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Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival Returns to Pittsburgh 9/14-15

8/30/2022

Fifth Annual Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival
Takes Over Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium September 14-15, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 30, 2022 – “The blues help you to get out of the bed in the morning. You get up knowing you ain’t alone. There’s something else out there in the world. Something’s been added by that song. This be an empty world without the blues. I take that emptiness and try and fill it up with something.” So, says Ma Rainey in August Wilson’s renowned play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Jazzmobile's Summerfest Wraps Up 2022 Season

8/23/2022

Jazzmobile’s Free SUMMERFEST 2022,
in Association with the City Parks Foundation and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Presents Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force and
Tap Dancer Calvin Booker & Friends for
An Evening of Swing and Song
at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park on Friday, August, 26, 7:00 pm

The Final Concerts of SUMMERFEST 2022 in August, Feature the *Allan Harris Quartet, August 24, and Bobby Sanabria*** and his Multiverse Big Band, August 31,
Both at Grant’s Tomb

HARLEM, NY — As part of its continuing SUMMERFEST 2022 series, Jazzmobile, New York City’s oldest jazz education/performance organization, in association with the City Parks Foundation, presents The Charlie Parker Festival, bringing the Dallas-born, Grammy-nominated singer Jazzmeia Horn and her Noble Force to Marcus Garvey Park on Friday, August 26, at 7:00 pm. Opening for Ms. Horn will be Brooklyn tap dancer/DJ/educator Calvin Booker and Friends.

Jazzmobile's Summerfest Continues Saturday at Central ark

8/10/2022

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY AND JAZZMOBILE HOST GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL
AUGUST 13, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Featuring world-renowned jazz performers Tammy McCann, Antonio Hart Quartet, and the premiere performance of The Jimmy Heath Legacy Band

New York, NY — The Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile are delighted to welcome back Great Jazz on the Great Hill, a free community event on Saturday, August 13 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The event features a lineup of world-renowned jazz performers for New Yorkers, tourists, and visitors of all ages to enjoy while lounging or swing dancing in Central Park. The event is weather permitting, and tickets are NOT required. No refreshments will be sold during the event.

Jazzmobile's Summerfest 2022

7/19/2022

Jazzmobile’s SUMMERFEST 2022,
NYC’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series,
Returns with Free Live Music in Parks
Across the Five Boroughs in July & August

Vocalist Tammy McCann Performs August 13 at Great Jazz on the Great Hill in Central Park

HARLEM, NY – It’s Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with a dancing and diverse assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 6 to August 31. The much-anticipated return of Jazzmobile presents audiences with another year of Free top-notch musical performances that parallel New York City’s dynamic diversity – from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing and beyond.

June 27th, 2022

6/27/2022

Jazz in the Valley Returns to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park on Sunday, August 21, for a Centennial Celebration of Charles Mingus, Featuring Buster Williams, Craig Harris,
Regina Carter and Camille Thurman
plus Carla Cook, Michael King, Joaquin Pozo
and More!

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, June 21, 2022 – Jazz in the Valley (JITV) returns to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park on Sunday, August 21, noon to 6:00 pm, with a celebration of the Legacy, History and the Future of Jazz. Presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., and led by Guest Curator Craig Harris, the day-long festival celebrates the centennial of bassist/composer/bandleader Charles Mingus (1922-1979) with Harris, Buster Williams (pictured above), Regina Carter, Camille Thurman, Carla Cook, Michael King and Joaquin Pozo, who, in the spirit of Mingus, are taking the music forward.

2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum - A Virtual Symposium & Concert Set for June 13-19, 9:00 am

6/10/2022

Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies,
in Conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation,
Presents
The Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & Company
A Virtual Symposium and Concert
June 13 - 19, 9:00 am (ET) Daily

NEW YORK, NY, June 8, 2022 – Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies, in conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF), presents the 2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & Company, a virtual, Symposium and Concert set for June 13 - 19 at 9:00 am (ET). The participants include Sonny Rollins, Gary Giddins, Ned Sublette, Angela Davis, Robin D.G. Kelley, Nichole Rustin-Paschal, Terri Lyne Carrington, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Theo Croker and more, plus concerts by vocalists Nnenna Freelon and Quiana Lynell and a special award presentation to Ran Blake.

