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Jazz Festival

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

Jimmy Heath Big Band - Photo Credit: Adriana Mateo

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2021

All free performances will be open to the public, first come, first served, and subject to venue capacity limits.

Join SummerStage from August 27-29 for the 28th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, a vibrant – and free – celebration of jazz.

This event is held at our neighbor's; Marcus Garvey Park, just 10 blocks north of Central Park.

This year’s festival returns to Marcus Garvey Park, and brings together multiple generations of musicians. The lineup includes artists whose spirit and talent pay tribute to Charlie Parker and jazz. Donald Harrison brings his quartet for a collaboration with some of Harlem’s finest string musicians in celebration of Parker’s most commercially successful works, while Willie Jones III has assembled a diverse ensemble of nascent stars and jazz veterans.

Date: August 27th through the 29th

Times: Various times - check website and below

Location: Marcus Garvey Park

Tickets: FREE

This performance will be livestreamed on CharlieParkerJazzFestival.org.

Friday: Bird at 100 - 7:00 PM:  

Saturday: Abdias Armenteros and the New Jazz Underground 5:00 PM

Saturday: Charlie Parker with Strings 6:00 PM

Sunday: Abdias Armenteros and the New Jazz Underground 5:00 PM

Sunday: A Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration 6:00 PM

Health and Safety

In response to the increasing spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, all guests of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival SummerStage events at Marcus Garvey Park on August 27, 28 and 29, will be required to show either proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test within the last 72 hours in order to enter. Learn more about acceptable documentation, mask guidelines, and other safety protocols here.

Please note that SummerStage’s Charlie Parker Jazz Festival performances at Marcus Garvey Park will be held at limited capacity. Once vaccine status or negative test results have been verified, masks are strongly recommended and we ask guests to remain socially distant when possible.