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More than a year after the first lockdown order, SummerStage is back, ready to once again use our city’s parks as gathering spaces to bring diverse and thriving communities together to find common ground through world-class arts and culture.
We are committed to presenting a festival fully representing the city we serve - a roster of diverse artists, focused on gender equity and presenting distinct New York genres. This year, more than ever before, our festival will focus on renewal and resilience, reflective of our city and its continued evolution, featuring artists that are NYC-born, based, or inextricably linked to the city itself. Performers like SummerStage veteran Patti Smith, an icon of the city’s resilient rebelliousness, Brooklyn’s Antibalas, who have married afrobeat with New York City’s Latin soul, and hip hop duo Armand Hammer, two of today’s most important leaders of New York’s rap underground. And, as a perfect symbol of rebirth, Sun Ra’s Arkestra returns to our stage in this year of reopening, 35 years after they performed our very first concert, bringing their ethereal afro-futurist cosmic jazz vibes back to remind us of our ongoing mission and purpose. Our festival art this year also reflects our outlook -- bold, bright, powerful -- and was created by New Yorker Lyne Lucien, an award-winning Haitian artist based in Brooklyn. Lucien is an American Illustration Award Winner and a finalist for the Artbridge - Not a Monolith Residency. She has worked as a photo editor and art director at various publications including New York Magazine, The Daily Beast and Architectural Digest. Her drawings are rooted in community engagement and are influenced by the detals she noticed around her in the US and Haitian cities where she lived as a youngster. The complexities of color, form, and texture she uses in this year’s SummerStage design articulate the vivacity and diversity of NYC.
This summer will certainly be different, and we will be somewhat pared-down, but we will be no less vibrant. Our shows will be staged in four parks: Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, and at the Coney Island Amphitheater along the boardwalk and will, as always, feature both iconic performances and newfangled buzz artists.
We hope to see you there! 2021 CALENDAR Click “Show Info” to jump to a dedicated page within this brochure. JUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 17 SUNDAY, JULY 18 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE THE CONEY ISLAND AMPHITHEATER • 7PM • FREE Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra La India with Wynton Marsalis
SATURDAY, JULY 24 SATURDAY, JUNE 19 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE MARCUS GARVEY PARK • 5PM • FREE Sun Ra Arkestra / Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty Screening: SUMMER OF SOUL (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) SUNDAY, JULY 25 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE SUNDAY, JUNE 20 Dance IS! featuring Artists from CENTRAL PARK • 3PM & 8PM • BENEFIT Rennie Harris Puremovement, Complexions Chris Botti Contemporary Ballet, Parsons Dance, A.I.M., Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with special guest Madison McFerrin, and Soles of Duende with guest artist, Asha Griffith THURSDAY, JUNE 24 FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK 8:30PM • FREE Screening: Monsoon Wedding / Falu SATURDAY, JULY 31 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE The Originals SUNDAY, JUNE 27 CENTRAL PARK • 2:30PM & 7:30PM • BENEFIT George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic AUGUST SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE JULY Tito Nieves SUNDAY, JULY 11 CENTRAL PARK • 2:30PM & 7:30PM • BENEFIT Galactic featuring Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 and special guest MonoNeon THE CONEY ISLAND AMPHITHEATER • 7PM • FREE Funk Flex Birthday Concert with live performance by Ginuwine and Friends SATURDAY, JULY 17 THE CONEY ISLAND AMPHITHEATER • 7PM • FREE Gloria Gaynor / Sundae Sermon’s - DJ Stormin’ Norman of Disco Sequestered 2021 CALENDAR Click “Show Info” to jump to a dedicated page within this brochure. AUGUST SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE THE CONEY ISLAND AMPHITHEATER • 7PM • FREE Met Opera Summer Recital A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson / DJ KS 360
