The sun was beaming as we gathered on the Oval Lawn to see The Deedle Deedle Dees rock the Mad. Sq. Kids stage! The Deedles introduced us to fun and educational rock n’ roll sounds and had the kids moving and grooving to songs A Cool Swing Dancing Papa Bear and Joan Of Arc. It… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/news/blog/a-beautiful-morning-with-the-deedle-deedle-dees
Photo Courtesy of Michael Weintrob A decade evolved from their debut at 2003′s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Dumpstaphunk offers fans an unforgettable live experience steeped in the Big Easy tradition of a good time. The quintet features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-music-ivan-nevilles-dumpstaphunk
Dafnis Prieto photo courtesy of Herny Lopez Cuban born drum virtuoso Dafnis Prieto is joining the Mad. Sq. stage with his accomplished sextet including Ralph Alessi (trumpet), John Beaty (alto/soprano saxophones), Manuel Valera (piano), Peter Apfelbaum (tenor and soprano saxophone) and Johannes Weidenmueller (bass). The Wall Street Journal says, “[Prieto] has transformed Afro-Cuban rhythms … These… Read more
Photo Courtesy of Merri Cyr ERIN MCKEOWN Erin McKeown has been touring the globe for the last 12 years as a writer, performer, and multi-instrumentalist with eight full-length records and three EPs under her belt. McKeown’s compelling and energy-packed stage show teamed with her seemingly effortless ability to bridge genres has garnered her international acclaim…. Read more
Photo Courtesy of GLINT Studios Ben Sollee, a Kentucky native known for his thrilling cello-playing that incorporates new techniques to create a unique mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B. Sollee possesses rough, smooth-smoky vocal stylings and a knack for intricate arrangements that has brought about comparisons to Sufjan Stevens. Sollee shares himself completely with his… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-music-ben-sollee
THE GRASCALS The Grascals are among the most beloved and acclaimed bands on today’s bluegrass scene, having won SPBGMA’s Bluegrass Band of the Year award in 2010, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2005 and earning its Entertainer of the Year honor for both 2006 and 2007. Vocally, the… Read more
Photo Courtesy of MaryLynn Gillaspie Rene Marie, the award winning singer whose style incorporates elements of jazz, soul, blues and gospel, has quickly become a heroine to many; a woman of great strength exuding stamina and compassion; often explaining how finding her voice and self through singing gave her the courage to leave an abusive… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-music-rene-maries-experiment-in-truth
Photo Courtesy of Jimmy Katz Clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. Anat has been voted Clarinetist of the Year six years in a row by the Jazz Journalists Association, as well as winning 2012’s Multi-Reeds Player of the Year award. Not to… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-music-anat-cohen-quartet
Suzanne Vega kicks off the 2013 Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series. Vega is an American singer-songwriter of rare poetic genius and emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s. Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observed the world with a clinically poetic eye,” Suzanne’s songs have always… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-music-suzanne-vega
-DUE TO LAWN MAINTENANCE THE CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE RAIN LOCATION (Southwestern gravel adjacent to the Shake Shack)– People Magazine‘s #1 Cool Kid Album of the Year and USA Today‘s #1 Band pick – Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band are the face of kindie rock. Led by husband and wife team… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-lucky-diaz-and-the-family-jam-band
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![<p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078433752/\" title=\"Twirling with The Deedle Deedle Dees\"><img src=\"http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/9078433752_216eae07e4_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Twirling with The Deedle Deedle Dees\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/9078433752_216eae07e4_s.jpg "<p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078433752/\\" title=\\"Twirling with The Deedle Deedle Dees\\"><img src=\\"http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/9078433752_216eae07e4_m.jpg\\" width=\\"240\\" height=\\"180\\" alt=\\"Twirling with The Deedle Deedle Dees\\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>")
![<p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9076216295/\" title=\"The Oval Lawn\"><img src=\"http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/9076216295_2d2cbc49ea_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"The Oval Lawn\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/9076216295_2d2cbc49ea_s.jpg "<p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9076216295/\\" title=\\"The Oval Lawn\\"><img src=\\"http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/9076216295_2d2cbc49ea_m.jpg\\" width=\\"240\\" height=\\"180\\" alt=\\"The Oval Lawn\\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>")
![<p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078453782/\" title=\"The Montessori at Flatiron\"><img src=\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/9078453782_231b5a1655_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"The Montessori at Flatiron\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/9078453782_231b5a1655_s.jpg "<p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078453782/\\" title=\\"The Montessori at Flatiron\\"><img src=\\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/9078453782_231b5a1655_m.jpg\\" width=\\"240\\" height=\\"180\\" alt=\\"The Montessori at Flatiron\\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>")
![<p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078462336/\" title=\"The Deedle Deedle Dees\"><img src=\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/9078462336_503b0899f6_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"The Deedle Deedle Dees\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/9078462336_503b0899f6_s.jpg "<p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078462336/\\" title=\\"The Deedle Deedle Dees\\"><img src=\\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/9078462336_503b0899f6_m.jpg\\" width=\\"240\\" height=\\"180\\" alt=\\"The Deedle Deedle Dees\\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>")
![<p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9076243771/\" title=\"Thanks for a great show\"><img src=\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/9076243771_18f198552a_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Thanks for a great show\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/9076243771_18f198552a_s.jpg "<p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9076243771/\\" title=\\"Thanks for a great show\\"><img src=\\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/9076243771_18f198552a_m.jpg\\" width=\\"240\\" height=\\"180\\" alt=\\"Thanks for a great show\\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>")
![<p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078480294/\" title=\"Thank you for parking your strollers\"><img src=\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/9078480294_2d27f3f581_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Thank you for parking your strollers\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/9078480294_2d27f3f581_s.jpg "<p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/people/madsqpark/\\">MadisonSquareParkConservancy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href=\\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/madsqpark/9078480294/\\" title=\\"Thank you for parking your strollers\\"><img src=\\"http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/9078480294_2d27f3f581_m.jpg\\" width=\\"240\\" height=\\"180\\" alt=\\"Thank you for parking your strollers\\" /></a></p><p>Mad. Sq. Kids - The Deedle Deedle Dees - June 18, 2013</p>")
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