“Exuberant overkill… more than 1,000 concerts in a single eleven-hour day, including outdoor mini-recitals on painted pianos scattered around the boroughs and an ensemble of far too many accordionists.” – Justin Davidson, New York Magazine [LINK]

“An eleven-hour (at least) escapade of musical creativity.” – The New Yorker [LINK]

“The largest music event ever to grace Gotham.” – S. Spencer Scott, Metro NY [LINK]

“The city’s great outdoor music festival.” – Justin Silverman, New York Post [LINK]

“With Make Music New York… the day literally exploded with live music, it could be heard emanating from each and every street corner.” – William Goodman, Spin Magazine [LINK]

“Impressive – more than eight hundred events across five boroughs. Subversive… musical disruptions invite urban dwellers to abandon their tight routines and let the rhythms of the city take over… I would never hear, see, or feel anything like it again.” – Alex Ross, The New Yorker [LINK]

“Hundreds of outdoor performances – both amateur and professional – criss-crossing the five boroughs, putting on stage in one music-paced day the city’s rich mixture of cultures and tastes.” – Colin Moynihan & Ray Rivera, The New York Times [LINK]

“A saxophonist played a set outside Charlie ‘Yardbird’ Parker’s old house and a robot guitar played itself on Third Avenue in Brooklyn as its creator looked on with pride.” – Bradley Hope, NY Sun [LINK]

“The Make Music events, held from late morning on sidewalks and squares, attracted appreciative listeners… It was tempting to tell a lone musician in the Times Square subway hub that he would have more luck joining the festive musicmaking throngs above ground. Perhaps next year he will.” – Vivian Schweitzer, The New York Times [LINK]

“One of the largest musical events in the city’s history… ‘a project to create all of these surprising, charming creative interactions.’” – Bradley Hope, NY Sun [LINK]

“Make Music New York will have something like 860 concerts in all five boroughs, 3200 musicians. They’re going to do every kind of music all day long on one day… What we have to do is keep New York doing new things… that not only bring tourists here but make New Yorkers proud of where they are and… get excited about their city and their country and their life. And this is going to help.” – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg interviewed on Fox 5 Good Day NY. [LINK]

Make Music Winter

“Marching to Their Own Drummers,” by Daniel J. Wakin, Anthony Tommasini, Zachary Woolfe, Allan Kozinn, and Steve Smith, New York Times, December 23, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music Winter,” Goings on About Town, The New Yorker, December 19 & 26, 2011 [LINK] (pdf)

“Make Music Winter (Critics’ Pick),” Time Out New York, December 10, 2011 [LINK]

“Classical Music/Opera Listings for Dec. 16-22,” New York Times, December 15, 2011 [LINK]

“Free & Cheap in New York: Bell by Bell parade in the East Village rings in the winter solstice,” by Kathryn Kattalia, NY Daily News, December 21, 2011 [LINK]

“‘Make Music New York’ Launches Free Concerts to Welcome Winter,” CBSNewYork, December 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music Winter (Editor Pick),” by Mindy Bond, Flavorpill, December 21, 2011 [LINK]

“An experimental music app for New York’s High Line park,” by Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2011 [LINK]

“Parrandas toman El Barrio en esta Navidad,” by Gloria Medina, El Diario, December 7, 2011 [LINK]

“Bach on Track: The Make Music Winter Festival Performs on the F Line,” by Daniel T. Allen, Thirteen WNET, December 15, 2011 [LINK]

“Bach Takes the F Train,” by James Holt, Symphony Now, January 12, 2012 [LINK]

“Composers to Set High Line to Music with iPhone App,” by Mathew Katz, DNAinfo, December 20, 1011 [LINK]

“Interview: Aaron Friedman, Make Music Winter,” by Jeannie Hopper, Art on Air, December 5, 2011 [LINK]

“12 funky winter parades planned for NYC,” Newyorkology, December 21, 2011 [LINK]

Citywide Print

“Top Ten Classical Performances of 2011,” by Justin Davidson, New York Magazine, December 4, 2011 [LINK]

“Best Way to the Concert? Get Yourself a Rowboat,” by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, June 22, 2011 [LINK]

“Inuksuit,” by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, June 26, 2011 [LINK]

“ETHEL,” by Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times, June 26, 2011 [LINK]

“City alive with the sound of free music,” by Miriam Furst, New York Post, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Pop-up pianos and free concerts kick-off NYC’s summer music season,” by Alex Katz, New York Daily News, June 18, 2011 [LINK]

“Jailhouse Rock,” by Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, July 11, 2011 [LINK]

