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Meshell Ndegeocello is a bassist, vocalist and singer-songwriter who has just released her 12th album, 'Ventriliquism', a covers record featuring unique takes on songs by Prince, TLC, George Clinton, Janet Jacksonand Sade.

From her 1993 debut 'Plantation Lullabies' through to her latest release, Meshell Ndegéocello has built a consistent body of work which embraces jazz, R&B, rock and hip hop.

Over the years Meshell has worked with artists such as Chaka Khan, DJ Premier, Wah-Wah Watson, John Mellencamp, Billy Preston, Oumou Sangare, Pat Metheny, Joe Henry, Lisa Germano and many more.

Mala's music career has taken her all over the world, performing for international tours and festivals, as well in some of NYC's most prestigious stages, including the Iridium Jazz Club, the Blue Note, the Jazz Standard, the 55 Bar, and Brooklyn's BAM Café. Most recently she performed in Washington DC at the Kennedy Center. Mala was a featured performer at the first annual Coltrane Day Festival, was featured in the book, Giving Birth to Sound: Women in Creative Music (Renate da Rin and & William Parker editors) and can be seen in the documentary film, 'The Girls in the Band," directed by Judy Chaikin.

MasterVoices presents Bizet’s Carmen on October 25 at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, conducted by Ted Sperling, directed by Sammi Cannold, and choreographed by Gustavo Zajac. Performance will feature singers Ginger Costa-Jackson, Terrence Chin-Loy, Mikaela Bennett, and John Brancy, with Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

2022 Gracias Christmas Cantata in Newark, NJ
*Date: 9/16/2022
*Time: 7:00 PM
*Location: 1020 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102 (Newark Symphony Hall)
*Free Admission
*Ticket Request: https://christmascantata.us
*Donations: https://gofund.me/aaed6740

It’s impossible to sit still when Issac Delgado and Alain Perez take the stage. They won a 2021 GRAMMY® for their platinum album Cha Cha Chá: Homenaje a lo tradicional, and now they’re bringing their dazzling style of salsa and jazz to NJPAC. Issac Delgado is one of Cuba’s most famous salsa and timba vocalists, best known as the lead singer of ‘80s group NG La Banda. Alain Perez is an exceptionally versatile multi-instrumentalist forging new paths in modern Cuban jazz. The duo will have you on your feet as they honor the musical traditions that came before, and dance fearlessly toward the future.

Hamish Smith -bass
Nicola Caminiti -saxophones
Gilad Hekselman -guitar
Lex Korten -piano
Jongkuk Kim -drums

Award-winning New Zealand Jazz artist, Hamish Smith, flows with rhythmic inventiveness and a unique groove-centric approach. He has been described by NEA Jazz Master, Todd Barkan, as “a modern marvel - one of the great young bassists in the world”. Hamish is bringing his newly formed quintet to The Jazz Gallery for the first time and will present a collection of compositions that he has developed over the past few years, that highlight his experiences as a New Zealand artist living in New York City.

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET

2022 Grammy Award Winner of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Piano prodigy and collaborator with such renowned artists as Terence Blanchard, Lisa Fischer, Kurt Rosenwinkel and countless others.

Taylor Eigsti -piano
Maya Kronfeld -keyboards
Charles Altura -guitar
David "DJ" Ginyard, Jr. -bass
Oscar Seaton -drums

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET

Jazz Power Initiative presents Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam: Here's to the Ladies Who
Swing and Bling, saluting iconic singers from Carrie Smith to Etta Jones featuring vocalist
Antoinette Montague, Jazz Women to the Rescue, with Eli Yamin, piano, Melissa Slocum,
bass and Darrell Smith, drums and special guests Claire Daly, baritone sax, Annette A.
Aguilar, percussion, Kim Holmes, dancer, and Joie St. Hubert, vocals.

Live music performance at The New Rochelle Library in the Ossie Davis Theater featuring drummer/leader Wayne Henderson, Marco Panascia on bass, Tadataka Unno on piano, Abel Mireles on sax and Eric Miller on trombone.

Jazz Concert at Clair Featuring Winard Harper , Jeli Posse and vocalist.