Thursday, June 14
NY Irish Center Presents A Night of Comedy
Two of Irelands Comedic Legends for One Night Only: Brendan Grace: The Grand Master Of Comedy and Pat Shortt. The spontaneous standing ovation that greeted Brendan when he walked on to the set of Ireland's most popular TV Show The 'Late Late' TV Show was a measure of the respect and affection there is for one of our best loved entertainers. See More... |
| Seeing Jazz with George Wein: Miguel Zenon Symphony Space Music
Jazz impresario George Wein (founder of the Newport Jazz Festival) shares stories about a life lived in jazz, and welcomes leading jazz artists who perform a set, in addition to talking about their own backgrounds and influences. Tonight's event welcomes multiple Grammy nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón, who represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a composer and as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between Latin American Folkloric Music and Jazz. See More... |