“A Cell Phone Symphony on Wall St,” by Alison Bowen, Metro New York, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Six things to do at Make Music New York,” by Mary Squillace, Time Out New York Kids, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Longest Day of the Year Made More Tolerable by Free Concerts Outside,” by Seth Colter Walls, Village Voice, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Union Square Park Not Completely Clean After All,” by Esther Zuckerman, Village Voice, June 22, 2011 [LINK]

“Wall Street’s very own iSymphony,” by Emily Epstein, Metro New York, June 15, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York,” by Steve Smith, The New York Times, June 16, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York: Critic’s Pick,” Time Out New York, June 16-22, 2011 [LINK]

“Preview: Summer Shows 2011,” by Amanda MacBlane and Steve Smith, Time Out New York, May 13, 2011 [LINK]

“Voice Choices: Sundry Songs – Free Music for the Masses,” by Olivia Cho, Village Voice, June 15, 2011 [LINK]

“Summer Guide 2011: Music,” New York Press, May 25, 2011 [LINK]

“The Year In Culture 2010: Classical Music,” by Justin Davidson, New York Magazine, December 5, 2010 [LINK]

“The best (and worst) of 2010,” by Steve Smith, Time Out New York, December 17, 2010 [LINK]

“Rocked by Waves of Drumrolls,” by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Celebrating With a Democratic Spirit,” by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Solstice Soirees,” by Bill Cunningham, The New York Times, June 27, 2010 [LINK]

“Monday Music Spills Onto Sidewalks,” by Mitchell Trinka and Liza Eckert, The New York Times, June 24, 2010 [LINK]

“Classical Music/Opera Listings,” by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, June 16, 2010 [LINK]

“Summer Stages,” by Vivian Schweitzer, The New York Times, May 4, 2010 [LINK]

“It Floats,” by Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, June 28, 2010 [LINK]

“Percussion on the Lake,” by Alex Ross, The New Yorker, June 17, 2010 [LINK]

“Making Music, All Around the City,” photos by Julie Platner, Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Live video: Make Music New York,” by Brian Austin, Time Out New York, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Q&A with Doug Perkins: He’s on a boat,” by Olivia Giovetti, Time Out New York, June 17, 2010 [LINK]

“Summer Arts Preview,” Time Out New York, May 6–12, 2010 [LINK]

“Dancing in the street,” by Aaron Short, New York Post, June 16, 2010 [LINK]

“Right Now: Free Concert in Astor Place Hosted by Joe’s Pub,” by Leslie Minora, Village Voice, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Street Pianos, Spontaneous Breaking Into Song Starts Today,” by Jen Doll, Village Voice, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“The Haunted Picnic: A Fun, Creepy Performance for Make Music New York,” by Kate Moser Miller, New York Press, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Gatherings of unusual instruments make sweet music citywide,” by Bill Egbert, New York Daily News, June 22, 2009 [LINK]

“Round and Round the Music Soars in Wright’s Spiraling Masterpiece,” by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, June 23, 2009 [LINK]

“Commanding the Stage at Another French Open,” by Jon Pareles, The New York Times, June 23, 2009 [LINK]

“Classical Listings,” by Vivian Schweitzer, The New York Times, June 18, 2009 [LINK]

“Summer Stages,” by Vivian Schweitzer, The New York Times, May 8, 2009 [LINK]

“Governors Island: Prepare for a summer of polo, punk rock and one wild weekend of free artistic expression,” by Ted Hesson, Time Out New York, May 28 – Jun 3, 2009 [LINK]

“Return to Punk Island: Make Music New York brings mohicans and moshing to the serene Governors Island,” photographs by Tina Zimmer, Time Out New York,
June 18-24, 2009 [LINK]

“Voice Choices: Street Beats,” by Angela Ashman, The Village Voice, June 17-23, 2009

“Punk Island,” amNewYork, June 12, 2009 [LINK]

“Music Galore: Punk to the Philharmonic,” by Justin Silverman, NY Post, June 20, 2008 [LINK]

“East Side, West Side,” The New Yorker, May 28, 2007 [LINK]

“New York to Greet Summer With Music,” by Ashley Parker, The New York Times, March 28, 2007 [LINK]

“Citywide Songs,” by Barbara Hoffman, New York Post, June 20, 2007 [LINK]

“City Readies for Daylong Music Festival,” by Miriam Kreinin Souccar, Crain’s New York Business, March 26, 2007 [LINK]

“Governors Island To Be A Punk Paradise,” New York Sun, June 12, 2008 [LINK]