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE SEPTEMBER Marc Rebillet, DJ Premier and Brady Watt SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE The Dom Salvador Samba Jazz Sextet / SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 Film Screening: Dom Salvador & Abolition CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE In Association with 25th Inffinito Armand Hammer & The Alchemist featuring Brazilian Film Festival Moor Mother, Fielded and KAYANA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE Erica Campbell Antibalas
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • BENEFIT CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • BENEFIT Machine Gun Kelly “Tickets to My Downfall” Lake Street Dive / Allison Russell Tour with jxdn and KennyHoopla
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 MARCUS GARVEY PARK • 6PM • FREE CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE Charlie Parker with Strings: The Donald Dawes with special guests Harrison Quartet and The Harlem Bonny Light Horseman & Erin Rae Symphony Orchestra
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • FREE MARCUS GARVEY PARK • 6PM • FREE Patti Smith and her band Willie Jones III - A Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration featuring Sarah Hanahan, Godwin Louis, Justin Robinson, Erena Terakubo with Donald Vega TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 and Endea Owens CENTRAL PARK • 7PM • BENEFIT Indigo Girls / Ani DiFranco
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
Central Park THURSDAY JUNE 17 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Wynton Marsalis’s name looms large in the world of jazz, and for good reason—the GRAMMY® -winning trumpeter, composer, and bandleader has helped shepherd the cultural institution of jazz into a new millennium. Under his direction, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the resident orchestra of Jazz at Lincoln Center, performs a vast repertoire: from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many others. For this unique performance, the world-renowned orchestra’s performance will explore freedom and may include tunes by Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Ted Nash, and Charles Mingus.
Since the orchestra’s founding in 1988, the group’s performances have been leaving its global audiences inspired and uplifted with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis’s vast, innovative body of original work over the past decade demonstrates the orchestra composers’ and arrangers’ thematic ambitions, distinctive musical personalities, and unprecedented range.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC SCREENING: SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Marcus Garvey Park SATURDAY JUNE 19 5PM FREE DOORS 3PM PRESENTED BY TARGET IN ASSOCIATION WITH NYC PARKS’ HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS AND JAZZMOBILE Celebrate Juneteenth in Harlem with a free, outdoor screening of Summer of Soul presented by Target in association with Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, NYC Parks’ Historic Harlem Parks and Jazzmobile. The special advance screening will be followed by live performances at The Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park featuring Questlove and surprise guests. Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, highlights the story of the momentous 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place in Marcus Garvey Park, featuring never-before-seen footage from the massive concert series that was - until now - virtually eliminated from the history books. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was met with rave reviews, taking home both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. Summer of Soul will stream on Hulu in conjunction with Disney General Entertainment’s Onyx Collective; Searchlight Pictures will release it theatrically on July 2, 2021. Request Free Tickets
SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC Central Park SUNDAY JUNE 20 3PM & 8PM BENEFIT DOORS 1:30PM & 6PM PRODUCED BY SONY PRESENTS THE BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL For over two decades, GRAMMY® Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the nation’s largest selling instrumental artist. His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli have cemented his place as one of the most brilliant and inspiring forces of the contemporary music scene. Whether he’s performing with illustrious symphonies or at renowned venues around the globe, his unparalleled crystalline and poetic sound transcends musical boundaries.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC SCREENING: MONSOON WEDDING / FALU
Flushing Meadows Corona Park THURSDAY JUNE 24 8:30PM FREE DOORS 8PM IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROOFTOP FILMS AND QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT DONOVAN RICHARDS, JR.
