Opening Night at SummerStage begins this Saturday!
We are counting down to opening night in Central Park! The free season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage begins this Saturday, rain or shine, at 7 PM with the legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock performing at SummerStage for the first time ever, presented with Blue Note Jazz Festival.
Hancock has remained a mainstay in jazz music in the six decades he has been behind the keys. He has won an Oscar® and several GRAMMYs® through his work that broke the mold on what the genre could sound like. He’s joined by trumpeter Keyon Harrold, called by Wynton Marsalis “the future of the trumpet.” Pushing the genre’s boundaries by folding in hip hop and R&B, Harrold has established himself as a force in the New York jazz scene and is a Charlie Parker Jazz Festival alum.
The night will get started with two SummerStage alums: producer Pete Rock will DJ and dancer Asha “DaHomey” Griffith will perform. If you can’t make it, we’ll be exclusively livestreaming Hancock and Harrold's performances for free, one-time only that night on SummerStageAnywhere.org.
COME OUT TO OPENING NIGHT ON 6/11 IN CENTRAL PARK
UPCOMING SHOWS
MODEST MOUSE WITH THE CRIBS
Produced by The Bowery Presents
Wednesday, June 8
5 PM Doors / 6 PM Show
SummerStage, Central Park
$49.50 - $89.50 | LISTEN
Pacific Northwest-based rock outlet performs their songbook featuring acclaimed classics and newest works
TROMBONE SHORTY VOODOO THREAUXDOWN / TANK AND THE BANGAS / BIG FREEDIA / CYRIL NEVILLE: THE UPTOWN RULER / GEORGE PORTER JR AND DUMPSTAPHUNK / THE SOUL REBELS
Produced by The Bowery Presents
Monday, June 13
5 PM Doors / 6 PM Show
SummerStage, Central Park
$65 - $90 | LISTEN
The diverse music of New Orleans heads to Central Park for a party featuring multi-generational talents
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN WITH LOS BITCHOS
Produced by The Bowery Presents
Thursday, June 16
5 PM Doors / 6 PM Show
SummerStage, Central Park
$49.50 - $59.50 | LISTEN
Danceable indie rock straight from the United Kingdom takes over Central Park
THE AUSSIE BBQ: Baker Boy / Electric Fields / G Flip / Haiku Hands / Peking Duk / You Am I
In Association with Sounds Australia and with the support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australian Consulate General in New York
Saturday, June 18
4 PM Doors / 5 PM Show
Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
FREE
Emerging and established talent bring the diverse sounds of Australia to this showcase
OPENING NIGHT: HERBIE HANCOCK / KEYON HARROLD / PETE ROCK (DJ SET)
In Association with Blue Note Jazz Festival
Saturday, June 11
6 PM Doors / 7 PM Show
SummerStage, Central Park
FREE
SummerStage kicks off its full return with a vibrant night of jazz featuring the legendary pianist and composer and a modern trumpeter
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC WITH DOPAPOD AND THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME
Presented by the Blue Note Jazz Festival
Wednesday, June 15
5 PM Doors / 6 PM Show
SummerStage, Central Park
$65 - $125 | LISTEN
One of the founding figures of funk returns from retirement with his leading collective alongside two funky jam bands
SCREENING: SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) / DJ BOOGIE BLIND
Friday, June 17
7 PM Show
Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
FREE
A Juneteenth screening of the critically acclaimed Oscar®-winning documentary focusing on the Harlem Cultural Festival
FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE: MC SOLAAR / BON ENTENDEUR / HYPHEN HYPHEN
In Association with French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) and FranceRocks
Tuesday, June 21
6 PM Doors / 7 PM Show
SummerStage, Central Park
FREE
The celebration of French culture returns with one of the country’s hip hop luminaries alongside two rising electronic pop groups
