Lincoln Center Out Of Doors and Americana Music Association Present InauguralAmericanafest NYC August 4-10 Featuring Music, Film and Panel Discussions

Free Performances by Artists Including Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Cassandra Wilson, John Fullbright, Robert Ellis, Old 97’s, The Devil Makes Three, The Lone Bellow, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, St. Paul & The Broken Bones 

New York Film Premieres of The Winding Stream and The 78 Movie Project, Heroes of Americana: From the Historic Film Archives

 

New York — July 21, 2014 — The Americana Music Association and Lincoln Center have partnered for the first time to present Americanafest NYC, a music and film experience taking place Aug. 4-10 during Lincoln Center's popular free Summer music program,Out of Doors, now in its 44th season.

Americanafest NYC will present concerts by a range of artists drawing from the deep wells of Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Rock and R&B. Also offered will be film screenings, a related photo exhibition by Music Maker Relief Foundation and a symposium exploring the elders and their legacies finding new expression among younger generations of musicians.

“We’re thrilled to partner with the American Music Association this summer,” shares Jill Sternheimer, Producer, Public Programming for Lincoln Center. “The organization, led by Jed Hilly, is at the epicenter of a vital movement bringing together new voices, celebrated icons, and eager audiences. Our initial thought was for Americana to be represented at our annual “Roots of American Music” weekend but we realized that this music is such a part of the country’s cultural canon, that a full week of programming was the way to go.”

“After receiving the invitation from Lincoln Center to co-curate this event, my first call was to invite Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris, who’ve been champions of our cause," said Jed Hilly, Executive Direcotr of the Americana Music Association. “Rodney called me back within minutes and said, 'Let’s do it.' We are truly humbled by artists' support and the acknowledgement of our work by America’s greatest cultural institution, Lincoln Center.”

Bill Bragin, Director of Public Programming, Lincoln Center agrees. “Based on our enthusiasm for the scope of the programming, we decided to make this week a centerpiece of our season, much like Kronos Quartet was last summer, and bring in additional partners across Lincoln Center, including Target Free Thursdays at the David Rubenstein Atrium, Film Society of Lincoln Center and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.”

All events are free with no tickets required. Events take place on Lincoln Center’s Plazas between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues, from West 62nd Street to West 65th Street (except where noted)..

A full calendar of events - all presented by the Americana Music Association - is provided below . For current listings, please visit www.americanamusic.org or lc.lincolncenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

7:30 PM at Damrosch Park Bandshell 
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Robert Ellis

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7

7:30 PM at David Rubenstein Atrium
Tift Merritt with Eric Heywood

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8

7:30 PM at Damrosch Park Bandshell
Cassandra Wilson
The Campbell Brothers: A Sacred Steel Love Supreme (World Premiere; 50th anniversary celebration of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme commissioned by Lincoln Center Out of Doors)
Featuring visuals by Brock Monroe, Joshua Light Show collaborator

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

1:00 PM at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater
Heroes of American Roots: From the Historic Films Archives

1:30 PM at Hearst Plaza
Old 97's
The Devil Makes Three
John Fullbright

4:00 PM at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater
Heroes of American Roots: From the Historic Films Archives

6:00 PM - Damrosch Park Bandshell
Rosanne Cash
The Lone Bellow
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

1:00 PM at David Rubenstein Atrium
Symposium
Heroes of American Roots: From the Historic Films Archives introduced by Joe Lauro

5:00 PM at Damroch Park Bandshell
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinnaires
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Bobby Patterson
Music Maker Blues Revue*
Featuring Dom Flemons, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Ironing Board Sam
Presented in association with the Music Maker Relief Foundation

*Related Exhibition

July 9–August 29, 2014 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center and Corridor Gallery
We Are the Music Makers
Exhibition Hours: 12–8 Monday and Thursday; 12–6 Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Closed Sunday.

ABOUT AMERICAN MUSIC ASSOCATION
The Americana Music Association is a professional non-profit trade organization whose mission is to advocate for the authentic voice of American Roots Music around the world. The Association produces events throughout the year including the annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, presented by Nissan, and the critically acclaimed Americana Honors & Awards program. For more information, please visit here.

ABOUT LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS

Inaugurated in 1971, Lincoln Center Out of Doors began as a small festival of street theater in collaboration with Everyman Theater (co-founded by actress Geraldine Fitzgerald.) Over its 43-year history, Out of Doors has commissioned more than 100 works from composers and choreographers and presented free performances by hundreds of major dance companies, renowned world-music artists, and legendary jazz, folk, gospel, blues and rock musicians. Since 2008 the festival has been produced by Lincoln Center’s Director of Public Programming, Bill Bragin, with Producer Jill Sternheimer. Lincoln Center Out of Doors is a presentation of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) which serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. LCPA presents more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educational activities annually, across 15 series, festivals, and programs, including Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Visit: LCOutofDoors.org