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NJPAC Celebrates Governor Brendan T. Byrne’s 90th Birthday With A Celebrity Comedy Roast Benefit Featuring Roastmaster Governor Chris Christie, Five Additional Former NJ Governors And Special Guest Comedians
NEWARK, NJ – NJPAC will celebrate Governor Brendan T. Byrne’s 90th birthday on Tuesday, April 1 at 5:30pm with a Roast and toast of the former Governor by his predecessors in the New Jersey governor’s office, celebrity comedians and other New Jersey politicians. Held in NJPAC’s intimate Chase Room and benefiting the Arts Center’s education initiatives, ...
Brazilian Sounds Of Minas In Collingswood Thurs. April 3rd!
The Jazz Bridge First Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 East Collings Avenue in Collingswood NJ, presents the Brazilian jazz of Minas on Thursday, April 3rd. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 856-858-8914, 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. Formed in ...
Victor North & Three Blind Mice @ Willingboro Library Thurs. April 17th!
The Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Jazz at the Library Concert Series at the Willingboro Library, 220 Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township NJ, presents saxophonist Victor North and Three Blind Mice on Thursday, April 17th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10, $5 for students and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz ...
Amy London Will Celebrate International Women's Day With A Performance At The Puffin Cultural Institute In Teaneck
March 8 Concert will Feature Songs by Female Jazz Legends, From Annie Ross and Ella Fitzgerald to Holli Ross and Jeanne O'Connor Vocalist Amy London will celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, at The Puffin Cultural Institute in Teaneck, NJ, with a program of songs written by female jazz legends such as Annie Ross, ...
Bassist Steve Beskrone In Collingswood, NJ On Thurs. March 6th!
The Jazz Bridge First Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 East Collings Avenue in Collingswood NJ, presents bassist Steve Beskrone and his Trio on Thursday, March 6th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 856-858-8914, 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. After ...
Acclaimed Hip-Hop/Classical String Duo Black Violin Makes Classical Music Cool At NJPAC
Black Violin brings their much heralded version of classical music to NJPAC’s Victoria Theater, Saturday, February 22nd at 2pm and 7pm. They will also do a special performance for over 500 Newark area students in grades four through eight. A mixture of hip-hop, rock, R&B and bluegrass, Black Violin comprised of members Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste ...
Barbara J. Kukla, Dave Braham and Don Williams at the West Orange Public Library
by David A. Orthmann
Barbara J. Kukla, Dave Braham and Don Williams West Orange Public Library West Orange, NJ February 9, 2014 The focal point of a recent event at the West Orange Public Library was Barbara J. Kukla's recently published book, America's Music: Jazz In Newark. The author, a former writer and editor for ...
Jazz Meets Sports At NJPAC
Why do jazz musicians share a longstanding affection and admiration with athletes and vice-versa? Besides having some obvious commonalities—great hand-eye coordination, for instance—it all points to high-octane performance. “Preparation, performance and the ability to change things up and make decisions and movements freely, on the spot,” says Doug Doyle, News and Sports Director at WBGO Jazz ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts Family Reunion Band at the Jazz Standard
by Tomas Pena
Jeff “Tain" Watts Family Reunion Band Jazz Standard New York, NY January 23, 2014 Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with Jeff “Tain" Watts' compositions. Case in point: “The Devil's Ringtone," where Watts conjures up an imaginary conversation between Satan and a corrupt politician. The tune features ...
Afro Horn at Zinc Bar
by Tomas Pena
Francisco Mora-Catlett and Afro Horn Zinc Bar Greenwich Village, NY January 8, 2014 There was a moment during Afro-Horn's performance at the Zinc Bar where the lines between reality and fiction became a blur. It occurred when Sam Newsome, an imposing figure of a man and a consummate reed player, appeared ...