SummerStage, in partnership with Rooftop Films, brings you a South Asian double bill for the ages as part of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards’ “Free Movie Nights at the Queens Drive-In” series. Falu, a singer rigorously trained in Indian classical music, has collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Wyclef Jean, and Philip Glass. In 2015, Falu was named one of the 20 most influential global Indian women by the Economic Times of India. In 2018, she won the Women Icons of India award in Mumbai, India. Her high energy performance is paired with Mira Nair’s beloved Monsoon Wedding, 20 years from its initial release. The film follows a reluctant bride as she navigates rapidly swirling drama in the days leading up to her massive Punjabi Hindu wedding. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC GEORGE CLINTON AND PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
Central Park SUNDAY JUNE 27 2:30PM & 7:30PM BENEFIT DOORS 1PM & 6PM PRODUCED BY SONY PRESENTS THE BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are more than just a great band, they remain a pillar of Black music. Laying the blueprint for funk in the 1970s by channeling R&B, soul, and rock and roll into space travelling acid trips, they would also provide the building blocks for the G-Funk sound that dominated the West Coast hip-hop scene in the early 1990s, through the samples that permeat- ed its seminal work, Dr. Dre’s 1992 classic The Chronic. The Parliament/ Funkadelic band and show is the fruit of the collective of dozens of musicians assembled by Clinton, and is an amalgamation of two distinct acts; Funkadelic’s psychedelic Hendrix-descendant rock and roll, and Parliament’s funk free-for-all, filtering James Brown and Sly Stone through ’60s acid culture and science fiction.
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Central Park SUNDAY JULY 11 2:30PM & 7:30PM BENEFIT DOORS 1 PM & 6 PM PRODUCED BY SONY PRESENTS THE BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL Formed in 1994 by New Orleans college students from Maryland, the band recruited local stalwarts like drummer Stanton Moore and the vocalist Theryl DeClouet to draw upon the funk, R&B, and jazz traditions of their adopted city. After building a rep locally opening for the likes of the Meters and Medeski, Martin and Wood. Over the years, their sound has expanded to encompass rock, brass band, blues, electronic, and hip-hop music, most notably in their 2007 LP From the Corner to the Block, which featured New Orleans OGs like Trombone Shorty and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux alongside the likes of Boots Riley, Juvenile, Z-Trip, and members of Digable Planets, Blackalicious, and Jurassic 5. Their latest LP, 2019’s Already Ready Already, features five different singers and electronic instruments atop modern dance and funk rhythms.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC GLORIA GAYNOR / SUNDAE SERMON’S DJ STORMIN’ NORMAN OF DISCO SEQUESTERED
The Coney Island Amphitheater SATURDAY JULY 17 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
She’s best known for her 1978 chart-topping, GRAMMY® -winning, platinum disco single “I Will Survive,” but Gloria Gaynor’s career reflects a lifelong journey through music. Gloria’s voice became ubiquitous on the radio and in discos in the 1970s, culminating in a hit single that became a global anthem for all kinds of survivals. Gloria shifted into making faith-based songs later in life, balancing R&B and electronic dance music with gospel sensibilities. A veteran of more than a dozen studio albums, Gloria released her latest, Testimony, in 2019 which she co-wrote and recorded in Nashville, TN with a multi-GRAMMY® Award winning team of fellow songwriters, producers, musicians, and special guest vocalists. Testimony received two GRAMMY® nominations for Best Roots Gospel Album and for Best Gospel Performance / Song for Gloria’s duet with Yolanda Adams on the song, “Talkin’ ‘Bout Jesus.” She took home the Best Roots Gospel GRAMMY® at the 2020 Award Ceremony. Gloria also recently launched her Merch by Amazon Shop and her very own YouTube Channel which features many of her incredible vintage concert and TV performances plus new video content. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC LA INDIA
The Coney Island Amphitheater SUNDAY JULY 18 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Famously “introduced” by Eddie Palimieri in “Llegó La India via Eddie Palmieri,” Linda Viera Caballero quickly made a name for herself as La India, one of the biggest voices in salsa. But before Celia Cruz would dub her the “Princess of Salsa,” she got her start in the South Bronx, where she was a founding member of the Latin Freestyle group TKA, and cut a solo record with Freestyle legends John “Jellybean” Benitez and her husband “Little” Louie Vega. After “Llegó La India via Eddie Palmieri,” she blossomed into salsa royalty and never looked back, going on to work with Cruz and Tito Puente, and winning Best Salsa Album Latin GRAMMY® for her album Intensamente India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC SUN RA ARKESTRA / SISTAZZ OF THE NITTY GRITTY
