Music lovers are invited to bring lunch, join friends and relax at the lively oasis to enjoy a taste of New York’s “underground” music scene.
Noon - 12:45pm
This trio of singers, inspired by early roots rock, R&B of the 50s and 60s, and classic rock and soul of the 70s and 80s, add their voices to the mix. A backing vocalist since age 13 who has performed on 12 CDs to date, Daniel Rivera is an audio engineer and producer. AC Black is a composer, arranger, guitarist, and vocalist who has performed solo and with various bands at the famous CBGB’s, Bitter End, and Village Gate. And Skip Mitchell is a songwriter and a veteran of Doo-Wop, soul and blues, who has sang with the All City Choir and has performed at the Apollo and Village Gate. The Park Project has been performing in Washington Square Park for nearly 14 years and has recently taken their show underground.
12:45 – 1:15 pm
Nicola is a Billboard-featured New York City front-woman, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. She has charted on over 200 national radio stations over the past few years and independently released four CDs. Nicola’s hybrid brand of sultry alt/folk/rock has racked up an impressive list of rock and pop credentials: ABC & NBC News, Music Under New York, MTV, vh1.com, Women Who Rock magazine, Songwriter Universe magazine, and National Songwriters Hall of Fame. Last year, Nicola was featured and showcased in Billboard Magazine’s “Underground LP” section for Noteworthy Emerging Artists about to break.
1:15 – 2:00pm
Select Blendz is a group of a capella, soul, R&B, and gospel singers formed three years ago and is comprised of Raisin Harvey Cain, Rome Jerome Cohen, George Ellington, Billy William Chavis, Tommoraw Mortimer, and bass player Todd Grunder. Among them they have performed with the Soul Shakers, Andre Williams, the Commodores, Black Ivory, the Delfonics, the Continental Four, Wynton Marsalis, Nora Jones, and Jason Mraz, and have performance movie credits include Married to the Mob and Everyday People.
New York City, NY; NYC