Things to do in NYC in April 2024:
- LATIN ART ~ Artexpo (Apr 4-7).
- LATIN BOOKS ~ Black Comic Book Festival (Apr 26-27).
- LATIN DANCE ~ Youth America Grand Prix Finals ~ YAGP (Apr 17-19), Dance Theatre of Harlem, (Apr 11-14), Ballet Hispánico (Apr 25-28)
- LATIN FILM ~ New Directors New Films (Apr 3-14), Havana Film Festival New York (Apr 4-12), “The Beast” (Apr 5), Queens World Film Festival (Apr 16-28).
- LATIN FOOD ~ Malbec World Day (Apr 17)
- LATIN MUSIC ~ Olivia Rodrigo (Apr 5-6, 8-9), Bad Bunny (Apr 11-13), Leyla McCalla (Apr 12), Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (Apr 12-13), Gilberto Santa Rosa (Apr 6), Laura Pausini (Apr 6), Eddie Palmieri (Apr 7, 22), Davido (Apr 17), Mega Mezcla (Apr 27)
- LATIN PARADES ~ National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Application Deadline (Apr 7), National Dominican Day Parade Scholarship Application Deadline (Apr 14).
- LATIN SPORTS ~ Yankees home opener (Apr 5), New York City Football Club NYCFC (Apr 6, 13, 20, 27), New York Red Bulls (Apr 13, 27) Gotham FC (Apr 14, 28), Jackie Robinson Day (Apr 15).
- LATIN THEATRE ~ Many Broadway openings, Drama Desk Awards Announcement (Apr 29).
Latin Culture in April 2024:
- LATIN FESTIVALS ~ World Autism Awareness Day (Apr 2), Laylat al-Qadr (Apr 6), International Romani Day (Apr 8), Annunciation (Apr 8), Eid al-Fitr (Apr 10), NYC Immigrant Heritage Week (Apr 15-21), Earth Day (Apr 22), Passover (Apr 22-30), International Dance Day (Apr 29), International Jazz Day (April 30).
- LATIN NATIONAL DAYS ~ Sierra Leone Independence Day (Apr 27), Togo Independence Day (Apr 27).
- LATIN BIRTHDAYS ~ Chavela Vargas (Apr 17), Tito Puente (Apr 20), Penelope Cruz (Apr 28), Duke Ellington (Apr 29).
April weather is mid-spring, so it can be cool or warm, with average temperatures of 45°-64°
Arab American Heritage Month
April is Arab American Heritage Month. One of our recent learnings is the Arab influence in Latin America. Islam, one of the major religions of Mother Afrika, was brought to the Americas during the Colonial Period where it influenced the Haitian Revolution. The blues has North African influences. The diana, the call that starts a salsa song, derives in part from the call to prayer. The Puerto Rican plena pandereta hand drum was originally an Arab drum. Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and Mexico have Arab Diasporas, much of it Lebanese. We have noticed the Lebanese influence in the Dominican Republic.
It’s also Autism Awareness Month, International Guitar Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, and National Poetry Month.
Things To Do in NYC April 1-7, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Haitian Diaspora Jazz
Brooklyn Haitian Melanie Charles, sings jazz; at the Blue Note jazz club in Greenwich Village; on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm. From $30. 🇭🇹
Italian American Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theatre at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance
Latin Mondays at Taj by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, is at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays. 5pm doors. 7pm salsa lesson. Live sets at 9pm and 11pm. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Festival
World Autism Awareness Day, a United Nations day on April 2 shows that love is the answer. In Puerto Rico, we invite autistic kids to drum and dance, and they do so perfectly. In Argentina, tango has long been used as therapy for autistic kids. Kids dance so perfectly. In Spain, we teach autistic kids to dance flamenco, and they do so beautifully.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Italian Baroque Music
Spanish conductor and composer Jordi Savall leads his Baroque music ensemble Hespèrion XXI in Le Nuove Musiche: The Baroque Revolution in Europe, a program of Frescobaldi, Kapsberger, de’ Cavalieri, Falconiero, and more; in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in Midtown, Manhattan; on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:30pm. 🇪🇸 🇮🇹
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Contemporary Art Fair
Artexpo New York is at Pier 36 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; with an Opening Night Preview on Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 5-8pm, $50; followed by the fair on Friday-Sunday, April 5-7, 2024. $30.