Central Park SATURDAY JULY 24 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
The Arkestra is no stranger to SummerStage; they headlined the festival’s first-ever concert back in 1986 at the Central Park Bandshell, when they were still fronted by their eccentric and enigmatic bandleader Sun Ra. Since his death in 1993, the ensemble has been led by saxophonist Marshall Allen, and continues to carry on Sun Ra’s indomitable spirit, perpetuating his unique contributions to jazz and Afrofuturism. The Arkestra is an avant-garde history lesson in cosmic jazz, incorporating elements from throughout jazz history, including ragtime, swing, bebop, free jazz, and fusion. They’re joined by Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty (Angel Bat Dawid, Anaiet Sivad, and Brooklynn Skye Scott), an all female Chicago-based ensemble that leans on improvisation and spontaneous compositions. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC DANCE IS! FEATURING RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT, COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET, PARSONS DANCE, A.I.M., ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER WITH SPECIAL GUEST MADISON MCFERRIN, AND SOLES OF DUENDE WITH GUEST ARTIST, AND ASHA GRIFFITH
Central Park SUNDAY JULY 25 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM A dance showcase featuring some of the art form’s most exciting talents will feature performances by artists from Rennie Harris Puremovement, a company rooted in the foundational elements of hip-hop; Complexions Contemporary Ballet, a diverse and inclusive company focused on eliminating the boundaries of any one style, period, venue, or culture; Parsons Dance, renowned for its energized, athletic work; A.I.M., a company with works that entwine sensual and provocative vocabulary with a strong emphasis on sound, human behavior and all things visual; and Soles of Duende, a unique trio weaving together tap, flamenco, and kathak dance. The show will also feature a special segment with dancers from A.I.M. and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, accompanied by the soulful stylings of Madison McFerrin. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC THE ORIGINALS
Central Park SATURDAY JULY 31 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Hip-hop has become a world-wide phenomenon, embedded in the sounds of pop music of every continent. But before it went global, it was the sound of New York, soundtracking block parties and club nights and college radio. Individually the Originals—as the name implies—have been there since almost the beginning, helping pull hip-hop from out of the underground and into the spotlight. The group also champions club culture and the various sounds and styles that New Yorkers want to dance to, from hip-hop to afrobeat, salsa and reggae to funk and house. The crew involves DJ’s Stretch Armstrong, known for programming the beloved “Stretch And Bobbito” radio show; hip-hop producer Clark Kent, Rich Medina, who ran the legendary weekly dance institution APT; mixtape legend Tony Touch; and Producer / Instagram live Club Quarantine creator D-Nice.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC TITO NIEVES
Central Park SUNDAY AUGUST 1 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Known as the “Pavarotti of Salsa,” Tito Nieves, with his booming, crystalline voice is capable of carrying an entire ensemble. The Puerto Rican-born, New York-bred musician was known as one of salsa’s leading voices of ‘80s and ‘90s New York. He’s perhaps best known for his version of Pete Rodriguez’s 1967 classic “I Like it Like That,” which has since become a salsa standard, re-introduced to the current generation by none other than Cardi B, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC FUNK FLEX BIRTHDAY CONCERT WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE BY GINUWINE AND FRIENDS
The Coney Island Amphitheater SATURDAY AUGUST 7 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Radio DJ and NYC hip-hop figurehead Funk Flex is a SummerStage veteran, manning the turntables for many of the festival’s legacy acts, some of which he helped break from his pulpit at Hot97. He’s also been known to celebrate his birthday in the park, and this year the party features none other than 90s R&B legend Ginuwine. He’s best known for his lust-drenched smash hit “Pony,” one of the most blatantly sultry songs of all time. The debut album on which it appears, Ginuwine... the Bachelor, also marks the first full production credits for the legendary producer Timbaland. His followup to that debut, 100% Ginuwine, is stacked with radio hits like “Same Ol’ G,” “So Anxious,” and “What’s So Different,” which famously samples Godzilla’s monstrous roar from Mothra vs.Godzilla.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC MET OPERA SUMMER RECITAL
Central Park https://www.cityparksfoun- dation.org/events/met-op- SUNDAY era-summer-recital AUGUST 8 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
