Live from Harlem, The Jazz Foundation Presents: Billy Kaye
July 14, 2022 2:00 pm - July 14, 2022 3:00 pm
Jazz Museum in Harlem | Free
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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Jazz Foundation of America presents Billy Kaye.
This show will stream live on the Museum and Jazz Foundation Facebook page and the Museum Youtube. For more info, click here»
Drummer Billy Kaye is well known for his nearly 70-year career, during which he has played with greats including Thelonious Monk, George Benson, Dinah Washington, Freddie Redd, Gloria Lynne, Jimmy Smith and Sun Ra. He held the drum chair in Lou Donaldson's band for 20 years, and appeared on the Stanley Turrentine hit "Sugar". June 7, 2018 was dubbed "Billy Kaye Day" by local leaders in Wilson, North Carolina, in recognition of his returning to his hometown to perform.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
This show will stream live on the Museum and Jazz Foundation Facebook page and the Museum Youtube. For more info, click here»
Drummer Billy Kaye is well known for his nearly 70-year career, during which he has played with greats including Thelonious Monk, George Benson, Dinah Washington, Freddie Redd, Gloria Lynne, Jimmy Smith and Sun Ra. He held the drum chair in Lou Donaldson's band for 20 years, and appeared on the Stanley Turrentine hit "Sugar". June 7, 2018 was dubbed "Billy Kaye Day" by local leaders in Wilson, North Carolina, in recognition of his returning to his hometown to perform.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
