2024 Music
Latest Past Events
Old-Fashioned Coffee House Night: David Roth and a Singer-Songwriter Showcase
Assembly Hall, Judson Memorial Church 239 Thompson Street, New YorkGet into a 1960s groove as Peoples' Voice Cafรฉ takes you back to the era of subterranean Greenwich Village coffee houses. No microphones, no amps, no speakers and of course no live-streaming. Just acoustic instruments and natural voices with chairs arranged in a circle and the lights low. Home-made music as it was and still can be.
Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square
Garibaldi Plaza Washington Square Park, New YorkThe Village Tripโs signature free concert in Washington Square Park this year celebrates girl power and sister acts! We are thrilled to welcome Tish and Snooky, glam punk rock legends of the Lower East Side; Janie Barnett, acclaimed as both session singer and Americana soloist; and BETTY, the indie rock trio who are Gloria Steinemโs favorite band. A program thatโs as diverse as the Village itself.
Go Tell It On the Mountain: James Baldwin in Words and Music
Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South, New YorkAlmost 40 years after his death, the words of James Baldwin are ever more resonant, speaking powerfully to us about culture, faith, race, justice, and identity. This celebration of Baldwinโs centennial honors his remarkable legacy with readings directed by actor and playwright Daniel Carlton, plus performances of the jazz, blues and gospel Baldwin listened to as he wrote, as well as new music by Julian Hornik and Nehemiah Luckett inspired by the novels Giovanniโs Room and Another Country.