Live jazz is taking over NYC this summer! Enjoy free and discounted concerts featuring renowned artists from the Jazz at Lincoln Center family as they bring the music to the city’s streets. Browse through the scorching lineup below.
Lincoln Center – Summer in the City
Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 1887 Broadway
JUN 14, 6pm
Buhaina’s Hot Seat: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Trumpet Tradition Feat. Bruce Harris
JUN 21, 6pm
Call & Response: Blues, Spirituals, and Folk Songs
Sean Mason Trio
JUN 28, 6pm
Jason Marsalis
Presents The Modern New Orleans Music
JUL 5, 6pm
Louis Armstrong at 125, America at 250
A Birthday Celebration for Pops
JUL 12, 6pm
From Black Codes to The Magic Hour
Xavier Anderson, trumpet
Nicole Glover, tenor saxophone
Orrin Evans, piano
Ben Wolfe, bass
Donald Edwards, drums
JUL 26, 6pm
Qi Yu – Guzheng Meets Jazz
Qi Yu, guzheng
AUG 2, 6pm
Zahili Zamora
Zahili Zamora, piano
Jazz in Times Square
46th Street and Broadway, in front of the T-Mobile store (1535 Broadway Suite 0161A)
AUG 6, 5pm
Ashlin Parker & Trumpet Mafia
FREE
AUG 13, 5PM
ELEW
FREE
AUG 20, 5PM
Steve Walker
FREE
AUG 27, 5pm
Marcus Printup Quintet, Presented in Collaboration with the Charlie Parker Festival
FREE
SEP 3, 5PM
DJ SOMONEY x Cinque x Irwin Hall
FREE
SEP 10, 5PM
Stars of the Buena Vista Social Club Broadway Show
FREE
SEP 17, 5pm
Miki Yamanaka Trio
FREE
SEP 24, 5pm
The Hot Toddies Swing Dance Party
FREE
Elsewhere
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Summerstage, Caramoor, Tilles Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rose Theater – July 23-24, 7:30pm
Ellington’s Greatest Masterpiece: Black, Brown and Beige
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Chris Crenshaw, music director
Ekep Nkwelle, vocals
Eli Bishop, violin
SummerStage – AUG 28, 7PM
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with special guests Marquis Hill and Ekep Nkwelle
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts – July 18, grounds open at 12:30PM
Tilles Jazz Fest 26
Evening Headliner Buena Vista Orchestra (7 p.m., Concert Hall)
Hot Jazz All-Stars (5 p.m., Dime Mainstage. Join us before their set for a free swing dance lesson!)
Bobby Sanabria & Ascensión (3 p.m., Dime Mainstage)
Bluesy Beats and Jazzy Treats with Dan & Claudia Zanes (1 p.m., Dime Mainstage)
Ruby Laks (2 p.m., Winnick House)
William Hill III Trio (1 p.m., Winnick House)
Jarien Jamanila Trio: Coltrane at 100 Celebration (4 p.m., University Arches)
Chico Pinheiro Solo Guitar (4 p.m., Winnick House)
Kal Ferretti Quartet Celebrates Miles Davis’ Centennial (2 p.m., University Arches)
Student Ensembles (12:30-1:50 p.m., North and South Entrances)
Caramoor – Jul 25, grounds open at 12PM
The Caramoor Jazz Festival
Emmet Cohen Trio with special guest vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan
Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial Celebration with Walter Blanding Quintet
Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo: El Arte Del Bolero
Dion Parson & 21st Century Band
Sofia Rei and Jorge Roeder
Georgia Heers
William Hill III Trio
JALC Summer Jazz Academy Big Bands
Family Set: Musical Storytime with Kate and Jake Goldbas