Cosmos: The Street Drummer with Style

Music in the Times Square subway station

Ancient Professor Eduardo Alvarado has been performing his tinkly music in the subway as long as I can remember.

This time his audience includes both live passersby and the silent crowd in the mural behind him.

Serenading Eleanor Roosevelt

Ben Arthur was out this morning serenading passersby with a song about the history of the UN. It was  commissioned by the on-line University of Phoenix as part of some kind of promotion. Ben did a fine job - even finding a rhyme for Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Somali), not an easy task. I'm sure Eleanor loved it.

Top notch buskers near the Central Park boat house

Irving, 84, plays a sweet and low version of "Ode to Joy."

Cooper-Moore, an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, with his self-made harp.

The Boyd Family gospel singers are from Michigan

Richard, who loves to play villains, singing "Besame Mucho"