Summer on the Hudson

Get groovin this weekend at Amplified Sundays! join us at Pier I on July 12th for a night of music on the waterfront.
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When Brooklyn collective Gentleman Brawlers performs, it's more than a concert: It's an electrifying experience. Led by creative duo Becca Fox and Matt Walsh, the band channels musical inspo Talking Heads with their distinct brand of Afrofunk and indie dance music. "If you can MOVE you can DANCE!" shouts an exuberant Fox from the stage — or from the dance floor, where she's joined the crowd. Gentleman Brawlers loves to engage an audience, and the audience loves them right back.
GB has two distinct incarnations – live and in studio – that elevate and inform each other. Through a sonic blend of disco-based horn lines, sticky highlife guitar, and polyrhythms from West Africa, Trinidad, and Brazil, GB’s live shows ignite a community-based, improvisational energy; in studio, the band will often reimagine their songs through an EDM lens. Whether the audience is on the dance floor or pressing play, Gentleman Brawlers always delivers an exhilarating, celebratory experience.
Acclaimed by NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, WNYC’s The Greene Space, and the BBC's Tom Robinson as "a virtuoso live band, grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine,” GB has opened for Grammy artists Cimafunk, Los Amigos Invisibles & Fantastic Negrito at Brooklyn Bowl, performed at Bryant Park's Dance Party, Perelman Performing Arts Center, Pier I/Summer on the Hudson, Dumbo's Live at the Archway series and The Public Theater’s Summer Block Party.

.nyc in the house! Be sure to stop by Pier I tomorrow (7/9) with your little ones to jam out with Blanca and Jesse!
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Musiquita is a bilingual family music project led by professional musicians Blanca Cecilia González and Jesse Elder, dedicated to creating joyful, interactive musical experiences for children and the adults in their lives. Their performances weave together original songs with music inspired by Latin folk traditions, indigenous music, jazz, classical, rock, and folk, inviting audiences to sing, move, listen deeply, and connect across generations.
Blanca is a violinist, vocalist, and composer who holds a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School, and Jesse is a pianist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist who previously served as Music Director for Postmodern Jukebox. Together they perform on violin, piano, vocals, ukulele, percussion, and other instruments, crafting rich, playful soundscapes that feel both musically sophisticated and warmly accessible.
Rooted in play, curiosity, and cultural awareness, Musiquita’s work celebrates bilingualism, emotional intelligence, and community connection. They perform assembly concerts, workshops, residencies, and family shows across schools, libraries, theaters, and community spaces, sharing music that reflects everyday life, seasonal rhythms, and the shared joy of making music together.

Indy is taking over Pier I TOMORROW (7/8) for the first Pier I Picture Show of the season! Pack a picnic, bring a friend, and settle in for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981). Free and open to all — seating is first-come, first-served. Check out the link in our bio to learn more! 🍿🎥

Wrap up your 4th of July weekend with a live musical performance! Join us for Amplified Sundays every Sunday in July at Pier I for music, good vibes, and spectacular sunsets over the Hudson.
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WAYNE TUCKER is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, violinist, vocalist, actor and model based in New York City. He has released 5 albums under his name and performs regularly with his band, The Bad Mothas in New York City.
Wayne has toured and recorded with a diverse array of notables such as jazz musicians Kurt Elling, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Cyrille Aimée; pop acts Taylor Swift, David Crosby, Elvis Costello; r&b singers Ne-Yo and Gabriel Garzon-Montano; hip hop artists Jidenna and Ryan Leslie; and with the rock band Brass Against, and house music stars; Crystal Waters and CeCe Pen*ston.
This diversity is represented in The Bad Mothas energetic sound where the American Songbook gets a welcome update, including selections by Michael Jackson or Earth Wind & Fire. Tenor saxophonist Miles Tucker (Wayne's brother) holds a lean mean counterpoint to Wayne's gentle affability on trumpet. Drummer Diego Joaquin Ramirez and bassist Tamir Shmerling provide solid underpinning which accommodates a varied cast of pianists, most notably the gospel-influenced Willerm Delisfort. The group was featured in the New York Times for its steady schedule of street performances during the 2020 shutdown, representatives of New York City's infamous grit.
Wayne continues to maintain a dedicated presence in the small clubs of New York City alongside a career which makes occasional forays into venues like Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl, and The Tonight Show, to name a few. As an actor/model he has been featured in ads and commercials for companies like Dove, Mastercard, Bonobos and GMC, and appeared on television shows like Succession and Blacklist. Tucker wrote the soundtrack and co-stars in the short film Hotel Bleu.