One of New York’s most iconic cultural institutions, the Metropolitan Opera will return to Central Park for its 12th year on August 8. The company will present a Summer Recital featuring Met Opera Stars in an evening of arias and duets from some of opera’s most beloved works.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC MARC REBILLET, DJ PREMIER AND BRADY WATT
Central Park SATURDAY AUGUST 14 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
This supergroup brings together three innovative producers from around the country to perform live at SummerStage. Marc Rebillet gave new meaning to the term “bedroom producer” when he turned the camera on himself, improvising humorous songs made in his NYC apartment with a loop station, keyboard, vocals and percussion instruments, live-streamed on YouTube. Bass genius Brady Watt carved out a niche as one of the most recorded session players over the last decade or so, but he too came into his own on YouTube with his series Bass & Bars, in which he plays bass alongside rappers such as Warren G, Murs, Krayzie Bone, and Pharoahe Monch. They’re joined by their sonic predecessor in Gang Starr’s DJ Premier, the legendary DJ, producer, and MPC wizard, whose gifts for manipulating samples allowed him to craft a distinct sound and style recognizable the world over. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC ARMAND HAMMER & THE ALCHEMIST FEATURING MOOR MOTHER, FIELDED AND KAYANA
Central Park SUNDAY AUGUST 15 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
The New York City rap scene has never been more exciting, bursting with a diverse array of talent building on the form while pushing its boundaries. Armand Hammer, the duo of Elucid and Billy Woods, is a prime example. Their latest LP with master beatsmith the Alchemist, Haram, drapes a cloak of darkness over postcolonial wounds, with a cleverness typically reserved for wry comedians. They’re joined by a collection of close friends and collaborators, almost all of which appear on Haram: Philadelphia’s experimental visionary Moor Mother, who collaborated with woods on their BRASS LP, and both KAYANA and Fielded, two nascent producer/singers helping shape the new sound of R&B.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC ANTIBALAS
Central Park SATURDAY AUGUST 21 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Antibalas (“bulletproof” in Spanish) is an ensemble of quintessentially New York musicians making original Afrobeat and Afrocaribbean-inspired jazz and funk music. Founded in 1998 by Martín Perna with players from Brooklyn’s Daptone label, Antibalas grew from a local fixture to international feature on jazz and world music stages in the mid-2000s. Their mastery of the repertoire of Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti earned them a stint on Broadway in 2009 as the core of Bill T Jones’s FELA! Musical, and to later house band roles performing the music of Aretha Franklin, David Byrne and Paul Simon at Carnegie Hall (2014-2017). Their seventh and most recent album, Fu-Chronicles was nominated for 2020 GRAMMY® Best Global Music Album. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC LAKE STREET DIVE / ALLISON RUSSELL
Central Park TUESDAY AUGUST 24 7PM BENEFIT DOORS 6PM
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Brooklyn’s Lake Street Dive have spent the last 16 years wielding classical chops to craft a sound that’s equal parts pop, rock, jazz, folk, and funk. The group formed in 2004 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, but each of its members—lead vocalist Rachael Price, guitarist/trumpeter Mike “McDuck” Olson, bassist Bridget Kearney, and drummer Mike Calabrese, and their newest member, keyboard and vocalist Akie Bermiss—have been singing and/or playing instruments since the third grade. Now seven albums deep into their recording career, they were recently featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series, performing tracks from their latest, Obviously.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS: THE DONALD HARRISON QUARTET AND THE HARLEM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Marcus Garvey Park SATURDAY AUGUST 28 6PM FREE DOORS 4PM
Though his legacy would come to be defined by his indelible contributions to bebop, the Charlie Parker with Strings albums were Charlie Parker’s best-selling recordings during his lifetime, featuring the legendary saxophonist’s takes on standards like Gershwin’s “Summertime” and Klenner & Lewis’ “Just Friends.” They’re performed here by the Donald Harrison Quartet and the Harlem Symphony Orchestra. Harrison, a New Orleans-born alto saxophonist (and former member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers), is leading this ensemble in honor of Parker, while the strings come courtesy of the HSO, comprising graduates of the country’s top conservatories and music schools, such as The Julliard School, New England Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Indiana University. Harrison and company will also debut two new works in styles of music he created. The new works will showcase his signature Nouveau Swing and Quantum jazz styles which are both heavily influenced by Charlie Parker. Request Free Tickets
SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC WILLIE JONES III - A CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FEATURING SARAH HANAHAN, GODWIN LOUIS, JUSTIN ROBINSON, ERENA TERAKUBO WITH DONALD VEGA AND ENDEA OWENS
Marcus Garvey Park SUNDAY AUGUST 29 6PM FREE DOORS 4PM IN ASSOCIATION WITH JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
For the Charlie Parker Centennial, Willie Jones III and Jazz at Lincoln Center have assembled a multi-generational, international band of men and women to represent the global impact that Parker had—and continues to have—on music and the musicians that make it. Jones serves as music director, anchoring the rhythm section on drums. The rest of the ensemble includes pianist Donald Vega (who plays regularly with the legendary Ron Carter); bassist and Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Endea Owens, the house bassist in Jon Batiste’s Stay Human on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert; the alto saxophonists include Justin Robinson (a veteran of Roy Hargrove’s bands), Sapporo, Japan’s Erena Terakubo, a bandleader in her own right with six albums under her belt, and Harlem’s Godwin Louis, who founded the “Experience Ayiti” foundation for multi-disciplinary arts education, and Juilliard master’s student Sarah Hanahan. Request Free Tickets
SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC INVINCIBLE: A GLORIOUS TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON / DJ KS 360
The Coney Island Amphitheater SUNDAY AUGUST 29 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Drawing its name from Michael Jackson’s tenth and final studio album, Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson is a per- formance of the King of Pop’s greatest hits—indelible anthems such as “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Thriller” and more—as well as dance routines rehearsed for the HBO special One Night Only. With choreography by Jackson’s longtime choreographer and dancer, Lavelle Smith Jr., the show was created, produced and directed by the Bessie award winner Darrin Ross.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC THE □OM SALVADOR SAMBA JAZZ SEXTET L FILM SCREENING: □OM SALVA□□R & ABOLITION
Central Park SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM IN ASSOCIATIONWITH 25TH INFFINITO BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL 5:30 PM - Screening of "Dom Salvador & Abolitionu 7 PM - Performance This double bill honors an Afro-Brazilian legend with a ilm documentary screening that explores his legacy and a live performance that celebrates it. Often called the "godfather of Brazilian soul," Dom Salvador is a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who helped create Bossa Nova before leeing Brazil at the height of its military dictatorship. Dom Salvador & Abolition follows him through his adopted hometown of New York City-where's been the resident pianist at the River Cafe for the last 44 years-litting from record shops to jazz clubs to the hallowed stage at Carnegie Hall. He brings his Samba Jazz Sextet to his performance at SummerStage, featuring Kamau M. Adilifu (trumpet). Laura Dreyer (saxophone, lute). Gili Lopes (bass). Alevtina Wilcox (trombone). Graciliano Zambonin (drums), and featuring guest vocalist Raquel Lima. Request Free Tickets
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Central Park SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
Erica Campbell (as one-half of the dynamic gospel duo Mary Mary) has recorded seven albums, won four GRAMMYS®, sold millions of records, starred in her own TV show, and helped expand the reach of contemporary gospel music by incorporating elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz to their sound. She has also carved out a career as a solo artist, with two solo LPs and her own GRAMMY®—for her debut album Help — as well as her nationally syndicated radio show “Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell”. Campbell brings her ministering to SummerStage, armed with years of experience connecting.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC MACHINE GUN KELLY “TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL” TOUR WITH JXDN AND KENNYHOOPLA
Central Park MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13 7PM BENEFIT DOORS 6PM PRODUCED BY BOWERY PRESENTS
Cleveland, Ohio’s Machine Gun Kelly has made several career pivots once he was known as a rapper with a rapid-fire flow. The first, to acting, led to roles in films likeNerve , Bird Box, and Dirt, the Motley Crüe biopic in which he portrays Tommy Lee. Now, with his latest LP Tickets to My Downfall, he’s taken the Crüe influence to heart with a new rock sound, expanding on the pop-punk palette first seen on “I Think I’m Okay” his collaboration with Yungblud and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker from his last LP Hotel Diablo. He’s joined by the nascent talents jxdn, a 20-year-old TikTok talent from Chattanooga, and KennyHoopla, a 24-year-old post-punk alt rapper (both of whom have recent singles featuring Travis Barker on drums).
