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New York City Featured Musical Items (Near Future):

Be sure to check the official sites for inclement weather updates. The following are free unless otherwise noted.

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  • As part of the River to River Festival
    LIUBO BORISSOV AND KONRAD KACZMAREK
    PERIPATETIC AUDIO VISUAL ENSEMBLE
    Open Rehearsal: June 20 at 7:00 pm
    June 21 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm as part of Make Music New York
    June 22 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
    Join in at the northern entrance to River Terrace, Rockefeller Park
  • Harlem Dances
    West Harlem Piers Park 
    West 125 Street, Manhattan
    Friday, June 21, 2013

    6:00 pm7:00 pm

    Millennium Dance Company: Millennium Dance Company at the Perry School is a community based Harlem dance center upholding the highest...
  • As part of the River to River Festival
    MANTRA PERCUSSION
    CORNELIUS CARDEW’S THE GREAT LEARNING
    June 21, 12:00–9:00 pm, check website for locations
    Presented as part of Make Music New York
  • Snug Harbor Partners with Make Music New York for
    2013 Summer Solstice Festival | David Johansen & Radio Active
    June 21, 2013 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • As part of the River to River Festival
    THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE
    June 21 at 12:00 pm, 12:30 pm & 1:00 pm
    15-min. performances simultaneously at three locations:
    Brookfield Place Plaza, One New York Plaza, Zuccotti Park
  • As part of the River to River Festival
    NEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL:
    JG THIRLWELL WITH THE MANOREXIA PROJECT
    PAULINE OLIVEROS
    SUSIE IBARRA & ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ
    June 23 at 7:30 pm
    Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
    Co-presented with Pace University and Harvestworks
  • As part of the River to River Festival
    CAPTURE/RELEASE: A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF LAR LUBOVITCH
    June 25 at 7:30 pm
    Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
    Co-presented with Pace University
    Produced by VisionIntoArt
  • As part of the River to River Festival
    NEW YORK ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL:
    MARCO DONNARUMMA
    JURAJ KOJS & CARLOTA PRADERA
    MARI KIMURA WITH TOMOYUKI KATO
    June 30 at 7:30 pm
    Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
    Co-presented with Pace University and Harvestworks


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On more than one occasion yours truly has had the wonderful opportunity to witness what goes on at this locale last year and allow me to tell you! It was quite the occasion! Although the music on each particular night was neither the sort that I'd venture out of my way to purchase nor witness, these performances were wholeheartedly the type that makes one wonder, Gee! What took me so long to experience them in the first place? We're not guaranteeing that they'll be your cup of tea but they're definitely worth investigating at least once.

 

Harlem Meer Performance Festival

Located at 110th Street near Fifth Avenue within Central Park between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be canceled (no rain dates). For more details, day-of weather-related changes or cancellations and accessibility information, please call 212-860-1370.
Sundays through the Summer
June 17 through September 2
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  • Sunday, June 30
    Howard Johnson (Tuba Jazz)
    Music from one of the finest Jazz Tuba players in the World
  • Sunday, July 28
    David P. Stevens (Contemporary Jazz)
    A fusion of Contemporary Jazz, R&B, and Nu-Soul
  • Sunday, August 11
    Nayibe la Gitana (Salsa)
    Emerging sounds from the International Salsa Scene

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Enter Waterside Plaza via the footbridge on East 25th Street right before the FDR Drive. Waterside Plaza is located on the East River between 25th and 29th streets, east of the FDR Highway.  For more information the public can call 212-340-4208 or visit www.watersideplaza.com

Music Under the Stars at Waterside Plaza

Free outdoor concerts from 7:00 - 9:00 pm with a half hour dance lesson before the show, from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm
A complete listing can be found at www.watersideplaza.com/events or the public can call (212) 340-4200 for details

  • Wednesday, June 12 at 7:00 pm / Dance Lesson at 6:30 pm
    Bud Maltin Metropolitan Music Band
  • Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 pm / Dance Lesson at 6:30 pm
    Jerry Fuentes Band
  • Wednesday, June 26 at 7:00 pm / Dance Lesson at 6:30 pm
    Harlem Speakeasy Orchestra
  • Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 pm / Dance Lesson at 6:30 pm 
    Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
  • Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 pm / Dance Lesson at 6:30 pm 
    Brown Rice Family
  • Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00 pm / Dance Lesson at 6:30 pm
    Nu D'Lux
The Riverside Church, Nave
490 Riverside Drive
(Betw. 120th - 122nd Streets)
Morningside Heights

Annual Summer Organ Series at Riverside Church

Each concert will feature music performed by talented organists on the Church’s 206-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, the second largest instrument in New York City, with over 12,000 pipes.

