The Spirit Of Harlem at Harlem School of the Arts

On Monday, August 26 at 7:00pm, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), in partnership with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH), and the Catskill Jazz Factory will present a special concert performance of The Spirit of Harlem, a celebratory homage to the most iconic moments of Harlem’s musical past, and the jazz renaissance currently taking place in New York City. Free to the public, the concert will be held at the HSA Theater, located at 649 St. Nicholas Avenue.

This performance will feature The New Generation Festival Collective, bringing together some of the most outstanding musical voices of today, under the direction of trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, and the Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra, a collaboration amongst artists from disparate backgrounds and experiences that prioritizes music by women and people of color. ...

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On Monday, August 26 at 7:00pm, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), in partnership with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH), and the Catskill Jazz Factory will present a special concert performance of The Spirit of Harlem, a celebratory homage to the most iconic moments of Harlem’s musical past, and the jazz renaissance currently taking place in New York City. Free to the public, the concert will be held at the HSA Theater, located at 649 St. Nicholas Avenue.

This performance will feature The New Generation Festival Collective, bringing together some of the most outstanding musical voices of today, under the direction of trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, and the Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra, a collaboration amongst artists from disparate backgrounds and experiences that prioritizes music by women and people of color.

The Spirit of Harlem concert will take the audience on a musical journey through Harlem’s most iconic jazz venues, recreating the community’s vibes and rich musical past through pit stops on Ellington’s A Train to Minton’s Playhouse, the Lafayette Theater, the Savoy Ballroom and beyond. Iconic artists such as James P. Johnson, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker are reimagined by this extraordinary ensemble performance, narrated by spoken word artist and poet Orlando Watson.

Featured in The Spirit of Harlem alongside bandleader and trumpeter Dominick Farinacci and spoken word artist Orlando Watson are the likes of “history in the making” (Boston Globe) vocalist Shenel Johns, “prodigy” (New York Times) tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman, and “world-class” (BBC) Christian Tamburr, vibraphone. The ensemble also features some of the best and brightest instrumentalists out of the current NYC jazz scene; saxophonist Patrick Bartley Jr, bassist Russell Hall, pianist Mathis Picard, and drummer Kyle Poole. 

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