Will Calhoun Exhibit at MoMath, Beginning April 30

4/26/2022

Grammy Award-Winning Drummer Will Calhoun
Debuts Selections from His
Rhythm Art/AZA Collection
at National Museum of Mathematics on April 30

APRIL 25, New York, NY – For the past four decades, Bronx-born drummer Will Calhoun has been one of the most distinctive and sought-after drummers as a member of the legendary rock group, Living Colour, and as a solo artist with six recordings as a leader. A graduate of the Berklee School of Music, with a BA in Music Production and Engineering, Calhoun combines his love for sound and science when he brings his revolutionary Rhythm Art/AZA collection to the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), 11 E. 26th Street in New York City, April 30 – July 31 in the Museum’s Composite Gallery.

One of the World's Largest Collections of African American History Items Soon to Be Available to Museums, Universities, Libraries or Collectors

2/18/2022

90-YEAR OLD ELIZABETH MEADERS’ COLLECTION OF
20,000 HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN ITEMS
UP FOR AUCTION THROUGH GUERNSEY’S

NEW YORK, NY – Guernsey’s, the New York headquartered auction house, will be conducting an unprecedented auction of more than 20,000 historic African American objects owned by 90-year old Staten Island resident Elizabeth Meaders on March 15, 2022, 2:00 pm. This important collection will be offered as Single Lot.

Black World Media Network Premieres February 3, 2022

1/24/2022

Black World Media Network,
A New, Comprehensive, Multimedia Platform
to Serve the Global Black Community,
Debuts in Black History Month

Visit www.blackworldmedia.net for
Worldwide News, Information and Culture

NEW YORK, NY January 24, 2022 – Find out what’s happening around the world all day, every day when Black World Media Network (BWMN) premieres on February 3, in conjunction with Black History Month. A multimedia digital platform, BWMN connects the Black World through news, information and culture from the United States, Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Great Britain, Europe and beyond.

Celebrate the Season with Louis Armstrong Holiday Ornamentsand a Star-Studded Tribute CD, A Gift to Pops

10/18/2021

NEW YORK, NY, October 18, 2021 – World-renowned jazz icon Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was a man for all seasons, and the holidays were no exception. He and his wife Lucille would beautifully decorate the interior and exterior of their Corona, Queens home, and Armstrong recorded joyful holiday music and even narrated The Night Before Christmas.

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Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival Returns to Pittsburgh 9/14-15

Fifth Annual Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival
Takes Over Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium September 14-15, 2022

Jazzmobile's Summerfest Wraps Up 2022 Season

Jazzmobile’s Free SUMMERFEST 2022,
in Association with the City Parks Foundation and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Presents Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force and
Tap Dancer Calvin Booker & Friends for
An Evening of Swing and Song
at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park on Friday, August, 26, 7:00 pm

The Final Concerts of SUMMERFEST 2022 in August, Feature the *Allan Harris Quartet, August 24, and Bobby Sanabria*** and his Multiverse Big Band, August 31,
Both at Grant’s Tomb

Jazzmobile's Summerfest Continues Saturday at Central ark

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY AND JAZZMOBILE HOST GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL
AUGUST 13, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Featuring world-renowned jazz performers Tammy McCann, Antonio Hart Quartet, and the premiere performance of The Jimmy Heath Legacy Band

Jazzmobile's Summerfest 2022

Jazzmobile’s SUMMERFEST 2022,
NYC’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series,
Returns with Free Live Music in Parks
Across the Five Boroughs in July & August

June 27th, 2022

Jazz in the Valley Returns to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park on Sunday, August 21, for a Centennial Celebration of Charles Mingus, Featuring Buster Williams, Craig Harris,
Regina Carter and Camille Thurman
plus Carla Cook, Michael King, Joaquin Pozo
and More!

