kicks off the 2024 SummerStage season June-October in NYC. Full lineup @ SummerStage.org
Last Friday, we hosted a group of students from Building Beats at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park! Our Production Manager, Yaw, gave them a tour of the venue and spoke about the ins and outs of event production and all of the work that goes into putting on a SummerStage show. Visit buildingbeats.org for more information about this program that empowers youth through music!
We’re throwing it back (3 weeks) to our run on Staten Island! We loved seeing everyone in Stapleton Waterfront Park and the integration of the community input we received. From face painting and sidewalk chalk to representatives from local institutions, we created a family-friendly atmosphere and strengthened our connection to the community in the surrounding area.
This was possible thanks to a generous grant from the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a national social impact funder at the intersection of music, public space and community building!
We asked audience members in Tompkins Square Park what they love about jazz. Leave a comment below with your answer! 🎷🎶
Coming up at Capital One City Parks Foundation ! Celebrate 100 years of WNYC at the FREE WNYC and Friends Centennial Celebration in Central Park on September 9. This show will be full of your favorites, including host Brian Lehrer and live segments with WNYC radio hosts Sean Carlson, Brooke Gladstone & Micah Loewinger, Alison Stewart and John Schaefer, along with This American Life’s Ira Glass and The Moth storyteller Gabrielle Shea. Plus, musical performances by Nada Surf, Freestyle Love Supreme, Laurie Anderson with Sexmob, and mxmtoon; and a DJ set by Donwill. Doors open at 6PM!
https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/wnyc/?date=20240909
A coheadline show with Snail Mail & Tim Heidecker and a set from Fenne Lily? We’re already signed up! Come find us in Central Park for a night of indie-rock under the stars ⭐️
We still have a few more shows left this season! Visit SummerStage.org to learn more.
Wow! We just had an amazing weekend at our 2024 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. With incredible performances and crowds, it was truly special 🎶
Can’t wait to see you all back next year!
SummerStage is proud to partner with Fiddlehead Brewing Company from Shelburne, Vermont again this year! Come sample what they've got at tonight's show, featuring the flagship Fiddlehead IPA, and Fiddlehead White. Cheers to being a Fern Believer!
Check out the trailer for ALL ARTS's five-part documentary series "Climate Artists" below! 🌎
Learn more at https://www.allarts.org/programs/climate-artists/
TOMORROW! We’re closing out the month in Central Park with a FREE indie-rock show co-headlined by Snail Mail and Tim Heidecker with support from Fenne Lily. You don’t want to miss this! Doors open at 5PM.
cityparksfoundation.org/events/snail-mail/
Celebrate summer with Brooks Running, an official sponsor, at our show on August 27th! Stop by their tent for giveaways and the chance to win a pair of shoes.
All good things have to end, even if they are as amazing as our Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. Luckily, we have a fantastic lineup to play us out with Louis Hayes, SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter ft. Huntertones, , Alexis Lombre, and DJ KulturedChild!
It’s a gorgeous evening in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park and we’re just getting started! Today marks the second day of our annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and we have an amazing lineup with , ft. , , Tyreek McDole, and DJ KulturedChild aka Angelika Beener 🎶
We’ll be in Tompkins Square Park tomorrow afternoon for the final show of this year’s festival! Learn more at CharlieParkerJazzFestival.com
Tomorrow marks the last day of our 2024 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival - don’t cry, just come on out to Tompkins Square Park in the East Village for a FREE show! It will be a show to remember with Jazz Master Louis Hayes, Superblue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter ft. Huntertones, Jazz at Lincoln Center star Ekep Nkwelle, and Alexis Lombre at 3PM, plus WBGO’s DJ KulturedChild at 2PM.
cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-louis-hayes/
Everyone’s favorite house band The Roots is in Central Park tonight with Jungle Brothers, Digable Planets, and some special guests! We’re loving this energy almost as much as we love hip-hop 😉
We’re back in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park! Tonight we’re kicking off our 32nd Charlie Parker Jazz Festival with the Christian McBride Big Band and the Wallace Roney Jr. Quartet in partnership with our friends at Jazzmobile. We’ll be back tomorrow with a DJ set starting at 2PM and live performances beginning at 3PM!
Heading to tonight? It’s the last chance to check out Sixpoint’s booth to sample THE CRISP pilsner and BKLYN SUNNY citrus lager. Be sure to stop by!
