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Carnegie Hall Presents

Carnegie Hall Citywide: NYC Ska Orchestra

Friday, July 24, 2026 7 PM Bryant Park
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Musicians of NYC Ska Orchestra pose together with their instruments on the stoop of an apartment building
NYC Ska Orchestra by Gary Dean Clarke

Experience the joy of a live performance by the NYC Ska Orchestra, which blends big-band jazz, soul, and R&B with the iconic Jamaican music styles of ska, mento, rock steady, reggae, and more. Led by celebrated trumpeter, singer, arranger, and educator Kevin Batchelor, this 20-piece big band also features legendary Jamaican percussionist-vocalist Larry MacDonald and Jamaican master drummer Carl Wright, who together have worked with Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, the Skatalites, Toots and the Maytals, and many others.

Part of: Citywide

Performers

NYC Ska Orchestra

Venue Information

Bryant Park
Between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues | Manhattan
bryantpark.org | 212-768-4242

Howard Gilman Foundation
Lead support for Carnegie Hall Citywide is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Hearst Foundations.
Northwell
Additional support provided by Northwell Health, Official Health Care Partner of Carnegie Hall. 

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