The largest outdoor performing arts festival in New York City, SummerStagewill return this summer to all five boroughs with dozens of free shows to visit at twelve community parks.
SummerStage from Capital One City Parks Foundation will offer nearly 90 free concerts, dance performances, film screenings and art workshops in Central Park and neighborhood parks.
The season’s programming will celebrate the city’s renaissance and culture with more than 200 artists in unique genres including reggae, pop, global, indie rock, afrobeat, soul and more.
During that programming will be the Latin Alternative Music Conference that will bring Latin artists like Carla Morrison. In addition to ChocQuibTown
“Watching a show of SummerStage It’s like taking a trip around the world: featuring sounds from as far afield as Australia, Ghana, Brazil, and France that reflect our city’s global perspective, while also featuring local favorites that clearly reflect New York genres like hip-hop, salsa and jazz,” said Heather Lubov, executive director of City Parks Foundationto our sister chain NBC New York.
With a focus on diversity and inclusion, last year’s festival featured just over 50% female or non-binary artists and 95% identified as BIPOC.
Opening night is scheduled for June 11 in Central Park with legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock in association with the Blue Note Jazz Festival.
The three-day Charlie Parker Jazz Festival will also return for its 30th year at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village.
“We are excited to be back in local neighborhood parks after a two-year hiatus and to be able to once again build our newly renovated flagship concert venue in Central Park,” said Lubov.
This year’s highlights include artists Caribou, Waxahatchee, MC Solaar, Carla Morrison, Ana Tijoux and Tony Vega. Benefit concerts to help support these free performances will feature Modest Mouse, Belle & Sebastian, Fitz and The Tantrums, George Clinton and Trombone Shorty.
In addition to music, SummerStage will have a free outdoor screening at Marcus Garvey Park on June 17 of the Oscar- and Grammy-winning documentary “Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)“, to remind Juneteenth.
In association with Rooftop Films, SummerStage will screen international short films prior to this season’s Central Park shows.
TO SEE THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE OF SUMMERSTAGE VISIT THIS WEBSITE.
________________________________________
For information on other events in our tri-state area visit our Cool and Free section here.
–
