Verve Records at 70: Samara Joy & Christian McBride (SummerStage)
Wed 2 Sept, 19:00 · Rumsey Playfield, SummerStage, Central Park, Manhattan · New York
Details & booking — City Parks Foundation - SummerStage
via City Parks Foundation - SummerStage · Checked 16 Aug 2026
About this event
SummerStage marks seventy years of Verve Records with a collaborative headline set from vocalist Samara Joy and bassist Christian McBride. Mei Semones and friends, including aron!, Liana Flores and John Roseboro, perform music from Getz/Gilberto, with a DJ set from Sparklmami. Verve's catalogue runs from Ella Fitzgerald to today's signings, and the evening draws across that span.
Why we picked it
A landmark label anniversary with two of the biggest names in current jazz, free at Central Park's main stage.
Free entry
Verve Records: "This event is free and open to the public." Listed as free on the City Parks Foundation event page.
Registration
None
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