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NYC Winter JazzFest Presents...
Freedom Riders With Arturo O’farrill, Dee Dee Bridgewater, And More at Winter JazzFest at Le Poisson Rouge
Where
Le Poisson Rouge
Winter JazzFest
158 Bleecker St
New York, NY
Map
212-796-0741
When
Sun, January 11, 2026
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Dee Dee Bridgewater
vocalsArturo O'Farrill
pianoSamora Pinderhughes
guitarBen Williams
bass, electricLuke Stewart
bass, electricSarah Elizabeth Charles
vocalsTomoki Sanders
saxophoneMilena Casado
flugelhornAlfredo Colón
saxophoneCarmen Staaf
pianoJoe Dyson
drumsSasha Berliner
vibraphoneAdegoke Steve Colson
pianoMade Kuti
vocalsAbout
Winter Jazzfest presents ‘My Country ’Tis of Thee’ — a powerful night of music, resistance, and hope. At the heart of the evening are the Freedom Riders, an all-star ensemble of youngish voices in creative music, dedicated to amplifying messages of social justice through sound including Tomoki Sanders, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Alfredo Colón, Milena Casado, Sasha Berliner, Carmen Staaf, Joe Dyson and co-leaders Luke Stewart and Ben Williams (both bassists with deep roots in our nation’s capital).
This one-of-a-kind performance takes the shape of a truly improvised round robin, interweaving spontaneous creation with standard repertoire linked to the civil rights movement...




