King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanCentral Park Swings
Free Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanBogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanBogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
Add to calendarFree live jazz and blues fill Industry City evening.
Free live jazz and blues fill Industry City evening.
Add to calendarStudent jazz players from the Manhattan School of Music fill Riverside Park's 116th Street overlook with sound above the Hudson.
Student jazz players from the Manhattan School of Music fill Riverside Park's 116th Street overlook with sound above the Hudson.
Add to calendarRev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir fill Union Pool's back room for a free, 21-and-over holiday Monday night in Williamsburg.
Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir fill Union Pool's back room for a free, 21-and-over holiday Monday night in Williamsburg.
Add to calendarLocal jazz musicians and vocalists jam beside Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man memorial on Riverside Drive at 150th Street — free.
Local jazz musicians and vocalists jam beside Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man memorial on Riverside Drive at 150th Street — free.
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The Queensboro, Jackson Heights, QueensGaston Kaisin's Tango Urbano plays a free hour of Argentine music at The Queensboro, part of Jackson Heights' community concert series.
The Queensboro, Jackson Heights, QueensGaston Kaisin's Tango Urbano plays a free hour of Argentine music at The Queensboro, part of Jackson Heights' community concert series.
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