Sing For Hope's Pop Up Piano Comes To Roosevelt Island - Free Benjamin Rosenblum Jazz Fusion Duo Tonight Next To Blackwell House

 Image from K Steadman via instagram

A Tweet from yesterday:

Kids playing on the public piano on Roosevelt Island

Today I received this message from Roosevelt Island resident Francine Lange:

Pop-Up Piano Comes to the Island

Roosevelt Island just received its very own pop-up piano, plunked down next to Blackwell House on Main Street. If you haven't heard, it's a supercool project of Sing for Hope, a nonprofit that brings together artists with communities to carry art into New York City neighborhoods.

Artist Rodrigo Quiroz worked on the Island piano and calls it “Impro Paint.” His artistic vision for the piece: “I made the lines go crazy and then I jammed over the piano with colors.”

Anyone can stage an impromptu concert or sing-along, play a few pieces or just admire the art work. The piano, one of 88 pianos placed across all five boroughs, will be available until Saturday, July 2. You can learn more about this project at http://pianos.singforhope.org/

Stop by tonight, Monday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m, to hear the Benjamin Rosenblum Jazz Fusion Duo. (This is a free performance.)  

Ms Lange adds:

This Island resident took a break from his shopping to tickle the ivories on this pop-up piano.

Image From Francine Lange

UPDATE 11:55 PM -Roosevelt Island 360 shares this image from tonight's Pop Up Piano

 Image From Roosevelt Island 360

and Janet Falk this view.

Image From Janet Falk