MMNY Day once again sizzled both with weather and music.  Amid hundreds of concerts, I caught four.  First, in Union Square I found harmonic players age 6 to 86 display their skills with the mouth organ.  Next, I made my way down to Chinatown where Cellist Tiffany MJ Anderson played popular tunes amid the heavy pedestrian intersection of Doyers and Pell.

In the Lower East Side oasis of The Children’s Magical Garden the community was treated to the voice of 14 year old Mariama Diop, whose credits include The Lion King on Broadway.  Finally, the award winning classical pianist Beyza Yazgan performed in the same space, a program that ranged from music of ancient Byzantium to her own contemporary composition.  This was definitely the highlight for me, and what makes MMNY so special: the ability to see a world class musician share her brilliance with a small group of neighborhood locals, who just stopped by for a break from the sweating sun.