Global Citizen Festival at the Great Lawn in Central Park featuring performances by Queen, Pharrell Williams, H.E.R. French Montana, David Gray, Carole King, Kelly Clarkson, One Republic, and NCT127.
Black History Month Round-Table with Jon Batiste, Briana Younger, and Rodney
*Emily King - “Look At Me Now” - Scenery Michael Kiwanuka - “I’m Getting Ready” - Home Again Tierra Whack - “Pet Cemetery” - Whack World Cecile McLorin Salvant - “Somewhere” - The Window Masego - “I DO EVERYTHING” - Loose Thoughts Jon Batiste - “Is It Over” - Hollywood Africans Jon Batiste - “Saint James Infirmary Blues” - Hollywood Africans serpentwithfeet - “bless ur heart” - soil Leikeli47 - “Acrylic” - Acrylic Saba - “LIFE [clean]” - CARE FOR ME Jon Batiste & Wynston Marsalis - “Two Bass Hit” - The Music Of John Lewis
Hour Two *Prince - “Nothing Compares 2 U” - The Hits / B-Sides Leon Bridges - “If It Feels Good, Then It Must Be” - Good Thing Aretha Franklin - “Rock Steady” - Greatest Hits Yola - “Ride Out In The Country” - Walk Through Fire Charles Bradley - “Changes” - Changes Sister Rosetta Tharpe - “Up Above My Head” - The Gospel Of The Blues Chuck Berry - “Rock & Roll Music” - One Dozen Berrys Sunny War - “If It Wasn’t Broken” - With The Sun Joan Armatrading - “Down To Zero” - Join Armatrading Nina Simone - “Just Like A Woman” - Just Like A Woman: Nina Simone Janelle Monae - “Make Me Feel” - Dirty Computer Macy Gray - “OVER YOU” - Ruby Buddy Guy - “Man Of Many Words” - Slippin’ In Otis Redding - “Hard To Handle” - The Otis Redding Story (3 Disc Set) The War and Treaty - “Are You Ready To Love Me?” - Healing Tide
Graffiti artist turned celebrity artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s story will soon be hitting the Great White Way. The show will be produced by Alan D. Marks(Dear, Evan Hansen) and Barbara Marks. The director is John Doyle(Sweeney Todd), and Jon Batiste, the current band leader for CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be the musical director.
