NYC
Actor/Director
Producer/Jazz Vocalist
CONGRATULATIONS
to ROME NEAL
who in 2022, received the
Lifetime Achievement Award at the
AUDELCO Awards Spectacular 50th Celebration of Black Theatre Excellence!
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Catch Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz
At our New Home at
Theater for the New City
155 First Ave. NY, NY
The Last Monday of Each Month!
Upcoming Events
Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz is
Celebrating 21 Years of Showcasing Jazz & Talent
in New York City!!
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Theater for the New City
Crystal Field, Executive Director
presents
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month
21st Anniversary of
Rome Neal
Banana Puddin' Jazz Production
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Rome Neal in Concert​
Musicians
Andre Chez Lewis (p), Hilliard Greene (b),
Russel Carter (ds) Patience Higgins (s)
Monday, April 29, 2024 7pm $18
Reservations at 212.254.1109
Walk ups Welcome
Streaming on the RNBPJ YouTube page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_rY7QXXhg
An open mic /jam session
& complementary banana puddin' for ALL
Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue (at 10th street) NYC, NY
For more info: 212-254-1109 or www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Sponsors:
Sonia Sanchez, Ishmael Reed, Woodie KingJr., Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Carl Clay, Hollis King, John D. Smith, Askia Davis, Jr., Sheryl Renee Productions, Larry Cherry, Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott,
Dr. Monika Davis, Malaika M.Scott, Black Repertory Group Berkeley, Carolyn Keith, Ken & Lisa Chau, Stephen Korstein, Samuel Harps, Steven Sapp,
Cheryl Lane Lewis, George Johnson, Doc Gray, Clarence Mosley, Basir Mchawi, Tom Southern, Charles T. Averett, Bahati Best, Bob Meyers,
Kenneth White, Tracy Appleton, Nina Causey,
Isaac Suggs, BK Soul
BECOME A MONTHLY or YEARLY
SPONSOR TODAY
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SAVE THE DATE... Monday, May 20, 2024 7PM at Theater For The New City Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz features The Gentle Gentlemen in Jazz with: Rob Fulton, Steve Cromity, Eric Frazier, Tony Hewitt, and Frank Senior .
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"The way you brought so many diverse talents with a variety of gifts from various countries and even continents together yesterday, was truly exciting and refreshing! What A Wonderful Sharing!"
- Frances Alpine Sharp
"Awesome Rome, thank you for gathering phenomenal talent from around the world.. AWESOME JOB!!"
- Jerome Preston Bates
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"I listened to the WBAI's "Back Stage Stories" where you covered the upcoming March 25th event. The program was outstanding. If you can get the authorization to link that show to a follow-up email next Monday, it may lead to a stronger turnout on March 25th."
- John D. Smith (long time Banana Puddin' Jazz SPONSOR).
This was the interview we had with Marcia Pendelton last week... Not to be missed just click here: https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=48652
On November 1, 2024, the Nuyorican closed its iconic doors for a $24 million 3-year renovation project called the "Nuyoricanstruction" phase ushering us into the next 50 years.
Thank you to Rachel deAragon for article in the
New York Beacon and Philadelphia Observer!
"Wow, what an honor to be acknowledged by Woodie King Jr. for having created my very own
ROME NEAL'S BANÀNA PUDDIN'JAZZ!!!" Rome
Theater produced and created by African-Americans helped mold generations influenced by their performance art and helped shape cultures.
Now, a new documentary hopes to show these Black creators, past and present, seeking stages to share their voices, entertain and inform on issues in front of a live audience and other performance platforms.
The World Famous
 Nuyorican Poets Cafe
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe founded by Miguel Algarin, has been around for over thirty years and is known as one of the premier spaces for award winning poetry and poetry slams, award winning theatre and music.
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Over the years some of the people of celebrity status who have attended or performed in events at the cafe have been: Lawrence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, the late John Kennedy Jr., Mary Wilson (of The Supremes), Erica Badu, Ruby Dee and the late Ossie Davis, Max Roach, Gary Walker (WBGO),George Wein, Barry Harris, Ray Barrito, Natalie Portman, Amiri Baraka, Amina Baraka, Louie Guzman, John Leguizamo, John Amos, Savion Glover, the late Gregory Hines, George C. Wolfe, George Faison, the late Joseph Papp, the late Alvin Ailey, Woodie King Jr., and Benjamin Bratt (who partied and filmed scenes from his break out role of Miguel Pinero in the Leon Ichaso film, Pinero) just to name a few.