Prior to each concert at 6:30 p.m., audiences will also have the chance to enjoy an incredible recital performed on one of the most famous carillons in the world—the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon. Tickets are available at the door and are $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens/students. For additional information the public can call 212-870-6721 or visit http://www.theriversidechurchny.org

  • Tuesday, July 2, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Christopher Johnson, Director of Music and Organist The Riverside Church, New York City
  • Tuesday, July 9, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    John Schuder, Minister of Music St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grove City, OH
  • Tuesday, July 16, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Christopher Creaghan, Associate Organist The Riverside Church, New York City
  • Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Dorothy Papadakos, Concert Organist, NC 
    Former Organist, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City
    A special concert of live organ improvisation on the 1929 feature film “Phantom of the Opera” starring Lon Chaney. 
  • Tuesday, July 30, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Craig S. Williams, Organist and Choirmaster Cadet Chapel, USMA, West Point, NY
  • Tuesday, August 6, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Matthew Lewis, Director of Music and Organist Church of the Incarnation, New York City 
    Organ Faculty, Juilliard Pre-College Division, New York City 
    Adjunct Faculty, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ 
 

Flushing Town Hall Free Summer Concert Series
Buy tickets to any of these events now through their online box office or by calling (718) 463-7700 x222

  • Wednesday, July 10th
    Monthly Jazz Jam 
    Open to General Public: $10; FREE for Performers, Students & Members
    Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, and music educators. Meet new contacts, hone your chops and jam each month with your peers! Open to General Public! Don’t want to play? Come & listen! House band and jam session led by Queens Jazz OverGround. Starts at 7:00 PM.
  • Sunday,  July 14th
    Let's do the Twist - Rock & Roll House Party 
    FREE (No tickets or RSVP required; first-come, first-served)
    For Families: The Karlus Trapp Band presents popular music of the 1960's. If you loved "Chubby Checker", "The Beatles" and "Good Vibrations", take a trip down memory lane with this dance lesson and house party! Starts at 1:00 PM.
  • Sunday,  July 28th  
    Today's Teen Dancers, Tomorrow's Dance Artists 
    FREE (No tickets or RSVP required; first-come, first-served
    For Families: Join the Young Dancemakers Company, directed by Alice Teirstein, as they present live music and dance. This piece features percussionist/YDCMusic Director William Catanazaro and excerpts of work by guest choreographer Doug Elkins ranging from hip-hop to martial arts. Starts at 1:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, August 7th  
    Monthly Jazz Jam 
    Open to General Public: $10; FREE for Performers, Students & Members
    Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, and music educators. Meet new contacts, hone your chops and jam each month with your peers! Open to General Public! Don’t want to play? Come & listen! House band and jam session led by Queens Jazz OverGround. Starts at 7:00 PM.
  • Sunday,  August 11th  
    Music from Morocco 
    FREE (No tickets or RSVP required; first-come, first-served)
    For Families: Move to the rhythm of Moroccan music with Layali El Andalous, and learn the art of Belly Dancing from dance instructor Zeina al Qamar. Starts at 1:00 PM.
  • Sunday,  August 25th  
    From Cuba to Mexico 
    FREE (No tickets or RSVP required; first-come, first-served)
    For Families: Experience the sounds of Afro Cuban- Latin Music Styles of Rhumba, Mambo, Son and Bolero. Music from Cuba, Mexico and Puerto Rico performed by Adela Dalto, a featured vocalist with Mario Bauza's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra and Arturo O'Farrill.

Jazz Mobile Summer Concert Schedule

See the full schedule on this separate page featuring performances taking place city-wide from July through August.

 

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Bryant Park is one of those parks situated in one of the most opportune of places. Nearby are such hotspots as Times Square, Grand Central Terminal, Fifth Avenue with all its many shops and of course the NY Public Library, located right beside the park itself, at which there's actually a small art museum. So make the best of your day when visiting this grand midtown locale by planning your trip accordingly!

