• JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS features A Celebration of Dr. Billy Taylor, August 26, 7:00pm

• SPECIAL EVENT features Joints Are Jumpin', August 27, 7:30pm

• HARLEM SPEAKS features Eddie Bert, Trombonist, August 28, 6:30pm

• HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS features Theo Croker Quartet featuring Marcus Belgrave, August 29, 7:00pm

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NJMIH Chairman a Harlem 'Mover and Shaker'
The Daily News on August 7 named NJMIH Chairman Arthur Barnes #1 out of 25 Harlem "movers and shakers." Click here to read more.

Visit from Inwood Community Services
On August 1, we were privileged to host children from Inwood Community Services for a visit with jazz icon Tajah Murdock. View pictures at this link.

Jazz for Curious Listeners
View pictures from our August 5 talk about Dr. Billy Taylor, the first of our series about this distinguished musician. Also view pictures, hear audio, and watch video from Grace Kelly's visit on July 29.

MCNY Summer Film Shows
The first pictures from our new series of summer films at the Museum of the City of New York are online. View pictures from our July 27 appreciation of the great Duke Ellington's body of film work.

Harlem Speaks
Our newest Harlem Speaks pictures are of pianist Edy Martinez's visit on July 24. We also have a ton of pictures of our special discussion and dance session with the legendary Johnny Colon and his orchestra.

Harlem in the Himayalas
View pictures from Theo Crocker's performance with the Jimmy Cobb Quartet on July 18. Also view pictures pictures from Crocker's performance with Wycliffe Gordon on July 11

Visitors Center Opens
Our new Visitors Center opened on July 1 at 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C. Open Monday through Friday (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.), it's chock full of books, CDs, DVDs, and photos for your perusal. Click here for more info!

Jazz Museum Jazz Museum receives Art Tatum piano plus artifacts
Art Tatum’s widow, Geraldine, has donated number of artifacts, including Tatum’s prized grand piano, touring trunks, and a locked piano bench filled with personal papers and sheet music, to the Jazz Museum. Read about it here. Geraldine officially donated the materials at the Apollo Theater's June 22, 2008 concert of Art Tatum's music.