Happy Birthday Duke

A Concert of Jazz Classics celebrating Duke Ellington’s Birthday.

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 2:00 PM

 Happy Birthday Duke

Concert of Jazz Classics

Join us for an afternoon of music with Peter Anderson and friends to celebrate Duke Ellington’s Birthday.

Peter Anderson is one of the most extraordinary jazz woodwind players today.  Born and raised in Washington D.C., Anderson moved to New York City to attend The Juilliard School.  He has performed with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Paquito D’Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, and can be heard on the 2014 Grammy-winning soundtrack of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks.  

This event is at capacity. Please check back to see if additional tickets become available.

Woodlawn’s Flowering Tree Tour

Saturday, May 3, 2025, 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM

A Level II Arboretum, with over 6,000 trees on-site, The Woodlawn Cemetery displays spring blossoms and breathtaking beauty in the Spring.  We hope you will join us for a Trolley Tour to view the blossoming trees, shrubs, and flowers led by Herb Landmann, Project Manager for The Davey Tree Expert Company.

For tickets to the 12:00 PM tour, please click here.

For tickets to the 2:00PM tour, please click here.

Book Talk – Crime & Punishment: The Poisoner’s Handbook

May 6, 2025 7:00 PM

Join Deborah Blum, award-winning science journalist, and Quinn Embrey, Criminalist at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner for a fascinating free virtual book talk, where they’ll be discussing The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum. This talk will highlight Charles Norris, New York City’s first appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who is buried at Woodlawn.

This is the first talk in our Crime & Punishment series, 5 book talks that explore the landscape of crime, law enforcement, and the criminal justice system in NYC during the early 20th century through the lives of notable individuals laid to rest at the Woodlawn Cemetery.

To register for this free virtual lecture, click here.

Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy’s Legacy Lecture Series
El Maestro Johnny Pacheco: The Man and his Music

Sunday, June 1, 2025, 2:00 PM at the Woolworth Chapel.

Juan Pablo Pacheco Knipping (March 25, 1935–February 15, 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer who established
himself as a salsa legend in New York and around the world. Johnny is buried at Woodlawn, not far from his dear friend and musical partner, Celia Cruz.

The lecture will feature Mrs. Maria Elena Pacheco, the wife of Johnny Pacheco, and Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas, President of Fonico, LLC. The conversation will be moderated by Hon. Jeanette Ruiz (ret.), who is a Woodlawn lot owner, Conservancy Director, and a friend of the Pacheco Family.

Tickets are $25/$20 for students, seniors, and members and may be purchased by clicking here.

The Woodlawn Suite – CD Now Available.

The sounds of Madam C. J.  Walker strutting down the street, Dorothy Parker raising a glass, and Cicely Tyson whispering to Miles Davis are all part of The Woodlawn Suite, Victor Goines’ 13 movement work celebrating the lives of New Yorkers now at rest within the historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Commissioned by the Woodlawn Conservancy to create a modern memorial, the saxophonist and composer created these biographical sketches that link listeners to the lives of those who impacted our culture. Join Victor and his ensemble of creative musicians to be part of the premier of The Woodlawn Suite. A long-time member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and former director of the Jazz Studies Program at Northwestern University, Goines serves as President and CEO of Jazz St. Louis.

To purchase the CD – please click here.