07:00 PM–09:00 PM on Saturday, July 31, 2010

Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles! The Riverside Clay Tennis Association is once again hosting its series of sunset concerts on the tennis lawn. The Series, sponsored by the specialty foods marketplace Garden of Eden and the omega-3 sports supplement Recoup90, celebrates our fabulous park and represents the rich cultural diversity of the Upper West Side. Bring your picnic basket and blanket and join us. Stick around afterward and watch the fireflies rise up out of the lawn and the stars speckle the sky.

Tonight’s performance is by Dave Glasser Jazz Quartet. Dave Glasser has performed extensively with the Clark Terry Quintet (1995 – 2006) and with the Count Basie Orchestra (1989-91 under the direction of Frank Foster), Illinois Jacquet (1988, 1991-95), and Barry Harris. He also performs with the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars (Feat. Jon Faddis, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, James Moody), Hank Jones, Bob Mintzer and many others.

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07:00 PM– on Sunday, August 01, 2010

Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York’s best jazz, R&B, and world music. This week’s perfomer: Xylos. Xylos is a co-ed, aurally adventurous five-piece orgy of pop from New York, their music characterized by four-part vocal harmonies, complex orchestration, and a large variety of instruments and electronics.

Riverside Park South is located on the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets. This event is FREE. Weather Permitting.

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07:00 PM–08:30 PM on Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Tia Fuller was born in Aurora, Colorado to jazz musicians, Fred and Elthopia Fuller. Her father, Fred plays bass and her mother, Elthopia sings. She grew up listening to her parents rehearse in the basement of their home, as well as the music of jazz greats, such as John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughn and Charlie Parker. She is an amazing saxophonist, composer, educator and a member of the all-female band touring with R & B star, Beyoncé. This artist and teacher has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and a Master’s degree in Jazz Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a bandleader, Fuller has released three albums: Decisive Steps, Pillar of Strength and her debut album on the Mack Avenue Records label, Healing Space.The dynamic saxophonist has been featured in Jazz Improv Magazine, Rocky Mountain News, Philadelphia Tribune, The Star-Ledger, Down Beat magazine and many other print and online publications. As a devoted educator, she presents lectures and teaches ensembles and masterclasses at some of the most respected institutions in the country, including Stanford University’s “Jazz Workshop,” the University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, New Mexico State University, the IAJE Jazz Convention, Purchase College, WBGO’s “Children in Jazz” Series, Duquesne University and Panama Jazz Festival.

For more information about the artist: www.tiafuller.com

All concerts are weather permitting and subject to change.

10:30 AM–11:30 AM on Thursday, August 05, 2010

Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7.
This week’s perfomer: Erin Lee & Marci. Join NYC’s hilarious-yet-hip duo for a family concert celebrating mud puddles, couch forts, neighborhood baseball games, terrible haircuts and other assorted joys (and challenges) of summer.

Riverside Park South is located on the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets. This event is FREE. Weather Permitting.

New York Weather Hotline 866-560-7669

07:00 PM–09:00 PM on Saturday, August 07, 2010

Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles! The Riverside Clay Tennis Association is once again hosting its series of sunset concerts on the tennis lawn. The Series, sponsored by the specialty foods marketplace Garden of Eden and the omega-3 sports supplement Recoup90, celebrates our fabulous park and represents the rich cultural diversity of the Upper West Side. Bring your picnic basket and blanket and join us. Stick around afterward and watch the fireflies rise up out of the lawn and the stars speckle the sky.

Tonight’s performance is by the Gilad Bloom Rock Band, formed by Gilad Bloom about ten years ago. Bloom is an ex pro tennis player who played on the ATP Tour for 13 years and represented his native country in Davis and in 2 Olympic games (Seoul 88 and Barcelona 92), he currently has his own Tennis Academy in NYC.

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07:00 PM– on Sunday, August 08, 2010

Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York’s best jazz, R&B, and world music. This week’s perfomer: Slavic Soul Party. Throbbing funk grooves, fiery Balkan brass, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! SSP! has created an acoustic mash-up of Balkan and Gypsy sounds with North American music, weaving the gospel, techno, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin influences of New York’s neighborhoods seamlessly into a Balkan brass setting.

Riverside Park South is located on the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets. This event is FREE. Weather Permitting.

New York Weather Hotline 866-560-7669

07:00 PM–08:30 PM on Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Born in Waynesboro, Georgia, Gordon was first introduced to music by his late father, Lucius Gordon, a classical pianist and teacher. His interest in the trombone was sparked at age twelve by his elder brother who played the instrument in his junior high school band. Egged on by sibling rivalry, Gordon’s relentless pleading of his parents led to his first trombone. Wycliffe Gordon now enjoys an extraordinary career as a performer, conductor, composer, arranger, and educator, receiving high praise from audiences and critics alike. Gordon tours the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz for audiences ranging from heads of state to elementary school students. Gordon received the Jazz Journalists Association 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002 and 2001 Award for Trombonist of the Year, and the Jazz Journalists Association 2000 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Trombone. In addition to a thriving solo career, he tours regularly leading the Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, headlining at legendary jazz venues throughout the world. Gordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor’s “Jazz at the Kennedy Center” Series. Gordon’s extensive performance experience includes work with many of the most renowned jazz performers of the past and present.