Broadway in Bryant Park 2013

Enjoy songs from all your favorite current Broadway shows sung by the stars themselves
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm / Thursdays
presented by 106.7 LiteFM

  • Thursday, July 11, 2013
    Stomp
    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
    Pippin
    Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
    iLuminate: Artist of Light
  • Thursday, July 18, 2013
    The Phantom of the Opera
    Chicago
    F#%king Up Everything
    Sistas the Musical
  • Thursday, July 25, 2013
    Avenue Q
    Rock of Ages
    Soul Doctor
    Murder Ballad
    Gazillion Bubble Show
  • Thursday, August 1, 2013
    Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
    Kinky Boots
    Big Fish
    Let It Be
    First Date
  • Thursday, August 8, 2013
    Annie The Musical
    Wicked
    Cougar the Musical
    The Fantasticks
  • Thursday, August 15, 2013
    Motown the Musical
    Once
    Mamma Mia!
    Forever Tango

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421 East 61st Street
New York, NY  10065
212 838-6878

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden Concerts

SUMMER GARDEN CONCERTS

Listen to live music while relaxing in the garden. Museum tour and
complimentary beverages included. Join as a Museum Member and admission
is free for all concerts. $15 Adults, $5 Children under 12, Babies under
1 are free.

  • Tuesday, June 4, 6:00 pm
    Children's Sing-a-long Concert
    Lloyd H. Miller of the Deedle Deedle Dees uses a variety of musical
    genres, from rock-n-roll to country to hip hop, to teach kids about
    American history, the natural world, and more. Children (and adults too)
    are encouraged to sing and dance along with Miller as he brings to life
    revolutionaries and unsung heroes. Afterward, try out our collection of
    historic toys and games. Kid-friendly beverages and snacks included.
  • Tuesday, June 11, 6:00 pm
    An Evening of Tavern Tunes with the band STOUT
    STOUT, combining hearty vocal harmonies and acoustic instruments, will
    perform traditional American music, including popular songs of the 19th
    century, drinking tunes, war tributes, and sea chanteys.
  • Tuesday, June 25, 6:00 pm
    Wind Trio from LaGuardia Arts, the "Fame" School
    Students from this internationally recognized school of performing arts
    will play classical and contemporary selections.

Free Summer Orchestral Concerts at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park

RAIN or SHINE

New Season of Free Concerts in Central Park. All concerts will be performed at the Naumburg Bandshell which is located mid-park just south of the 72nd Street cross-drive.
No tickets issued. 700 seats provided on a first come first serve basis. Benches around Concert Ground also available. 
No rain dates, No rain location.
The concerts are on the following evenings:

  • The Knights - Opening Concert 2013
    Tuesday, June 25 at 7:30 pm
  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
    Tuesday, July 9 at 7:30 pm
  • The Knights
    Tuesday, July 30 at 7:30 pm
  • Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
    Wednesday, August 21 at 7:30 pm

Visit also the Central Park Pages on New Yorkled as well as the Naumburg Orchestra Website

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Annual Washington Square Music Festival
Mainstage at Center of Park

WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS
FREE CONCERTS
Tuesdays in July 2013 at 8:00 pm
Rainspace, St. Joseph’s Church, 371 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY
FREE

  • Tuesday, July 9 at 8:00 pm
    Baroque in the Park: The Judgment of Paris, a Baroque opera by John Eccles, 
    conducted from the harpsichord by Kenneth Cooper with five vocal soloists and chamber orchestra, and an instrumental work by Johann Sebastian Bach.
  • Tuesday, July 16 at 8:00 pm
    A Musical Adventure: Featuring Margaret Leng Tan 
    a foremost performer of new piano music and the world's first toy piano virtuoso  (“The queen of the toy piano” - The New York Times)   performing the US premiere of the chamber version of a toy piano concerto written for her by British composer Michael Wookey. Also works by John Cage, Richard Strauss and Adolphe Blanc.
  • Tuesday, July 23 at 8:00 pm
    Mostly VW--- Verdi and Wagner: 
    instrumental and vocal transcriptions for chamber ensemble: orchestral interludes and arias by Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi in celebration of their 200th birthdays. 
  • Tuesday, July 30 at 8:00 pm
    Music of East Africa featuring Nepo Soteri, 
    guitarist, singer and composer who survived the Rwandan civil war.  His music is directly influenced by the raw rhythms and stylized sounds unique to such African countries as Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, from which spring the roots of American jazz.  Preceding the concert in the afternoon, will be a children’s interactive rhythm workshop with African musicians.

Seating is first-come, first-served. 

Public information number is: 212-252-3621
Programs are subject to change

Visit this site for more information as well as for confirmation of changes in scheduling.

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South Street Seaport is brimming with fantastic views of the Fiboro Bridges spanning across the East River you won't find elsewhere! But that's not all! There are the many shops, restaurants as well as the South Street Seaport Museum and its historical ships. So come on down if not for your enjoyment of the concerts here. You won't be sorry.