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC DAWES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN & ERIN RAE
Central Park FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 7PM BENEFIT DOORS 6PM
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Born in 2009 from the ashes of the Malibu band Simon Dawes after the departure of Blake Mills, Dawes is a folk rock band from the San Fernando Valley that channels the Laurel Canyon sound through the spirit of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Anchored by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, their raw, rootsy sound has established them as one of Southern California’s premier folk rock bands, equally at home at a protest (Occupy Wall Street) or network television (Parenthood). This fall they’re finally touring in support of their 2020 LP Good Luck with Whatever, joined by Nashville’s Erin Rae, whose Southern sensibility somehow manages to incorporate equal parts Wilco and Françoise Hardy.
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND
Central Park SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19 7PM FREE DOORS 5PM
An icon of downtown New York City art and culture, Patti Smith’s legacy is tightly woven into the fabric of its history. One of the first acts to break out of the CBGB scene in the early 70s, her brand of hard-nosed rock and roll was infused with the spirit of experimentation and free expression that made downtown Manhattan so exciting. Horses, her debut LP for Arista, remains a classic of the form, inspiring such groups as R.E.M., the Smiths, and Hole that would become legendary in their own right. Later in her career, she would establish herself as a crucial voice of activism, using her platform to speak out against unjust wars and oppression, and her songs, like the anthemic “People Have the Power,” have resonated with people around the globe. Immune to trends and waves of popularity, Smith continues to record and perform well into her 70s. Her latest projects include a trilogy of albums with the Soundwalk Collective, an exploration into the travels of three French writers comprising field recordings from waypoints along their journeys, imagining a future through conversations with the past. Request Free Tickets
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SUMMERSTAGE.ORG SUMMERSTAGE NYCSUMMERSTAGE SUMMERSTAGENYC INDIGO GIRLS / ANI DIFRANCO
Central Park TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21 7PM BENEFIT DOORS 6PM PRODUCED BY BOWERY PRESENTS
More than 30 years since their first performance together as high schoolers in Decatur, Georgia, Indigo Girls are still captivating audiences with timeless classics like “Crazy Game,” and “Closer to Fine.” Since releasing their breakout self-titled LP in 1989, the folk rock duo have won a GRAMMY®, sold millions of copies of more than a dozen LPs, and established a long track record of political activism for indigenous, environmental, and LGBT causes. This year they’ll finally get to tour in support of their 15th studio album Look Long, released last May. They’re joined by the fiercely independent alt-folk-rocker Ani Defranco, who has released every one of her 19 solo studio albums on her own Righteous Babe label. Her unique brand of folk melds punk, funk, hip hop and jazz stylings with the spirit of activist folk heroes like Woody Guthrie; much like the Indigo Girls, she’s supported various progressive causes throughout her career.
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