stages?, 5PM, RSVP REQUIRED musician and Brooklyn-based DJ bring the island’s romance and swing to Crotona Park
WED 7-9PM CROTONA PARK SUN 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK
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AUG EDDIE PALMIERI / BABY POWER / DJ LUCHO / DJ EDDIE BATIZ AUG THE WAILERS’ JULIAN JUNIOR MARVIN / Grammy-winning salsero and Bronx music legend DJ QUEEN MAJESTY 11 brings his Puerto Rico salsa-jazz sound back to 18 Reggae icon Bob Marley’s lead guitarist New York heads his former band with support from SUN 6-9PM EAST RIVER PARK a local NYC DJ SUN 6-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK AUG OMAR / NAKHANE / DJ WILDCAT PUPPETMOBILE: Bessie’s Big Shot, 5PM Father of neo-soul is joined by a South African 14 life affirming pop/R&B singer-songwriter AUG CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS (WORK-IN-PROGRESS EXCERPT) WED 7-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK WITH WENDY WHELAN AND MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH / 21 FILM - RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN AUG THE CLARK CENTER 60TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE: GEORGE FAISON Internationally renowned ballerina performs an UNIVERSAL DANCE EXPERIENCE / 5PLUS ENSEMBLE / DYANE excerpt of a new work-in-progress followed by 15 HARVEY-SALAAM / JUEL D. LANE / AMY HALL GARNER DANCES / a screening of a documentary highlighting her HSA DANCE ENSEMBLE path to reinvention In Association with El Barrio ArtSpace WED 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK Anniversary celebration and tribute to the PANEL: The Art of the Transition: A Conversation famed dance center featuring a showcase On Next Steps, 6PM, RSVP REQUIRED of established and emerging artists THUR 7-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK AUG CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL: HARLEM 100: MWENSO WORKSHOP: West African Dance, 7PM AND THE SHAKES / BRIANNA THOMAS / VUYO SOTASHE / 23 SPECIAL GUEST FRED WESLEY / JAZZMOBILE PRESENTS: AUG BLACK WOODSTOCK 50TH ANNIVERSARY: IGMAR THOMAS / WINARD HARPER & JELI POSSE TALIB KWELI / KEYON HARROLD & SPECIAL GUESTS Centennial celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, 17 In Association with Moon31 / Future Sounds featuring an all-star cast of modern jazz musicians Hip-hop and jazz luminaries celebrate the 50th FRI 7-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK Anniversary of the Harlem Cultural Festival SAT 6-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK AUG CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL: DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER / 24 RAVI COLTRANE QUARTET / QUIANA LYNELL / RECLAMATION: AUG SELENA FOR SANCTUARY: KALI UCHIS / CUCO / AMBAR LUCID / CAMILLE THURMAN, NIKARA WARREN AND BRANDEE YOUNGER DJ SVANI / SANTUARIO HOUSE BAND Jazz scion is joined by a cadre of talented jazz 18 Selena-themed concert of Latinx artists supporting artists featuring a commissioned piece honoring immigrants and celebrating community through music Charlie Parker SAT 3-7PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK SUN 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK
AUG LA SONORA PONCEÑA / JOSE “EL CANARIO” ALBERTO / DJ LUCHO / DJ C. DEVONE 18 New York’s longest running Puerto Rican salsa band is joined by a Dominican salsa vocalist 14 SUN 6-9PM FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND 15 AUGUST AUG CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL: CARL ALLEN’S SEPTEMBER ART BLAKEY’S TRIBUTE FEAT. JEREMY PELT, JD ALLEN, SEP THE GROWLERS 25 ERIC REED, PETER WASHINGTON / GEORGE COLEMAN TRIO / Produced by The Bowery Presents FRED HERSCH / LAKECIA BENJAMIN 14 A night of surf rock, pop and psychedelic Showcase of modern jazz musicians paying sounds in Central Park tribute to legendary drummer, joined by SAT 6-9PM CENTRAL PARK an NEA Jazz master, acclaimed pianist and fierce saxophonist SEP MARINA - LOVE + FEAR TOUR SUN 3-7PM TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK Produced by The Bowery Presents 16 The Welsh pop indie songstress debuts her AUG LA INDIA / CIMAFUNK / DJ SONNI / DJ LUCHO electro-pop dance style and long-awaited 25 Latin Grammy winner and the pioneering new album princess of salsa plays to a hometown crowd MON 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK with Cuban dance funk artist SUN 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK SEP TYCHO / POOLSIDE Produced by The Bowery Presents THE ORIGINALS: STRETCH ARMSTRONG / CLARK KENT AUG 19 The electronic dream pop artist brings his brand of D-NICE / RICH MEDINA / TONY TOUCH lo-fi analog nostalgia to Central Park 27 Five legendary DJs come together to form THUI 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK a musical collective that will turn Central Park into a dance party BLOC PARTY PERFORMING SILENT ALARM TUE 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK SEP 20 Produced by The Bowery Presents AUG KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD British indie rock band returns to New York to Produced by The Bowery Presents perform their hit-making debut album 28 Australian psych-rock band known for their FRI 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK energetic live shows brings their impressive oeuvre to Central Park SEP THE B-52S / OMD / BERLIN WED 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 24 Produced by The Bowery Presents New-wave icons The B-52s are joined SEP TASH SULTANA by special guests synth-pop duo OMD and Produced by The Bowery Presents electro-pop pioneers Berlin 4 Multi-instrumentalist brings their alternative TUES 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK reggae-rock sound from Australia to New York WED 6-9PM CENTRAL PARK
SEP MITSKI / LUCY DACUS Produced by The Bowery Presents 7&8 The “Poet Laureate Of Young Adulthood” wields rock and roll songs of affirmation, alienation, and belonging 14 SAT / SUN 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 15 2019 SPONSORS TITLE SPONSOR
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FUNDERS Generous private support is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Shubert Organization, the J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation, and The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust. This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NYC Council; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson, including Council Members Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Diana Ayala, Bill Perkins, Keith Powers, Donovan Richards, Carlina Rivera, Debi Rose, Helen Rosenthal, and Rafael Salamanca. Only in Queens SummerStage Concert is presented by Borough President Melinda Katz with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and NYC Parks.
Additional support is generously provided by our dedicated festival audience and SummerStage Members.
The refurbishment of SummerStage in Central Park is supported by the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson, The Thompson Family Foundation, the Jaharis Family Foundation, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Peter Shapiro & Dayglo Presents, the Troubh family, the Goodman Family Foundation, Alexander Durst, and many generous donors who have purchased seat plaques . IN PARTNERSHIP WITH