There are many concerts taking place at South Street which are listed on the River to River Festival Schedules Page.

Also be sure to visit the South Street Seaport Museum Events Schedule Page for many listings. Care for photos? Then visit New Yorkled's Photo Pages taken within the area.

South Street Seaport Concerts and Events

With New York harbor as the backdrop, the waterfront stage at the 2013 Seaport Music Festival offers music fans up-close access to an assortment of critically acclaimed national and international recording artists – from the burgeoning to the legendary.

  • OBLIVIANS with EX-CULT
    Friday, June 07, 7:00 PM
    FREE
    Pier 17 - 89 Fulton Street
  • PAWS
    Friday, June 14, 7:00 PM
    FREE
    Pier 17 - 89 Fulton Street
  • FEAR OF MEN
    Friday, June 21, 7:00 PM
    FREE
    Pier 17 - 89 Fulton Street
  • UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
    with Bass Drum of Death
    Friday, June 28, 7:00 PM
    FREE
    Pier 17, New York, NY 

Visit the South Street Seaport Musical & Other Events Page on New Yorkled for many upcoming listings.

 

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Summer in the Square at Union Square Park

Come join in the celebratory atmosphere of music at Union Square Park + www.unionsquarenyc.org

Music & Dance

Please click on the image of the Flyer there to the right so's to view a much larger version featuring ALL other events going on this Summer!

  • Thursday, June 13
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    5:00 pm Dance: Performance by Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
    6:00 pm Dance: Zumba with Zifa
  • Thursday, June 20
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    5:00 pm Dance: Performance by Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
    6:00 pm Dance: Salsa with Baila Society
  • Thursday, June 27
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    6:00 pm Club Dance with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
  • Thursday, July 11
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    6:00 pm Dance: Zumba with Zifa
  • Thursday, July 18
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    6:00 pm Dance: Salsa with Baila Society
  • Thursday, July 25
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    6:00 pm Club Dance with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
  • Thursday, August 1
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    6:00 pm Dance: Zumba with Zifa
  • Thursday, August 8
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    5:00 pm Dance: Performance by Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
    6:00 pm Dance: Salsa with Baila Society 
  • Thursday, August 15
    12:00 pm New School Jazz
    5:00 pm Dance: Performance by Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
    6:00 pm Club Dance with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company

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Fox & Friends After the Show All American Summer Music Series
Taking place every Friday at 48th street & 6th avenue right on the Plaza of the Fox building.
Best to arrive at 7:00 am and stay around until 9:15 am

Join them every Friday from 6:00 – 9:00 am ET for free music and free Famous Dave’s BBQ.

  • Friday, May 24
    Michael Bolton
  • Friday, May 31
    Lonestar
  • Friday, June 7
    Eddie Money
  • Friday, June 14
    Foreigner
  • Friday, June 21
    Kip Moore
  • Friday, June 28
    Doobie Brothers
  • Friday, July 5
    Dustin Lynch
  • Friday, July 12
    Blues Traveler
  • Friday, July 19
    Cody Simpson
  • Friday, July 26
    **Tba**
  • Friday, August 2
    Sugar Ray
  • Friday, August 9
    Eli Young Band
  • Friday, August16
    Tower Of Power
  • Friday, August 23
    Thompson Square
  • Friday, August 30
    Justin Moore
NBC's Annual Today Show Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza
- 49th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues

Taking place in the outdoors at the PLAZA. Be sure to be there extra early due to the crowds that will form. Have Fun!

Various Mornings this Spring and Summer
Approx.: 7:00 am Of course it'll always be best to show up much much earlier.

MAY

  • Friday, May 24 at 7:00 am
    Fun
  • Friday, May 31 at 7:00 am
    New Kids on the Block/98 Degrees/Boyz II Men

JUNE 

  • Friday, June 7 at 7:00 am
    Lionel Richie
  • Friday, June 14 at 7:00 am
    Maroon 5
  • Friday, June 21 at 7:00 am
    Hunter Hayes
  • Friday, June 28 at 7:00 am
    Philip Phillips

JULY

  • Friday, July 5 at 7:00 am
    John Mayer
  • Friday, July 12 at 7:00 am
    Ed Sheeran
  • Friday, July 19 at 7:00 am
    Fall Out Boy 
  • Friday, July 26 at 7:00 am
    Train

AUGUST

  • Friday, August 2 at 7:00 am
    The Band Perry
  • Friday, August 9 at 7:00 am
    Michael Buble
  • Friday, August 16 at 7:00 am
    Luke Bryan
  • Friday, August 23 at 7:00 am
    One Direction
  • Friday, August 30 at 7:00 am
    Chris Brown

Visit the official Today Show Page on the NET

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Celebrate Brooklyn! 2013

Founded in 1979, Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City's longest-running, free, summer outdoor performing arts festivals. They present a wonderfully eclectic mix of emerging, cutting-edge and world-renowned artists, as well as an amazing outdoor cinema series, for over 200,000 people each summer at the Prospect Park Bandshell. It’s a cherished summer institution that has earned a reputation for excellence that attracts artists and audiences from across the borough, the city and the world!

