(Lewiston, NY) – Artpark announces the world premiere performance of Legacy in Motion: Celebrating Miles Davis at 100 featuring the Jon Lehrer Dance Company and John Bacon and Star People, in the Artpark Mainstage Theater in Lewiston, NY, on Friday, July 17 at 7:30PM.
Jon Lehrer Dance Company and jazz artists John Bacon and Star People unite to celebrate Miles Davis’ 100th birthday on the very stage where he performed in 1974 during Artpark’s opening season. This intimate, multi-sensory explosion of athletic dance and live jazz spans the legend’s entire career. Witness a once-in-a-century collaboration where rhythm meets motion.
This up close and personal event will transform Artpark’s Mainstage into a club setting where the artists and audience will share the stage. Capacity is limited.
This performance is presented by Artpark and supported in part by Woods Oviatt Gilman.
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 1 at 10AM.
Ticket prices include facility fee and additional fees apply for online orders.
Tickets will be available for purchase online at ticketmaster.com, artpark.net and by phone from the Artpark Box Office at 716-754-4375. The Artpark Box office, located via South 4th Street, is now open for in-person sales Tuesday – Friday 10 AM to 4 PM and Saturday 10AM to 2PM..
Jon Lehrer Dance Company (JLDC) is an internationally renowned dance company that originated in Buffalo, NY in 2007 and is now based in New York City since 2019. Under Jon Lehrer’s artistic direction, the company showcases his unique choreography and definitive style. His extensive background in both the modern and jazz dance idioms fosters choreography that is organic, athletic, artistic, entertaining, and often humorous, reflecting human experiences. Striking the elusive balance between art and entertainment, JLDC showcases a dynamic, fun, and distinctive style creating a true spectacle onstage which can be enjoyed by dance experts and novices alike. Their continued relationship with Artpark fills Lehrer and the company with joy, as they always look forward to coming back and reuniting with the community that started it all.
John Bacon and Star People “Star People” is an all-star band of Western New York-based jazz musicians including: Tim Clarke (trumpet); Andy Weinzler (saxophone); George Caldwell (piano); Harry Graser (electric keyboards); Joe Goehle (bass); and John Bacon (drums).
Additional 2026 events and programs at Artpark currently on sale include:
Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got The Moves (May 28), Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen: Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour (May 29), Wine & Wheels, (June – July multiple events), 16th Annual Artpark Fairy House Festival (June 20), Femmes Of Rock (July 10), Ziggy Marley: Brightside Tour (July 11), Artcamps Ages 8-13 (July 13-24), Sarah McLachlan: Better Broken Tour (July 14), Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour (July 15), Shaky Graves + Dope Lemon (July 22), Djo Summer Tour (July 23), Mojitos & Mosaics (July 25), Cole Swindell (July 30), Tori Amos: In Times Of Dragons Tour (August 4), Gov’t Mule + JJ Grey & Mofro (August 6), Howard Jones: Things Can Only Get Better Tour (August 12), Turnpike Troubadours (August 14), Mojitos & Mosaics (August 15), Andy Grammer – The Big Stupid Heart Tour (August 21), The Rock Orchestra: Arena of Fire (August 26), Sierra Ferrell: Heavy Petal Tour (September 2), O.A.R. with Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall (September 12), Ray LaMontagne – Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour (September 22) & Charley Crockett – Age of the Ram Tour (September 29). Stay tuned for more 2026 events and programs and visit artpark.net for up-to-date information.