Jazz Vespers: Danica

Welcome to Jazz Vespers!

However you are connecting with Saint Peter's, we hope you will find a wide and warm embrace. Among the skyscrapers and hustle and bustle of Midtown, this is a place of respite and renewal. Whether in person in our Sanctuary, or streaming from home. Jazz Vespers is free of charge with donations welcome at the door or online.

About Jazz Vespers

Jazz Vespers, NYC's unique jazz prayer service, is held every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. Originating in 1965 with The Rev. John Garcia Gensel, he believed jazz to be "probably the best music for worship because it speaks to the existential situation of a human being. It is the personal expression of the person playing it." Saint Peter’s Church, the “First Church of Jazz,” remains a spiritual home to jazz musicians and lovers of jazz. Founded by Ruth and Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Joe Newman and Sheila Jordan, among many others, today the community represents the best of the New York City jazz scene.

This Week We Welcome...

Audrey Silver (voice)

Hyuna Park (piano)

Jennifer Vincent (bass)

About Audrey Silver

With a growing catalog of outstanding recordings and warm, swinging performing style, Audrey Silver is an elegantly creative singer. Known for what Hot House Jazz has called “extraordinary artistry” and “a velvet-laden timbre with impeccable phrasing,” Audrey has more recently become known for her compelling takes on well-known pop tunes and her own poignant originals. She has built a respected and successful career performing at an array of New York City’s best-known jazz clubs and music venues including Zinc Bar, 55 Bar, & Cornelia Street Cafe. On tour, Audrey has performed at large festivals and venues including the Tanglewood Jazz Festival and the former JVC Jazz Festival.

About Danica

Danica is an all-women jazz ensemble rooted in collaboration, nuance, and expressive storytelling. Vocalist Audrey Silver, pianist Hyuna Park and bassist Jennifer Vincent unite seasoned artistry, clarity, and creative interplay. With original music and reimagined standards, Danica creates an intimate, cohesive sound where each musician’s voice shines—an honest musical conversation shaped by depth, sensitivity, and individuality.

About Saint Peter’s

If you are looking for a religious community, this may be a place for you! We are a Sanctuary and Reconciling in Christ Parish of the ELCA. We are a bi-lingual English-speaking and Spanish-speaking community. We are Brown, Black, White and more. We are persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Some of us hold citizenship, others of us are Dreamers, asylees or seeking documentation. A good way to begin this journey is to participate in our Sunday liturgies.