Ray Mantilla the complete percussionist was born in 1934 not far from here on Prospect Avenue in the rhythm rich, dance-crazed atmosphere of the South Bronx where Afro-Cuban roots mixed and mingled with jazz riffs in famous ballrooms. By 21, Mantilla was on the bandstands playing conga drums along with contemporaries Eddie Palmieri and Ray […]
The documentary From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale is about how creative expression helped to foster community in the Bronx, and about how people used and are using that as a resource for cultural and civic renewal. Concluding its story in the present, From Mambo to Hip Hop will explore how the […]
Palabras/Words: Women Who Run With the Wolves hosted by La Bruja, Lisa Carrasquillo, Michelle Madera, and Deborah Ramos. “Inside of every one of us is a wild one who has been tamed and if given just enough air to breathe and space to run. . . Allow yourself to imagine. . .Honor life as wild […]
Part of the JAZZ & ITS LEGACY Weekend. Grammy Award-winning Bronx drummer Will Calhoun (Living Colour) rocked out hard tonight with John Benitez and Marc Cary at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory!
Special screening of The Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America by Jeff Kaufman with Q&A by TBA.
Legendary salsa/jazz pianist Willie Rodriguez and percussionist Roland Guerrero share a laugh at the end of tonight's performance at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab.
Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Aché got the audience on their feet with their punchy jazz compositions, and even added a classic by Dizzy Gillespie, famed former Bronx resident