Queens Jazz Trail Concert: LUCY YEGHIAZARYAN
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TONY BENNETT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION! Lucy Yeghiazaryan is an Armenian-American vocalist and violinist emerging as a leading voice in contemporary straight-ahead jazz, blending her cultural heritage with the American jazz tradition. Born in Armenia and raised in New Jersey, she honed her craft through the Jazz for Teens program at NJPAC and is now based in NYC, performing at venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center and Birdland. Yeghiazaryan has worked with artists such as Harold Mabern, Houston Person, and Terell Stafford, and is a recipient of grants from the Doris Duke Foundation, Chamber Music America, and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
This concert will take place at Astoria Park in Astoria. It’s free—just show up! Bring a blanket, lawn chair, picnic, friends—even your dancing shoes—and join us for an evening of live jazz in the park!
All concerts take place on Thursdays at 7 PM.
JUL 9 | Travers Park (Jackson Heights) | ITAI KRISS & TELAVANA
JUL 16 | Baisley Pond Park (Jamaica) | VINCENT HERRING & STEVE TURRE: COLTRANE @ 100
JUL 23 | Forest Park Bandshell (Woodhaven) | ARTURO O’FARRILL
JUL 30 | Bowne Park (Flushing) | JOHN YAO BIG BAND
AUG 6 | Rockaway Beach Park (Far Rockaways) | WYCLIFFE GORDON
AUG 13 | Archie Spigner Park (Jamaica) | WALLACE RONEY JR.: MILES DAVIS @ 100
AUG 20 | Cunningham Park (Fresh Meadows) | THE BRASS QUEENS
AUG 27 | Astoria Park (Astoria) | LUCY YEGHIAZARYAN: TONY BENNETT @ 100
Learn more at KCA.NYC/QJT
The Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series is sponsored by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Resort World NYC, Northwell Health, Maspeth Federal Savings, and AARP New York.
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