Celebrate Brooklyn

[Pete C]

All performances at Prospect Park bandshell, near Prospect Park West & 9th Street.

2005 Celebrate Brooklyn Performance Schedule

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American Roots Series
Wednesday, June 15
8:00pm
RICKIE LEE JONES
Celebrate Brooklyn kicks off the summer with a rare New York appearance by RICKIE LEE JONES, in her first live performance since releasing a new album this spring.
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OPENING NIGHT GALA
5:30PM
Tickets $300 and up.
RESERVED concert seats, cocktails, dinner & dancing.
More information: (718) 855-7882 x12.



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JVC Jazz Festival
Friday, June 17
7:30pm
BAD PLUS / CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO / JAMES CARTER ORGAN TRIO
An unbeatable jazz triple: Maverick piano/power trio BAD PLUS shatters genre boundaries with high-energy rock covers and intense originals. ("Moving, mighty music -- bad in all the right ways." - Rolling Stone) The eight-string guitar wizard CHARLIE HUNTER makes a huge sound that's "astonishing...dirtily funky" (CMJ), and JAMES CARTER, whom Lester Bowie once called "the greatest sax player to come around since Coltrane," swings in with his organ trio to complete the best jazz night of the summer. Presented in association with JVC Jazz Festival New York.
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Saturday, June 18
8:00pm
PHILADANCO
Philadelphia's spectacular company comes to Brooklyn for a full evening of breathtakingly athletic dance. A trailblazer in the African American dance community since 1970, PHILADANCO has become one of the country's leading ensembles with a consistently imaginative and compelling repertory and a joyful, exuberant approach to performance.
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Celebrate South Africa!
Thursday, June 23
7:30pm
HUGH MASEKELA /
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE: 9 DRAWINGS FOR PROJECTION
This once in a lifetime event featuring two of South Africa's greatest artists begins with a performance by iconic jazz trumpeter and world fusion pioneer HUGH MASEKELA. Following the concert, internationally renowned visual artist WILLIAM KENTRIDGE presents his astonishing film/live music project 9 DRAWINGS FOR PROJECTION -- a collection of vibrant animations accompanied by a string quartet with voice, piano, and trumpet, with music composed and conducted by Kentridge's longtime collaborator Philip Miller. Presented in collaboration with the Public Art Fund with major support provided by Bloomberg, South African Consulate General in New York and South African Tourism.
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The Village Voice Dance Party
Friday, June 24
7:30pm
SOULIVE / ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
Dueling grooves are on tap as the organ-driven jazz-meets-Sly Stone soul of SOULIVE, "a righteous soul machine" says Entertainment Weekly, goes head to head with ANTIBALAS, whose thunderous concoction of Afrobeat, Latin dance rhythms, and good old American funk has made them a Brooklyn favorite. "(Antibalas) does best when they've got a hip-to-hip crowd they can heat up by degrees…with ultra-tight Fela covers and original songs that might as well be." - Village Voice
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Canada in New York!
Saturday, June 25
7:30pm
NEW PORNOGRAPHERS / STARS / THE SADIES
A host of indie rockers descends on the Bandshell for an early Canada Day fete, led by Vancouver supergroup the NEW PORNOGRAPHERS. Fresh off the release of its extraordinary third album Set Yourself on Fire, Montreal's STARS is one of the Great White North's hottest bands. THE SADIES come from Toronto with a distinctive sound that incorporates everything from traditional country to surf music to garage rock. Presented with major support from the Canadian Consulate General in New York.
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American Roots Series
Thursday, June 30
7:30pm
THE DEL MCCOURY BAND / CHIP TAYLOR & CARRIE RODRIGUEZ
Bluegrass elder statesman DEL MCCOURY brings the authentic high lonesome sound to Brooklyn. "There's no voice quite as distinct in bluegrass as that of Del McCoury." -Dirty Linen The soulful country of acclaimed singer-songwriter CHIP TAYLOR (author of the seminal ANGEL OF THE MORNING) and CARRIE RODRIGUEZ sets the mood. Community sponsor Betancourt & Associates Realty.
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Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn pre-concert reception. Click here for details.



