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Underground Jazz, Jokes, and Poetry

Summer for the City 2023 has come to an end!
Thank you for joining us at the Ultimate New York Festival

Introducing the Upper West Side’s summertime pop-up cabaret: The Underground at Jaffe Drive, open from June 24–August 2. Designed by Tony Award-winning costume and set designer Clint Ramos, The Underground is a literal underground performance spot—hidden below Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza—that intentionally evokes the Bohemian history of downtown NYC counterculture. Stop by on Wednesdays for stand-up comedy, booked by comedian Suzette Simon of NY Laughs; check back on Saturdays for spoken word and poetry nights, curated by Lincoln Center Poet-in-Residence Mahogany L. Browne; and beat the Sunday Scaries with free world-class music presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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About Summer for the City

The city’s ultimate New York festival features hundreds of events and thousands of artists in celebration of the vibrant cultural communities of NYC. Learn more »

Accessibility

Our approach to accessibility mirrors our commitment to transform performing arts spaces to be more inclusive of our audiences’ identities and access needs by design, not as an afterthought or add-on. Learn more »

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For the Summer for the City campus map, accessibility, venues, dining, ticketing, and parking, click here »