Sunnyside Shines
Memorial Jazz Concert
Sunnyside Shines is gearing up for
a 1920s-themed celebration of the life
and work of jazz great Bix Beiderbecke,
an influential cornet-player who lived
out his final days in Sunnyside. Sched-uled
for Thursday, August 3rd from 3-8
p.m., the annual tradition is now in its
17th year and is expected to attract
hundreds of attendees to Bliss Plaza,
in the heart of Sunnyside, to enjoy live
jazz, period-themed performances, and
refreshments.
This year’s concert will feature a jazz
performance headlined by local drummer
and Bix aficionado Paul Maringelli, whose
dogged pursuit of information on the Sun-nyside
days of Bix Beiderbecke evolved
into the beloved annual tradition that the
concert is today. Also featured will be a lim-ited
sampling of small batch, hand churned
ice cream by the Bliss Street Creamery, a
new local ice-cream purveyor that debuted
at this year’s Taste of Sunnyside.
“We are proud to be part of produc-ing
the Bix concert this year,” says
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Sunnyside Shines Executive Director
Jaime-Faye Bean. “It’s a vibrant annual
tradition that brings our community
together in a spirit of neighborhood
pride and fun, and helps our very global
community connect with the history of
our home.”
The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial
Jazz will be presented by Sunnyside
Shines as part of its lauded Summer
Thursdays series in Bliss Plaza, which
brings together community members,
local businesses, family-friendly crafts
and activities, and live music and dance
performances under the elevated 7 train
at 46th Street. The series transforms
the plaza into a vibrant public space;
all performances and activities are free
and open to the public. The full schedule
of Summer Thursdays performances
and activities, as well as late-breaking
details on the Bix Memorial Concert, are
available on Sunnyside Shines’ website
at www.sunnysideshines.org.
Sunnyside Summer Thursdays is sup-ported
by generous sponsors including
TD Bank, the office of Majority Leader
Jimmy Van Bramer, the New York City
Department of Transportation and New
York City Department of Small Business
Services.