All they ask is that you Keep It Great - Give $3 at the Gate so that year after year we can bring you an exciting line-up that reflects the diverse cultural traditions and eclectic tastes of our community. Celebrate Brooklyn! is "Uniquely global, uniquely local" exclaims Billboard Magazine.

To learn more about this and the many other performances going on this Summer simply visit the special Celebrate Brooklyn! Page on New Yorkled.

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Madison Square Park Music Concerts

Additional details regarding these musical events and other items of interest can be found at the Madison Square Park Events Page on New Yorkled as well as the official site.

These Performances are from either 6:00 or 7:00 pm

Madison Square Music: Oval Lawn Series
Wednesdays

  • Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 pm
    Suzanne Vega
  • Wednesday, June 26 at 7:00 pm
    Anat Cohen Quartet
  • Wednesday, July 3 at 6:00 pm
    The Grascals / Joy Kills Sorrow
  • Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 pm
    Rene Marie’s “Experiment in Truth”
  • Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 pm
    Ben Sollee
  • Wednesday, July 24 at 6:00 pm
    Dafnis Prieto Sextet / Yosvany Terry Quintet
  • Wednesday, July 31 at 6:00 pm
    Erin McKeown / Lake Street Dive
  • Wednesday, August 7 at 7:00 pm
    Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk

Also:

Musical Performances taking place Both Days of the Big Apple Barbecue
on June 8 and June 9

Mad. Sq. Kids 2013 & More
Tuesdays & Thursdays

  • Tuesday, June 11 – 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Steve Songs
  • Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 10:30 am
    Audra Rox
  • Thursday, June 27 – 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    KBC Kids

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Harlem Sweet Spot Festival

Celebrate Summer in Harlem with the Sweet Spot Festival

A FREE outdoor event series with world renowned DJ’s, food & vintage market, JetBlue giveaways and family activities

From May through September, the festival will host an eclectic range of musicians, DJ’s, themed dance parties, performance & visual artists, kids art and educational activities, fitness workshops and a market place with an array of food vendors and one-of-a-kind vintage & jewelry selections. The Sweet Spot Festival will have something for everyone!

  • Sunday, May 26 – West Harlem Piers
  • Sunday, June 16 – Jackie Robinson Park
  • Saturday, July 20 – Jackie Robinson Park
  • Saturday, August 17 – Jackie Robinson Park
  • Sunday, September 14 – Pier 1
  • Sunday, September 22 - Jackie Robinson Park

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Music & Other Entertainment at Riverside Park, NYC

There's plenty going on at this wonderful stretch of parkland along Manhattan's upper west side. This park which stretches from 68th street all the way up to 155th street will play host to quite a bit of goings on the entire year through.

So pay a visit to New Yorkled's Riverside Park Events Page to see what's in store for us all.

Also visit the Riverside Park Page on this site.

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Hudson River Park Music and Dance, 2013

There's a heck of a whole lot goin' on at Hudson River Park this coming season! From MoonDance to RiverRocks as well as other featured concerts....'we'll all be in a dancing frenzy as we move to the beat of so many musical performances.

Note: There's just too too much going on at this part of Manhattan for it to be listed here. Thus the need for the separate pages. Continue reading:

Visit the special Hudson River Park Events Page on New Yorkled for the detailed calendar on what's to come. Chock full of dates and information. Mind you, there's also the RiverFlicks page with a listing of all the free outdoor movies that'll be shown along the piers this Summer.

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Philharmonic and Met in the Park Performances - Various Locations - These are FREE events.

