Pianist, keyboardist, producer, musical director, and educator, Henry Jeria is one of New York City's most versatile and gifted musical presences — a musician whose artistry lives at the intersection of jazz, soul, and the rich harmonic world of the piano. A graduate of The City College of New York and a working collaborator in the city's vibrant jazz scene, he brings a warm, intelligent, and deeply musical approach to everything he touches. He has worked alongside saxophonist Jay Rodríguez Sierra, contributing his voice to a body of work that reflects New York's most creative and searching musical impulses. Tonight, Henry Jeria brings his full command of the piano to the Harlem Jazz Series on August 28, 2026.Tickets: $30

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Pianist, keyboardist, producer, musical director, and educator, Henry Jeria is one of New York City's most versatile and gifted...

One of the most accomplished and wide-ranging woodwind voices in contemporary jazz, Marty Ehrlich has spent more than five decades at the forefront of creative improvised music. A master of saxophone, clarinet, and flute in all their varieties, he plays with a searching depth that has made him one of the most sought-after collaborators in the music — appearing on more than one hundred recordings alongside Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Jack DeJohnette, Julius Hemphill, Andrew Hill, George Russell, and John Zorn. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, has been a professor at Hampshire College, and leads his celebrated Dark Woods Ensemble. Tickets: $30

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Harlem Jazz Series - Marty Ehrlich

One of the most accomplished and wide-ranging woodwind voices in contemporary jazz, Marty Ehrlich has spent more than five...

He curates the stage. Tonight, he owns it. Craig Harris — trombonist, composer, bandleader, and the visionary force behind the Harlem Jazz Series itself — steps into the spotlight on Friday, September 11, 2026, the day after his birthday. Born September 10th in Hempstead, New York, Craig Harris has spent his career at the center of jazz's most adventurous and socially engaged music. He toured with the legendary Sun Ra, has performed with Abdullah Ibrahim, David Murray, Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Charlie Haden, and is a 2022 NAACP Image Awards nominee as co-composer of the score for the Oscar-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah. His Harlem Nightsongs ensemble, featured on his acclaimed recording Managing the Mask, brings lush composition and expressive improvisation together in a sound that is unmistakably Craig Harris. Happy birthday, maestro — and welcome to your own stage.Tickets: $30

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He curates the stage. Tonight, he owns it. Craig Harris — trombonist, composer, bandleader, and the visionary force behind the...

Harlem Jazz Series - Craig Harris & the Harlem Nightsongs Big Band

A Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and educator of extraordinary vision, Adegoke Steve Colson has spent his career at the intersection of jazz's deepest creative traditions and its most urgent musical possibilities. Born in Newark and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, he studied at Northwestern University School of Music and joined the legendary Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in 1972 — connecting himself to one of the most important collectives in the history of American music. He has recorded on Columbia/Sony, Evidence, and Black Saint, authored more than one hundred compositions for ensemble, and released the profound Solo Piano recording Tones For — a meditation on the lives of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Frederick Douglass. He has performed with Joseph Jarman, Reggie Workman, David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Malachi Favors, and Kahil El'Zabar. Adegoke Steve Colson brings his remarkable musical life to the Harlem Jazz Series on September 18, 2026.Tickets = $30

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Adegoke Steve Colson - Harlem Jazz Series 

A Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and educator of extraordinary vision, Adegoke Steve Colson has spent his career at the...

A guitarist and vocalist of rare originality, Kelvyn Bell has spent decades creating a sound that defies easy category — jazz, funk, blues, energy music, and improvisation, all woven together with the instinct of a true innovator. Born in St. Louis in 1956, he studied guitar under Oliver Lake and came of age in the Black Artists Group before moving to New York City in the late 1970s, where he quickly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices on the scene. He has had a long creative partnership with saxophonist Arthur Blythe, was a founding member of Joseph Bowie's legendary jazz-funk band Defunkt, and led his own ensemble Kelvynator. He has worked with Steve Coleman, Michele Rosewoman, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Bob Stewart, and the poet Quincy Troupe. Kelvyn Bell brings his singular guitar voice to the Harlem Jazz Series on September 25, 2026.Tickets=$30

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Kelvyn Bell - Harlem Jazz Series 

A guitarist and vocalist of rare originality, Kelvyn Bell has spent decades creating a sound that defies easy category — jazz,...

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Parents League Virtual Event

We invite you to join our virtual workshop designed for families applying to Middle and High School for fall 2026 admissions (for entrance in the fall of 2027)! This interactive virtual workshop, led by Parents League School Advisor Evie Gurney, will provide valuable advice on the Middle and High School admissions process: tips and guidance on the active phase of the admissions process for private and independent schools, including recommendations, essays, tours, and most importantly, interviews. The workshop will cover everything from what to expect to appropriate attire for both parents and students.&nbsp;
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Parents League Virtual Workshop

Thinking about kindergarten but not sure where to start? Join Parents League School Advisor Anne Burns for a virtual workshop designed to help families navigate the independent and private school admissions process with confidence.
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Demystifying Kindergarten Admissions

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The Jay Heritage Center in Rye, New York will celebrate America at 250 with a toast to Jay Medal honorees Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University and award-winning Lincoln historian Harold Holzer.
The Jay Medal for Service was created in 2012 to recognize individuals who demonstrate a selfless spirit of commitment to and engagement with their community mirroring the multifaceted contributions of John Jay and his descendants. These honorees have demonstrated through their life's work that our shared narratives as a country, complicated as they are, can be better illuminated through the highest caliber of ongoing scholarship and advocacy. Honorees are selected for their excellence in the fields of American history, environmental stewardship, social justice or civic engagement.
Joining the celebration will be Chief Judge of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals, Honorable Rowan D. Wilson and historian and philanthropist Elihu Rose who will present the awards at JHC's annual Soirée. Special guests will include David Blight, Frank Cogliano, Joanne Freeman, and Beverly Gage.

The Jay Medal Soirée will be held Saturday, September 19, 2026 at the Jay Estate from 5:30-9:30pm. Cocktails, dinner, award ceremony and dancing. Cocktail Attire.
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