Los Pleneros de la 21 (LP21) is the premier East Harlem-based performing ensemble and non-profit community organization. LP21 was founded in 1983 by Juan J. ‘Juango’ Gutiérrez (National Endowment for the Arts’ Heritage Fellow, 1996) and the legendary Master Plenero, Marcial Reyes Arvelo. The ensemble has pioneered the road for Bomba and Plena performance around […]

Hop on the Art Loop either on your own or on our free shuttle and experience many venues in various neighborhoods highlighting the City’s arts and cultural scene.

The Cartoon Christmas Trio celebrates over 25 years as the original interpreter of classic holiday cartoon jazz! The trio was started in 1995 by bassist Rob Swanson for the sole purpose of playing music from classic Christmas Cartoons, especially the music of Vince Guaraldi, the composer of the "Peanuts" soundtracks. Since its inception, the trio […]