Every summer, the warm air of Midtown Manhattan is filled with the sounds of music as GCP's 10-week concert series "Celebrate Summer in Midtown," enlivens a number of open-air plazas in the heart of the Grand Central neighborhood.

All of the lunch-hour concerts, held from June through August, are free and open to the public. Concert attendees are treated to a range of musical styles and performers - from Salsa and Reggae bands to Blues and Jazz soloists to Soul and Rock n' Roll combos - all of which will provide the soundtrack for another fun summer in Midtown.

The entire 2009 summer concert series schedule is listed below, and every summer, music lovers can also pick up a brochure at GCP's Tourism – Grand Central Information window on the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal or at one of GCP's sidewalk information carts located throughout Midtown Manhattan.

The 2009 concert series was produced by GCP with the generous support of Coca-Cola, NYC.com, H.J. Kalikow & Co., LLC; Rudin Management Company; Boston Properties; Saint Peter’s Church; and the Ford Foundation's Good Neighbor Committee.

Additional funding and support for the Grand Central Partnership's Celebrate Summer in Midtown concert series has been generously provided by:

2009 Summer Concert Schedule

Cool Music for Warm Summer Days 345 Park Avenue at East 51st Street Tuesdays, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm June 16 Harlem Renaissance Orchestra June 23 Barry Bryson with Swing Street June 30 Tony Saitta & The Echoes July 7 The Mideri Brothers July 14 The Element July 21 M.A.S. Swing Band July 28 Orlando Marin – The Last Mambo King July 30* Fleetwood Maxx August 4 Rock & Roll with Squeaky Clean August 11 Hot Lavender August 18 Eddie & The Starlites August 25 Bob Emery & The Swingers *Thursday

The Plaza at 101 Park Avenue Park Avenue at East 40th Street Wednesdays, 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm June 17 Lex Grey & The Urban Pioneers Rock June 24 The Chris Carter Band Blues Blanc July 1 The Precisions Doo Wop July 8 Bobby Harden SteelPan July 15 The Melvin Dean Trio Mambo July 22 Gordon James Smooth Jazz July 29 Willie Villegas Salsa August 5 Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil Electric Violin Rock August 12 The Kerry Kearney Band Blues August 19 Tribal Legacy Reggae * Thursday

Jazz On The Plaza at 601 Lexington Avenue Lexington Avenue at East 53rd Street Thursdays, 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm July 2 Radam Schwartz Ensemble Classical July 9 Helen Sung Quintet Jazz Guitar July 16 Kendra Shank Quintet Jazz July 23 Bryan Carrott Ensemble Classical July 30 John Ellis Ensemble Jazz August 6 Donny McCaslin Ensemble Caribbean Steel Drum August 13 Winard Harper Sextet Jazz Guitar August 20 Ingrid Jensen Quartet Jazz Guitar August 27 Jazz Knights Jazz Guitar

Summer Jazz at Pershing Square Park Avenue at East 42nd Street Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Thursdays, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm During the summer months, the southbound lanes of Park Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 41st Street are transformed into an urban pedestrian oasis called Pershing Square Plaza. Public seating is available for brown bag lunches, sun worshipping, and world-class people watching weekdays from 11 am to 3 pm. The outdoor Pershing Square Café is open for lunch, dinner, and drinks from noon to 10:30 pm. The Eric Person Trio will be grooving to the sounds of smooth jazz at Pershing Square Plaza during lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays and select happy hours on Thursdays.