Music Events in NYC for Saturday, August 8

Events

1. BKLYN Jazz Festival

   11:00 AM · LeFrak Center

2. Dance in the Park: Bachata

   11:00 AM · Randall's Island Park - East River Picnic Area

3. SHOW BRAIN FESTIVAL 2026

   1:30 PM · Tompkins Square Park

4. Smalls Afternoon Jam Session Hosted by Steve Nelson

   2:00 PM · Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY

5. Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular

   2:00 PM · Radio City Music Hall

6. Old School R&B Brunch - New York

   2:00 PM · HK Hall

7. 3@3: trash girl, Spellbinder, John Kasper

   2:30 PM · Rough Trade NYC

8. JOSH BAKER: DAY AND NIGHT

   3:00 PM · Knockdown Center

9. CELEBRATE LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S 125TH AT HIS HOUSE WITH 2 HEADLINERS!

   3:00 PM · Louis Armstrong House Museum

10. Jawani 4eva: Aku, Arjxn, Eshie, jakari wing, Rajuju

    4:00 PM · Elsewhere

11. BROOKLYN CARNIVAL - Summer Dancehall & Soca Day Festival (1000+ PEOPLE)

    4:00 PM · Bear Backyard Brooklyn

12. Matinee Disco @ Joyface

    5:00 PM · Joyface

13. Ricky Ford Quartet

    6:00 PM · Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY

14. Lex Korten Trio

    6:00 PM · Mezzrow, New York, NY

15. Rushil

    6:00 PM · Mercury Lounge

16. Abby Holliday, Charli Adams, Izzy Potter

    7:00 PM · The Sultan Room

17. Couvo, Stephen Babcock, Hey Again

    7:00 PM · Union Pool

18. Houndmouth

    7:00 PM · The Rooftop at Pier 17

19. Paul Cauthen

    7:00 PM · The Stephen Talkhouse

20. Shubostar, Irena Stanisic

    7:00 PM · Good Room

21. Shubostar, Irena Stanisic, Armii1n, Choukroun, Tim Lucent

    7:00 PM · Good Room

22. Slow Joy, Glom

    7:00 PM · Elsewhere

23. Slow Joy, Glom, Growing Pains

    7:00 PM · Elsewhere

24. The Body, Big Brave

    7:00 PM · Saint Vitus Bar

25. The Body, Big Brave, Psalm

    7:00 PM · Music Hall of Williamsburg

26. The R&B Tour - Starring Usher Raymond & Chris Brown

    7:00 PM · MetLife Stadium

27. Wormfest

    7:00 PM · Baby's All Right

28. HABIBI YACHT

    7:00 PM · Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises - Midtown

29. Slow Joy, Glom, Growing Pains

    7:00 PM · Elsewhere - Zone One

30. Yaacov Mayman's Birthday Bash

    7:00 PM · Chelsea Table & Stage

31. David Hazeltine Quartet

    7:30 PM · The Django, New York, NY

32. Sofar Sounds - FiDi

    7:30 PM · Sofar Sounds - Secret Location

33. Sofar Sounds - Red Hook

    7:30 PM · Sofar Sounds - Secret Location

34. TS26 Presents: Talea Ensemble: Rihm

    7:30 PM · The DiMenna Center for Classical Music

35. ANDREW CYRILLE QUARTET

    8:00 PM · Village Vanguard, New York, NY

36. SABETH PEREZ - Glenn Zaleski - Mathias Jensen - Steven Crammer

    8:00 PM · Close Up