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Next Generation Of Jazz Performs Free Concert At New Jersey Performing Arts Center, April 26

March 27, 2025

Featuring Young Local Artists from NJPAC’s TD Jazz for Teens, Jazz House Kids, Riverdale Country School (Bronx) and Susan E. Wagner High School (Staten Island) Hosted by WBGO Radio’s Sheila Anderson Sat. April 26, 25 at 4:30 p.m. Free. To register, visit njpac.org. Reservations are strongly encouraged. NJPAC One Center Street Newark, NJ ...

Mecadon McCune

Born: August 31, 2005

Mecadon McCune is a drummer, composer, bandleader, and a true student of Black American Music. Growing up the son of esteemed pianist Brandon McCune and opera singer Christine McCune, Mecadon has been immersed in music from all sides. He grew up watching his father perform with the likes of Abbey Lincoln, Terence Blanchard, Nneena Freelon, Betty Carter, Miki Howard, Wynton Marsalis, Bruce Williams, Chrisette Michele, Ted Dunbar, Larry Ridley, Russell Malone, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Mark Gross, Antonio Hart, and Orbert Davis just to name a few. 

Although Mecadon has been watching and learning from esteemed musicians since birth, his musical studies began at age three, when his parents enrolled him in the Suzuki Method of Classical Piano. He played classical piano until the age of 14, when he made the switch to drums thanks to the guidance of his high school band director, saxophonist Mario Banks. Since then, Mecadon has "fallen in love" with the drums, and describes the throne as his "inner peace."

Most Read Articles: 2018

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2019

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our most popular in 2018. Interviews Leonardo Pavkovic: Nothing is Ordinary by Chris M. Slawecki Published: March 16, 2018 History of Jazz Monk's Trumpets by Matt ...