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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival – free in NYC

August 27

 

A free event of all-star musicians led by alto saxophonist and bandleader Charles McPherson, who famously performed with Charles Mingus in the β€˜60s and recorded ensemble renditions of Charlie Parker works for the soundtrack to the 1988 Parker biopic Bird. He performs here with Terell Stafford, a veteran of his quintet and a gifted, versatile trumpet player with an adventurous expression of lyricism.

Charles McPherson Quintet
Terell Stafford – trumpet
Randy Porter – piano
David Wong – bass
Billy Drummond – drums

Organizer

City Parks Foundation
Phone:
(212) 360-1399
Email:
info@cityparksfoundation.org
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Venue

Tompkins Square Park
E 10th St.
New York, 10009 United States
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Phone:
(212) 360-1399
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