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SummerMusic: Latin Jazz with Jennifer Vincent
Join us for an afternoon of vibrant Latin jazz with Jennifer Vincent and her band on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum!
This is an outdoor event. Please bring a blanket or a chair.
PERFORMERS
Nicki Denner, keyboard
Bryan Carrott, vibes
Max Pollack, percussion and tap dance
Pablo Bencid, drumset
Chris Rogers, trumpet
Jennifer Vincent, bass
Bassist, cellist JENNIFER VINCENT has been an active force on the music scene in New York City for the past twenty years. She has played and toured with Jon Hendricks, Betty Carter, Bobby Sanabria, the Harry Whitaker Group, Ray Vega, Mo’ Guajiro, Doc Cheatham, Carmen Lundy, The Roberto Rodriguez Septet, and Regina Carter. She also tours regularly with The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and can be heard on Abbey Lincoln’s Verve release: Over the Years.
Ms. Vincent is equally comfortable in a wide variety of idioms including jazz, Latin jazz, and traditional Cuban music. Her teachers have included Ron Carter, Ed Bennett, Andy Gonzales, Buster Williams, and Cuban bass legend Cachaito Lopez of Buena Vista Social Club. Ms. Vincent’s current passion is the music and rhythms of West Africa and the Middle East.
MAP AND DIRECTIONS
Google Map Location
Driving
By Car:
You can park in Van Cortlandt Park’s free parking lot, which is a 5 minute walk on park trails from the museum (GPS Link) or you can pay for metered street-parking on Broadway (GPS Link).
To Van Cortlandt Golf Course Off-Street Free Parking Lot
From Queens and Long Island:
Take the Tri-Boro Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway North (87). Take the 230th St. Exit. Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/VanCortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass. After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.
From Manhattan:
East Side: Take FDR Drive to Willis Avenue Bridge. Go over bridge and bear left for the Major Deegan Expressway North (87). Get off at the 230th Street Exit. Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/Van Cortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass. After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.
West Side: Take West Side Highway North to Cross Bronx Expressway East.
Take Cross Bronx Expressway to Major Deegan North (87). Take the 230th St. Exit. Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/Van Cortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass. After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.
From New Jersey:
Take the G.W. Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway North (87). Take the 230th St. Exit. Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/Van Cortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass. After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.
From Westchester County & Points North:
Take 87 South to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. At top of the exit, make a left. At next light, make another left and follow the signs to golf course, bear to your left and go underneath the overpass. After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.
Public Transportation
Public Transportation:
Subway: #1 to 242nd Street Station, then walk north on Broadway to the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
Bus: Bx9 to West 246th Street and Broadway, then walk into the park on the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
BxM3 Express Bus to 246th Street and Broadway, then walk into the park on the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
Metro-North Hudson River Line to Marble Hill Station, transfer to the Bx9 bus or #1 subway as above.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Council and District 11 Councilmember Eric Dinowitz and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ FY2025 Cultural Development Fund (CDF).
Thank you to our supporters
