One night in Harlem

The brunch crowd at Red Rooster Harlem.

Boncella Lewis performs for the brunch crowd at the Red Rooster Harlem.

Dinner at the Cecil, an upscale restaurant at West 118th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem.

On Amateur Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, “Set it Off Man” and vocalist Joe Gray revs the crowd up.

Amanda Humes pauses outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem.   (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times )

Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson, who leads the Vy Higginsen Gospel for Teens Choir, get the crowd to sing along during the gospel breakfast at Red Rooster Harlem.

Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson dances during the gospel breakfast at Red Rooster Harlem.

Performers in “Black Pearls & White Diamonds in Harlem,” a revue in preview performance at Gin Fizz on 125th Street.   (Chris Reynolds / Los Angeles Times )

The Sugar Hill Quartet jam with local musicians in memory of the late Andy McCloud III at Nabe restaurant in Harlem.

Lady Cantrese and the Sugar Hill Quartet jam with local musicians in memory of the late Andy McCloud III at Nabe restaurant.

The Sugar Hill Quartet jams with local musicians in memory of the late Andy McCloud III at Nabe restaurant.

Musicians play at Marjorie Eliot’s “parlor” performance in her living room. Eliot has hosted free concerts since 1994.

Liana Satenstein, left, and Emily Rosser enjoy drinks on a breezy and cool evening on the outside patio at Red Rooster Harlem.   (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times )

Peter Wane sings for the crowd during a jazz performance at Red Rooster Harlem.

Antoinette Hamlin, president of the New Amsterdam Music Assn., performs in Harlem.

Amanda Humes on her jazz tour through Harlem.

A full crowd dines at Street Bird in Harlem.

Storefronts on 125th Street in Harlem.

Red and brown brownstones line a street in Harlem.   (Barry Winiker / Getty Images )

“A Monumental Offering of Potential Energy,” an art installation by EJ Hill, from Los Angeles, on exhibit at the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Visitors check out at Jordan Casteel’s paintings at the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Decorative items at Streetbird in Harlem.

Shane Smith plays with his son, Maxwell, 3, as they wait for their food at Streetbird in Harlem.

Streetbird is packed in Harlem.