Charlie Parker with Strings: A Conversation with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Ashley Kahn

Noted multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, who is commissioned for this year’s festival, will present his newly composed versions of the music from the epochal 1949 and ‘50 “Charlie Parker with String” sessions. He will share his take on the original historic recordings, and his singular approach to reviving such a classic, with noted author, music journalist and educator Ashley Kahn.

FREE, Reservations Required. RSVP to: [email protected], Include date and name of event in subject line.

This event takes place at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music’s Jazz Performance Space (55 W. 13^th St. bet. 5^th & 6^th Aves., Fifth Floor).