“Citywide music fest ushers in summer,” Justin R. Silverman, amNewYork, June 21, 2007

“City to Host Outdoor Music Fest,” by Justin Rocket Silverman, amNewYork, March 2-4, 2007 [LINK]

“Make Music New York,” by Jonny Leather, New York Press, June 21, 2007 [LINK]

Television

“Interactive ‘Musicians’ To Gather On Wall Street For iPhone ‘Symphony’,” CBS New York, June 20, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music NY’s 1000 Free Concerts,” by Elizabeth Bougerol, NBC New York, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Summer Solstice Celebrations, Events Around the City,” NBC New York, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Public Pianos Bring Music To City Streets,” by Kristine Johnson, CBS New York, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Taking Pianos to the Streets,” by Jennifer Melick, Thirteen WNET, 6/16/10 [LINK]

“Weekend Feature: Make Music New York,” Rebecca Spitz, NY1, June 13, 2009 [LINK]

“CBS 2 Has Free Alternatives For Kids’ Summer Fun,” CBS 2, June 19, 2009 [LINK]

“SundayArts News with Christina Ha,” Thirteen WNET, June 15, 2008 [LINK]

“Outdoor Concerts Throughout the City Mark the Beginning of Summer,” Kristen Shaughnessy, NY1, June 15, 2007 [LINK]

“Make Music New York,” News at 5, CBS 2, June 21, 2007 [LINK]

Radio

“Rikers Island Gets Funky,” Soundcheck hosted by John Schaefer, WNYC, June 24, 2011 [LINK]

“Flash Mob Performs iPhone ‘Symphony’ on Wall Street,” by Marlon Bishop, WNYC, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Manhattan’s Marathon Theremin Gig,” BBC Radio 6 Music News, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“One Day, Who Knows How Many Performers: Make Music 2011,” by Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Music, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York Takes Opera to the Streets,” by Olivia Giovetti, WQXR, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Inuksuit Riot with John Luther Adams,” by Olivia Giovetti, WQXR, June 13, 2011 [LINK]

“The Top Five Outdoor Summer Concerts in NYC,” by Amanda Angel, WQXR, June 7, 2011 [LINK]

“Celebrating the Solstice — New Yorkers Make and Take in Music,” by Stephen Nessen, WNYC, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Go Listen New York,” by Douglas Q. Smith, WNYC, June 18, 2010 [LINK]

“Gig Alerts: Erick Arc Elliott,” by Alana Harper, WNYC, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Xenakis on Water,” by Douglas Perkins, WQXR June 14, 2010 [LINK]

“Xenakis in a Boat,” WQXR June 14, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York Kicks Off,” by Sarah Kate Kramer, WQXR June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Color Your Life: Aaron Friedman,” by Anthoula Kodsimatides, Cosmos FM, June 10, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York: Radio Profile,” Art on Air, May 7, 2010 [LINK]

“The John Gambling Show with Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor,” WOR, June 19, 2009 [LINK]

“Make Music New York,” by Fabienne Sintes, France Info, June 22, 2008 [LINK]

“All Music All the Long Day,” The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, June 21, 2007 [LINK]

“Taking it to the Streets,” Soundcheck with John Schaefer, WNYC, May 21, 2007 [LINK]

“Welcome Summer & Make Music in Manhattan,” 1010 WINS, June 21, 2007 [LINK]

Blogs

“Make Music New York 2011,” National Geographic Music [LINK]

“Bards of West Africa: The Griot Summit,” by Michal Shapiro, Huffington Post, July 13, 2011 [LINK]

“Today is Make Music NY (tons of free music, all over the city),” Brooklyn Vegan, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Look for Lemon Jelly’s Nick Franglen under the Manhattan Bridge,” Brooklyn Vegan, June 20, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York 2011,” by Shea Corrigan, Flavorpill [LINK]

“Make Music New York: iPhone Symphony,” by Fiona Guedalia, Flavorpill [LINK]

“Make Music New York: Yoko Ono’s Secret Piece,” by Shea Corrigan, Flavorpill [LINK]

“Griot Summit in the Bronx,” by Henry Molofsky, Afropop Worldwide, June 22, 2011 [LINK]

“Gimme Swelter,” by Roger Moore, Stuck Between Stations, June 30, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York Celebrates with over 1,000 Free Shows Across New York,” by Mara Siegler, Huffington Post, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Xenakis videos,” by Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music snapshots,” by Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music eve,” by Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise, June 20, 2010 [LINK]

