JAZZ EVENT/NEWS - NYC

Visitors Center Renovations As usual, there's never a dull moment here at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and we want make sure that all of our friends and family are kept up to date on the most recent developments. As many of you know, we will be renovating our exhibit space, and will be closed for the summer months starting July 28th and reopening on October 1st. However, our regularly scheduled programming is continuing at its regular pace. In August, we'll be joining forces with our friends at Jazz At Lincoln Center. There will be a Benny Goodman Listening Party on the 18th and a continuation of our South African series on the 28th - see our website for details. September will bring the debut of a new series of programs that will continue throughout the rest of the year, as well as the premiere of a new exhibit on Latin Jazz. The exhibit opens at the Bronx Museum of Art on September 14th, and there will also be a free concert to kick things off. Again, details will be posted on our museum calendar at www.jmih.org Stay tuned! August 2015 Events Schedule Tuesday, August 18th Benny Goodman Listening Party 7:00-8:30 pm Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center (3 Columbus Circle, 5th floor of the Time Warner Building) Host: Loren Schoenberg Presented in collaboration with Jazz At Lincoln Center FREE TO THE PUBLIC   Join the Facebook event here.  Tuesday, August 25th Roots of South African Jazz 7:00-8:30 pm Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center (3 Columbus Circle, 5th floor of the Time Warner Building) Host: Seton Hawkins  Presented in collaboration with Jazz At Lincoln Center FREE TO THE PUBLIC Join the Facebook event here.  FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WOODLAWN CEMETERY    Take a ride on the Bronx Trolley and visit the Jazz Greats in the Bronx! Beginning at the time of the Harlem Renaissance, The Woodlawn Cemetery emerged as the chosen burial ground for many entertainers, specifically those associated with the New York Jazz Scene.  For over a century, musicians, writers and singers chose to be buried in a place where they could be at rest among the "jazz family." The Woodlawn Conservancy-led tour will cover jazz history from its early beginnings and feature Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, King Oliver, and many others' final resting places.    Register for   August 23rd  through the Conservancy website:  woodlawncemetey.org by emailing contact@woodlawncemetery.org  on Twitter    or on Facebook