
Another festival back this year after last year's
Irene-related armaggeddon is the
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which expands to three nights this year in honor of its 20th anniversary. Things kick off
tonight at
Marcus Garvey Park with
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson's Bird With Strings, followed by an afternoon show
tomorrow featuring
Roy Haynes, Rene Marie,
Derrick Hodge, and Erimaj. Then on Sunday, things move down to the
traditional spot at
Tompkins Square Park - across the street from Bird's flat on Ave B - with a lineup including
Gregory Porter, Patience Higgins' Sugar Hill Quartet, Andy Milne and Dapp Theory, and Sullivan Fortner. All shows are free, and rain-or-shine.