Harlem After Dark: An Uptown Jazz Party is a thrilling celebration and a labor of love for the golden era of Harlem, when the neighborhood (full of dance halls, theaters, and jazz clubs) was the heartbeat of New York’s nightlife and the center of African American culture.

Allan Harris & Harlem After Dark

Carducci Gardens

The Miami Herald aptly described Allan Harris’ gifts when it praised him for projecting “the warmth of Tony Bennett, the bite and rhythmic sense of Sinatra, and the sly elegance of Nat ‘King' Cole.” Admired for his resonant baritone, graceful phrasing and natural way with a wide range of material, the Brooklyn-born, Harlem-based singer, guitarist and composer is a prized New York jazz and cabaret performer who’s equally commanding singing songs by Lerner and Loewe and Ahmad Jamal, Duke Ellington and Elton John.

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Allan Harris: The Poetry of Jazz

SFJAZZ Center

Dizzy’s Club welcomes a multi-generational ensemble of artists presenting an evening of music and verse. Vocalist and instrumentalist Allan Harris leads this interdisciplinary program interpreting works from William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Dylan Thomas, and Maya Angelou. Don’t miss an evening of immortal sonnets, evocative free verse, and swinging improvisation.

Allan Harris: Jazz Poetry & Groove

Jazz at Lincoln Center

A quarter of the cowhands in the West were Black. A Harlem composer, Allan Harris, found a way to honor their history. Cross That River, a musical journey, tells the story of Blue, a run-away slave who escapes from Louisiana to Texas and becomes one of America’s first Black Cowboys. Cross That River portrays a significant moment in American history where Black cowboys lived and helped settle the West. PASA tips its hat to our area’s Black Cowboys and we hope you will, too.

Allan Harris

Events

Past events

3 - 4 Jul, 2026

Allan Harris & Harlem After Dark · Umbria Jazz

25 - 26 Apr, 2026

Allan Harris: The Poetry of Jazz · San Francisco Jazz

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