“Culture Gabfest,” By Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Clive Thompson, and Julia Turner, Slate, June 23, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York 2010,” by Leah Taylor, Flavorpill [LINK]

“Make Music New York: Fall on Your Sword,” by Leah Taylor, Flavorpill [LINK]

“What’s going on Monday? (Make Music NY day),” Brooklyn Vegan, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“83 degrees at midnight,” by Jill Lynne, New York Social Diary, June 24, 2010 [LINK]

“Concert Review: Make Music NY 2010,” Lucid Culture, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Photos + video: Yesterday’s Make Music New York performance of Iannis Xenakis’ “Persephassa” on boats in Central Park,” by John Ruscher, EardrumNYC, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Smiles Of A Summer’s Day,” by George Grella, The Big City, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Top 10 Musical Events 2010,” by George Grella, The Big City, December 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Aficionados and partiers paddle Central Park Lake to an odd rhythm,” by Seth Colter Walls, Capital New York, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York 2010,” Feast of Music, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York Pics,” Feast of Music, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Music Festival Fever: WAMM’s Top Five Music Festivals,” by Max Willens, We All Make Music, June 25, 2010 [LINK]

“Electronic Music Fest Comes to Meatpacking District,” by Nicole Breskin, DNAinfo, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Inwood Enjoys Summer Solstice Concert in Isham Park,” by Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York…in Bushwick,” by Amanda Farah, BushwickBK, June 17, 2010 [LINK]

“Closing Bell: Make Music BK,” by Emily Nonko, Brownstoner, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Central Park Photos of the Day,” My Upper West, June 22, 2010 [LINK]

“Musicians Swarm City Streets at Make Music New York,” Time Out New York: The Volume, June 22, 2009 [LINK]

“Summertime Freebees,” by Jennifer Melick, Thirteen/WNET SundayArts Blog, June 4, 2009 [LINK]

“Tip Sheet: Make Music New York,” by Paul Caine, The Decider, June 19, 2009 [LINK]

“Make Music New York,” by Nora Oppenheim, Flavorpill [LINK]

“A Day of Music,” by Clara Schuhmacher, New Music Box, June 26, 2009 [LINK]

“Punk (Governors) Island 2009 – [LINK] full Sunday lineup, 12 stages,” Brooklyn Vegan, June 19, 2009

“Musicians Take to the Streets,” by Jen Carlson, Gothamist, June 22, 2009 [LINK]

“Aaron Friedman, Make Music NY,” by Jen Carlson, Gothamist, June 20, 2008 [LINK]

“Over 560 Free Performances This Thursday,” by Jen Carlson, Gothamist, June 19, 2007 [LINK]

“Make Like the French; Make Music,” by Purple Tigress, BlogCritics Magazine, June 22, 2008 [LINK]

French Press

“La fete de la musique debarque a Rikers Island,” by Marc Salmon, French Morning, June 17, 2011 [LINK]

“New York met 60 pianos a la disposition du public pour la Fete de la musique,” AFP, June 17, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York, du jazz « New Orleans » au Punk!,” by Adeline Dessons, French Morning, June 18, 2010 [LINK]

“Fete de la musique: Bloomberg donne le ‘LA’!” by Valentine Cinier, France-Amerique, June 17, 2010 [LINK]

“A New York, la Fete de la musique gagne du terrain,” by Sylvain Cypel, Le Monde, June 20, 2009 [LINK]

“28e Fete de la musique: dans plus de 100 pays, en avant la musique!” Agence France Presse, June 22, 2009 [LINK]

“La fete de la musique s’enracine,” by Elodie Lecadieu, French Morning, June 19, 2009 [LINK]

“Ambiance Yannick Noah a Central Park pour la Fete de la Musique,” by Johanna Safar, France-Amerique, June 18, 2009 [LINK]

“La Fete de la Musique traverse l’Atlantique,” 8 o’clock News with Claire Chazal, TF1 France, June 22, 2007 [LINK]

“Fete de la Musique: Bureau de New York,” France 2, June 22, 2007 [LINK]

“Jack Lang uses Mets stadium to launch Fete de la Musique,” Agence France Presse, June 21, 2007 [LINK]

“France celebrates Summer with all night music-fest,” Agence France Presse, June 22, 2007 [LINK]

“Une Fete de la musique a New York le 21 juin,” Catherine Hours, Agence France Presse, May 5, 2007

“New York va celebrer la Fete de la Musique en 2007,” Brigitte Tillet, Voila New York, May 5, 2007 [LINK]

“Aaron paie sa tournee,” by Laure Guilbault, French Morning, June 16, 2008 [LINK]

