Verve Records 70th Anniversary: Samara Joy and Christian McBride
Wed 2 Sept, 19:00 · Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Manhattan · New York
Details & booking — City Parks Foundation SummerStage
via City Parks Foundation SummerStage · Checked 13 Aug 2026
About this event
Seventy years of the Verve jazz catalogue, celebrated in Central Park by six-time Grammy winner and Bronx native Samara Joy alongside bassist Christian McBride. Mei Semones and friends play selections from the 1964 bossa nova landmark Getz/Gilberto, and DJ Sparklmami opens. Doors at 6pm, all ages.
Why we picked it
Two of the biggest names in current jazz honouring a landmark label, outdoors and open to everyone.
Free entry
Event page states Free, All Ages
Registration
None
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