Tomorrow is another great day to enjoy a FREE jazz show! We’ll be in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park with Carmen Lundy, Helen Sung ft. Chris Potter, Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few, and Tyreek McDole at 3PM, plus a DJ set by WBGO’s DJ KulturedChild starting at 2PM 🎷
cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-carmen-lundy/
Central Park is full of Brazilian music tonight! We kicked things off with a film screening of “Gerson King Combo” about the legendary singer and songwriter Gerson Cortez, known as the “Brazilian James Brown”. Now, it’s time for performances from Alcione Marrom, Larissa Luz, DJ Nyack, and DJ Basim. Tonight is presented in association with Inffinito and support from Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Nova York!
We’re excited to have Brooks Running as an official sponsor of 2024! Come check out their tent at our upcoming show on August 23rd for giveaways and the chance to win Brooks footwear.
TOMORROW! Don’t miss out as the Hip-Hop is the LOML Tour stops by in Central Park with The Roots, Jungle Brothers, and Digable Planets. Final tickets are available at cityparksfoundation.org/events/the-roots-24/!
Our FREE Charlie Parker Jazz Festival kicks off in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park tomorrow! Starting at 7PM, catch performances by the GRAMMY-winning Christian McBride Big Band and the Wallace Roney Jr. Quartet in partnership with Jazzmobile.
cityparksfoundation.org/events/cpjf-christian-mcbride/
Central Park is looking good tonight! We’re here for THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM History Books Tour with Joyce Manor and Pinkshift and are having a great time. Summer isn’t over just yet - we still have an amazing lineup of upcoming shows, so check out SummerStage.org!
TOMORROW - Brazil is coming to ! Don’t miss your chance to see “The Queen of Samba” herself, Alcione Marrom, for FREE in Central Park with additional performances by Afro-punk artist Larissa Luz, DJ Nyack & DJ BASIM, and a film screening of “Gerson King Combo” about the “Brazilian James Brown”. Doors open at 5PM! This show is in association with the 28th Inffinito Film Festival and supported by Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Nova York.
cityparksfoundation.org/events/brazilian-day-24/
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Our annual FREE Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is back this weekend with jazz shows in Marcus Garvey Park on August 23 & 24 and Tompkins Square Park on August 25! Catch performances by Christian McBride Big Band, Carmen Lundy, Louis Hayes, and more, plus free partner events across the city now through Sunday! Visit CharlieParkerJazzFestival.org for more info.
Next week at Capital One City Parks Foundation ! Join us for a FREE show in Central Park as indie-rock singer-songwriter Snail Mail co-headlines with comedian, actor, and musician Tim Heidecker with support from Brooklyn-based folk singer Fenne Lily on August 27. Doors open at 5PM!
cityparksfoundation.org/events/snail-mail/
Want to see the show from the best seats in the house? Enter to win a pair of VIP tickets through doNYC at donyc.com/summerstagebestseatsonus!
For the safety of our staff, performers, and guests, tonight’s Video Music Box 40th Anniversary Uptown Edition Show Hosted by Ralph McDaniels has ended early due to severe weather.
For the safety of our staff, performers, and guests, tonight’s Funk Flex R&B Picnic Birthday Party show has ended early due to severe weather.
Doors in Central Park are open! Come early to celebrate Funk Flex’s birthday. Due to potential incoming weather, artists will be performing starting at 6PM
The Soapbox Presents is taking over Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park! What a night– and it's just getting started. We're loving the energy and want this party to go on forever ❤️
We'll be in Harlem again tomorrow night, and then we'll be back for our FREE Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which starts on August 23. Learn more at SummerStage.org!
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We asked audience members in Tompkins Square Park what they love about jazz. Leave a comment below with your answer! 🎷🎶
TOMORROW! Don’t miss out as the Hip-Hop is the LOML Tour stops by #SummerStage in Central Park with The Roots, Jungle Brothers, and Digable Planets. Final tickets are available at cityparksfoundation.org/events/the-roots-24/!
We can’t believe our annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is already next weekend! Catch FREE world-class jazz performances all weekend long in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park on August 23 & 24 and Tompkins Square Park in the East Village on August 25. Plus, check out listening sessions, after parties, and much more with partners across NYC beginning August 17. Come celebrate “The Bird’s” legacy with us! Learn more at cityparksfoundation.org/charlieparker/.
