Once again, Jazzmobile will partner with The Apollo Theater and Harlem Stage for the HARLEM JAZZ SHRINES FESTIVAL. Debuting last May, this is "The Apple’s" latest entry into the annals of what makes New York the epicenter of the jazz world, globally. It’s a 7-day festival with a difference -celebrating the classic clubs and venues that made Harlem USA the jazz mecca beginning in the 1920’s. While it’s a nostalgic look back at the greatness of the past, this festival’s pulse is the present, showcasing an array of today’s top and emerging talent and showing that what’s happening right now in Harlem really is where it’s at!

This year, Jazzmobile will focus it programming on Minton’s Playhouse, Small’s Paradise, and Park Palace!

All Programs Subject to Change. Call Jazzmobile Hotline: 212-866-3616

Stanley Crouch w/Jazz Drummers

With an eclectic and intriguing vision, Stanley Crouch sits down for a talk with Jazz drummers, Charli Persip and Ben Riley.

T.K. Blue

Honoring the music of Charlie Parker

Blue brings something new to the old music. His recent release, Latin Bird, was hailed as "first rate" with "an abundance of sizzle and invention."

T.K. Blue, alto and soprano sax, flute, leader; James Weidman, piano; Essiet Essiet, bass; Willie Martinez, drums; Roland Guerrero, percussion; and special guest Steve Turre, trombone and shells.

Jeremy Pelt

Honoring the music of Dizzie Gillespie

The JEREMY PELT GROUP sound some of Jazz’s best notes, offering spontaneity and precision in the vein of Gillespie, one of the most influential players in the history of jazz. With Gerald Cannon (bass), Roxy Coss (tenor sax), Louis Hayes (drums), Mike LeDonne (piano)

Barry Harris

Honoring the music of Thelonious Monk

Barry Harris, a jazz musician who worked alongside pioneers from Coleman Hawkins to Miles Davis and roomed with Thelonious Monk, has been playing the piano for 77 years. Who better than a master to pay tribute to a master?

Winard Harper, drums

Honoring the music of Max Roach

With his Jeli Posse, Drummer, composer and bandleader Winard Harper, one of the true great bandleaders who sits behind a drum kit, brings his relentless exuberance to honoring the guy who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940's and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers.

Harlem After Dark

Curated by Revive Music

Harlem After Dark is a journey back into the heydays of Harlem. Revive Music teams up with Jazzmobile and the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival to present a retrospective show that revisits the famed nightlife of 1930s Harlem. Under the backdrop of a recreated night club, Revive Music will showcase the talents of pianist Johnny O'Neal (famous for his appearance in the movie Ray for his portrayal of pianist Art Tatum), vocalist Sasha Vasandani, famed poet Umar Bin Hassan from the Last Poets and the tap dancing troupe Sole Society as they visit the works of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and the poetry of Langston Hughes. Joining these special guests will be an all-star band featuring trumpeter Duane Eubanks, alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity, tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard, trombonist Mike Dease, bassist Paul Sikivie and drummer Sharif Zaben. A Late Night Jam follows.

A Harlem Hot Spot

Co-Curated by Monique Martin
Hosted by Liza Jessie Peterson

Cellist Marika Hughes brings her band Bottom Heavy to a shared bill with genre-defying drummer Will Calhoun and friends for an evening of spirited music, movement and a bit of mayhem to keep it fresh. Dancers and surprise guests add to the music, joy and fun that made Small’s legendary!

Featuring Will Calhoun, drums, indigenous percussion, loops; Marc Cary, keyboards; Burniss Travis, Bass.

Marika Hughes, cello/vocals; Charlie Burnham, violin; Robin Macatangay, guitar; Fred Cash, bass; Tony Mason, drums.

When Small’s had it All

For Grades 6 -12
Registration Required

Poet/actor/narrator Daniel Carlton will illuminate the history of this famous venue with the superlative presentation, "When Small’s Had It All*," an interactive, multimedia theatrical work that salutes and recreates the electric atmosphere of the club with music, visuals and storytelling. TEACHERS: TO REGISTER CALL 212 866-4900 xt 311

*Commissioning support from Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 20th Anniversary, and City Parks Foundation and Jazzmobile.

Film Screenings for Harlem Seniors

Curated by Maysles Cinema
BY INVITATION

Support for Harlem Jazz Shrines events for Seniors provided by New York City Council Member Inez E. Dickens

Jazzmobile and The Maysles Cinema will present an exclusive showing of selections from Bill Miles’ "I Remember Harlem" for Harlem elders. "I Remember Harlem" traces Harlem’s 350-year history, evoking one of America’s most vibrant and volatile communities.

I Remember Harlem: The Early Years (1658-1930)
William Miles,1980, 60 min.
A history of Harlem, beginning when the Dutch settlers take it over from the Lenape Indian Nation, and following up to the end of World War I, when Harlem becomes the center of two African American movements, one political and one artistic.

I Remember Harlem: The Depression Years: (1930-1940)
William Miles, 1980, 60 min.
The story of Harlem during the Depression. Ethnic division, riots, Father Divine, Joe Louis, the WPA. Told by the people who lived it.

I Remember Harlem: Toward Freedom (1940-1965)
William Miles, 1980, 60 min.
Harlem, from Adam Clayton Powell and the Apollo Theatre, through World War II's segregated army and food rationing, to the beginning of Bebop music and the arrival of Malcolm X.

Jazz Luncheon for Harlem Senior Citizens

BY INVITATION

Support for Harlem Jazz Shrines events for Seniors provided by New York City Council Member Inez E. Dickens

With its first-class musical acts, elaborate floorshows, dancing waiters and famously integrated audience, Small’s Paradise personified the excitement of Harlem nightlife during the "Roaring Twenties". Jazzmobile re-imagines the paradise that was Small’s with lunch and a floor show for Harlem elders.

All Programs Subject to Change. Call Jazzmobile Hotline: 212-866-3616