Family and Friends Celebrated October 29, 2020 –A small group of family and friends gathered Monday at the historic Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem to celebrate the life of Stanley Crouch, the 74-year old author, journalist, critic, playwright, poet and NEA Jazz Master who died in New York September 16 following a long illness.
BY POPULAR DEMAND NEW YORK CITY’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SUMMERFEST2020 ON DEMAND OCTOBER 1 – OCTOBER 31 ONLY ON JZM.TV; VIEWING IS FREE HARLEM, NY – October 1, 2020 – JazzmobileSUMMERFEST2020launched on August 8thand over 3,000 viewers tuned in for Great Jazz on the Great Hill presented in partnership with the Central Park Conservancy. Recorded LIVE in Central Park, Alyson Williams, the George Gee Swing Band and Jeremy Pelt gave the first live performance in Central Park since the March 15 “Pause” in New York City. GJGH was the first of 16 premieres (presenting over 100 artists) and began the 56thseason of New York City’s longest running jazz festival, SUMMERFEST, demonstrating that the festival and Jazzmobile are going strong! Thousands enjoyed performances by straight-ahead, swing, blues, salsa, Afro-Latin concerts and more wherever they were, seeing for themselves that Jazzmobile honored its commitment to the community by not cancelling this pioneering festival that remained free, especially during the Pandemic.
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