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Stephane Wrembel presents Django New Orleans on the 2nd night of his annual Django A Gogo Music Festival & Guitar Campcelebrating the music of legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. In addition to Wrembel on guitar, performers include Aurora Nealand (sax/vocals), David Welch (guitar), Daisy Castro (violin), Joe Correia (tuba), Scott Kettner (drums), David Langlois (washboard) and surprise guests blending the traditional sounds of New Orleans with the voices of gypsy jazz guitars with the group performing traditional New Orleans songs with a Reinhardt touch, and traditional Gypsy songs with New Orleans sounds from swing to second lines.

Aretha Franklin is recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history. Musician, vocalist, and composer Damien Sneed pays homage to the Queen of Soul with fresh renditions of her most cherished hits. Backed by an accomplished cast of jazz, gospel, and soul musicians and vocalists, including four-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Karen Clark Sheard of the legendary gospel group The Clark Sisters, this multi-media tribute is a tender and spiritual reflection upon the life of a music icon.

This is an event at the Jazz Showcase Club featuring International drummer Winard Harper & Jeli Posse from Thursday, March, 17 thru Sunday, March 20 starting at 8:00 pm. Please check the flyer attached for further details.

THE NEWARK PORCHFEST returns to the Historic Forest Hill neighborhood on Saturday, September 24th from noon to 6 pm (Rain date: Sunday, the 25th). This FREE family-friendly event organized by the Forest Hill Community Association will feature professional and amateur performing and visual artists, as well as food trucks serving a variety of refreshments. Neighbors make their beautiful porches available to serve as community stages showcasing an extraordinary range of talented artists. Opportunities will be available to make donations to the event’s beneficiary— New Jersey Symphony. Enjoy a full afternoon of entertainment, food, and fun that will kick off with a special children’s hour from 12-1pm. Visit us at www.newarkporchfest.com Facebook: Newark Porchfest or Instagram: @newarkporchfest for updates and info.

Vermont Jazz Center Summer Workshop Student Concerts
Friday, August 12, 2022

Michael S. Currier Center, Putney School, Putney VT

Two sections: starting 3:30 pm & 8 pm after dinner break.

Faculty-coached student ensembles, vocalists, & piano trios.
Singers backed by professional trio, piano trios perform w/ pro bassist.

$5 donation suggested at door.

https://vtjazz.org/summer-workshop-2022/
www.vtjazz.org
802.254.9088

Jazz Habitat presents:

VEER Quartet
and
Juanma Trujillo Trio
at
El Barrio’s Artspace PS109
215 East 99th St, NYC

Thursday Aug 4 at 7 pm

outdoor concert in the courtyard
indoors in case of rain

admission: $20 for one, $30 for two

VEER QUARTET (7 pm set)
Sarah Bernstein, violin/compositions
Sana Nagano, violin
Leonor Falcon, viola
Nick Jozwiak, cello

JUANMA TRUJILLO TRIO (8 pm set)
Juanma Trujillo, guitar
Walter Stinson, bass
Matt Honor, drums

Event link:
facebook.com/events/345146067832805

It’s Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with a dancing and diverse assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 6 to August 31. The much-anticipated return of Jazzmobile presents audiences with another year of Free top-notch musical performances that parallel New York City’s dynamic diversity – from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing and beyond. To see the full schedule, please visit www.jazzmobile.com.

It’s Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with a dancing and diverse assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 6 to August 31. The much-anticipated return of Jazzmobile presents audiences with another year of Free top-notch musical performances that parallel New York City’s dynamic diversity – from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing and beyond. To see the full schedule, please visit www.jazzmobile.com.

Young piano and organ phenomenon Matthew Whitaker is one of the most exciting talents to emerge in recent years. A child prodigy, he has since shared the stage with some of the biggest and brightest stars in jazz. Whitaker also shines as an award-winning composer and an acclaimed bandleader whose unrelenting energy uplifts his bands and audiences alike.

Please bring your own seating for this concert, as it takes place on our grassy Friends Field. You can even bring or purchase a picnic dinner! This concert takes place rain or shine. If it rains, we will move into the Venetian Theater.

“Africa’s premier diva” (TIME Magazine), Angélique Kidjo returns to the Caramoor stage, now with a fifth Grammy Award under her belt! Dance the night away as Kidjo and her band performs music from her childhood home of Benin mixed with the West African traditions with elements of R&B, funk, and jazz.

For those who prefer a more casual concert environment, Garden Listening tickets are $20, and are free for Members and children under 18 years old. Listen to the concert broadcast onto Friends Field (audio only) while enjoying a picnic, admiring a starry sky, or relaxing with the family. We recommend you bring your own seating for Garden Listening.