Make Music New York Comes to Washington Avenue Today

More than 20 musical groups will be performing on Washington Avenue today as part of Make Music New York, a citywide event where new musicians perform outdoor concerts across the city.

Eleven Prospect Heights merchants have signed up to have between one and three musical groups perform in front of their stores.  This is the second year that the Washington Avenue-Prospect Heights Association has hosted the event.

“I just thought it was a great idea, to bring a new vibe to Washington Avenue … to just bring something fun to the neighborhood,” said WAPHA’s president, Dana Otti, who owns the clothing store .

This is Make Music New York's fifth year. The non-profit, volunteer-run organization runs the outdoor festival on June 21, the first day of summer, every year. Last year more than 1,000 amateur musical groups performed in plazas, streetcorners, parks and other outdoor spaces across the five boroughs. 

 Here is the list of performances: 

Abigail Café & Wine Bar 
807 Classon Ave. at St. John’s
Awen (Celtic Influenced Acoustic, 12 -2pm) www.awensong.com
Frederix…LIVENDIRECT (Jazz/Blues, 2-4pm) www.fredrixlivendirect.com
Claire Rodriguez (Jazz, 4-6pm) www.clairerodriguez.com
Fame Junkies (Jazz/Rock, 6-8pm- indoor)

AweDacity! 
806 Washington Avenue between St. Johns & Sterling 
Frederix…LIVENDIRECT (Jazz/Blues, 4-6pm) www.fredrixlivendirect.com

Bar Sepia
234 Underhill between Eastern Park & Lincoln Pl
Naked Women (Tom Blatt’s Jazz Project, 5-6pm) 
Flowjo Stevo (Hip Hop, 6-7pm)

BCakeNY 
702 Washington Ave. between Prospect Pl & St. Mark’s
Christine Hagan (Jazz, 4-5pm) 
Vasudeva (Experimental, 5-6m)

Coffee Bites 
824 Washington Ave. between Lincoln Pl & St. John’s
ErinYes (Pop/Jazz, 4-6pm) www.facebook.com/pages/ Erin Yes
* Coffee Bites will be offering 10% to all bicyclists that bike to her concert on this day!

Calabar Imports
820 Washington Avenue between Lincoln Pl & St. John’s
Ekayani & The Tom Glide Space (Yoga on the Dance Floor, 2pm)http://www.facebook.com/yogaonthedancefloor

Mayday Hardware 
755 Washington Ave. between St. John’s & Sterling 
Petula Beckles (Neo-soul, 12-2pm) www.petulabeckles.com
David Schnug (Jazz, 2-4pm) www.davidschnugmusic.com

Nu Wave Kultural Kreations 
712 Washington Ave. between Prospect Pl & St. Mark’s 
Caleb Heineman (Pop, 1-2pm) www.calebheineman.com
Higher Levin Inc. (Steel Band, 3-5:30pm) www.higherlevin.com

Rawstar 
681 Washington Ave. between Prospect Pl & St. Mark’s 
TBA

The Village @ Gureje
884-886 Pacific Street 
Pastor Murthlene Sampson (Gospel, 5:30pm)

The Way Station 
683 Washington Ave. between Prospect Pl & St. Mark’s 
Rubenzahl (3-3:45pm) 
Ferns (Garage Punk, 7-8pm)
Strange Invaders (Gritty Mournful Rock, 9pm-indoor)