Our much-loved Children's Performance Series is back this week! Join us this Thursday, July 2nd to see perform at Pier I!
Free and open to all — come early, seating is first-come, first-served. Check out the link in our bio to learn more!
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Arm-of-the-Sea is an arts ensemble that fuses visual storytelling with live music in large-scale works of mask and puppet theater. Founded in 1982 by Marlena Marallo and Patrick Wadden, the company’s hybrid performance style channels the evocative power of the arts as a force for joy, insight, and community uplift. Their low-tech devices of theatrical enchantment illuminate relations between humans and the life-support networks of this blue-ocean planet.

Friday Night Jams is back at West Harlem Piers this weekend with a performance from Ramiro Marziani!
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Ramiro Marziani is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose music boldly weaves Jazz, Latin American folk, and Americana into a sound that is both elegant and raw. Born in the Argentine Patagonia and rooted in the province of Mendoza — where sunlit Malbec vineyards meet the Andes — he grew up across Latin America and the Middle East, absorbing a rich blend of cultural influences that now shape his global approach to music.
Marziani explores rhythm and improvisation across electric, classical, and acoustic guitars. His compositions and arrangements are shaped by a love for storytelling and world traditions — particularly Argentine, Spanish, and Caribbean folk, jazz improvisation, Americana, and cinematic textures. As a soloist, collaborator, and educator, he moves fluidly between concert stages, studios, and classrooms.

Make Music New York returns! Celebrate the longest day of the year in Riverside Park with musical performances at Pier I and West Harlem Piers. Swipe or check out the link in our bio to see the full schedule!

Free and open to all — come early, seating is first-come, first-served. Check out the link in our bio to learn more.

Looking for a fun, laid-back family activity this weekend? Join us tomorrow (6/13) at the 102nd St. Field House for Story Hour! This week we're joined by Ryan Schulte, RPC's very own Volunteer Program Field Associate and a published writer who recently released his first novel. We'll see you there! 📚✨

Story Hour continues this Saturday with special guest and professional storyteller Rachael Harrington! Join us at the 102nd St. Field House at 3pm to see how she brings folktales to life.

Free and open to all — come early, seating is first-come, first-served. Check out the link in our bio to learn more and RSVP!

Start your weekend off right at West Harlem Piers Park this Friday at our first Friday Night Jams of the season! Join us on the last Friday of the month for our musical get-happy hour, this month featuring Wes D'Alelio.
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Wes D’Alelio is a New York City–based singer-songwriter, producer, & multi-instrumentalist who devotes his time to notating sheet music for Broadway musicals & touring artists, organizing concert events that showcase local songwriters at iconic NYC bar venues, & of course writing & producing his own original music. A Massachusetts native, Wes combines his New England acoustic roots with dense vocal harmonies, narratively-driven lyrics, & sampled percussion sounds in hopes of delivering a singular sort of mainstream acoustic pop music. He’s currently in the final stages of recording his debut EP “Chronically Online”, which is a collection of songs about the many ways in which technology & social media distract us from the sort of love & friendship that makes life so beautiful.
You can find him at on Instagram, @/WesMakesMusic on TikTok, & on all platforms if you’re interested in performing your own original music in NYC or supporting his efforts as a community organizer.