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    Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Lucy Yeghiazaryan

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    Thursday, August 27, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Kupferberg Center for the Arts

    65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, NY 11367

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Lucy Yeghiazaryan brings her blend of jazz and Armenian folk to the Kupferberg Center for the Arts, performing with her trio and foregrounding violin and vocals honed in New York clubs such as Smalls. The billed lineup also includes Arturo O'Farrill, Brass Queens, Vincent Herring, Wallace Roney Jr., and Wycliffe Gordon, spanning Afro‑Latin jazz leadership, street‑band horn tradition, and established New York club voices.

    About the Artists

    Vincent Herring

    Vincent Herring

    Vincent Herring is a dynamic force in the jazz world, known for his electrifying performances and soulful interpretations. With a career that has seen him share stages with legends like Eddie Henderson and Steve Turre, Herring is a staple at the renowned Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York City.

    Arturo O’Farrill

    Arturo O'Farrill is a pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his work in Afro-Latin jazz. He leads the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and has won multiple Grammy Awards. He performs regularly at venues including Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.

    Wycliffe Gordon

    Wycliffe Gordon

    Experience the vibrant energy and extraordinary talent of Wycliffe Gordon, a jazz virtuoso who captivates audiences with his soulful trombone performances. A fixture at New York City's iconic Dizzy's Club, Gordon brings his dynamic ensemble, Wycliffe Gordon and Friends, to the stage for an unforgettable musical journey.

    Wallace Roney Jr.

    Wallace Roney Jr. is a jazz musician heard in New York City settings such as Dizzy’s Club, where he appears on bandstands that favor close listening and ensemble interplay. He has performed with artists including Steve Turre, James Carter, Isaiah Thompson, Corcoran Holt, and Orion Turre, moving between horn-led lineages and modern rhythm-section drive.

    Brass Queens

    Brass Queens

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    Brass Queens is a New York City brass band working at the intersection of jazz and street-band tradition. Their appearances at Nublu place them in a downtown ecosystem where genre lines blur and the room shapes the set.

    Lucy Yeghiazaryan

    Lucy Yeghiazaryan

    Lucy Yeghiazaryan enchants audiences with her soulful blend of jazz and Armenian folklore, captivating listeners with every performance. A regular at the renowned Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, Lucy brings a unique vibrancy to the New York City jazz scene.