Gordon is currently working on a collection of trombone quartets, trios and duos to be entitled “Trombone Majesty,” with expected publication in 2010. In addition, his first method book “Basic Training, Exercises and Suggested Studies by Wycliffe Gordon,” a compilation of the materials, exercises and approaches he uses in his teaching and in his own practice regimen, will be released in 2010.

Gordon teamed with trombonist Joseph Alessi of the New York Philharmonic and students in both of their studios at Juilliard in creating and presenting the master class “Two Sides of the Slide” for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Gordon is the youngest member of the U.S. Statesmen of Jazz, and in many tour performances has served and continues to serve as a musical ambassador for the U.S. State Department.

For more information about the artist: www.wycliffegordon.com

All concerts are weather permitting and subject to change.

07:00 PM–09:00 PM on Saturday, August 14, 2010

Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles! The Riverside Clay Tennis Association is once again hosting its series of sunset concerts on the tennis lawn. The Series, sponsored by the specialty foods marketplace Garden of Eden and the omega-3 sports supplement Recoup90, celebrates our fabulous park and represents the rich cultural diversity of the Upper West Side. Bring your picnic basket and blanket and join us. Stick around afterward and watch the fireflies rise up out of the lawn and the stars speckle the sky.

Tonight’s performance is by the Steve Tarshish Trio Folk & Blues band

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07:00 PM– on Sunday, August 15, 2010

Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York’s best jazz, R&B, and world music. This week’s perfomer: Los Soneros de Oriente. Taking their name from the region of Cuba that is most famous for Son Montuno, Los Soneros de Oriente represent a huge history and lifelong commitment to traditional Cuban music.

Riverside Park South is located on the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets. This event is FREE. Weather Permitting.

New York Weather Hotline 866-560-7669

07:00 PM–08:30 PM on Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Hailing from Osaka, Japan, the Hammond organist and pianist, Akiko Tsuruga has been a mainstay in the New York jazz scene since 2001. This talented young organist began playing the organ at the age of three and launched her career in jazz immediately after graduating from the Osaka College of Music. While living in Osaka, she had the opportunity to play with numerous world-renowned jazz musicians from the United States, such as Roy Hargrove, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Grady Tate, to name just a few. Grady Tate, in particular, had the strongest
influence on her decision to become a professional musician.

More noteworthy, she performed extensively as a member of the Lou Donaldson Quartet and toured throughout the United States. Appearances at Birdland, the Village Vanguard and Carnegie Hall were just one of many highlights she
experienced that year. She concluded her outstanding year by capturing the New Star Award presented by Swing Journal Magazine.

In 2008, she released her 4th CD called “N.Y.C. Serenade” through Mojo Records and featured Jimmy Cobb on drums. This was immediately followed by a three week promotional tour in Japan with her regular trio. Her highly anticipated second North America issued CD, “Oriental Express”(featuring Eric Johnson, Rudy Petschauer and Jerry Weldon) from 18th & Vine Records was released in the summer of 2009 and earned a #15 spot on jazz radio chart. Akiko recently returned to Japan to performed at the Tokyo Jazz Festival with Lou Donaldson.
The performance was featured on a special TV program and was aired nationwide in Japan.

For more information about the artist: www.akikotsuruga.com

All concerts are weather permitting and subject to change.

07:00 PM–09:00 PM on Saturday, August 21, 2010

Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles! The Riverside Clay Tennis Association is once again hosting its series of sunset concerts on the tennis lawn. The Series, sponsored by the specialty foods marketplace Garden of Eden and the omega-3 sports supplement Recoup90, celebrates our fabulous park and represents the rich cultural diversity of the Upper West Side. Bring your picnic basket and blanket and join us. Stick around afterward and watch the fireflies rise up out of the lawn and the stars speckle the sky.

Tonight’s Performance is by Los Hermanos Cintron, everyone who has ever heard them, loves the flamenco infusion of a style like the Gipsy Kings’ music. Its infectious, energetic rhythms and bold harmony-laced vocals get crowds going and get audiences feeling that hot Latin passion. Short of importing the real Gipsy Kings, you can do no better than Los Hermanos Cintron.

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07:00 AM–08:30 PM on Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Jimmy Heath nicknamed Little Bird, is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. Jimmy originally played alto saxophone but after the influence of Charlie Parker on his work for Howard McGhee and Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1940s, he earned the nickname “Little Bird” (Parker’s nickname was Bird) and he switched to tenor sax. He returned to work with Miles Davis in 1959. He went on to introduce John Coltrane to Miles. Then with Kenny Dorham and Gil Evans. He recorded extensively as leader and sideman. During the 1960s, he frequently worked with Milt Jackson and Art Farmer. In 1975, he and his brothers formed the Heath Brothers, also featuring pianist Stanley Cowell. Jimmy composed most of the 1956 Chet Baker and Art Pepper album Playboys.

In the 1980s, he joined the faculty of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in the City University of New York. With the rank of Professor, he led the creation of the Jazz Program at Queens College and attracted many outstanding musicians, such as Donald Byrd to the campus. He also served on the Board of the Louis Armstrong Archives on campus and the restoration and management of the Louis and Lucille Armstrong Residence in Corona, Queens, near his home there. Mr. Heath continued his association with the College until recently. In 2004, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Human Letters.

He frequently performs master classes in New York City and teaches his love for the saxophone.

For more information about the artist: www.visionaryproject.org/heathjimmy

All concerts are weather permitting and subject to change.