Jazz with John Ellis & Double-Wide

Relax and enjoy a summer afternoon of music and art. Hear tenor saxophonist John Ellis  and his band, Double-Wide, featuring Jason Marsalis on drums, Marcus Rojas on tuba, and Brian Charette on organ. One of jazz music's brightest stars, John Ellis recently released a new album, Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, a New Orleans-inspired collection which has garnered rave reviews from The New York Times, Downbeat, and allaboutjazz.​com . WBGO's Gary Walker hosts.

The program also includes gallery talks at on the special exhibition, From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith , a celebration of the work of an acclaimed Brooklyn-based African American jewelry maker inspired by jazz greats such as Duke Ellington. Jewelry design expert Carolyn Kelly gives the talks.

Performances: 3–3:45 p.m. and 4:15–5 p.m.

Gallery Talks: 2–2:30 p.m. and 3:45–4:15 p.m.

The program is free with Museum admission. Presented in conjunction with WBGO and Heart of Brooklyn's "Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat."

All programs are subject to change. (Rain location: Hall of the Americas, 1st floor)