New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks
(212) 875-5709 hotline

Here are dates provided by the NY Philharmonic Site continue checking here or their site for updates

All concerts will begin at 8:00 pm
For weather updates, call the Parks Hotline: (212) 875-5709.
Unless otherwise noted the following will include:

  • Prospect Park, Brooklyn
    Wednesday, July, 10 at 8:00 pm
    Dvořák - Cello Concerto
    Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
    Followed by Fireworks
  • Cunningham Park, Queens
    Thursday, July 11 at 8:00 pm
    Dvořák - Cello Concerto
    Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
  • Great Lawn, Central Park
    Saturday, July 13 at 8:00 pm
    Program to come
    Followed by Fireworks

  • College of Staten Island
    Sunday, July 14 at 8:00 pm
    Program to come
  • Great Lawn, Central Park
    Monday, July 15 at 8:00 pm
    Dvořák - Cello Concerto
    Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
    Followed by Fireworks
  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
    Tuesday, July 16 at 8:00 pm
    Dvořák - Cello Concerto
    Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
    Followed by Fireworks

MET IN THE PARKS - Summer Recital Series
(Latest Season of Free Metropolitan Opera Performances)

Here are dates provided by the Metropolitan Opera Site
Visit their site for details regarding all events and to learn more about the Metropolitan Opera
Please call 212-362-6000 for current information concerning raindates.
All performances are free of charge.

  • Tuesday, July 16 at 8:00 pm
    Central Park SummerStage
    Erin Morley, soprano
    Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
    Stephen Costello, tenor
    Bradley Moore, pianist
  • Friday, July 19 at 7:00 pm
    Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
    Erin Morley, soprano
    Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
    Stephen Costello, tenor
    Bradley Moore, pianist
  • Tuesday, July 23 at 7:00 pm
    Crotona Park, Bronx 
    Ying Fang, soprano
    Mario Chang, tenor
    Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
    Bradley Moore, pianist
  • Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm
    Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island
    Ying Fang, soprano
    Mario Chang, tenor
    Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
    Bradley Moore, pianist
  • Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 pm
    Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
    Ying Fang, soprano
    Mario Chang, tenor
    Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
    Bradley Moore, pianist
  • Thursday, August 1 at 7:00 pm
    Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
    Ying Fang, soprano
    Mario Chang, tenor
    Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone
    Bradley Moore, pianist

These are FREE events. Visit also the Lincoln Center Page

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Rumsey Playfield within Central Park is found almost halfway across the park nearest to the 5th Avenue Entrance along 69th Street.
For those of you familiar...this is also the spot where the SummerStage Concerts have taken place in years past.

 

ABC Good Morning America Concert Series at Rumsey Playfield
within Central Park

Looks like ABC has been really busy in trying to bring us the very best in music for this year's concert series! What with a great startup and so many other great names, one can't help but get excited over what's to come! Look below for current Friday Concert listings (Which ARE subject to change)
Approx.: 7:00 am - 9:00 am
Read more right here on the New Yorkled State of Mind Blog

  • Friday, May 24: Mariah Carey*
  • Friday, May 31: Pitbull*
  • Friday, June 7: Little Mix and Emblem3
  • Friday, June 14: Carly Rae Jepsen
  • Friday, June 21: John Legend
  • Friday, June 28: Demi Lovato
  • Friday, July 5: Imagine Dragons
  • Friday, July 12: OneRepublic
  • Friday, July 19: Jennifer Lopez*
  • Friday, July 26: Selena Gomez
  • Friday, August 2: Ne-Yo
  • Friday, August 9: Kenny Chesney
  • Friday, August 16: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 
  • Friday, August 23: The Wanted
  • Friday, August 30: Alicia Keys

*The Mariah Carey, Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez concerts will require tickets in advance for entry. Tickets will be available closer to the performance date and fans should check back for more information on how to obtain free tickets.*

 

Visit also the GMA site.

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SummerStage

Featuring over 100 Free Performances taking place at 17 parks throughout the five boroughs.

The items taking place within Central Park would be at Rumsey Playfield, located near the 5th Avenue and 72nd Street entrance to the park.

Not all SummerStage events take place within Central Park but rather throughout the 5 boroughs.
Note: Many of the listed items may or may not be a fundraiser and may or may not incur a cost or tickets.
Visit this page featuring lots of the upcoming items here along with the link to the official site for additional information.

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Metropolitan Opera's Summer HD Festival

Free LIVE in High Definition Screenings at Lincoln Center Plaza.
Beginning times will range from 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm with 3000 seats available on a first come, first served basis with no ticketing required.
Learn more by visiting this official page.

 

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Seaside and Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series in Brooklyn

Seaside Concert Series in Brooklyn
EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 pm (FREE!)
At West 21st Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn:

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT WINGATE FIELD AT 7:30 pm (FREE!)
Winthrop Street between Brooklyn Avenue and Kingston Avenue. Across the street from Kings County Hospital.