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Independence Community Bank Series
Friday, July 1
7:30pm
BILAL / MARTHA REDBONE
Neo soul renaissance man BILAL's passionate, urban storytelling has put him in elite company: he's a member of the Soul Aquarians collective, along with Erykah Badu, Mos Def, ?uestlove, Q-Tip, and D'Angelo. With the infectious R&B funk of Brooklyn born and raised MARTHA REDBONE.
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Saturday, July 2
7:30pm
SHADOW / TRINIDAD SLAM
SHADOW, Trinidad's fiercest Calypsonian, riles up the soca faithful with thumping basslines, addictive grooves, and heavy lyrics delivered in his deep, unmistakable voice. Two great local Trinidadian poets, ROGER BONAIR-AGARD and CHERYL BOYCE TAYLOR (Brooklyn and Queens, respectively), get this evening of wordplay off to a fine start.
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Music & Movies Series
Friday, July 8
7:30pm
HOP-FU: PRODIGAL SON / ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS

Live hip-hop meets classic Kung-Fu cinema as DJ IXL and DJ Excess of Kolabz Crew scratch their way through an original score to Hong Kong legend Sammo Hung's great and hilarious 1982 chop socky homage PRODIGAL SON. Before the show: high flying B-boy action from ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS.
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Independence Community Bank Series
Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert
Saturday, July 9
5pm
POLYGRAPH LOUNGE / LAURIE BERKNER
POLYGRAPH LOUNGE, a virtuosic duo specializing in musical hilarity/anarchy in the Spike Jones tradition, tunes its antics to kids' frequencies for the night. Noggin star LAURIE BERKNER charms young and old alike with her irresistible -- and highly interactive -- performances which never fail to spark playful singing, gleeful dancing, and sublime silliness all around.
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Budweiser Latin Music Series
Thursday, July 14
7:30pm
OZOMATLI / PACHA
The gritty Latin fusion clan OZOMATLI provides the perfect soundtrack for some hot-blooded midsummer indiscretion with its "captivating brew of salsa, ranchero, rock, jazz, funk and rap" (USA Today). Steamy local pan-Latin outfit PACHA gets things moving in the right direction with "a positively charged blend that will hit you like a rum laced organic smoothie" (NY Press).
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American Roots Series
Friday, July 15
7:30pm
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE / BETTYE LAVETTE

Few can touch country blues harmonica master CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, who effortlessly "mixes music from his Mississippi Delta roots with Chicago jump, jazz, and rock 'n' roll to effect a totally unique sound." -Biloxi Sun Herald R&B powerhouse BETTYE LAVETTE, an authentic practitioner of northern soul, opens up. Community sponsorship by Warren Lewis Realty Associates.
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Saturday, July 16
8pm
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC: THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED

Brooklyn's orchestra celebrates its 50th anniversary with a program of works by four composers who had a significant impact on New York, either as residents or through memorable performances in the city: Tchaikovsky, Dvoräk, Offenbach, and Stravinsky. Avery Fisher Award-winning violinist TAI MURRAY will sit with the orchestra, and rising star guest conductor CHELSEA TIPTON presides.
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Music & Movies Series
Friday, July 22
7:30pm
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with ALLOY ORCHESTRA / KAIKU
ALLOY ORCHESTRA performs its latest score, written especially for a newly-restored print of the chilling 1925 Lon Cheney silent classic PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. The Brooklyn-based Finnish folksters KAIKU start off the evening with some spookily beautiful harmonies.
Community sponsorship by Betancourt & Associates Realty.
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Budweiser Latin Music Series
Saturday, July 23
2pm-9pm
Boricua Festival!
EDDIE PALMIERI Y LA PERFECTA II / WILLIAM CEPEDA BOMBASHE / plus other artists
Salsa legend EDDIE PALMIERI revs up his fiery band to headline our annual Boricua Fest, a daylong celebration of Puerto Rican music and culture. The showcase of other great bands includes the versatile WILLIAM CEPEDA, whose BOMBASHE project bumps up traditional bomba, plena, and folkloric Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms with a horn section and some lively dancers. Presented in collaboration with the Boricua Festival Committee with major support from NYC Councilmember Sara M. Gonzalez.
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Budweiser Latin Music Series
Thursday, July 28
7:30pm
MILLY QUEZADA / GRUPO AGUAKATE
Dominican diva MILLY QUEZADA -"la Reina del Merengue" - is a bona fide international superstar, having toured the world and topped the Billboard charts. This night pairs the traditional with the newest of the new: GRUPO AGUAKATE will whip the crowd into a frenzy with its irresistible party vibe mash up of reggaetón, merengue, and hip-hop.
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Music & Movies Series
Friday, July 29
7:30pm
THE SOUND OF MUSIC / SLAM
The hills of Prospect Park are alive with the sound of the Von Trapp family singing their little hearts out in the greatest musical of them all! Julie Andrews stars in this epic 1965 wide-screen masterpiece. The evening begins with the wacky mobile percussion of SLAM, drummer Kenny Wollesen's raucous marching band.
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Saturday, July 30
7:30pm
MORGAN HERITAGE / DON MINOTT & THE HIGH VOLTAGE BAND
Denroy Morgan's reggae legacy lives on through his children in MORGAN HERITAGE, which pairs R&B flavored grooves with gospel harmonies and Rastafarian lyrics. DON MINOTT opens with a set of socially, politically, and spiritually positive roots and lover's rock.
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Independence Community Bank Series
Sunday, July 31
2pm-9pm
African Festival!
PAPA WEMBA / GOKH-BI SYSTEM / MARIA DE BARROS / KAKANDE / NKOSSI KONDA
Our 14th annual African party is an all-day extravaganza of music, food, and culture featuring artists from around the continent. Congo's King of Rhumba PAPA WEMBA leads the way, with Senegalese hip-hop sensations GOKH-BI SYSTEM and the stunning Cape Verdian songbird MARIA DE BARROS also taking the stage. KAKANDE's traditional Mande music of West Africa and NKOSSI KONDA, who mixes DRC soukous with funk and reggae learned in the urban jungle of NYC, round out the lineup. Presented in association with the Museum for African Art.
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Special concert to support Celebrate Brooklyn!
Thursday, August 4
7pm
BEN FOLDS / RUFUS WAINWRIGHT / and their bands!
Tickets: $35
On sale this Friday at Ticketmaster
Singer-songwriters Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright and their bands are joining forces for the "Odd Men Out" tour this August - and their only NYC stop will be at Celebrate Brooklyn, in a special concert to help keep the festival free! Tickets go on sale Friday, May 20 at 10am.



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Budweiser Latin Music Series
Friday, August 5
7:30pm
PLASTILINA MOSH / KINKY / JD NATASHA
It's a Mexican aural feast, as PLASTILINA MOSH serves a combo of '60s sleazy-listening, '70s disco/funk, '80s punk/new wave, and '90s hip-hop. The electrifying KINKY juices up the Bandshell with an equally unique "hodgepodge of electro-gauze, fuzz guitars, Latin beats, and sweetheart tunes that Shakira would order her bodyguards to kill for" (Spin). Ultra sassy Cuban-Argentine (via Miami) rock ingénue JD NATASHA adds an extra splash of danger to the mix. Presented in association with the Latin Alternative Music Conference with support from The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, and the Mex-Am Cultural Foundation.
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Independence Community Bank Series
Saturday, August 6
7:30pm
KASEY CHAMBERS / THE GREENCARDS
The captivating Australian crossover sensation KASEY CHAMBERS channels a childhood spent deep in the outback in songs full of longing and wide-open spaces. Also from down under, THE GREENCARDS do a wicked take on classic bluegrass.
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Music & Movies Series
Sunday, August 7
7:30pm
TARZAN THE APE MAN with MOCEAN WORKER /
JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN
Man-eating lions! Bloodthirsty jungle pygmies! Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in a loincloth! The 1932 classic TARZAN THE APE MAN gets updated with a new score -- commissioned especially for Celebrate Brooklyn -- written and performed live by the jazz savvy electronic musician MOCEAN WORKER. The night gets off to a sultry start with indie rock superfoxxx Joan Wasser's JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN.
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[jazzy mary]

"Polygraph Lounge" did a benefit concert for MS 51's band and the advanced band (Liz is in that) played with them, then they did their own performance. They were FANTASTIC and funny and just great. I highly recommend it. BTW, the next MS 51 band concert is June 7 and Liz is going to play the first movement of "Sonatina Op. 36 (no. 1)" by Clementi on piano!