Nyack Jazz Week is an annual celebration of jazz & blues presented by the Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society in Nyack and neighboring towns in Rockland County, NY. Each year, eight consecutive nights of great music (indoors & out, many free to the public) feature a range of New York and world-renowned artists. Highlights will include free outdoor concerts at local parks, several concerts in the historic Carnegie-Farian Room at The Nyack Library, including The Next Generation of Jazz concert featuring up-and-coming New York jazz artists and Premier Concerts on Friday, July 26th featuring Harvie S & Kenny Barron (Nyack Library), and Saturday, July 27th featuring the Sonny Fortune Quartet (The Hudson House, Nyack). Past headliners at Nyack Jazz Week have included Fred Hersch, John Patitucci, Lou Donaldson, Dave Valentin, John Tropea, and Houston Person.
This year’s highlights include:
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7/21/13 | Opening Night at the Turning Point Café Richie Morales Quartet w. Bill O’Connell-piano, Mark Egan-bass, Steve Slagle-sax The Turning Point Café, Piermont, NY 7:30-10:30pm-$20/15 students, seniors BUY TICKETS NOW (The Turning Point) |
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7/22/13 | The Next Generation of Jazz featuring The City College Jazz Composers Collective with special guest – Joe Magnarelli, trumpet The Nyack Library, Nyack, NY 6-8:00pm - FREE |
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7/22/13 | Jam Session w Special Guests Hosted by John Richmond The Turning Point Café, Piermont, NY 8:00-11:00pm - $5 |
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7/23/13 | Free Outdoor Concert – Mayra Casales & Coco Mama Nyack Memorial Park 7:30-9:30 pm - FREE |
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7/24/13 | Jam Session with Mark Hagan - Special Guest – Bob Dorough The 76 House, Tappan, NY 8:00-11:00 pm -$10 |
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7/25/13 | Free Outdoor Concert - Mike Holober (piano) & Balancing Act Octet with Tim Ries and Jason Rigby - saxes, Melissa Stylianou - voice, others The Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY 7:30-9:30 pm - FREE |
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7/26/13 | All Star Duo - Harvie S, bass with Kenny Barron, piano The Nyack Library, Nyack, NY 7:30-9:30 pm -$30/25/23/20 BUY TICKETS NOW (Nyack Library) |
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7/27/13 | The Sonny Fortune Quartet w. Michael Cochrane-piano, Steve Johns-drums, bass-TBA The Hudson House, Nyack, NY Sets at 8:00 & 9:30 pm -$20/15 |
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7/28/13 | Closing Night Concert & Jam Session – Cameron Brown Group w. Russ Johnson-trumpet, Tony Jefferson-drums The Turning Point Café, Piermont, NY 7:30-10:30pm-$20/15 students, seniors BUY TICKETS NOW (The Turning Point) |
Nyack Jazz Week 2013 is sponsored by: The Rockland County Jazz & Blues Society, The Nyack Library, The Friends of the Nyacks, The Hopper House, The Turning Point Cafe, and others.