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 2010 summer concert series schedule is listed below, and 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 2010 concert series is produced by GCP with the generous support of Coca-Cola, H.J. Kalikow & Co., LLC; L&L Holding Company, LLC; Rudin Management Company; Boston Properties; and Saint Peter’s Church.

TUESDAYS Cool Music for Warm Summer Days 345 Park Avenue at East 51st Street 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm June 17* Grupo La Phe June 22 Eddie & The Starlites June 29 The Harlem Jubilee Singers July 6 Pazant Brothers Organization July 13 Soul Revival July 15* Commandante Zero July 20 Bob Cantwell’s New Orleans Jazz Band July 27 Dominic James & The African Rhythms August 3 JamX August 10 Sophisticated Ladies August 19* Stan Rubin Big Band August 24 Gerard Carelli Orchestra August 31 Espiritu *Thursday

WEDNESDAYS Celebrate Summer in Midtown 101 Park Avenue at East 40th Street 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm June 23 The Chris Carter Band Blues Blanc June 30 Bobby Harden R&B July 7 Susan Pereira & Sabor Brasil Brazilian Jazz July 14 The Precisions Doo Wop July 21 Steel Impressions Caribbean Steel July 28 Tribal Legacy Reggae August 4 The Eric Person Groove Trio Jazz August 11 Espiritu Peruvian August 18 Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos Salsa August 25 Lex Grey & The Urban Pioneers Rock September 1 Fleetwood Maxx Classic Rock Covers September 8 Dominic James & The African Rhythms African/Caribbean

THURSDAYS Jazz On The Plaza 601 Lexington Ave at East 53rd Street 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm June 17 Sean Smith Quartet June 24 Nadje Noordhuis Quintet July 1 Bodmin School College's Cornwall England Big Band July 8 Dominick Farinacci Band July 15 Myron Walden's "In This World" July 22 Karolina Strassmayer & Drori Mondlak July 29 Chris Dingman's "Waking Dreams" August 5 Javon Jackson Band August 12 Cindy Blackman's "Another Lifetime" August 19 Peter Bernstein Ensemble August 26 Jazz Knights

FRIDAYS Celebrate Summer in Midtown 600 Third Avenue at East 40th Street 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm June 18 Alain Nkossi Konda Culture-Pop June 25 Andrea Brachfeld & Phoenix Rising Latin Jazz July 9 The Eric Person Groove Trio Jazz July 16 Cocomama Salsa July 23 The Kerry Kearney Band Blues July 30 The Element Band Hip-Hop/Jazz Fusion August 6 Linda Ipanema & The Dixie Cats Dixieland August 13 Orlando Marin & His Orchestra Mambo