Sunday, February 4, 2024
11:30 am – 12:30 pm EST
Scheuer Auditorium

Ages 3 – 8

Hear delightful songs from the debut family album Story of the Sky by husband and wife team Morley and Chris Bruce. Story of the Sky is a multicultural treasury of original songs that focuses upon the inter-connection of human beings with one another and the natural world. The Bruces’s musical journey weaves together jazz, soul, world music, and folk traditions into a captivating experience for all ages.

Tickets: $18 Adult; $14 Adult Jewish Museum Family Member

Children 18 and under are free. Includes Museum Admission.

Concert ticket reservations are required for both adults and children to reserve seats. 

About The Bruces:

Chris Bruce is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, writer, recording, and touring musician. He is a longtime collaborator with Meshell Ndegeocello, My Brightest Diamond, Toshi Reagon, Lizz Wright, Seal, Trevor Horn, and many more.

Morley is a singer-songwriter, producer, and educator, who has released six solo artist albums under the auspices of Sony and Universal, as well as independently. Her music appears on major network television shows, in commercials, and in several human rights documentaries. Morley performs all over the world, both as a soloist and with her self- titled band. Most recently, she spearheaded the successful fundraiser, Borderless Lullabies, which continues to be a source of revenue for  KIND: Kids-In-Need-Of-Defense.

For the Story of the Sky album, The Bruces invited friends from around the world to contribute original songs, poems, and phrases. Artists include David Amram, Toshi Reagon, Maria Popova, Martha Redbone, Tenzin Choegyal, Lokua Kanza, Jon Cowherd, Tendor Dorjee, Roopa Mahadevan with Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy, Kenita Miller & Justin Hicks, Annie Sumi & Travis Knapp. The album features voices ranging in ages from two to ninety-two and has many languages including English, Tibetan, Tamil, Spanish, and Lingala, as well as a song with 22 languages.
 

If you do not receive your ticket confirmation in your inbox or spam folder, please email info@thejm.org or call 212.423.3200.

Doors to the concert will open at 11:15 am.

After the concert, come to the Floor 4 studio for our free Drop-in Art Workshop for families.

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