If you’re in New York City this summer, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to catch the Blue Note Jazz Festival, as the event will run for a full month between May 31 and July 2 at various venues across the city, including the Blue Note Jazz Club itself. Entering its 12th year, the event has announced today their full schedule, which includes additional sets at Beacon Theatre, Sony Hall, Town Hall, SummerStage in Central Park, Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell, and Hammerstein Ballroom.
As for the lineup, the venues will see a broad range of artists taking the stage including Grace Jones, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak’s project with Knxwledge), Robert Glasper, BJ the Chicago Kid, Ghost-Note, Bruce Hornsby, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sergio Mendes, Pat Metheny, Bilal, and many more, as well as the Harlem Gospel Choir performing the music of Nina Simone. See the full lineup below.
