Central Park SummerStage Concerts

The 2011 season of SummerStage, New York’s largest free performing arts festival, brings over 100 performances to eighteen parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from American pop, Latin and world music to dance, spoken word and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City’s summer arts festival landscape. Since its inception twenty-six years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage. The festival runs from June 7th until September 2nd.

Musical highlights for the 2011 season include:

  • The celebrated classical institution The Silk Road Project featuring YO-YO MA, THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE and SILK ROAD CONNECT STUDENTS
  • Hip-hop legends EPMD, FUNKMASTER FLEX, TALIB KWELI and RAKIM
  • Contemporary R&B stars RYAN LESLIE, CHRISETTE MICHELE and JAGGED EDGE
  • Indie rockers WE ARE SCIENTISTS and FRIENDLY FIRES
  • Politically charged reggae star TIKEN JAH FAKOLY
  • Comedian and music impresario REGGIE WATTS
  • Gospel greats HEZEKIAH WALKER and DONALD LAWRENCE
  • A global cast of the best Latin rockers, salseros and bachata singers including JARABE DE PALO, CHOCQUIBTOWN, JOE BATAAN, JOHNNY COLÓN, and HENRY SANTOS
  • Jazz greats TOOTS THIELMANS and THE ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET
  • and dozens of other top notch artists.

See the official website at http://www.summerstage.org/ for all current listings.

Central Park SummerStage is located at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the west side.
 

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