Wycliffe Gordon, Sage, Alyson Williams
and Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
Take Over Central Park This Saturday, 4:00 pm
at Great Jazz on the Great Hill in Central Park
 | HARLEM, NY, August 8, 2019 – Jazzmobile once again partners with Central Park Conservancy to present GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL (GJGH), this Saturday, August 10, 4:00 - 7:00 pm on the Great Hill, 106th Street & Central Park West. Don't miss trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, the all-female jazz and blues ensemble Sage, award-winning jazz vocalist Alyson Williams (the GJGH Mistress of Ceremony) and the dynamic Harlem Renaissance Orchestra. |
Bring a blanket, picnic food, and dancing shoes for this fun event! Co-presented with Jazzmobile, Great Jazz on the Great Hill features live music and swing dancing in a beautiful setting.
GJGH is part of Jazzmobile's annual SUMMERFEST – New York City's longest-running jazz festival – which kicked off on July 4 with the debut of Jazzmobile’s Residency at Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem and runs throughout the summer. Artists include Dayramir Gonzalez and Jimmy Owens at Grant's Tomb; Marc Cary at Minton's Playhouse; Craig Harris and Winard Harper at Marcus Garvey Park and others.
Jazzmobile’s 2019 SUMMERFEST continues a cultural legacy that was founded in 1964 by pianist, composer, educator and NEA Jazz Master, Dr. Billy Taylor, along with philanthropist and arts administrator, Daphne Arnstein, and saxophonist, composer, educator and NEA Jazz Master, Jimmy Heath. This freeout-of-doors summer concert series is the longest continuous running free jazz festival in New York City.
Throughout August, Jazzmobile is collaborating with Harlem Week, a month-long celebration of African American art, culture and economic development. Harlem Week is a part of this year’s I Love New York: Harlemcampaign. More of Jazzmobile’s partners this year include the City Parks Foundation/The Charlie Parker Festival and the Harlem Jazz and R&B Music Festival, sponsored by the West Development Corp.
All SUMMERFEST concerts are free, weather permitting and subject to change. The complete schedule is below; for updates go to www.jazzmobile.orgor call the SUMMERFEST hotline at 212.866.3616.
About Jazzmobile:Jazzmobile continues the Legacy of founders Dr. Billy Taylor and Daphne Arnstein through high-quality performance and education programs that present, preserve, promote and propagate America’s classical music, Jazz. Founded in 1964-1965, Jazzmobile is the oldest organization of its kind created just for jazz and presents the longest continuous free jazz festival in Manhattan. www.jazzmobile.org.
GJGH is part of Jazzmobile's annual SUMMERFEST – New York City's longest-running jazz festival – which kicked off on July 4 with the debut of Jazzmobile’s Residency at Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem and runs throughout the summer. Artists include Dayramir Gonzalez and Jimmy Owens at Grant's Tomb; Marc Cary at Minton's Playhouse; Craig Harris and Winard Harper at Marcus Garvey Park and others.
Jazzmobile’s 2019 SUMMERFEST continues a cultural legacy that was founded in 1964 by pianist, composer, educator and NEA Jazz Master, Dr. Billy Taylor, along with philanthropist and arts administrator, Daphne Arnstein, and saxophonist, composer, educator and NEA Jazz Master, Jimmy Heath. This freeout-of-doors summer concert series is the longest continuous running free jazz festival in New York City.
Throughout August, Jazzmobile is collaborating with Harlem Week, a month-long celebration of African American art, culture and economic development. Harlem Week is a part of this year’s I Love New York: Harlemcampaign. More of Jazzmobile’s partners this year include the City Parks Foundation/The Charlie Parker Festival and the Harlem Jazz and R&B Music Festival, sponsored by the West Development Corp.
All SUMMERFEST concerts are free, weather permitting and subject to change. The complete schedule is below; for updates go to www.jazzmobile.orgor call the SUMMERFEST hotline at 212.866.3616.
About Jazzmobile:Jazzmobile continues the Legacy of founders Dr. Billy Taylor and Daphne Arnstein through high-quality performance and education programs that present, preserve, promote and propagate America’s classical music, Jazz. Founded in 1964-1965, Jazzmobile is the oldest organization of its kind created just for jazz and presents the longest continuous free jazz festival in Manhattan. www.jazzmobile.org.
JULY 4 – AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE | www.jazzmobile.org| 212.866.3616
All concerts are weather permitting and subject to change
All concerts are weather permitting and subject to change
WEDNESDAYS @ GRANT’S TOMB(Riverside Drive and West 122ndStreet) 7:00-8:30 pm
August 14 – Dayramir Gonzalez
August 21 – Jimmy Owens
August 28 – Danny Mixon, Charenee Wade, Ty Stephens, Lynette Washington: Happy 55thAnniversary Jazzmobile!
THURSDAYS @ MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE, 206 West 118thStreet, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm(September schedule to come)
August 15 – Marc Cary | Harlem Sessions
FRIDAYS @ MARCUS GARVEY PARK, Richard Rodgers Amphitheatre (West 124thStreet and Fifth Avenue), 7:00 - 8:15 pm in July and 7:00 - 8:30 pm in August
August 16 – Craig Harris
August 23 – Jazzmobile Presents Winard Harper at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, 7:00 pm
August 30 – Akiko and Bobby Sanabria Tribute to Tito Puente (at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Riverside Drive & West 145thStreet, 7:00-9:00 pm)
September 13 – Latin Jazz Festival
SATURDAYS
August 10 – Great Jazz on the Great Hill: A Swing Dance Party & More! with Wycliffe Gordon, SAGE, Alyson Williams (Mistress of Ceremony), The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, The Great Hill at 106thStreet, Central Park, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
August 14 – Dayramir Gonzalez
August 21 – Jimmy Owens
August 28 – Danny Mixon, Charenee Wade, Ty Stephens, Lynette Washington: Happy 55thAnniversary Jazzmobile!
THURSDAYS @ MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE, 206 West 118thStreet, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm(September schedule to come)
August 15 – Marc Cary | Harlem Sessions
FRIDAYS @ MARCUS GARVEY PARK, Richard Rodgers Amphitheatre (West 124thStreet and Fifth Avenue), 7:00 - 8:15 pm in July and 7:00 - 8:30 pm in August
August 16 – Craig Harris
August 23 – Jazzmobile Presents Winard Harper at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, 7:00 pm
August 30 – Akiko and Bobby Sanabria Tribute to Tito Puente (at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Riverside Drive & West 145thStreet, 7:00-9:00 pm)
September 13 – Latin Jazz Festival
SATURDAYS
August 10 – Great Jazz on the Great Hill: A Swing Dance Party & More! with Wycliffe Gordon, SAGE, Alyson Williams (Mistress of Ceremony), The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, The Great Hill at 106thStreet, Central Park, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
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