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Jazzmobile Presents Randy Weston at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Tuesday, August 2nd

For Immediate Release
Contact: Ellen Ryan | eryan@bbpnyc.org | 718-222-9216

Jazzmobile Presents Randy Weston at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Tuesday, August 2nd

Free concert on Pier 1's Harbor View Lawn at 7:00pm

Jazzmobile presents Randy Weston | credit: Carol Friedman

Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) is pleased to welcome the esteemed Jazzmobile, the pioneer mobile music presenter, and Brooklyn’s own Randy Weston. This is Jazzmobile’s inaugural program at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Randy Weston, the legendary pianist, composer and bandleader, was born in Brooklyn and resides here now. This much celebrated jazz great has toured the globe with his African-inspired American jazz.

Randy Weston was bestowed the National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master honor in 2001. He recently released a live compilation entitled "The Storyteller" with his African Rhythms Sextet at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

The concert will be held on Tuesday, August 2nd at 7:00pm on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 Harbor View lawn. Attendees can take the A train to High Street, the 2/3 to Clark Street or the F train to York Street and enter Pier 1 at the foot of Old Fulton Street. Park concessions will be available including Calexico Carne Asada, Ditch Plains Drop-In, the Brooklyn Bridge Wine Bar and Blue Marble Ice Cream.

The Honorable Letitia James, the New York City Councilmember representing the 35th District, said "I am delighted that the inaugural program of Jazzmobile will feature the world renowned - Brooklyn son Randy Weston. Musical history will be made in the great borough of Brooklyn next Tuesday and I thank Jazzmobile for their numerous cultural contributions throughout the years. I look forward to being moved in every way by the African-inspired American jazz music, as well as spending time at the wonderful Brooklyn Bridge Park alongside fellow jazz lovers."

Regina Myer, President of Brooklyn Bridge Park said "On behalf of Brooklyn Bridge Park, I am thrilled to welcome Jazzmobile and Randy Weston on their inaugural visit to Pier 1. Jazzmobile has a unique place in the hearts and lives of New Yorkers. It makes it all the more special to have a musician as great as Randy Weston who also makes Brooklyn his home."

Linda Walton, Vice President of Programming at Jazzmobile said "For 47 years, Jazzmobile has brought free Jazz concerts to New York City neighborhoods and parks. The beautiful Brooklyn Bridge Park is a most perfect backdrop for what will be an incredible evening of music. There is no one more generous and giving to our efforts than Mr. Randy Weston." 

Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, known as Brooklyn Bridge Park, is the not-for-profit entity responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance and operation of Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85-acre sustainable waterfront park stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River shoreline. The park was designed by the award-winning firm of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. More information is available on the park’s website: www.brooklynbridgeparknyc.org.

Jazzmobile is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) art and culture organization whose mission is to present, preserve, promote and propagate jazz, America’s classical music. Since 1964, Jazzmobile has been presenting free outdoor summer mobile concerts. As the pioneer mobile music organization, Jazzmobile has brought the great jazz artists of our time directly to the public throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Essex County, New Jersey, Westchester County, and several cities in upstate New York. Our concerts are funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Keith Wright, and Corporate Sponsors.

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