This marks the start of Blue Note’s partnership with the Conservancy and the return of large-scale live music in the park. The full roster of shows for the month are as follows:
We need that steady dose of 75/80-degree weather. That’s not all we should look forward to at the top of June. Blue Note New York is getting ready to kick off the summer with their 11th annual Sony presents Blue Note Jazz Festival. The festival kicks off on June 1 with a free show in Washington Square Park headlined by Robert Glasper in association with Washington Square Park Conservancy.
6/26 – An Evening with Charles Lloyd w/ The Chapel Trio featuring Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan + Kindred Spirits featuring Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers & Kendrick Scott – Sony Hall6/30 – Dizzy Gillespie Big Band – Sony HallThe Blue Note Jazz Festival should be the perfect precursor for what goes down the following month as the Blue Note expands its reach and the impact of the brand to the left coast with the debut of the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley.
“The idea for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley came out of Robert Glasper’s month-long residency at the Blue Note New York, held each October and dubbed Robtober,” says Blue Note Entertainment Group President Steven Bensusan. “Glasper curates a month of shows and collaborations spanning across the genres of jazz, R&B, hip hop, soul and comedy resulting in impromptu performances by celebrities and unannounced special guests.