Mei Semones takes Getz/Gilberto uptown

A Brooklyn jazz-pop detour lands in the park: Mei Semones & Friends are set to play the music of Getz/Gilberto during SummerStage's Verve 70th anniversary night at Central Park on September 2, 2026, with Samara Joy, Christian McBride, and Sparklmami also on the bill. 1

Two days later, Semones has another East Coast stop listed for McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ on September 4, 2026. The venue preview describes her as a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and guitarist making jazz-inflected indie pop in Japanese and English, drawing on jazz guitar and Japanese heritage. 2

For the quick save: Sep 2, Central Park SummerStage, NYC. Bandsintown lists the show for 7:00 PM EDT at SummerStage in Central Park, and tags Semones across indie, J-pop, J-rock, jazz, alternative, and bossa nova. 3

Visual: real press photograph of Mei Semones, credited to Alec Hirata via Pitch Perfect PR. 4