Concert HUGH MASEKELA / FRESHLYGROUND / SOMI Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is an innovator in the world music and jazz scene and is active as a performer, composer, producer and activist. Renowned for his talent and ability to bring to life the energy of South African...

Join SummerStage as we celebrate the 70th birthday of famed jazz, funk and soul pioneer, Roy Ayers with world premieres of commissioned works from The Jazz Mafia, which has re-envisioned Ayers’ classic works. The performance will include select students from Harlem School of the...

Special Ed “got it made” as a rising star in hip-hop when he was just 16. Ed’s talent to throw out line after line of flowing lyrics with a rapid-fire delivery got him his big break after impressing the respected hip-hop producer Howie Tee. Hailing from Brooklyn, Ed used his...

EPMD (“Erick and Parrish Making Dollars”) are famed as one of the pioneers of hip-hop. Their debut album, Strictly Business, topped the R&B album chart and went gold, as did their follow-up, Unfinished Business. They continued releasing hit singles such as “It’s My Thing,”...