The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a world-class cultural and community center in the Upper East Side, that serves all communities from a foundation of Jewish values. The home of the Harkness Dance Center and a school of music, is influential in every category, a space that births new voices, and where celebrities present their latest work.
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Latin Culture at the 92nd Street Y
Cécile McLorin Salvant, One of the Great Jazz Singers of Her Generation, Sings at the 92nd Street Y
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Ballet Hispánico at the 92nd Street Y Reimagines Flamenco, plus New York’s and Havana’s Latin Club Scenes
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Dancing the 92nd Street Y Brings Modern Dance Companies Limón, Martha Graham, and Ailey II Back Home
92ND STREET Y, Upper East Side, Manhattan ~ Legendary modern dance companies dance legacy works and new choreographers Omar Román De Jesús, Jamar Roberts, and Hope Boykin. 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇵🇷
On Giving Tuesday, Support the Arts
TUESDAY after Thanksgiving
Dorrance Dance is an Award-Winning Tap Dance Company
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Isabel Allende Reads From and Discusses Her New Book “The Wind Knows My Name” with Alicia Menendez
One of the world’s most influential Latinas, and widely-read Spanish-language authors, discusses her new book about children in migration, “The Wind Knows My Name,” with MSNBC anchor and “Latina to Latina” podcast host Alicia Menendez.
92ND STREET Y, NEW YORK
Upper East Side, Manhattan
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Future Dance Festival 2023 is Propelling Dance Forward
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Saturday, April 15, 2023
Performances by finalists in this open competition for choreographers, produced by the Harkness Dance Center.
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92Y Jazz in July 2022 is NYC’s Hottest Summer Jazz Festival
Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 19-28, 2022
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Upper East Side, Manhattan
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92nd Street Y News
JULY
Jazz Festival
Jazz in July, one of New York City’s hottest summer jazz festivals, features five pianists: Kenny Barron, Benny Green, Helen Sung, Joe Block, and Aaron Diehl; rising star pianist Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet; three generations of jazz singers: Marilyn Maye, Catherine Russell, and Ekep Nkwelle; Etienne Charles and Creole Soul; classically oriented jazz: Adam Birnbaum, Jeb Patton, and Aaron Diehl; and a reimagining of the American Songbook by Tyshawn Sorey Trio with Warren Wolf; in Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; from July 17-27, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸 🇨🇲 🇹🇹
New Orleans jazz, Brazilian samba jazz, and Jewish klezmer jazz developed independently, but all have the same vibe. Explain that!
Jazz in July Festival ~ 5 Pianists
“Kenny, Benny & Bop!” gets you bopping with five jazz pianists: NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron, Benny Green, Helen Sung, Joe Block, and Aaron Diehl with rhythm by Peter Washington and Willie Jones III; in Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 7:30pm, and streaming for 72 hours after. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸
Jazz in July Festival ~ Young Star Pianist
Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet, led by the 2023 American Pianists Awards winner, plays jazz; in Buttenwieser Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 7:30pm , and streaming for 72 hours after. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸
Jazz in July Festival ~ Vocalists
“Singers and the Song” features three generations of jazz vocalists: Marilyn Maye, Catherine Russel, and Ekep Nkwelle backed by the Aaron Diehl Trio; in Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 7:30pm , and streaming for 72 hours after. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸 🇨🇲
Jazz in July Festival ~ Creole Jazz
Etienne Charles and Creole Soul play their Trinidadian blend of calypso and jazz; in Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 7:30pm , and streaming for 72 hours after. From $25. 92ny.org 🇹🇹
Jazz in July Festival ~ Classical Jazz
“Preludes” features three jazz musicians with a classical vibe: Adam Birnbaum, Jeb Patton, and Aaron Diehl; in Buttenwieser Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:30pm , and streaming for 72 hours after. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸
Classical and jazz are two sides of the same coin. Classically trained Creole musicians, many of Haitian descent, created jazz in New Orleans in conversation with Cuba.
Jazz in July Festival ~ American Songbook
Tyshawn Sorey Trio, a visionary composer with Warren Wolf on vibes, reimagines the American songbook; in Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 7:30pm , and streaming for 72 hours after. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸
About
Celebrating its 150th year in 2023, 92nd Street Y, New York has grown into one of New York’s sacred cultural spaces ~ because of the long stream of genius that passes through its halls. It gives a stage to the great artists of the times, and nurtures new voices in their first whispers of brilliance.
Jewish culture has an intellectual character that is very influential in American life. New York’s first Jewish community made New York an open city in 1654, while it was still Dutch New Amsterdam. Like the Statue of Liberty, 92NY carries the flame, and is even part of our own DNA. Toda. Gracias.
Harkness Dance Center and Modern Dance
92NY played a role in the development of modern dance and contemporary dance. Legendary pioneers like Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, and Alvin Ailey developed their craft here.
Ailey’s “Blues Suite,” now an American classic, was part of his company’s first performance in 1958. It’s the precursor to his masterpiece “Revelations.” We dance away the blues all night, and then get spiritual the next day. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre went on to popularize modern dance globally as America’s “Cultural Ambassador to the World.” It all started here.
92NY Festivals
92NY produces several notable festivals.
- Harkness Future Dance Festival is a dance choreographer’s competition that launches new talent into New York’s dance world.
- Giving Tuesday is a global holiday-giving phenomenon that was started by the 92nd Street Y.
- Jazz in July is a hot summer jazz festival.
Artists
These are just a few of the legends who have performed at 92NY.
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, African American modern dance. 🇺🇸
- Assad Brothers, Brazilian classical guitar. 🇧🇷
- Ballet Hispánico, Latin contemporary dance. 🇨🇺 🇲🇽 🇵🇷
- Berta Rojas, Paraguayan classical guitar. 🇵🇾
- Cécile McLorin Salvant Haitian French American jazz. 🇭🇹 🇫🇷
- Dorrance Dance, American tap dancing. 🇺🇸
- Eddie Palmieri, Puerto Rican jazz and salsa pianist. 🇵🇷
- Isabel Allende, Chilean American author. 🇨🇱
- Jennifer Lopez, New York Puerto Rican actress. 🇵🇷
- Limón Dance Company, Mexican American modern dance pioneer. 🇲🇽
- Paco Peña, Spanish flamenco guitar. 🇪🇸
- Paquito D’Rivera, Cuban classical & jazz. 🇨🇺
- Paul Taylor Dance Company New York modern dance. 🇺🇸
- Selena: The Series, Regional Mexican tejano Netflix series. 🇲🇽
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