New York City's Drom will celebrate its 15th year as Manhattan's unofficial home for global music by programing a special series of 15 shows, festivals and events featuring acclaimed acts and legendary performers throughout 2022.
Arturo O Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Will Return To Live Performances in New York City in May and June
Their first performance is at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music s Spring Benefit 2021 next weekend.by BWW News Desk
Multi GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist/composer Arturo O Farrill and nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) have announced their return to live performances throughout New York City and Brooklyn in May 2021 and June 2021. O Farrill and his 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra perform live for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music s Spring Benefit 2021 on Saturday, May 15, 2021 (4pm @ PS 321, backlot/playground area, 180 7th Avenue) the Spring Benefit transforms stoops, sidewalks, school lots and gardens in Park Slope for a special outdoor spring music festival. In partnership with the legendary East Village global music venue DROM (85 Avenue A, NYC), O Farrill performs live with his quart
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feels like we re turning a corner with vaccines being produced and distributed, but public health officials aren t ready to give the green light to live music yet and it makes sense that a hot, crowded room where people are singing along and drinking would be one of the last places to safely reopen. So we ve got at least one more streamed music festival to enjoy until venues can open in a limited capacity April 2nd.
DROM, a great venue in Manhattan s East Village, has put together a lineup of 30 international acts over six days from March 26th through 31st, including perennial Afropop favorites Snarky Puppy, Arturo O Farrill, Ibrahim Maalouf, Jorge Glem even Gloria Gaynor! and more.