The Jazz Foundation Presents: The Phil Young Experience
June 17, 2023 1:00 pm - June 17, 2023 2:30 pm
Herman "Denny" Farrell Riverbank State Park | Free
In partnership with New York State Parks, The Jazz Foundation of America presents The Phil Young Experience.
Phil Young is the drummer, bandleader and founder of "Gathering of the Harlem Hip," which has been chronicled in The New Yorker, and "Phil's House of Blues" -- two recent, cherished residencies. A much-loved figure in the uptown community, Young has played with legendary figures like Ray Charles, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Wild Bill Davis, Art Farmer and Dizzy Gillespie.
Phil Young is the drummer, bandleader and founder of "Gathering of the Harlem Hip," which has been chronicled in The New Yorker, and "Phil's House of Blues" -- two recent, cherished residencies. A much-loved figure in the uptown community, Young has played with legendary figures like Ray Charles, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Wild Bill Davis, Art Farmer and Dizzy Gillespie.