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Tango Dance
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, April 5, 2024
French Film
“The Beast” (La Bête, 2023), by Bertrand Bonello, the science fiction about a young woman who has her DNA (and past life memories) removed, only to realize her fate is intertwined with a young incel man, opens at Film at Lincoln Center; on Friday, April 5, 2024. In Italian and French with English subtitles. 🇫🇷
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Filipino Pop Rock
Olivia Rodrigo “GUTS World Tour” with opener The Breeders, brings Filipino pop rock to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:30pm. Also Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. 🇵🇭
Saturday, April 6, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
All-Women Afro-Brazilian Drum Line
Batalá New York, NYC’s all-women Afro-Brazilian drum line, celebrates Women’s History Month; at Drom in Manhattan’s East Village; on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7pm. From $15. 🇧🇷
Filipino Pop Rock
Olivia Rodrigo “GUTS World Tour” with opener The Breeders, brings Filipino pop rock to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:30pm. 🇵🇭
Major League Soccer
New York City Football Club vs Atlanta United is Major League Soccer at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $23. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇵🇷 🇸🇱 🇺🇾
Puerto Rican Salsa
Gilberto Santa Rosa Auténtico Tour brings “El Caballero de la Salsa” to Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center; on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 8pm. From $99. 🇵🇷
Dominican Comedy
El Dominicano es un Chiste brings old timers Jochy Santos, Felipe Polanco “Boruga,” Cuquín Victoria, and young talent Carlos Sánchez and Juan Carlos Pichardo; to Lehman Center in Jerome Park, The Bronx; on Saturday April 6, 2024 at 8pm. From $43. 🇩🇴
Italian Spanish Pop
Laura Pausini sings Italian and Spanish-language pop at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 8:30pm. From $102. 🇮🇹 🇪🇸
Sunday, April 7, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Tango Dance
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Latin Jazz
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+ per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC April 8-14, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Italian American Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theatre at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance
Latin Mondays at Taj by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, is at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays. 5pm doors. 7pm salsa lesson. Live sets at 9pm and 11pm. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors). $20. 🇵🇷
Filipino Pop Rock
Olivia Rodrigo “GUTS World Tour” with opener The Breeders, brings Filipino pop rock to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Monday April 8, 2024 at 7:30pm. 🇵🇭
Latin Jazz and Salsa
Puerto Rican NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri, one of New York’s elder jazzmen, plays Latin jazz and salsa in his Spring Residency; at the Blue Note New York in Greenwich Village on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $35. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Chilean Jazz
Melissa Aldana, Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist and composer plays jazz; at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $20. 🇨🇱
Filipino Pop Rock
Olivia Rodrigo “GUTS World Tour” with opener The Breeders, brings Filipino pop rock to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:30pm. 🇵🇭
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Chilean Jazz
Melissa Aldana, Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist and composer plays jazz; at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $20. 🇨🇱
Thursday, April 11, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Brazilian Samba Bossa Nova Jazz
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente play samba jazz (bossa nova) from their 2023 album “Cometa;” at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. Through Sunday. From $25. 🇧🇷
African American Ballet
OPENING NIGHT
Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrates 55 years, new Artistic Director Robert Garland, and founder Arthur Mitchell’s 90th birthday with William Forsyth’s “Blake Works IV (The Barre Project), Garland’s “Return” set to James Brown and Aretha Franklin, and the Company debut of Balanchine’s “Pas de Dix;” at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Thursday April 11, 2024 at 7:30pm. Through Sunday. From $35. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇭🇹 🇮🇹
Puerto Rican Reggaeton Pop
OPENING NIGHT
Bad Bunny “Most Wanted Tour” brings Puerto Rican reggaeton pop to Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 8pm. From $357. Through Saturday. 🇵🇷
Tango Dance
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, April 12, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
African American Ballet
GALA PERFORMANCE
Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrates 55 years, new Artistic Director Robert Garland, and founder Arthur Mitchell’s 90th birthday with William Forsyth’s “Blake Works IV (The Barre Project), Garland’s “Return” set to James Brown and Aretha Franklin, and the Company debut of Balanchine’s “Pas de Dix;” at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Friday April 12, 2024 at 6:30pm. From $35. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇭🇹 🇮🇹
Big Band Jazz With African, Brazilian, Cuban, Nuyorican Rhythms
Carlos Henriquez directs the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, in a “Journey Through Jazz” through clave, and Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Bebop, and Nuyorican contributions to jazz; in The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm, and Saturday April 13, 2024 at 4:30pm & 7pm. Pay-what-you-choose from $10. jazz.org 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
African Diaspora Alternative Folk
