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Every Saturday, we’re inviting NYC’s top musicians & magicians to perform in our art deco cocktail lounge, from local legends to Grammy award-winners. This week’s musical act is the Alicyn Yaffee Trio, who is one of the next generation of talented and inspired young jazz musicians to come out of Northern California. Now based in New York City, Alicyn’s debut album, “Someone Else,” features all original songs that exude the pensive intensity and lushness of artists like Alanis Morissette and Joni Mitchell.

Alicyn is a rare bird among young guitar players. She has a soulful style, emphasizing tone and feel over flashy technique, while at the same time possessing considerable harmonic knowledge and a good deal of prowess on the fretboard.

Every Saturday, we’re inviting NYC’s top musicians & magicians to perform in our intimate art deco lounge, from local legends to Grammy award-winners. This week’s musical act is the Alicyn Yaffee Trio, who is one of the next generation of talented and inspired young jazz musicians to come out of Northern California. Now based in New York City, Alicyn’s debut album, “Someone Else,” features all original songs that exude the pensive intensity and lushness of artists like Alanis Morissette and Joni Mitchell.

Alicyn is a rare bird among young guitar players. She has a soulful style, emphasizing tone and feel over flashy technique, while at the same time possessing considerable harmonic knowledge and a good deal of prowess on the fretboard.

It's the return of the Jersey City Jazz Festival! The best in FREE live music! Two stages on the waterfront!

Saturday June 3:

RWJ Barnabus Health Stage

Riverview Jazz All-Stars Noon

Emily Braden 2pm

Niko & Bad Habits (DJ set) 4pm

Bill Frisell Trio 6pm

Pier Stage

Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band 4pm

Sonida Solar feat. Eddie Palmieri 8pm

Ford’s Gin Row

Miki Yamanaka Trio 1pm

Spike Wilner “Ancient Aliens” 3pm

Eric Wyatt Quartet feat. Jeff “Tain” Watts 5pm

Akiko Tsuruga Quartet 7pm

FREE ADMISSION!

Sunday June 4: Jersey City Jazz Festival

RWJ Barnabus Health Stage

Stephane Wrembel 1pm

Sugartone Brass Band 2:30

Nikara Warren’s Black Wall Street 4:30

Pier Stage

Joshua Nelson Gospel on the Pier Noon

Doug Beavers Luna 5:30pm

Ford’s Gin Row

Jon Davis Trio 1:30pm

Philip Harper “Phamily” Quintet 3:30pm

The musical fruits in our epic Fall Preview are now dropping to the public. The chief compiler of that undertaking, WBGO editorial director Nate Chinen,…

“Rachel Z is a consistently adventurous player.” —The Los Angeles Times

Acclaimed jazz pianist Rachel Z brings her trio to Zinc for a splendid evening of jazz piano on Saturday, June 10. She’s supported by bassist Jonathan Toscano and drummer Ben Perwosky.

The stunning Rachel Z and her piano trio have audiences captivated from the moment they hit their seats. With recording and performing credits, including Peter Gabriel, Al Di Meola, Wayne Shorter, Steps Ahead, and Stanley Clarke, Rachel’s magnificent and exquisite song poems are beautiful and demanding.

Manhattan-born and raised Rachel Nicolazzo (aka Rachel Z) had music practically ingrained in her genetic code. Groomed to follow in her mother’s operatic footsteps, she began voice lessons at two, started classical piano lessons at seven, and attended the opera by age nine. “Then I heard Miles Smiles.”

Listening to Herbie Hancock’s harmonies over Wayne Shorter’s compositions helped her bridge the gap from her classical training to jazz. Rachel Z graduated from the New England Conservatory with a “Distinction in Performance” award.

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Tickets: $30 in advance / $35 at the door. For more info, visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

“Rachel Z is a consistently adventurous player.” —The Los Angeles Times

Acclaimed jazz pianist Rachel Z brings her trio to Zinc for a splendid evening of jazz piano on Saturday, June 10. She’s supported by bassist Jonathan Toscano and drummer Ben Perwosky.

The stunning Rachel Z and her piano trio have audiences captivated from the moment they hit their seats. With recording and performing credits, including Peter Gabriel, Al Di Meola, Wayne Shorter, Steps Ahead, and Stanley Clarke, Rachel’s magnificent and exquisite song poems are beautiful and demanding.

Manhattan-born and raised Rachel Nicolazzo (aka Rachel Z) had music practically ingrained in her genetic code. Groomed to follow in her mother’s operatic footsteps, she began voice lessons at two, started classical piano lessons at seven, and attended the opera by age nine. “Then I heard Miles Smiles.”

Listening to Herbie Hancock’s harmonies over Wayne Shorter’s compositions helped her bridge the gap from her classical training to jazz. Rachel Z graduated from the New England Conservatory with a “Distinction in Performance” award.

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Tickets: $30 in advance / $35 at the door. For more info, visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with saxophonist, composer and actor Calvin Johnson about his much and upcoming WBGO Kids Jazz Series concert

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Jazz House Kids President and Founder Melissa Walker about the 2025 Montclair Jazz Festival

THE DrJOHN SATCHMO MANNAN BAND featuring John S Mannan and Terri Davis vocals, Alvin Flythe and JS Mannan saxophones, Bertha Hope and Denton Darrien pianos, Deshaun Harper, Bass, Alvin Atkinson, drums, etc
perform and reprise the works,music, collaborations, and contributions of 20th century jazz giants Louis Armstong, Ella Fitzgerald, and John Coltrane in a 3-hour free concert at the NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM SATURDAY, December 17th, 2022 530 to 630 pm 58 west 129th street
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhOImcp1ed_3JXkfrQ-gOQ IS LIVE STREAM LINK

The Englewood Public Library is pleased to present The Corina Bartra Sextet in an evening of Afro-Peruvian jazz. The concert will take place at the Englewood Public Library at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 on the library's front plaza. Attendees should bring a chair and/or blanket if they so desire. In case of rain, the concert will be held indoors on the library's main level. The program is free to the public, but registration is encouraged at bccls.libcal.com/event/10166512
Bartra was the first vocalist & percussionist to blend Afro Peruvian and Criolla music (mixing Peruvian, European, and African instruments and tunes) & Jazz. She also pioneered subtle and exciting instrumental textures in her compositions and her arrangements. She writes extensive intros, interludes, and solos filled with inventive rhythms and beautiful harmonies. She adds an instrumental section to her unique & historic projects.
Corina Bartra has degrees in jazz percussion from (name schools) and a Master in vocal performance from Queens College in New York City. Corina was the recipient of the prestigious Queens Council on the Arts award in 2008, and has performed at venues such as the Capitol Jazz festival, the United Nations, and Acoustic Grammy in New York,
Appearing with Bartra will be pianist & composer Steve Sandberg, leader of the
Steve Sandberg Quartet; Saxophonist Dave Morgan; Bassist Sebastián de Urquiza; Drummer Fabio Rojas; Guitarist Tony Romano; and Cajon player Perico Diaz.
The Englewood Public Library is located at 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ. This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Englewood Library.