Lewisohn Stadium, Harlem, New York, 1915 (video)
Lewisohn Stadium was an amphitheater and athletic facility built on the campus of the City College of New York in Harlem.
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HSA & National Jazz Museum In Harlem Celebrate Jazz Legend Roy Haynes At 93!
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem together with the Harlem School of the Arts are proud to present a pair of events celebrating a great American artist – drummer and bandleader Roy Haynes.
Dickie Wells Club, Harlem, New York, 1940-1950
Dickie Wells was called the Harlem Playboy, and his club originally built as a bowling alley Dickie Wells aka “Dickie’s club” (above left photograph) was meant to be an off shoot of his reputation at 162 West 133rd Street at Seventh Avenue, in Harlem, NY, 1940-1950.
Fabulous Harlem Legend Leslie Uggams Named Emmy TV Legend (Video)
Tony and Emmy Award-winning star of stage and screen [easyazon_link identifier=”B000002Z3C” locale=”US” tag=”harlemworld-20″]Leslie Uggams[/easyazon_link] (Hallelujah, Baby! and The Leslie Uggams Show) has joined the ranks of Emmy TV Legend as a recent interviewee of the Archive of American Television.
Elio Villafranca “Letters to Mother Africa II” At City College In Harlem
Elio Villafranca, a brilliant Cuban pianist and composer brings an all-star band presented by the Jazzmobile at City College in Harlem
Harlem Born And Queens Boro President Helen M. Marshall Dies
The NY Times reports that Harlem’s Helen M. Marshall, a New York Democrat who was the first African-American to be elected Queens borough president, died on Saturday in California. She was 87.
Chef JJ Johnson Debuts New Menu At Legendary Minton’s In Fabulous Harlem
Minton’s, the historic jazz club located at 206 West 118th Street in Harlem and founded in 1938, announces that it will re-open on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 with an all-new menu by Executive Chef Joseph “JJ” Johnson and a renowned musical line-up of emerging jazz artists.
Paris: Harlem’s Alfie Wade Sings “On The Sunny Side Of The Street,” (Video)
In October, 2016, long time ex-Harlem resident Alfie Wade sang the classic Fats Waller tune, “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” backed on guitar by Bertrand Papy, part of the Soirée Jammin’ Jazz and Blues 2016, at the au Concept Café in Sète, France.
HW Pick: Elio Villafranca’s Letters To Mother Africa (Video)
With “Letters to Mother Africa,” by the visionary Cuban pianist and composer Elio Villafranca who brings us an ambitious and culturally enlightening hot program!
Harlem Fave Esperanza Spalding, Bilal And Others At SummerStage In Central Park
On Sunday, August 7th, Igmar Thomas & the Revive Big Band present A Journey Through The Legacy of Black Culture – a groundbreaking series of concept performances composed as a living testament to the breadth of African diasporic musical traditions the continued impact on American culture.
Charlie Parker To Be Inducted Into Apollo Walk Of Fame
In anticipation of the New York premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD (April 1st and 3rd), a co-production between the Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia, the Theater will celebrate its jazz legacy by inducting the iconic and influential jaz saxophonist, Charlie “Ya rd b ird ” Pa rker, into the Apollo Walk of Fame.
Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD At The Apollo Theater In Harlem
In anticipation of the New York premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD, a co-production between the Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia, the Apollo has announced today that it will offer related cultural events for the public at the legendary Theater as well as other community institutions.
Harlem Man William James “Count” Basie 1904 – 1984 (video)
William James “Count” Basie August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984, was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens.
Lincoln Center’s Jazz For Children, Expands to Harlem
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s popular early childhood education program, WeBop, continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary with expansion to Harlem.
Zane’s All Time Top 5 Books About Harlem Music
There are plenty of books about Harlem’s eclectic music scene that cover the Harlem Renaissance to present day.