Singer songwriter Leyla McCalla plays alternative folk music of the African Diaspora from her fifth album “Sun Without the Heat,” including Afrobeat, Ethiopian, Brazilian Tropicalismo, and American folk and blues; in Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in NoHo, Manhattan; on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7pm (6pm doors). $38. 🇭🇹 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇪🇹
Brazilian Samba Bossa Nova Jazz
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente play samba jazz (bossa nova) from their 2023 album “Cometa;” at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $25. 🇧🇷
Puerto Rican Reggaeton Pop
Bad Bunny “Most Wanted Tour” brings Puerto Rican reggaeton pop to Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8pm. From $357. 🇵🇷
Saturday, April 13, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
Big Band Jazz With African, Brazilian, Cuban, Nuyorican Rhythms
Carlos Henriquez directs the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, in a “Journey Through Jazz” through clave, and Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Bebop, and Nuyorican contributions to jazz; in The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Saturday April 13, 2024 at 4:30pm & 7pm. Pay-what-you-choose from $10. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Brazilian Samba Bossa Nova Jazz
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente play samba jazz (bossa nova) from their 2023 album “Cometa;” at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $25. 🇧🇷
Haitian French American Jazz
150th ANNIVERSARY
Haitian French American jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant plays Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in the Upper East Side; on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $40. 🇭🇹 🇫🇷
African American Ballet
Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrates 55 years, new Artistic Director Robert Garland, and founder Arthur Mitchell’s 90th birthday with William Forsyth’s “Blake Works IV (The Barre Project), Garland’s “Return” set to James Brown and Aretha Franklin, and the Company debut of Balanchine’s “Pas de Dix;” at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Saturday April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $35. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇭🇹 🇮🇹
Major League Soccer
BLACK EXCELLENCE CELEBRATION
New York City Football Club vs New England Revolution is Major League Soccer at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx; on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $28. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇵🇷 🇸🇱 🇺🇾
Major League Soccer
Pop-its Keychain Giveaway
New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC is Major League Soccer at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $25. 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇬🇦 🇬🇭 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇵🇾 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Reggaeton Pop
Bad Bunny “Most Wanted Tour” brings Puerto Rican reggaeton pop to Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 8pm. From $357. 🇵🇷
Sunday, April 14, 2024
New Film Festival
The 53rd New Directors New Films 2024 film festival, is at Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); from April 3-14, 2024. 🇨🇱 🇧🇷 🇪🇸
African American Ballet
Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrates 55 years, new Artistic Director Robert Garland, and founder Arthur Mitchell’s 90th birthday with William Forsyth’s “Blake Works IV (The Barre Project), Garland’s “Return” set to James Brown and Aretha Franklin, and the Company debut of Balanchine’s “Pas de Dix;” at New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; on Sunday April 14, 2024 at 3pm. From $35. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇭🇹 🇮🇹
Jewish Brazilian Jazz
Clarinetist Anat Cohen and her Quartetinho play sweet Brazilian jazz for a well-being concert; in the Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall in Midtown, Manhattan; on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 5pm. $18. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷
Women’s Soccer
HOME OPENER
Gotham FC vs KC Current is National Women’s Soccer League; at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey (Newark suburbs); on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 6pm. From $15. gothamfc.com
Tango Dance
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Trinidadian Soca
Machel Montano sings Trinidadian soca; at UBS Arena in Elmont, Long Island; on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7pm. From $109. 🇹🇹
Brazilian Samba Bossa Nova Jazz
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente play samba jazz (bossa nova) from their 2023 album “Cometa;” at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $25. 🇧🇷
Latin Jazz
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+ per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC April 15-21, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Italian American Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theatre at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance
Latin Mondays at Taj by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, is at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays. 5pm doors. 7pm salsa lesson. Live sets at 9pm and 11pm. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors). $20. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Ballet Scholarship Competition
25th Youth America Grand Prix Final Round (Junior Age division), the ballet scholarship competition of the Americas, is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center; Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 4pm. Various performances through Friday. From $50.
Brooklyn African Surrealist Jazz Soul
aja monet, the surrealist poet, vocalist, and composer from Brooklyn, brings her jazz soul to Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for Carnegie Hall Citywide; on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 7pm. Free with rsvp. 🇺🇸
Monet’s work is the most beautiful fever dream, one you will wake up thinking about.
Ballet Scholarship Competition
25th Youth America Grand Prix Final Round (Senior Age division), the ballet scholarship competition of the Americas, is at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center; Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 8pm. From $50.
