![]() ![]() Here are just a few photos I feel capture the spirit of this musical celebration. Sunday's event featured NEA master Lou Donaldson, one of the most cutting edge horn players today Joshua Redman and the wonderful Alicia Olatuja. On Sunday August 27th the festival moved downtown to the place where it all began, Tompkins Square Park located just blocks away from Charlie Parker's home in the East Village in New York City. Other featured artist included Terri Lyne Carrington and her Social Science Band and a wonderful new vocalist Charenee Wade. On Saturday August 26th veteran alto- saxophonist Lee Konitz a contemporary of Charlie Parker when bebop came on the scene performed with his quartet. ![]() ![]() It featured the work of Jason Samuels Smith's "Chasing The Bird" and renowned clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen. On Thursday August 24th and Friday August 25th the festival continued its musical celebration uptown in Harlem at Marcus Garvey Park. This year was the 30th Anniversary of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, and I decided to head to Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on Saturday for a change as I have only been to the Sunday. Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Manhattan Music Free Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet / Buster Williams & Something More / NIKARA presents Black Wall Street / Vuyo Sotashe Saturday, Aug3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Marcus Garvey Park 18 Mt. The City Parks Foundation kicked off its 25th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Wednesday Augat The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. The last weekend of August is always the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York, with performances in Harlem on Saturday and the East Village on Sunday. ![]()
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