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Wednesday Jazz Hang (Curated by Hot House Jazz Magazine)

June 18, 2025

Wednesday Jazz Hang

Buster Williams, Marcello Cardillo, Tommaso Perazzo

June 18 | Italian Cultural Institute | This new, high-octane trio perform a free concert celebrating the release of their debut album, Portrait of a Moment. The show is presented as part of the Peperoncino Jazz Festival series in NYC. Admission is free on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a seat click here. Instituto Italiano di Culture, 686 Park Avenue. 6pm.

NJMH ft. Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Celebration w/Calvin Sexton + The J-MUSIC Ensemble + Tammy McCann | Marcus Garvey Park: 18 Mt. Morris Park W, New York, NY 10027. . www.jazzmobile.org. Jun 19: 4:00pm.

Night Rhythms of Resistance ft. Craig Harris and the Harlem Nightsongs Harlem Jazz Series ft. Bruce Edwards Group | Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church: 12 Mt Morris Park W, New York, NY 10027. 212-831-6800. harlemjazzboxx.com. Jun 19: 7:00pm $25;20: 7:00pm, $25.

Ray Blue Quartet or Frank Lacy Quintet | New Amsterdam Music Association: 107 W 130th St, New York, NY 10027. 212-281-1350. www.namaharlem.org. Jun 18: 8:00pm, $10 adm.

Marc Devine | Bryant Park: 6th Ave, New York, NY 10018. 212-768-4242. www.bryantpark.org. Jun 18, 19, 20: 12:30pm.

Branford Marsalis Quartet featuring Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis & Justin Faulkner

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Branford Marsalis Quartet & Charles Lloyd Quartet | The Town Hall | Saturday June 28 8 PM.

Two iconic saxophonists share the stage for a rare co-bill that spans the full spectrum of jazz expression. MORE INFO

Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Jason Moran, Harish Raghavan & Eric Harland

Jazz Is Dead's Adrian Younge | Damrosch Park: Amsterdam Ave & W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023. 212-721-6500. www.lincolncenter.org Jun 18: 8:00pm.

Nadine Simmons | Madame George: 45 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036. . www.madamegeorgenyc.com. Jun 18: 8:00pm.

JFA ft. Dick Griffin Big Band | Hudson River Park At Pier 84: 555 12th Ave, New York, NY 10036. Jun 18: 7:00pm.

The Café Society | The Parlour @ The Barclay: 111 E 48th St, New York, NY 10017. 212-906-3129. www.icbarclay.com Jun 18: 5:00pm.

Lezlie Harrison feat. Wine & Jazz Trio | 333 Lounge: 333 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217. 718-399-8008. www.333lounge.com. Jun 18: 7:00pm.

Sam Newsome | Jun 18| Vanisha Gould |Jun 19| Caleb Wheeler Curtis with Sean Conly, Michael Sarin | Jun 20| Bar Bayeux: 1066 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. 347-533-7845. www.barbayeux.com 8pm.

Horace Silver Tribute | Jun 19 | Cafe Ornithology: 1037 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221. www.ornithologyjazzclub.com 7:30pm.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth in the Park | BRIC House: 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217. 718-683-5600. www.bricartsmedia.org. Jun 19: 6:00pm. Lena Horne Bandshell: 141 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY.

Elevate Social: Juneteenth Edition | Cafe Erzulie: 894 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206. 718-450-3255. www.cafeerzulie.com. Jun 18: 6:00pm.

Back to Nature feat. Isaiah Barr, David Frazier Jr., William Parker | Jun 18 | The Messenger | Jun 19| National Sawdust: 80 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249. 646-779-8455 www.nationalsawdust.org 7pm.

Juneteenth Celebration featuring Sanny Alves & Rodney Green | Brvsh Cul7ur3: 482 Cedar Ln, Teaneck, NJ 07666. www.brvshcul7ur3.com. Jun 19: 7:00pm $20;

Cranford Summer Sounds Juneteenth featuring MPack | Downtown Cranford Clock: N Union Ave, Cranford, NJ 07016 Cranford, New Jersey United States. . www. downtowncranford.org. Jun 19: 6:00pm.

Juneteenth Emotional Emancipation featuring Lynette Sheard | Mayo Performing Arts Center: 100 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960. 973-539-8008. https://www.mayoarts.org. Jun 18: 6:00pm.

Antonio Hart Quintet - Featuring Antoinette Montague | Flushing Town Hall: 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354. 718-463-7700. http://www.flushingtownhall.org. Jun 20: 8:00pm $48.

FESTIVALS

Bronx: Bronx River Art Center: 1087 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10460. 718-589-5819. www.bronxriverart.org. Jun 13: 7:00pm 21st Annual Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival.

Midtown Manhattan: David Rubenstein Atrium At Lincoln Center: 61 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023. 212-875-5350. www.lincolncenter.org Jun 13: 7:00pm Jazztopad Festival New York 2025.

Brooklyn: Lena Horne Bandshell: 141 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215. 718-683-5600. www.bricartsmedia.org. Jun 26: 7:00pm Opening Benefit Concert: Blue Note Jazz Festival & Live Nation Present Grace Jones & Janelle Monáe.

New York State: Italian American Museum: 151 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013, United States. +12129659000. www.italianamericanmuseum.org. Jun 19: 7:00pm Pepperoncino Jazz Festival.

Connecticut: Round Hill Community House: 397 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, Ct 06831. 203-869-1091. www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org/facility-rentals. Jun 19: 7:00pm 2025 Greenwich Jazz Festival.

New Jersey: Clement's Place At Rutgers University: 15 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102. 862-205-7660. www.facebook.com/clementsplacejazz. Jun 28: 7:00pm North 2 Shore Festival.

Maryland: Newton White Mansion: Newton White Mansion 2708 Enterprise Rd., Mitchellville, MD 20721. 301-249-2004. Jun 17: 7:00pm 15th Annual Lake Arbor Festival Kickoff.