WELCOME TO ® 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! 2 3 WELCOME TO L O CATIONS 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. 4 5 SUMMERSTAGE IN CENTRAL PARK VENUE MAP 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