{"title": "New Music from Washington and Jackson", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Perelman Performing Arts Center", "address": "Fulton Street 251, 10007 New York", "price": "Free and open to the public; RSVPs are encouraged, but not required.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://cart.pacnyc.org/events/70401ASVSQQQCRPSCNRQPCKDQQQTGLMGK/186001ALPGBSQPKTJTBSTMPTVKRTSRKNB", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk", "stage/musical"], "description": "New Music from Washington and Jackson is a high-energy evening of brand-new musical theater performed on the Lobby Stage. It is created by writers Dwayne Washington and Brandon Jackson, collaborators trained at Juilliard and Berklee who recently had a sold-out run at Green Room 42 and a developmental reading of their first public work, Influenced, with ATC Theater in Pittsburgh. Drawing on world music, R&B, jazz, classical, and hip-hop, they create a sound that is unmistakably their own. The performance features songs from three musicals currently in development, celebrating Black joy, bold storytelling, and a fresh perspective on what Broadway can sound like.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/new-music-from-washington-and-jackson-67048/", "official_url": "https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/new-music-from-washington-and-jackson/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c1c6e5dd18e54e79d7dc7c4cfaf607b4a91d311c82c1b935f37f19d4d7ff5602-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Perelman Performing Arts Center", "address": "Fulton Street 251, 10007 New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton: A a | a B : BEND", "start": "2026-10-31T19:30:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Clark Studio Theater", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/ambrose-akinmusire-and-aszure-barton", "category": "dance", "tags": ["music/jazz", "stage/contemporary-dance"], "description": "A cross-genre collaboration presented as part of Lincoln Center Presents, bringing together music and dance on one stage. 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Based on a suggestion from the audience, the Hell Yeah! team of professional actors and musicians makes up every line, lyric, move, and melody live on stage, bringing laughs, tears, awws, and wows. The performers are Annie Raczko, Bebe Tabickman, Ben Hirsch, Maria Nally, Mark Melton, Shaina Lubliner, Xiaoxiao Sun, Max Feldman (music director and pianist), and PJ Nally (director and drummer). 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The story is set in the Washington Heights barrio, home to first- and second-generation immigrants from the Caribbean, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It follows bodega owner Usnavi de la Vega, who dreams of moving to the Dominican Republic and is in love with Vanessa, as a colorful community shares its hopes in a neighborhood poor in appearance but rich in kindness and a sense of family.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/in-the-heights-54195/", "official_url": "https://www.nycitycenter.org/events/2026-2027-in-the-heights", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aef37149c12e3248f43f6c06eb91ccf3aa59654d6c525bd8c57e4ba8a360ebf0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz WaHi Presents La Orquesta Esa", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "United Palace", "address": "Broadway 4140, 10033 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/latin"], "description": "A concert by LA ORQUESTA ESA, an Afro-Latin mambo ensemble, at United Palace as part of the Washington Heights Jazz Festival. The orchestra is led by vocalist and trombonist GINITA, who founded it in 2024 with support from Lincoln Center. The group brings together New York musicians playing classic tropical styles such as Salsa, Bolero, Cha Cha Cha, Tango, and Cumbia, blending mambo's golden-era sound with the improvisation of jazz.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jazz-wahi-presents-la-orquesta-esa-57285/", "official_url": "https://unitedpalace.boletosexpress.com/jazzwahi/90629/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b889ab859d723e3ed1c9dc639e1e465ead8a61c9c470ae6142cd3dd8850895f7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Puma Perl Band / SoulCake", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "11th Street Bar", "address": "East 11th Street 510, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "music/rock"], "description": "A night of live music at 11th Street Bar pairing spoken word with rock and roll. Puma Perl Band, together for over ten years, sets Puma Perl's poetry to music by Joff Wilson on guitar, Joe Sztabnik on bass, and Dave Donen on percussion, with guests often joining on instruments from sax to violin. SoulCake is led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Joff Wilson, with Laura Sativa on flute and percussion and Sarafe on bass, and is known for fun, surprise-filled shows with unannounced guests and fresh takes on audience favorites. Both acts grew out of the NYC downtown scene and have performed across the United States and Europe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/puma-perl-band-soulcake-50706/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/08f57ef98b26dae5f934426e281b1e715be61de2b6d88652c9fa6aa8c1433ba4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Is Staten Island: Rhythms of the African Diaspora (Local is Global Part II)", "start": "2026-11-07T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor", "address": "", "price": "$25 & Under", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://snugharbor.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SQg00000AEe6HMAT", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "An evening concert closing the Jazz Is Staten Island series, presenting Local is Global Part II: Rhythms of the African Diaspora with a dynamic jazz ensemble. It is presented by Universal Temple of the Arts together with Snug Harbor. The lineup features Asante Santi Debriano on bass, T.K. Blue on saxophone, flute and kalimba, Matt Smythe on keyboard, and Juan Chiavassa on drums. Debriano and Blue, both internationally recognized and longtime collaborators of the late NEA Jazz Master Dr. Randy Weston, continue through their music the storytelling purpose Weston described.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jazz-is-staten-island-rhythms-of-the-african-diaspora-local-77025/", "official_url": "https://snug-harbor.org/event/jazz-is-staten-island-rhythms-of-the-african-diaspora-local-is-global-part-ii/?slot_id=25136", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a5af0106c7be358e376fce8ca1f13f2ad63843b0ea5d26381c4547383fd8271-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Notes Towards (For Once!)", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "dance", "tags": ["society/queer", "stage/ballet"], "description": "\"For Once!\" is an experimental story ballet by Dr. Angel-Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson with collaborator Ryan Charles-Marc, presented in partnership with Black Trans Liberation Kitchen. 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Behind it is LPAC, as part of its commitment to supporting new work, giving artists opportunities to strengthen storytelling, test new possibilities, and connect with audiences and fellow artists. Audiences are invited into the creative process, seeing how new work evolves through experimentation, revision, and collaboration. On October 27 the program presents \"Skin to Skin - Triptych of an American Epidemic\", created by playwright Jeremy J. 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It was founded by acclaimed bass trombonist Jennifer Wharton, who brings virtuosity, wit, and plenty of swagger to an instrument that rarely gets top billing. With three acclaimed albums to their name, Bonegasm expands the trombone repertoire through bold arrangements and newly commissioned works. 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DJ MD, born Marcy DePina, curates sounds reflecting her passion for music, art, and world cultures under FORSA! Media Group LLC, spinning tracks from Africa and its diaspora to promote unity through sound. For over a decade she has been a radio host, producer, deejay, and host of the FORSA! Show, and runs FORSA! Studios in Newark, NJ.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/dj-marcy-md-67046/", "official_url": "https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/dj-marcy-md/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0f40bd394dbbab0f639665d3df5d5517ebf217cfae9da56769b888b3c008d532-600.webp"}]}