Bayside To Host Korean Folk Concert On Fort Totten

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — A combination of jazz and funk music from North and South Korea is taking the stage at Fort Totten Park next weekend.

Bayside Historical Society will host another one of its "Passport Concerts," a series of performances highlighting music from around the world, this time taking New Yorkers to North and South Korea on June 11.

Vong Pak’s Binari will perform Korean folk music, improvisation, avant-garde, jazz, as well as storytelling in the ballroom located at 208 Totten Ave. at 3 p.m.

The ensemble includes Vong Pak on vocals and Korean percussions, Rick Parker on the trombone, and Kevin Zubek on the drums.

The two-hour concert is priced at $20 for members of the Bayside Historical Society, and non-members can buy tickets for $25.