Jazz on the Plaza — New York City’s favorite community-based jazz festival — proudly welcomes the Meg Okura Group.

Meg Okura (violin)

Sam Newsome (soprano sax)

Yaniv Taubenhouse (piano)

Youngchae Jeong (bass)

Peter Kronreif (drums)

Join every Thursday throughout the summer during the lunch hour, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., through September 25, for an exciting line-up of jazz acts!

Each week over the course of the summer months, The Arts and Architecture Conservancy hosts a series of jazz concerts for the Midtown community. This historic program is made possible in partnership with BXP and Grand Central Partnership, and is presented in the outdoor plaza at 601 Lexington / Saint Peter’s Church.

These midday concerts are free of charge and open to the general public. Many people bring a lunch or purchase it from one of the several area vendors. While every effort is made to host Jazz on the Plaza outdoors, in the event of inclement weather the concert may be moved indoors to the Sanctuary of Saint Peter’s Church, where guests are asked not to bring food or opened beverages.

About Meg Okura:

Violinist and composer Meg Okura is the winner of the ISJAC Commission and the 9th Annual SJO George Duke Commissioning Prize, a Grammy nominee, and founder of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble. A Juilliard graduate and Tokyo native, she has led her ensembles at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and on international stages across Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Okura has performed with jazz legends including Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Tom Harrell, and Steve Swallow.