NYC Ska Orchestra: Carnegie Hall Citywide

Name: NYC Ska Orchestra: Carnegie Hall Citywide
Start: 2026-07-24T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Bryant Park Between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues | Manhattan

Schedule

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Bryant Park Between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues | Manhattan | Manhattan, NY

Experience the joy of a live performance by the NYC Ska Orchestra, which blends big-band jazz, soul, and R&B with the iconic Jamaican music styles of ska, mento, rock steady, reggae, and more. Led by celebrated trumpeter, singer, arranger, and educator Kevin Batchelor, this 20-piece big band also features legendary Jamaican percussionist-vocalist Larry MacDonald and Jamaican master drummer Carl Wright, who together have worked with Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, the Skatalites, Toots and the Maytals, and many others.

Where is it happening?

Bryant Park Between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues | Manhattan, Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain, 41 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018, United States, Manhattan

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