Saturday, June 22, 2024: Will and his Mali Project in 4th Annual Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Celebration (NYC)

Will Calhoun's Mali Project: Saturday June 22nd * Marcus Garvey Park Bandshell, 6316 Mount Marris Park, New York * Show time 6 PM, Free * Will Calhoun: drums/ambient/indigenous percussion, Cheick Tidiane Seck: keys/vocals, David Gilmore: guitar, Antione Roney: sax, Boubacar Diabate: djembe * Special guest: Malian music master, Cheick Tidiane Seck

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem presents the 'Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Festival' * Saturday June 22, 4-8PM * This is a free event * Will Calhoun's Mali Project, featuring Cheick Tidiane Seck / Michelle Gibson's Second Line Offering featuring Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings / NJMH House Band led by Christopher McBride, Deaturing Jazz Is: Now! Curator Fellows Luther S. Allison & Liany Mateo * Marcus Garvey Park * This show is made possible by Harlem Grown, The Mellon Foundation, The Doctorow Foundation, Coalition of Theaters of Color, the Howard Gilman Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
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The National Jazz Museum Harlem’s Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Celebration is an outdoor music and dance celebration rooted in community, movement, and sounds from the Black Diaspora.

Featuring performances by:

  • Will Calhoun’s Mali Project
    Will Calhoun: drums/ambient/indigenous percussion
    Cheick Tidiane Seck: keys/vocals
    David Gilmore: guitar
    Antione Roney: sax
    Boubacar Diabate: djembe
    Special guest: Malian music master, Cheick Tidiane Seck
  • Michelle Gibson’s Second Line Offering
    featuring Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings

Introducing:

  • NJMH House Band led by Christopher McBride,
    featuring “Jazz Is: Now!” Curator Fellows Luther S. Allison & Liany Mateo

4-8 PM / Will Calhoun’s Mali Project at 6 PM

Free RSVP Required

Presented in partnership with NYC Parks. Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Festival is curated by Sekou McMiller, Curator of Special Projects.

This show made possible by Harlem Grown, The Mellon Foundation, The Doctorow Foundation, Coalition of Theaters of Color, the Howard Gilman Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Richard Rodgers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey Park
6313 Mt. Morris Park W
New York, NY 10027
Tel: (212) 348-8300
E-mail: info@jmih.org

Please visit the NJMH event page for more information and to RSVP.

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