A free midday treat: Emmy-nominated trumpeter and vocalist Benny Benack III brings his quartet to Jazz on the Plaza, NYC's beloved community-based jazz festival, now in its 20th year. One of the leading jazz voices of his generation — a fiery trumpeter and a sly, expressive vocalist — Benack headlines clubs and festivals worldwide, on the heels of his acclaimed 2025 live album This Is The Life.

Bring a lunch and enjoy an hour of top-flight jazz in the open air. Free and open to all (moved indoors in case of inclement weather). Sponsored by The Arts and Architecture Conservancy, Grand Central Partnership, and BXP.

(Benack also plays a late-night quartet set at Jazzcultural the same evening)