Axel Tosca and the Jazz Ain’t Dead band
Take part in an exciting evening of music and dance by Grammy-nominated pianist Axel Tosca––known for his genre-bending mix of Afro-Cuban Jazz, Timba, and Swing music––and the Jazz Ain’t Dead band on Thursday, May 18, 6:30–9:30 p.m. at the Lady of Lourdes School Gym (468 W. 143rd St., Harlem, NY 10031) (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-aint-dead-a-jazz-swing-concert-and-dance-tickets-633908225567?s=03).
Jazz Ain’t Dead, a young urban music and dance collective, will play both classic and nu-school Jazz, re-igniting the best standards of classic jazz into the updated rhythms of funk, soul, acid jazz, Latin, and house, while bringing new energy to the 21st-century jazz scene with hot, fresh originals and clever new arrangements of today’s hot music re-imagined into a new, classically “jazz-inspired” sound.
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Harlem One Stop presents Tosca and the Jazz Ain’t Dead band in partnership with the Lady of Lourdes School at an event made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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Black Doll Auction May 20 in Harlem
Rare and collectible Black dolls will be available at the Morrisania Doll Society’s Black Doll Auction in Harlem on May 20 at the Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue. Doors will open at 12 noon for the preview and the auction begins at 1 p.m.
The Morrisania Doll Society’s Black Doll Auction will feature over 40 Black dolls, most are from private collectors. These include one-of-a-kind dolls from noted doll artists like Pamela Ekkens, known for her creative cloth dolls; doll artists Crafty Sisters’ unique cloth dolls; acclaimed doll artist Goldie Wilson’s cloth Christmas tree Black doll ornaments; Shirley Nigro-Hill’s folksy cloth dolls and Joyce L. Stroman’s art dolls. In addition, there will be a collection of limited-edition Black Barbie dolls.
For more information, contact: 917-655-8531
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Sun Ra Arrival Day Broadcast
Radio station WKCR at 89.9FM and online at http://WKCR.org will conduct a special 24-hour Sun Ra Arrival Day Broadcast on May 22 to celebrate the 109th anniversary of the arrival of Sun Ra (1914–1993) from Monday, May 22, at 12 a.m. through Tuesday, May 23, at 12 a.m. The event will preempt all regularly scheduled programming.
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Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. intros healthcare for rail employees bill
“Every American worker should have the right to paid sick leave,” said Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., ranking member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Payne has introduced the Freight Rail Workforce Health and Safety Act, a bill to provide seven days of paid sick leave to railroad workers. “I am disappointed that the railroad industry did not provide this benefit on their own, especially when you consider it provides this benefit to railroad management,” Payne said.
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“These workers risked their health during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep food and medicine on store shelves. They deserve paid leave to care for their own health. When employees come to work sick, they threaten the health and safety of their co-workers. This bill would allow them to take care of their health without worrying about their income.”
Payne represents New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, which consists of portions of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties, and includes the cities of Newark and Orange. The subcommittee has influence over national infrastructure and all modes of transportation, including aviation and mass transit.
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