Two free nights of jazz hits Forest Hills
For two Thursdays in August, jazz enthusiasts can see free concerts on restaurant row
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Two jazz acts will
take the stage and put
on free shows in Forest
Hills‘ restaurant row this
month.
On Aug. 15 and Aug. 22,
the Forest Hills Chamber
of Commerce is kicking
off their 15th season of
Jazz Thursdays Live Free
Concerts. Each night, a
jazz act will perform from
70th Road between Queens
Boulevard and Austin
Street from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Admission is free and
seating is available for
guests. This concert season
is dedicated to musicians
William Brown and Lois
Brown, who both passed
away this year and
were the inspiration for
the concerts.
On Aug. 15, Richard
Boulger’s After Hours
Band will take the stage
for a night of fun. The
band brings together
seven talented Jazz
Fusion musicians who
have toured with the late
Prince, Paul McCartney,
Aerosmith, Dizzy Gillespie
and more.
The Bartlett Jazz
Ensemble will perform on
Aug. 22. Having opened for
jazz greats Miles Davis,
Wynton Marsalis and
Jennifer Holliday, to name
just a few, the ensemble
has a modern sound that
will surely bring you on an
unforgettable jazz journey.
The concerts are
sponsored by Forest Hills
Hospital LIJ, Cord Meyer
Development Company,
Ponce De Leon Grant
Foundation, 5 Burro Café,
718 Hookah Lounge, First
Central Savings Bank,
Bareburger, Ridgewood
Saving Bank, Austin
Dental Plus, Councilwoman
Karen Koslowitz, Queens
Borough President Melinda
Katz, Muss Development
and Fios.
For more
information, visit
jazzthursdayslive.com.
Reach reporter Emily
Davenport by email at
edavenport@qns.com or
by phone at (718) 260-2576.
Photo via jazzthursdayslive.com
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