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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.

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET

Jared Schonig -drums + compositions
Woodwinds
Andrew Gould -alto saxophone 1
Matt Hong -alto saxophone 2
John Ellis -tenor saxophone 1
Jason Rigby -tenor saxophone 2
Remy Le Boeuf -baritone/bass clarinet
Trumpets
Tony Kadleck
Jon Owens
Brian Pareschi
Scott Wendholt
Trombones
Michael Davis
Mike Fahie
Matt McDonald
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Miles -guitar
Carmen Staaf -piano
Edward Perez -acoustic bass

Beyond Flute Group LIVE in the 6BC Botanical Garden 3rd Sunday Jazz music at 4:00 we return to the garden in 2021 live free jazz with the Beyond Flute Group-Cheryl Pyle 6BC Botanical Garden 624 East 6th Street (between Ave B and C ) NY, NY 10009 3rd Sunday Jazz - Sunday June 20, July 18, August 15 , 2021 we are back in 2021 for summer free jazz , join us in the garden for free jazz with some great musicians and friends

Comedy is back at NJPAC! Join us for an evening with Paula Poundstone, known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She was the first woman to share the dais with the President and perform standup at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. She was the first woman to win the CableACE award for Best Stand-up Comedy Special. And she can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, an out-of-control adult education class that meets in a treehouse. Paula continues as a panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! She is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries, and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.