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Get up close and personal with Latin and ballroom champions Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy! You already know and love the Chmerkovskiy brothers from many seasons on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Now, join them for a new live production packed with dazzling dancing and world-class showmanship true to the Chmerkovskiy name. The Stripped Down Tour will take your emotions for a ride, and have you smiling all the way home. The boys leave their hearts on the stage… and maybe a shirt or two. A post-show virtual VIP Meet and Greet is available for this performance. Tickets to the show are not included in this virtual offer. Visit here for Meet and Greet details.

“El Caballero de la Salsa” returns to NJPAC! Gilberto Santa Rosa is a legendary sonero, six-time GRAMMY® Award winner, and one of the most successful Latin music vocalists in the world. A standout performer since the age of ten, he became the first singer to perform tropical salsa at Carnegie Hall. With dozens of chart-topping albums, he continues to push the boundaries of salsa—always expanding and exploring new styles and sounds. Don’t miss this special evening with the pioneering sonero himself. “A rousing performer with a deep-rooted grasp of tradition.” –Spotify

Bassist Martin Pizzarelli put together a special program of hand-picked tunes that pays tribute to his father, guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli. A member of New Jersey’s first jazz family, Martin’s own impressive career as a bass player spans several decades and includes dozens of record dates and hundreds of concerts around the globe in various formations, often accompanying his father. Among his peers, he is considered one of the most swinging bassists on the scene and a “keeper of the flame” who masters the style like no one else today.

Bossa Brasil® will be performing at Westfield Sweet Sounds Downtown Jazz Festival on Tuesday, August 24 from 7-9pm. Central Avenue, Westfield, NJ location. 908-789-9444. The group will include Mauricio de Souza on drums, Andrew Beals on alto sax, Bob Rodriguez on piano, and Dave Kingsnorth on bass. Bossa Brasil® will play Bossa Nova classics and Brazilian jazz selections, featuring the music of Tom Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Mauricio de Souza, Hermeto Pascoal, and Marcos Valle. Come enjoy an evening of Brazilian music with us! www.mauriciodesouzajazz.com

Vocalist Gregory Porter returns! Hot on the heels of his revelatory 2020 album, All Rise, he’s helping us welcome jazz back to NJPAC with his distinctive bone-deep baritone. If you’ve missed live music, this is one earth-rumbling, bone-shaking performance you absolutely can’t miss. Gregory Porter swings with all the earthy warmth of Nat King Cole, the soulful spirit of Stevie Wonder, and the poet’s truth of Bill Withers. Come experience “one of the most amazing singing voices you’ll hear on planet earth” (The Guardian).

Find solace and inspiration at WheatonArts! A national cultural treasure, WheatonArts hosts unique exhibitions in the Museum of American Glass and Down Jersey Folklife Center, allows visitors to meet informally with resident artists in the Hot Glass, Pottery, and Flameworking Studios, has award-winning Museum Stores, and a scenic Nature Trail with a beautiful pond-side picnic grove – a true Pineland Sanctuary. For current hours, tickets, and visitor guidelines, visit https://www.wheatonarts.org/tickets/ Photo by Phil Vitale

The team at Moskowitz Law Group is proud to be sponsoring this year’s 6th Annual Join Hands 5K to support Tomorrows Children’s Fund! TCF has raised and donated over $37 million to our local Hackensack University Medical Center for pediatric cancer research and supplies. Join us as we stand with families with children undergoing battles with pediatric cancer and other threatening blood disorders. This amazing event will take place on September 26th, 2021 in gorgeous Saddle River Country Park. To learn more, please visit our event page.

Rock out to your favorite Rush songs live with LOTUS LAND, the Rush tribute band—featuring the mind-blowing musical talents of Bob Chartrand (guitar, backup vocals, midi pedals), Mark Dalton (drums) and Chris Nelson (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards). This concert is sure to be even more meaningful for loyal fans after the passing of Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart earlier this year. Celebrate the legacy of one of the greatest rock drummers of all time with this obsessively authentic tribute.

Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell teams up with Jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli in a stunning tribute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. Dubbed “the essential duo,” Russell and Pizzarelli transport audiences to the glory days of Jazz with masterful ease, capturing Holiday’s effortless grace and Sinatra’s cool swagger. World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing Jazz,” while All Music Guide says, “Russell emerged as a retro old school vocalist for the ages.”

Larry Fuller is an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist known to "swing like a beast!”. He is a Yamaha-endorsed Artist. Early in his career, Fuller’s undeniable talent earned him the position of musical director and pianist for vocalist Ernestine Anderson. He then went on to play in drummer Jeff Hamilton’s Trio, bassist Ray Brown’s Trio, and John Pizzarelli’s Quartet. Today, Fuller leads The Larry Fuller Trio. His musical programs are consistently praised for their emotive style, monster technique, and versatility. From bop, to stride, to swing, to blues, hear Fuller play at the Bickford Theatre. Tickets are on sale!