Catalan Sounds on Tour is back at SummerStage in Central Park this Sunday, July 28! Don’t miss out on FREE performances by Sidonie, Balkan Paradise Orchestra, LAU NOAH, and DJ Turmix. Doors open at 5PM! This show is presented in association with Institut Ramon Llull. https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/catalan-sounds-24/?date=20240728
There's still plenty to come at #SummerStage! We've got tons of great shows left this summer, including Darryl DMC McDaniels, Arooj Aftab, Ghostface Killah, Snail Mail, King Promise and SO. MANY. MORE. Check out summerstage.org for the full schedule-- see you in the parks!
In case you missed it! Due to popular demand, we added a second beabadoobee show in Central Park - tickets are on sale now for September 11 & September 12! https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/beabadoobee-2/?date=20240912 Live Nation NYC
Our Capital One City Parks Foundation #SummerStage 2024 season announcement is here! Join us this summer for free shows in 13 parks across all five boroughs + benefit concerts in Central Park from May-October. We hope to see you at our FREE opening night on Saturday, June 1 with the incredible Andra Day in association with Blue Note New York Jazz Festival! Check out our full season lineup at cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/
Calling all jazz fans! Don’t miss out on NYC Winter Jazzfest with events in NYC through January 18th, including their famous venue-hopping marathons tonight and tomorrow featuring Quartetto Fantastico in Manhattan and Shabaka Hutchings, Jason Moran, Carlos Niño and Saul Williams in Brooklyn. Go to https://www.winterjazzfest.com/ to learn more! 🎶
✌️out 2023!
November is almost over, but we’re not done sharing our #NationalHipHopHistoryMonth memories! Today, we are back in June 2016 when Public Enemy took over Betsy Head Park in Brooklyn. Roll the tape!
This warm weather is transporting us back to one of our favorite times of year - the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival! Recap loading in 3, 2, 1…
Hey #SummerStage fans! Don't forget to swing by the TF Cornerstone booth in Central Park on August 20th. You'll have the chance to learn more about the Pacific Park Apartments housing lottery, so don't miss out! See you there!
HAPPENING NOW: Ugandan musician and opposition leader Bobi Wine performs live at SummerStage NYC BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT opens in theaters July 28: natgeo.film/bobiwine
Next week! His lyrics inspired a nation. His actions inspired a movement. #BobiWineThePeoplesPresident tells the inspiring story of Ugandan singer and opposition leader Bobi Wine, from National Geographic Documentary Films and filmmakers Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp. Join us in Central Park on July 27 for the NY Premiere and a live performance by Bobi Wine himself. We are so incredibly proud to be hosting him on our stage. Check out the trailer now, and the film in theaters on July 28. natgeo.film/bobiwine
Hey, #SummerStage fans! Looking to make some moves and not just on the dance floor? Visit the TF Cornerstone booth at the show on June 24th or 28th in Central Park and learn about rent-stabilized units in Prospect Heights & more with the Pacific Parks Apartments Lottery. Don’t forget to pick up some free swag!
It’s FINALLY time to welcome you back to #SummerStage! Our benefit shows kick off TOMORROW in Central Park with Hippo Campus and Gus Dapperton presented by Live Nation NYC Tickets are still available at summerstage.org Grab them now before it’s too late!
Join now! Today is the last day to become a SummerStage member before prices go up. Join our member community and enjoy the best seats in the house, plus other exclusive benefits at world-class performances by artists from our own neighborhoods and across the globe. https://cityparksfoundation.org/membership/
WE’RE BACK! Our 2023 Capital One City Parks Foundation #SummerStage Season Announcement is here! Join us this summer from June-October at 80 free & benefit shows across all five NYC boroughs, including our FREE opening night performance on June 10 with St. Paul and The Broken Bones, SAY SHE SHE, Mwenso and the Shakes, and WFUV Public Radio’s own DJ Alisa Ali. See the full lineup at SummerStage.org!
We love our feathered friends! Check out these little sparrows hanging out in our #SummerStage venue roof. Luckily, they didn’t stay too long– we’re raising that very roof to get ready for you so, so soon! #ShareYourSummerStage
Forgot someone on your list? Give the gift of #SummerStage membership! Our members enjoy exclusive VIP benefits including express entry, complimentary show tickets and drinks, and covered seating in our intimate venue, nestled within the stunning trees of Central Park. Plus, you get to feel good for giving such a great gift. That’s what we call a win-win. https://cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage-membership/
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