US–France: A Centennial Voyage

Four bands are joined by singers and dancers in New York Hot Jazz Festival's free, five-hour SummerStage musical feast, which celebrates the musical cross-pollination between the U.S. and France in the jazz and swing eras. The very impressive roster of performers includes Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks, Catherine Russell, Natalie Dessay, Stephane Wrembel, Tatiana Eva-Marie & the Avalon Jazz Band, Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, Nicolle Rochelle, Kat Edmondson, Dewitt Fleming Jr. and Ensemble Matheus.