Thu Aug 8, 6:30 PM - Thu Aug 8, 8:00 PM
32-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11106
Community: Long Island City
Description
Socrates and Jazz Foundation of America present this beloved live music series, featuring world-class musicians. This year’s edition focuses on the work of three profoundly important pianists. View the complete program at socratessculpturepark.org/jazz
Event Details
BERTHA HOPE QUINTET
One of jazz’s living legends, pianist/composer Bertha Hope has toured globally with artists like Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie and Eddie Henderson, while being a respected educator and bandleader, with several albums under her leadership. In 2018 she won the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Legends of Jazz Award. This concert will include selections from the under-appreciated songbook of her late husband Elmo Hope.
JAZZ AND STARGAZING
Join students and astronomy faculty from the Natural Sciences Department at LaGuardia Community College to view stars and other celestial bodies through their telescope.
One of jazz’s living legends, pianist/composer Bertha Hope has toured globally with artists like Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie and Eddie Henderson, while being a respected educator and bandleader, with several albums under her leadership. In 2018 she won the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Legends of Jazz Award. This concert will include selections from the under-appreciated songbook of her late husband Elmo Hope.
JAZZ AND STARGAZING
Join students and astronomy faculty from the Natural Sciences Department at LaGuardia Community College to view stars and other celestial bodies through their telescope.