Photos by Stacie Joy
Heading back to last Sunday for a few scenes from the annual Charlie Park Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square... where there was another appreciative crowd for this year's event.
This year's lineup included Bill Charlap and Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gary Bartz and NTU Troop, and the Jazz Gallery Allstars.
We may be jazz novices, but we always enjoy the day in the neighborhood...
The festival, which started in Tompkins Square Park in 1993, holds a significant place in the jazz community.
It takes place near or on Parker's birthday on Aug. 29. Additional dates were added in Harlem in 2000, further expanding its reach.
Parker, who died in 1955 at age 34, lived at 151 Avenue B from 1950 to 1954. That residential building between Ninth Street and 10th Street is landmarked.
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