Free Daily Concerts Enliven 34th Street In Midtown

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A new daily concert series has popped up along 34th Street in Midtown, aiming to restore to the corridor some of its pre-pandemic liveliness.

Twice every weekday through the end of August, Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band is performing jazz, ragtime and blues at a few locations along 34th Street, including Herald and Greeley Square Parks.

The concerts happen from 12:30-2 p.m. and again from 4:30-6 p.m., Monday-Friday through Aug. 31. A full schedule is available via the 34th Street Partnership, which organized the "Midtown Music" series.

Other locations include the entrances to Penn Station, the outside of Moynihan Train Hall and the PENN 1 and PENN 11 buildings.

"Midtown Music provides a respite from the hustle and bustle, as well as free high-quality culture accessible to everyone," said Dan Biederman, president of the partnership, in a news release.

Waldo, the band's leader, is a prominent musician and historian of early blues and jazz music. He is known for his performances at Bryant Park, and has played at venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, as well as local spots like Birdland, Blue Note and Dizzy's Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center.