The Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival concert takes place annually in July and is part of the New York Dance Festival!  The concert is a national gift and shares the  “A Soundtrack for Harriet Tubman” with open hearts around the globe.   Leading musicians collaborate to celebrate “What It Means to Be Free!” and the entire undertaking is a wondrous and inclusive community building event.  We also present the National Harriet Tubman Freedom Awards.

The annual concert headlines “A Soundtrack for Harriet Tubman” a revived score from a 1993 Harriet Tubman Musical composed by Sean McLeod and today is played by acclaimed musicians to give Harriet’s life a soundtrack, and presents local and regional artists who’s music inspires the voice of freedom.  The Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival is an open air (free to the public) concert of blues, jazz, and gospel music played in celebration of Harriet Tubman’s legacy and “What it means to be free!”. 

The Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival shares a powerful message of Freedom. This event is poised to be the next Global Citizens Festival!  The Global Citizens Festival is a movement to end extreme poverty, and the Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival is a global “Celebration of What It Means to Be Free”!