Ulrich Ziegler will make their live debut at MoMA on August 16
Museum of Modern Art
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
11 West 53rd St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves.
Thursday nights, July 5 – August 30, free with museum admission, 5:30 – 8:00
212-708-9400
www.moma.org
Every summer, the Museum of Modern Art’s lovely Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden becomes one of the city’s most beautiful spots to enjoy outdoor music, as various genres from around the world are featured prominently among works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Aristide Maillol, and other great artists. Free with regular admission, MoMA Nights, curated with Olivier Conan of Barbès, begins on July 5 at 6:30 (doors open at 5:30, with limited seating) with a performance by the Brooklyn-based ten-piece fusion band People’s Champs. The series continues July 12 with Rio de Janeiro singer-songwriter Mauricio Pessoa, held in conjunction with MoMA’s Premiere Brazil! film program. On July 19, Diblo Dibala and the Soukous Show from the Republic of Congo takes center stage, followed July 26 by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and internet phenom Mallu Magalhães. In August, the eight-piece Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto will bring their percussion-based Colombian sound to the garden on August 2, with Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion presenting Revolution: The Cage Century on August 9. On August 16, Ulrich Ziegler, the new collaboration between downtowners Stephen Ulrich and Itamar Ziegler, will make its live debut, while Shara Worden will lead My Brightest Diamond on August 23. The eclectic summer festival concludes August 30 with a performance by Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang, joining the Sierra Leone vocalist with the Brooklyn-based band.