HARLEM DAY is how HARLEM WEEK began in 1974. It is now the culminating event of the HARLEM WEEK Festival and our biggest day! For decades, HARLEM DAY has seen international recording artists, actors, sports figures and leaders take the stage.

This year, HARLEM DAY features The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s presentation of “Chamber Music of the Harlem Renaissance” by-era composers Duke Ellington and Harold T. Burleigh.  Clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Gloria Chien perform Ellington's “Clarinet Lament” (arranged by David Schiff). Violinist Chad Hoopes and pianist and Co-Artistic Director Wu Han perform Burleigh's “Southland Sketches.”

Full list of appearances and performances:

• Alvin Ailey Dance Company

• The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

• Harlem Music Festival All Star Band featuring Ray Chew with Special Guests

• Jazzmobile - Great Jazz on the Great Hill featuring Alyson Williams and the Georgie Gee Orchestra

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