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LEGACIES OF SAN JUAN HILL

EX VANDALS – San Juan Hill Project Mural

LEGACIES OF SAN JUAN HILL

Music of San Juan Hill

La musica de San Juan Hill

January 30, 2023

Listen to the music of San Juan Hill come alive in curated playlists from our contributing writers and editorial team.
Escuche cómo la música de San Juan Hill cobra vida en listas de reproducción seleccionadas de nuestros escritores colaboradores.
Curated by Seton Hawkins, Director of Public Programs and Education Resources at Jazz at Lincoln Center, to accompany his article "San Juan Hill and the Black Music Revolution." Read the article »

Curado por Seton Hawkins, Director de Programas Públicos y Recursos Educativos en Jazz at Lincoln Center, para acompañar su artículo "San Juan Hill and the Black Music Revolution".  Leer el artículo »

Curated by contributing author Aurora Flores-Hostos to accompany her article "New York's Dance of Displacement." Read the article »
Comisariada por la autora colaboradora Aurora Flores-Hostos para acompañar su artículo "New York's Dance of Displacement". Leer el artículo " »

Music thrived over generations in San Juan Hill. Many of the musicians who lived and performed in the neighborhood explored the rhythms and sounds of its diverse Afro-Caribbean community, innovating in multiple styles of jazz and Latin music. Explore the range of their musical influence and impact in this playlist, and watch these filmed discussions with live musical demonstration to learn more: Jazz in San Juan Hill: One Neighborhood’s Impact on Music that Made History (1900–1950) and Latin Jazz in New York City (1920–1960).

Thanks to Our Collaborators

Legacies of San Juan Hill is presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with CENTRO, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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