Nigerian Afrobeats
Davido “Timeless Tour” brings great Nigerian afrobeats to Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, Manhattan; on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 8pm. From $90. 🇳🇬
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Mexican Rock
División Minúscula plays Mexican rock; at Irving Plaza rock club in Union Square, Manhattan; on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7pm. From $64. 🇲🇽
Venezuelan Jazz
Luisito Quintero, percussionist blends Afro-Venezuelan rhythms with New York jazz; at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $25. 🇻🇪
Ballet Scholarship Winner’s Gala Performance
Youth America Grand Prix 25th Anniversary Winner’s Gala Performance, ballet stars from around the world watch ballet scholarship winners perform; at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center; Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7pm. From $70. There is a post-Gala dinner and dancing with the stars.
Cuban Rumba, Timba, Jazz
Pedrito Martinez, the world’s first-call rumbero, plays Cuban rumba, timba, and jazz; at Drom in Manhattan’s East Village; on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 8pm (7:30pm doors). From $30. 🇨🇺
Tango Dance
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, April 19, 2024
French Opera
OPENING NIGHT
Catapult Opera and the Greek National Opera, present the American Premiere of “La Ville Morte” (The Dead City), a reconstruction of Nadia Boulanger’s lost opera composed by her last protégé David Conte from a recently discovered piano reduction of the orchestra; produced by Robin Guarino, conducted by Neal Goren and featuring the Talea Ensemble; at NYU Skirball Center at New York University in Greenwich Village; on Friday-Sunday, April 19-21, 2024. $70. 🇫🇷
Ballet Scholarship Winner’s Gala Performance
Youth America Grand Prix Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow: Best of 25 Years Gala, pairs today’s ballet stars with this season’s scholarship winners; at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center; Friday, April 19, 2024 at 7pm. From $95.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
French Opera
Catapult Opera and the Greek National Opera, present the American Premiere of “La Ville Morte” (The Dead City), a reconstruction of Nadia Boulanger’s lost opera composed by her last protégé David Conte from a recently discovered piano reduction of the orchestra; produced by Robin Guarino, conducted by Neal Goren and featuring the Talea Ensemble; at NYU Skirball Center at New York University in Greenwich Village; on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30pm. $70. 🇫🇷
Major League Soccer
New York City Football Club vs DC United is Major League Soccer at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $29. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇵🇷 🇸🇱 🇺🇾
Sunday, April 21, 2024
French Opera
Catapult Opera and the Greek National Opera, present the American Premiere of “La Ville Morte” (The Dead City), a reconstruction of Nadia Boulanger’s lost opera composed by her last protégé David Conte from a recently discovered piano reduction of the orchestra; produced by Robin Guarino, conducted by Neal Goren and featuring the Talea Ensemble; at NYU Skirball Center at New York University in Greenwich Village; on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 2pm. $70. 🇫🇷
Latin Turkish Macedonian Music
Colombian percussionist Samuel Torres, harpist Bridget Kibbey, and clarinetist Ismael Lumanovski, blend Latin with traditional Turkish and Macedonian folk music in a concert of Barros, D’Rivera, Piazzolla, Torres, and more, for Carnegie Hall Citywide; at Our Savior’s Atonement Lutheran Church in Hudson Heights, Washington Heights, Manhattan; on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 5pm. FREE. 🇨🇴 🇹🇷 🇲🇰 🇦🇷 🇨🇺
Tango Dance
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
Latin Jazz
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+ per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC April 22-28, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Italian American Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theatre at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance
Latin Mondays at Taj by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, is at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays. 5pm doors. 7pm salsa lesson. Live sets at 9pm and 11pm. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors). $20. 🇵🇷
Latin Jazz and Salsa
Puerto Rican NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri, one of New York’s elder jazzmen, plays Latin jazz and salsa in his Spring Residency; at the Blue Note New York in Greenwich Village on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $35. 🇵🇷
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
R&B Jazz
José James a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation; sings his R&B jazz at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Tuesday-Sunday, April 23-28, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $30. 🇮🇪 🇵🇦
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
R&B Jazz
José James a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation; sings his R&B jazz at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $30. 🇮🇪 🇵🇦
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Brazilian Bossa Nova Jazz
Vinicius Cantuaria releases an album of Brazilian bossa nova jazz; at Drom in Manhattan’s East Village; on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7pm & 9pm. From $30. 🇧🇷
