Each August for the past 34 years, Tompkins Square Park has filled with the sounds of sax solos, scatting, and smooth melodies. Held annually since 1993, close to Charlie Parker’s August 29 birthday, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival brings together jazz veterans and newcomers for a three-day celebration of all things jazz. Honoring the late […]
Off the Grid is highlighting the 2016 Village Awards winners in the lead up to the June 14th Annual Meeting & Award Ceremony. Click here for more information about the event and to RSVP. Read about other awardees here. Today we look at Steve Cannon, poet and “keeper of the multicultural flame and flavor of downtown […]
It was almost sixty years ago that, after changing the course of music forever, Charles Parker, Jr. died at the tender age of 34 in the Stanhope Hotel. Despite being gone for so long now, Charlie Parker’s spirit comes vibrantly to life every summer in Tompkins Square Park. The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has been […]