“La fete de la musique debarque a New York,” by Emmanuel Saint-Martin, French Morning, May 3, 2007 [LINK]

Other Media

“On Location: Make Music New York,” by Kurt Gottschalk, The Wire, August 2011 [LINK]

“Musician Will Play the Manhattan Bridge All Day Tomorrow, the Longest Day of the Year,” by Benjamin Sutton, The L Magazine, June 20, 2011 [LINK]

“Steinway Street Is A Stage For A Day,” by Amra Radoncic, The Queens Gazette, June 29, 2011 [LINK]

“Gershwin to Coldplay, these pianos are for playing,” by Muneeza Iqbal, The Villager, June 23, 2011 [LINK]

“iPhone Symphony to Take Over Wall Street,” by Julie Shapiro, DNAInfo, June 21, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York 2011: Dancing in the Streets,” by Rebecca Baird-Remba, All Media NY, June 23, 2011 [LINK]

“Make Music New York Hits UWS,” by Megan Finnegan, West Side Spirit, June 15, 2011 [LINK]

“Just Do Art,” by Scott Stiffler and Sam Spokony, Downtown Express, June 15, 2011 [LINK]

“Power Trios,” Town & Village, June 16, 2011 [LINK]

“Drumming in Summer with Xenakis,” by Raphael Mostel, Playbill Arts, June 20, 2010 [LINK]

“Iannis Xenakis in Central Park,” by Angelike Contis, The National Herald, June 24, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music New York serenades NYC today,” by Ben Johnson, Staten Island Advance, June 21, 2010 [LINK]

“Bloomberg, music festival launch public piano project in Queens,” by Nathan Duke, Astoria Times, June 28, 2010 [LINK]

“Music Here, There, and Unstoppably Everywhere,” by Jesse Sposato, Greenpoint Gazette, June 28, 2010 [LINK]

“A New Orleans style second line marks the first day of summer in Harlem,” by Damaa Bell, Upper Manhattan Examiner, June 25, 2010 [LINK]

“Steinway Street Features Day-Long Music Festival,” by Jason D. Antos, Queens Gazette, June 23, 2010 [LINK]

“Make Music Astoria,” Queens Gazette, June 16, 2010 [LINK]

“Outdoor music fest expands its reach in Queens,” by Morgan Rousseau, Queens Village Times, June 17, 2010 [LINK]

“Lugar Incomum: Make Music New York,” Multishow (Brazil), 2009 [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK]

“Make Music New York takes over the city on Sunday,” by Ronni Reich, The Star-Ledger, June 16, 2009 [LINK]

“Are you ready for the summer? Best bets for Village arts events,” by Scott Stiffler, The Villager, May 27-June 2, 2009 [LINK]

“Sunday: Hear music on 3 SHORES,” by Tevah Platt, Staten Island Advance, June 18, 2009 [LINK]

“Williamsburg Soaks Up the Tunes at Make Music New York, Despite Some Scattered Showers,” by Richard Parks, Greenpoint Gazette, June 25, 2009 [LINK]

“Mass Music as Summer Begins,” by Benjamin Youngquest, The Epoch Times, June 11, 2009 [LINK]

“Deadline Looms for Music Festival,” by Lisa Fogarty, Queens Tribune, April 16, 2009 [LINK]

“Summer In The City Begins With Making Music,” by Michael Lanza, Queens Tribune, June 19, 2008 [LINK]

“Boro kicks off summer with outdoor concerts,” by Craig Giammona, Times Leger (Queens), June 28, 2007 [LINK]

“Global music fest hits Queens in June,” by Craig Giammona, Times Leger (Queens), June 14, 2007 [LINK]

“Woodside harmonica wiz wows Shea concert crowd,” by Howard Koplowitz, Times Leger (Queens), June 28, 2007 [LINK]

“Metropolitan Opera throws open its doors for festival,” Courier Life (Brooklyn), June 14, 2007 [LINK]

“Get set for the biggest block party the Big Apple has ever seen,” by Joe Maniscalco, 24/7 (Brooklyn), June 14, 2007 [LINK]

“Free Music Everywhere, All Day,” by Kevin Sirois, Performer Magazine, May 2009 [LINK]

“Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic Members to Perform at Inaugural ‘Make Music New York’ Festival,” by Vivien Schweitzer, Playbill Arts, May 18, 2007 [LINK]

“New York to Launch Version of Paris’s All-Night Music Fest on Summer Solstice,” by Vivien Schweitzer, Playbill Arts, March 26, 2007 [LINK]