A long standing Brooklyn tradition, music under the stars. (718-469-1912)
Official Site is here...

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The Lincoln Square BID acts as a catalyst working with business, community and city partners to promote positive change in Lincoln Square. For more information, please call 212.581.3774 or visit www.lincolnsquarebid.org

Free Summer Concert Series Returns to the Upper West Side at the Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square Heats Up with Outdoor Music and Yoga at Richard Tucker Park
Wednesday, July 4 - August 29, Noon to 2:00pm at Broadway and 66th Street

The Lincoln Square Free Summer Concert Series at Richard Tucker Park will be held every Wednesday from July 4 until August 29, from Noon until 2:00 pm. at Broadway and 66th Street.

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7 World Trade Center Concert Series

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the U.S. performing right organization that represents over 500,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, is partnering with New York real estate company Silverstein Properties, Inc. to host the 2nd annual series of free summer music performances in the public park in front of 7 World Trade Center (250 Greenwich St.) in Downtown Manhattan.

 

Second annual Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival presents two days of free music with Buddy Guy, Neko Case, John Mayall and Charles Bradley on July 11th and 12th at World Financial Center Plaza.

Buddy Guy to sign copies of his bestselling new memoir on July 11th at 5pm EST
inside World Financial Center Winter Garden

Central Astoria Waterfront Concert Series
Taking place in Astoria Park, Queens
Visit the official page for more information
Astoria Park Lawn on Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the Pool 
Central Astoria Waterfront Concert Series 2013 Will Continue Thursday, evenings in July and August.


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Summer Concerts for Kids in Brooklyn

Free Family Fun in Downtown Brooklyn

Free summer concert series for kids presented by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and the Fulton Mall Improvement Association. Runs Thursday mornings, bi-weekly from May through August.

 

The schedule of performers can also be found at:
http://www.dbpartnership.org/dobusiness/improvement/fultonmall/AlbeeSquare

Albee Square on Fulton Mall
Fulton St. & Bond Street
Downtown Brooklyn
(Across from Cookies department store)

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Queens Symphony Orchestra Concerts in the Park

Summer’s here and the time is right for planning to enjoy Queens Symphony Orchestra’s (QSO) 2011 Concerts on the Green – Free Summer Parks Series at one of the best outdoor venues in the borough.

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Learn more by visiting the QSO Page on New Yorkled

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Music, Film and more....

Oh, what better place to be enjoying the Summer fun of music, film and other great events than at this stretch of park land on the edge of the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge on one side and the Manhattan Bridge on the other?

Visit our page to learn more about what's going on.

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Summer on the Plaza Concert Series
Grace Building Plaza
Sixth Avenue at 43rd Street

Spend summer afternoons on the Grace Building Plaza enjoying an eclectic mix of music ranging from World to Jazz to Singer-Songwriter.

Castle Clinton located at the very southern tip of Manhattan Island offers quite the perspective of New York Harbor. With the Statue of Liberty in the distance it's quite the sight! Of course you've got plenty within walking distance. The FREE Staten Island Ferry is right next door as is Robert Wagner Jr. Park. There's also other sights within walking distance such as the Police Museum, WTC Locale, Trinity Church, St. Paul's Chapel, South Street Seaport and all the rest of lower Manhattan in all its glorious splendor. A trip to this area means almost never going wrong regardless of which direction you decide to walk in. Of course there are all those NYC Harbor Cruises which leave from this point of choice!

Music at Castle Clinton within Battery Park
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Please NOTE: These are from 2011...2013 listings to come as soon as they are made available

Free; tickets will be distributed, two per person, outside Castle Clinton on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5pm on the day of the show. 7pm, Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park, 212-835-2789.

Broadway2Battery
Music at Castle Clinton
Presented by Alliance for Downtown New York
Tickets will be distributed two per person outside Castle Clinton on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5:00pm on the day of the show. Free, 7:00 pm, Battery Park at State Street.

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2011 SEASON of Music in Abe Lebewohl Park

Please NOTE: These are from 2011...2013 listings to come as soon as they are made available
on the corner of 10th St. and Second Ave. in front of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery

This is a Free Lunchtime Concert Series in the East Village. First-come, first-served seating is available.
See Third Street Music School Settlement's site
for more info about these and other free concerts throughout the year. These take place at Abe Lebewohl Park, Second Avenue and 10th Street, in front of historic St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery. In case of rain, performances are held on the portico of the church.

Programs subject to change. Call 212-777-3240 for further information.