2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum - A Virtual Symposium & Concert Set for June 13-19, 9:00 am

Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies,
in Conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation,
Presents
The Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & Company
A Virtual Symposium and Concert
June 13 - 19, 9:00 am (ET) Daily

Will Calhoun Exhibit at MoMath, Beginning April 30

Grammy Award-Winning Drummer Will Calhoun
Debuts Selections from His
Rhythm Art/AZA Collection
at National Museum of Mathematics on April 30

One of the World's Largest Collections of African American History Items Soon to Be Available to Museums, Universities, Libraries or Collectors

90-YEAR OLD ELIZABETH MEADERS’ COLLECTION OF
20,000 HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN ITEMS
UP FOR AUCTION THROUGH GUERNSEY’S

Black World Media Network Premieres February 3, 2022

Black World Media Network,
A New, Comprehensive, Multimedia Platform
to Serve the Global Black Community,
Debuts in Black History Month

Visit www.blackworldmedia.net for
Worldwide News, Information and Culture

Celebrate the Season with Louis Armstrong Holiday Ornamentsand a Star-Studded Tribute CD, A Gift to Pops

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Fifth Annual Highmark Blues & Heritage FestivalTakes Over Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium September 14-15, 2022

The Final Concerts of SUMMERFEST 2022 in August, Feature the Allan Harris Quartet, August 24, and Bobby Sanabria and his Multiverse Big Band, August 31,​Both at Grant’s Tomb

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY AND JAZZMOBILE HOST GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL ​AUGUST 13, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Featuring world-renowned jazz performers Tammy McCann, Antonio Hart Quartet, and the premiere performance of The Jimmy Heath Legacy Band​

Jazzmobile’s SUMMERFEST 2022, NYC’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series, Returns with Free Live Music in ParksAcross the Five Boroughs in July & August

Jazz in the Valley Returns to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park on Sunday, August 21, for a Centennial Celebration of Charles Mingus, Featuring Buster Williams, Craig Harris,​Regina Carter and Camille Thurmanplus Carla Cook, Michael King, Joaquin Pozo and More!

Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies,in Conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation,PresentsThe Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & CompanyA Virtual Symposium and ConcertJune 13 - 19, 9:00 am (ET) Daily​

Grammy Award-Winning Drummer Will CalhounDebuts Selections from His Rhythm Art/AZA Collectionat National Museum of Mathematics on April 30

90-YEAR OLD ELIZABETH MEADERS’ COLLECTION OF20,000 HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN ITEMSUP FOR AUCTION THROUGH GUERNSEY’S

Black World Media Network, A New, Comprehensive, Multimedia Platformto Serve the Global Black Community,Debuts in Black History Month Visit www.blackworldmedia.net for Worldwide News, Information and Culture

Archives

Categories

Fifth Annual Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival
Takes Over Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium September 14-15, 2022

The Final Concerts of SUMMERFEST 2022 in August, Feature the *Allan Harris Quartet, August 24, and Bobby Sanabria*** and his Multiverse Big Band, August 31,
Both at Grant’s Tomb

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY AND JAZZMOBILE HOST GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL
AUGUST 13, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Featuring world-renowned jazz performers Tammy McCann, Antonio Hart Quartet, and the premiere performance of The Jimmy Heath Legacy Band

Jazzmobile’s SUMMERFEST 2022,
NYC’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series,
Returns with Free Live Music in Parks
Across the Five Boroughs in July & August

Jazz in the Valley Returns to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park on Sunday, August 21, for a Centennial Celebration of Charles Mingus, Featuring Buster Williams, Craig Harris,
Regina Carter and Camille Thurman
plus Carla Cook, Michael King, Joaquin Pozo
and More!

Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies,
in Conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation,
Presents
The Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & Company
A Virtual Symposium and Concert
June 13 - 19, 9:00 am (ET) Daily

Grammy Award-Winning Drummer Will Calhoun
Debuts Selections from His
Rhythm Art/AZA Collection
at National Museum of Mathematics on April 30

90-YEAR OLD ELIZABETH MEADERS’ COLLECTION OF
20,000 HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN ITEMS
UP FOR AUCTION THROUGH GUERNSEY’S

Black World Media Network,
A New, Comprehensive, Multimedia Platform
to Serve the Global Black Community,
Debuts in Black History Month

Visit www.blackworldmedia.net for
Worldwide News, Information and Culture