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Blue Note Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

Concerts by Metheny, Glasper, Collier, Hiromi, Tyner, Ponty and many more

McCoy Tyner (photo by Jeff Tamarkin)
McCoy Tyner (photo by Jeff Tamarkin)
Hiromi (photo by Ken Franckling)
Hiromi (photo by Ken Franckling)
Eddie Palmieri (photo by Ken Franckling)
Eddie Palmieri (photo by Ken Franckling)

The 7th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival, taking place June 1-30 at multiple venues throughout NYC, has announced its artist lineup and schedule. Jazz headliners include Pat Metheny; Danilo Pérez/John Patitucci/Brian Blade Trio; Robert Glasper Experiment, Jacob Collier, Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda, Eddie Palmieri, Cassandra Wilson, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, McCoy Tyner, Jean-Luc Ponty, Terence Blanchard, Bria Skonberg, Dayme Arocena and more.

Other featured performers include Kool & the Gang, Dr. John, Gary U.S. Bonds, America, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Isley Brothers and Edwin McCain.

In addition to Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom and Subrosa, additional venues for 2017 are the Town Hall, Beacon Theatre, Kings Theatre and Central Park SummerStage.

For more information including the full schedule, updates (some details still TBD) and to purchase tickets, visit BlueNoteJazzFestival.com.

Blue Note Jazz Club Events

June 1-4: Dirty Dozen Brass Band
June 5, 19, 26: The Hot Sardines
June 6-11: Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda
June 13-18: Danilo Pérez/John Patitucci/Brian Blade Trio
June 20-21: Jacob Collier
June 22-25: Michel Camilo Trio
June 27: Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra
June 28: McCoy Tyner
June 29-30: Cassandra Wilson

 

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