Jazz on the Plaza: Marcus Gilmore: Journey to the New

Arts and Architecture Conservancy at Saint Peter's

Outdoor Jazz sponsored by The Arts and Architecture Conservancy at Saint Peter's, Grand Central Partnership and Boston Properties (BXP).

Saint Peter's Church

Jazz on the Plaza — New York City’s favorite community-based jazz festival — proudly welcomes Marcus Gilmore: Journey to the New.Marcus Gilmore (drums)Emmanuel Michael (guitar)Rashaan Carter (bass) Join us every Thursday throughout the summer during the lunch hour, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., through September 25, for an exciting line-up of jazz acts!Each week over the course of the summer months, The Arts and Architecture Conservancy hosts a series of jazz concerts for the Midtown community. This historic program is made possible in partnership with BXP and Grand Central Partnership, and is presented in the outdoor plaza at 601 Lexington / Saint Peter’s Church.These midday concerts are free of charge and open to the general public. Many people bring a lunch or purchase it from one of the several area vendors. While every effort is made to host Jazz on the Plaza outdoors, in the event of inclement weather the concert may be moved indoors to the Sanctuary of Saint Peter’s Church, where guests are asked not to bring food or opened beverages. About Marcus Gilmore:Marcus Gilmore is a multi-Grammy award winning drummer, composer, producer, and educator. A graduate of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School</a> of Music &amp; Art and Performing Arts, Marcus also received full ride scholarships to the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard_School_of_Music" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard_School_of_Music" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Juilliard School of Music</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_School_of_Music" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_School_of_Music" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manhattan School of Music</a>. He has been touring professionally since the age of sixteen. The New York based musician has been recognized with numerous awards, residencies, and fellowships - including becoming a protégé of the 2018 <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolex_Mentor_and_Prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9_Arts_Initiative" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolex_Mentor_and_Prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9_Arts_Initiative" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rolex Mentors And Protégé project</a>. Gilmore, in all his playing, integrates a unique style where he is musically expanding rhythm, while supporting the great musicians with whom he plays. He has performed or recorded with <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatu_Astatke" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatu_Astatke" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mulatu Astatke</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_Corea" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_Corea" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chick Corea</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pharoah Sanders</a>, Savion Glover, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pat Metheny</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Akinmusire" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Akinmusire" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ambrose Akinmusire</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Coltrane" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Coltrane" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ravi Coltrane</a>, Common, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Lotus" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Lotus" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Flying Lotus</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Glasper" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Glasper" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Robert Glasper</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Cole" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Natalie Cole</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Coleman" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Coleman" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Steve Coleman</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Iyer" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Iyer" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vijay Iyer</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Hodge" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Hodge" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Derrick Hodge</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Xian_aTunde_Adjuah" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Xian_aTunde_Adjuah" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundercat_(musician)" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundercat_(musician)" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Thundercat</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Mehldau" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Mehldau" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brad Mehldau</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Wilson" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Wilson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cassandra Wilson</a>, Rakim, Chris Potter, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Rubalcaba" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Rubalcaba" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gonzalo Rubalcaba</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Payton" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Payton" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nicholas Payton</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Scott_(singer)" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Scott_(singer)" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jill Scott</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talib_Kweli" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Queen Latifah</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_Jones" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Norah Jones</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Thought" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Thought" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Black Thought</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zakir Hussain</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cadillacs" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cadillacs" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Cadillacs</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal_(American_singer)" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal_(American_singer)" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bilal</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Blanchard" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Blanchard" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Terrence Blanchard</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hargrove" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hargrove" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Roy Hargrove</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_Martin" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_Martin" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Terrace Martin</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_McFerrin" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_McFerrin" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Taylor Mcferrin</a>, and Fred Armisen. Marcus was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer Magazine for their June 2019 issue. He was chosen as a primary artist to contribute to the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, for the 2020 Oscar Award Winning Disney-Pixar film, “Soul”. He was commissioned by the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Composers_Orchestra" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Composers_Orchestra" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">American Composers Orchestra</a> to write his first Orchestral work which debuted in 2020 with members of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town_Philharmonic_Orchestra" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cape Town Philharmonic</a>. In June 2023, Marcus premiered his full composition with the American Composers Orchestra, in NYC.About Emmanuel Michael:Emmanuel Michael is a New York City-based jazz guitarist and composer, born and raised in South Dakota as a first-generation Ugandan and Southern Sudanese artist. Known for his emotional depth, rhythmic nuance, and harmonic sophistication, Emmanuel has performed at prestigious venues such as the Village Vanguard, Dizzy’s Club, and The Jazz Gallery. A member of ensembles led by Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stephens, and Aaron Parks, he is also the 2024 Jazz Gallery Residency Commission recipient. Emmanuel leads his own group and co-leads projects exploring identity, empathy, and truth through sound. He has toured internationally, recorded widely, and collaborated with artists including Billy Drummond, Harish Raghavan, and Immanuel Wilkins. A student at the Manhattan School of Music, Emmanuel’s artistry is rooted in self-reflection, cultural heritage, and the belief that deep listening and empathy are essential to creating honest music.About Rashaan Carter:Rashaan Carter is a New York–based bassist known for his deep musicality, versatility, and innovative approach to jazz and improvised music. Raised in a musical family in the Washington, D.C. area—his father a saxophonist, his mother a jazz radio programmer—he began playing multiple instruments before focusing on the bass. Carter moved to New York to study at The New School, learning under masters like Reggie Workman, Buster Williams, and Joe Chambers. Since then, he has become a sought-after collaborator, performing and recording with legends such as Wallace Roney, Geri Allen, Ravi Coltrane, Cindy Blackman, Henry Threadgill, and David Murray. His work spans jazz, experimental, and genre-blending projects, showcasing a sound that is both grounded and forward-thinking. Known for his melodic sensitivity and rhythmic depth, Rashaan brings emotional weight and clarity to every performance. He continues to shape the sound of contemporary jazz through both collaboration and leadership.