Ivalas String Quartet

Join the 5 Boroughs Music Festival at Sugar Hill Children's Museum for a free concert by the Ivalas string quartet, featuring a diverse ensemble that highlights BIPOC composers alongside classical works. The program includes pieces by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and contemporary Brooklyn Composer Alvin Singleton!

Thursday, October 17th
5:30pm

Celebrate Conduit: Featuring the stories of the Sugar Hill Community!

Explore the theme of mother stories inspired by the Conduit exhibit and the World Mother Storytelling Project. During this event we will share stories, make art and participate in hands-on workshops with the creators and participants of this exhibition that celebrates Sugar Hill and our community members!

Thursday, August 15th
5:30pm

Sugar Hill Nights Presents Uptown Royalty

Join seasoned stage veterans and dynamic husband-and-wife duo Jodi Music and Ron Renaissance of Uptown Royalty outside on the museum plaza. URNYC captivates audiences with a vibrant mix of original compositions and exhilarating sounds that blend the rich traditions of jazz with the rhythmic intensity of Latin jazz, crafting a unique musical experience.

Thursday, July 18th
5:30pm

John Benitez Afro Latin Bop Group

Join us for a FREE evening of Latin Jazz, dancing and art activities for all ages with NYC's own John Benitez! Special thanks to Jazz Foundation of America for assistance in organizing this event.

Co-presented by National Jazz Museum in Harlem and made possible by the West Harlem Development Corporation, Coalition of Theatres of Color and the NYC Deptartment of Cultural Affairs.

Thursday, June 20th
5:30pm

Akiko Tsuruga Presented by The Jazz Foundation of America

Raised in Osaka, Japan, organist Akiko Tsuruga discovered her passion for jazz early on. Inspired by meeting great American musicians who came through on tour, especially Grady Tate, she moved to New York City, and eventually landed work with Frank Wess, Jimmy Cobb, and Lou Donaldson. The legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith became her mentor and had a great impact on her musical development and career. Akiko has released 10 albums as a leader and has won numerous awards. This performance features a special quartet with Joe Magnarelli (trumpet), Myron Walden (tenor saxophone), and Carmen Intorre, Jr (drums).

Presented by the Jazz Foundation of America, supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

Thursday, May 16th
5:30pm