Spanish Flamenco Pop
Niña Pastori “Camino Tour” brings her Spanish flamenco pop to The Town Hall in Midtown, Manhattan; on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 8pm. From $71. 🇪🇸
R&B Jazz
José James a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation; sings his R&B jazz at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $30. 🇮🇪 🇵🇦
Tango Dance
Dance traditional Argentine tango at Tango La Nacional at La Nacional in Chelsea. Gets busy around 9pm. Performances at 11pm. Dancing until around 2am. $20 🇦🇷
Friday, April 26, 2024
South African Jazz
South African trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni and Sausa Experience with American drummer Ronnie Burrage, play jazz ; at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 7pm & 9pm. Through Sunday. From $25. 🇿🇦 🇺🇸
R&B Jazz
José James a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation; sings his R&B jazz at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Friday, April 26, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $30. 🇮🇪 🇵🇦
Jazz
Antonio Sánchez; Mexican American drummer, 4x Grammy-winner, 3x Modern Drummer jazz drummer of the year, and soundtrack composer (“Birdman”); debuts his new ensemble which includes famed saxophonist Joe Lovano; in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in Midtown, Manhattan; on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9pm. From $54. 🇲🇽 🇮🇹
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Monthly Grand Slam is at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 10pm. From $25. 🇵🇷
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Afro-Cuban Jazz
NYU Latin Music Ensemble featuring New York Cuban trumpeter Michael Rodriguez plays Afro-Cuban jazz; at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12:30pm (11:30am doors). From $30. 🇨🇺 🇨🇺
French Canadian Puppet Theatre
French Canadian street theater company Tout à Trac performs “Pinocchio,” the fairy tale of a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy; at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Saturday, April 27, 2023 at 1pm & 4pm. $20. 🇮🇹 🇨🇦
South African Jazz
South African trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni and Sausa Experience with American drummer Ronnie Burrage, play jazz ; at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 7pm & 9pm. From $25. 🇿🇦 🇺🇸
Major League Soccer
New York City Football Club vs Charlotte FC is Major League Soccer at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx; on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $28. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇨🇷 🇵🇷 🇸🇱 🇺🇾
Major League Soccer
COLLEGE NIGHT ~ Bucket Hat Giveaway
New York Red Bulls vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC is Major League Soccer at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30pm. From $25. 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇬🇦 🇬🇭 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇵🇾 🇻🇪
R&B Jazz
José James a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation; sings his R&B jazz at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $30. 🇮🇪 🇵🇦
Puerto Rican, Panamanian, and Dominican Salsa Romántica
Masters of the 80’s brings Ray de la Paz, Roberto Blades, Raulín Rosendo, and Ray Sepúlveda; to Lehman Center in Jerome Park, The Bronx; on Saturday April 27, 2024 at 8pm. From $43. 🇩🇴 🇵🇦 🇵🇷
Mega Mezcla Colombian Puerto Rican Reggaeton & Trap
Mega Mezcla 2024 features Alex Sensation with Myke Towers, Eladio Carrión, Arcángel, Wisin, Mora, Darell, Ryan Castro, Secreto and more reggaeton and Latin trap at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey; on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 8pm. From $85. 🇨🇴 🇵🇷
Sunday, April 28, 2024
South African Jazz
South African trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni and Sausa Experience with American drummer Ronnie Burrage, play jazz ; at Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center; on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 5pm & 7:30pm. From $25. 🇿🇦 🇺🇸
Tango Dance
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas bar in the East Village from 6-11pm. 🇦🇷
R&B Jazz
José James a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation; sings his R&B jazz at the Blue Note New York jazz club in Greenwich Village; Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 8pm & 10:30pm (6 & 10pm doors). From $30. 🇮🇪 🇵🇦
Latin Jazz
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra play Latin jazz at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, on Sundays at 8:30pm & 10:30pm. From $30+ per person minimum. 🇨🇺
Things To Do in NYC April 29-31, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
Italian American Vintage Hot Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theatre at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays at 5:30pm (4:30pm doors) & 8:30pm (7:30pm door). $25. 🇮🇹
Salsa Dance
Latin Mondays at Taj by Talia Castro-Pozo, one of NYC’s most popular Latin dance parties, is at Taj II in the Flatiron District, Mondays. 5pm doors. 7pm salsa lesson. Live sets at 9pm and 11pm. From $13. 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇷 🇵🇦 🇵🇪 🇻🇪
Puerto Rican Spoken Word
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam is at the Bowery Poetry Club in NoHo, Manhattan; Mondays from 7-9pm (6:30pm doors). $20. 🇵🇷