SummerStage Reschedules Postponed Concerts

SummerStage Central Park winds down with their final performance of the season at Rumsey Playfield.

Get ready for an R&B celebration on Wednesday, September 21 with superstars JAGGED EDGE, chanteuse Melanie Fiona, singer/songwriter Chris Walker and New York legends THE FORCE M.D.s.

This FREE performance is certain to fill up quickly, so get here early: doors are at 6:00pm.

JAGGED EDGE / Melanie Fiona
Chris Walker / THE FORCE M.D.s
Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS
Wednesday, September 21
Mainstage at Central Park, Manhattan
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:00 pm

Artist Website: http://www.jaggededge.net/
Jagged Edge has sold over 8 million records, won countless awards and gained impressive nominations while solidifying their place in R&B history with hit singles such as, "He Can't Love U," "Let's Get Married," "Promise," and "Where the Party At." With catchy lyrics and hypnotic beats, numerous albums, including A Jagged Era, J.E. Heartbreak, and Jagged Little Thrill, have help spots at the top of the Billboard charts.
Artist Website: http://www.melaniefiona.com/
Melanie Fiona shares her passion for music with her debut album, The Bridge which is a collection of soulful songs that highlights her retro sound and combines the traditions of classic soul with modern music R&B stylings. Several of her singles have climbed the Billboard charts, including "It Kills Me," which peaked at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Song Charts.

Artist Website: http://chriswalkermusic.com
Chris Walker has been active in the music industry since his days as R&B/Pop songstress Regina Belle's musical director. During his tenure, Belle noticed his fine voice and encouraged him to produce his debut, First Time, which yielded two Top Five R&B hits, "Giving You All My Love" and "Take Time." His follow up album, Sincerely Yours further established his career. With the recent release of his newest single, "I Got That Love," R&B fans can be sure that Walker's sultry, mid-tempo grooves are here to stay.

New York born and bred, The Force M.D.s began their climb to fame by singing and dancing on Greenwich Village street corners and the Staten Island ferry. Among the first R&B vocal groups to intermix catchy doo wop-affected consonances with hip-hop beats, the Force M.D.s' versatile mix of credible urban savvy with smooth showbiz pleases both b-boys and traditional soul fans.

The 2011 SummerStage festival is presented by AT&T.
This schedule of events and performers is subject to change without notice.
Admission to all free performances is based on a first come/first served basis.
No tickets required unless otherwise noted. Paid tickets are required for all Benefit Concerts.

All SummerStage shows go on RAIN OR SHINE
Shows will be canceled only in the event of dangerous lightning during a performance.
No professional camera gear, telephoto lenses, or flash photography is allowed unless expressly arranged in advance.
No video taping of any shows will be allowed.
Food and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages are available for purchase at all shows. Beer and wine are for on-site consumption only and may not be removed from the venue.
Please do not bring alcoholic beverages, glass, bottles, coolers, pets, bicycles, roller blades, folding chairs, beach umbrellas, video cameras or tape recorders to SummerStage shows.
All bags are subject to search.

The distribution or sale of unauthorized promotional materials is not permitted in the park or in the SummerStage staging area. 

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SummerStage is accessible to the mobility-impaired. For additional information please call 212.360.2756 and ask to speak with our Volunteer Coordinator. To obtain the Parks Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), please call 800.281.5722.

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. We work in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs, and empowering citizens to support their parks on a local level. Our programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City.

JetBlue; Time Warner; Ommegang; Six Point; Magic Hat; Disney; Bloomberg; ConEdison; JPMorgan Chase; City Winery; Forest City Ratner; and Macy's are also official SummerStage Sponsors.

Additional support is provided by The Arthur Ross Foundation; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund established in The New York Community Trust by the Founders of the Reader's Digest Association; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; National Endowment for the Arts through the Access to Artistic Excellence program; New York State Council on the Arts; NEA Jazz Masters Live; NYC Council Member Rosie Mendez; NYC Council Member Joel Rivera; NYC Council Member James Sanders Jr.

In all of its programming and activities, City Parks Foundation partners with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to improve neighborhood parks and the communities they serve.