Trumpeter Volker Goetze, Senegalese kora master and singer Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko and Rio- and Madrid-based flamenco guitarist Roberto Monteiro fuse Mande tradition, jazz improvisation and Spanish rhythm into one sound. The show opens Local Is Global, part of Snug Harbor's Jazz Is Staten Island series marking the nation's 250th anniversary. If you want a genuinely unusual concert that also gets you onto Snug Harbor's historic grounds, take the ferry for this one.
What to expect
An intimate seated concert in a restored campus building, with kora and flamenco guitar weaving under Goetze's trumpet. Doors open half an hour before the music.
Good to know
- From the St. George Ferry Terminal, the S40 bus runs along Richmond Terrace to Snug Harbor's gate.
- The concert is in the Carpenter's Shop, Building Y; check Snug Harbor's site map on arrival.
- Discounted tickets are available for students, seniors, veterans and members.
- The free Staten Island Ferry makes this an easy trip from Lower Manhattan.
Going? Keep it.
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Common questions
What is FlamenKora?
A trio blending African kora music, flamenco guitar and jazz trumpet, connecting Senegal, Madrid and New York.
Where at Snug Harbor is the show?
In the Carpenter's Shop, Building Y, on the Snug Harbor campus in Livingston.