These items take place on Thursdays at 12:30 pm

 

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World of Jazz III at the Chelsea Art Museum
A summer Jazz-brunch concert series
556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011

Please NOTE: These are from 2011...2013 listings to come as soon as they are made available

The Chelsea Art Museum is proud to present for the third consecutive year World of Jazz, a concert series, developed in collaboration with jazz saxophonist Lars Haake. World of Jazz features talented emerging artists on the New York Jazz scene, who focus on the distinctly international character of contemporary jazz.
Concerts take place in the museum’s exhibition space, where the visual and performing arts come together to create a truly unique cultural experience for audiences. The concerts are followed by a light brunch and discussion with the artists, in a friendly intimate setting.
July 17- July 31, 2010, every Saturday at 12:00 pm

Ticket prices include museum admission
$20 general admission, $10 students / seniors, $5 CAM members

  • This year's details to come as/when they're made available

The Stuyvesant Town Oval sits at the center of a scenic park surrounded by 80 acres of beautiful lawns and trees. Residents and visitors come to the Oval to picnic on the lawn, play frisbee, and stock-up on fresh produce at the Greenmarket, which returns this summer. It is located between 16th and 18th Streets and Avenues A & B and the entrance is off First Avenue and 16th Street.  For more information the public can call (212) 598-5296 or visit www.stuytown.com

Music on the Stuyvesant Town Oval

Music on the Oval, a unique outdoor summer concert series, will bring the sweet sounds of rock, funk, reggae, and soul to the famed Stuyvesant Town Oval every Wednesday night from June 10 – July 15.  Sponsored by Verizon, Music on the Oval will feature free family-friendly concerts at 7:00 pm New Yorkers and visitors will groove to a different pre-show DJ each night starting at 6:00 pm

  • This year's details to come as/when they're made available

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Dancing in the Plaza
at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center by the Harlem Meer in Central Park.

These free items will feature live music accompanied by music lessons.
Taking place at 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm on the following dates:

Visit as well the official Central Park Conservancy website.

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JVC Jazz Festival in NYC

Visit the following for schedules and tickets:
http://festivalproductions.net/

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A good thing to know is that Morningside Park is located just beside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. So's to make the best of your day, consider walking around the area and taking in the awesome existence of this wonderful locale! Although the Church may or may not be open for visitors during the time of these concerts, the grounds themselves
MIGHT BE ACCESSIBLE.

Basket and Blanket Concert Series & More at Morningside Park, NYC

SATURDAY EVENINGS / Featuring R&B, Urban, Jazz & Gospel Concerts in Morningside Park.

  • This year's details to come as/when they're made available

212-865-3778

Visit also the Morningside Park Page on New Yorkled as well as the official Friends of Morningside Park website.

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NY Choral Society Summer Listings

  • This year's details to come as/when they're made available

Visit this separate page to learn more about these and other NY Choral Society Events.

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Central Park Brass is in need of Volunteers to help with program distribution and "stage" management/production at the following concerts listed there to the right. If you are able to offer a few hours of your time to help produce these community musical experiences, please call 646 201 5242. They need two volunteers per event, starting two hours before the concert time and ending one hour after the conclusion of the concert. Volunteers receive invitations to special Friends of Central Park Brass events.

The Central Park Brass in NYC, a professional brass quintet, operating as a non-profit has free upcoming concerts and programs in Manhattan.
In case of heavy rain, concerts will be rescheduled.

 

FREE CONCERTS:
Their Summer listings will come along soon enough.

Sandbox Music
Members of the Central Park Brass
Monday-Wednesday-Friday at 11:00am

Please call 646-201-5242 for more info. (especially regarding last minute rain location announcements).
Website: http://www.cpbrass.org/

The Central Park Brass is made up of:

David Spier and Arthur Murray, trumpets
Ann Ellsworth, French horn
Lisa Albrecht, trombone
Morris Kainuma, tuba

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Below are other Parks, the information of which was provided by the City Parks Foundation.

Be sure to visit their site to learn more about New York City's many wonderful parks as well as updated listings of musical goings on and much more.

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Marcus Garvey Park

Visit as well the City Parks Foundation Site for updates.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.

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Jackie Robinson Park Musical Events

Visit as well the City Parks Foundation Site for updates.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.
Located at and around Bradhurst and Edgecomb Avenues
From West 145th Street to West 155th Street

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Highbridge Park Musical Events

Visit as well the City Parks Foundation Site for updates.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.

Located on West 155th Street & Dyckman Avenue to 193rd Street
at Edgecomb and Amsterdam Avenues

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