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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
White Plains Jazz & Food Festival
Mamaroneck Avenue at Main Street
Noon – 5:30pm | FREE
This sprawling street festival will include musicians, restaurants, and vendors. Feeding Westchester is proud to be partnering with ARTSWestchester during Jazz Fest for our “Empty Bowls” event. With the help of our generous and talented community members, we will be showcasing one-of-a-kind handmade bowls available for a donation – along with delicious snacks provided by our sponsor Stop & Shop, throughout Jazz Fest activities. Each bowl will serve as a symbol of our 200,000 neighbors struggling with hunger. Every $1 donated provides 4 meals for children, families, and seniors in our community.
Be sure to stop by our booth to select your very own hand-made artisan bowl and enjoy the festival, all while supporting Feeding Westchester!
Pete Malinverni & the SUNY Purchase Jazz All-Stars | Noon – 12:45pm
Jay Hoggard Quartet | 1:05 – 1:50pm
Born and raised in Mount Vernon (NY), internationally acclaimed vibraphonist Jay Hoggard leads his ensemble through explorations of swing, bop, straight ahead jazz, the avant-gard and beyond.
Samba New York! | 2:10 – 3pm
An internationally recognized samba company, Samba New York! has helped to change the culture of New York City and beyond through the joyful music and dance of Brazil.
Lakecia Benjamin & Soulsquad | 3:30 – 4:10pm
Charismatic and dynamic saxophonist/bandleader Lakecia Benjamin’s electric stage presence and fiery sax work, has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Macy Gray and many others. She brings the soul and funk up to a feverish putch that’s guaranteed to keep crowds dancing day or night.
Marquis Hill Blacktet | 4:30-5:30pm
Chicago native trumpter and composer Marquis Hill is widely recignized as one of the preeminent voices on the instrucments of his generation. Winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, Hill has described as “a dauntingly skilled trumpeter” (New York Times) whose “music crystallizes the hard-hitting, hard-swinging spirit of Chicago jazz” (Chicago Tribune).
