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The next edition of "Ask Governor Murphy" is tonight at 7pm on WBGO

, New York iconic saxophone players Bill Saxton, Alvin Flythe Todd Herbert , Sweet lLee Odum, Patience Higgins,TK Blue and John S. Mannan team up with three rhythm sections to play the music of John Coltrane from the Miles Davis/Monk Era thru the impulse Record years of Trane's performances.

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Coltrane's contribution to the African American Experience, American and World Music will be fully explored and lightly seasoned by the "trip, tap and toe"
dancing of Tapdance giant Omar Edwards

The theme JAZZ APPRECIATION DAY is part of the effort of Harlem State Senator Cordelle Cleare to nurture and sustain the beginnings

of a postive new cultural renaissance in Harlem and beyond that promotes community dignity and distiction.

Nationally acclaimed guitarist Son Lewis will be in concert at the Englewood Public Library on Sunday, October 9, at 5:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza level. This concert is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged at bccls.libcal.com/event/9495297. Please bring a chair or blanket if you can. In case of inclement weather, the concert will take place indoors.
Join us for an evening of Blues, R&B and Americana/Rock, with nationally acclaimed guitarist Son Lewis. Son began playing Blues guitar in the 1960’s, influenced greatly by artists as diverse as Robert Johnson, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Rush, and Elmore James. His own particular guitar style developed under the guidance of Blues guitarist Danny Kalb, founder and leader of The Blues Project.
For further information on the concert, please e-mail at programming@englewood.bccls.org, or visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org. The Englewood Public Library is located at 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ.

Terry Waldo, the protégé of the late Eubie Blake, is a virtuoso ragtime, stride, and blues pianist as well as a vocalist and performer, famous for his dry wit. Mr. Waldo is also an author, composer, producer, band leader and theatrical music director. In a professional career that has spanned over fifty years, Terry has produced and arranged over sixty albums


Terry Waldo, ragtime pianist nonpareil and eminent scholar of the form, is musical director and arranger, at the piano. He acts too. Mr. Waldo is worth the price of a ticket.”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Terry Waldo . . . joyfully recreates the music of this legendary New Orleans composer [Jelly Roll Morton].”
— TIME MAGAZINE

“Scott Joplin's ragtime, per Terry Waldo's piano playing, is treat enough for any evening.”
— THE NEW YORKER

“Pianist Terry Waldo and the Gotham City Band . . . covered a lot of ground and with great fidelity, affection and verve.”
— THE WASHINGTON POST

“A phenomenal performance.”
— SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

JAZZ in the PARK: Celebrate Harlem's Jazz culture - and Jazz dance of the Lindy Hop! On a Savoy Sunday at St Nicholas Park & 135th St with family and friends

As part of the Harlem Roots and Rhythm Urban Dance Festival; we celebrate and honor the greats of jazz with The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra! At 12:30pm there'll be a free dance lesson and then at 1pm we welcome Band Leader Ron Allen and the orchestra to go at it with a bang!

See YOU there on the dance floor!

Singer/songwriter Ellen Woloshin will perform in concert at the Englewood Public Library on Sunday, September 18 at 7 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This concert is rescheduled from September 11. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but encouraged at bccls.libcal.com/event/9495199. Please bring a chair or blanket if possible.


With a vocal sound that is unmistakably distinct and a collection of original songs that are personal yet still universal, Woloshin crosses over pop/folk genres while also revisiting standards from the 1930s and 1940s. In this performance Ellen will feature songs from both her CDs Tried & True and Water Into Wine. Guitarist Rick Briskin will accompany Ellen..
For further information on the concert, please contact the Programming Department, by e-mail at programming@englewood.bccls.org, call 201-568-2215 x244; or visit www.ellenwoloshin.com. The Englewood Public Library is located at 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ.

The American Classical Orchestra (ACO), to perform Mozart’s Requiem with the ACO Chorus, along with the world premiere of ACO Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Crawford's orchestral work, Elegy. Titled Remember, this second concert of ACO's 38th season takes place at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, October 28, at 8 PM. Originally slated for February 2021, the concert pays tribute to lives lost during the pandemic.

Remember
Friday, October 28, 2022, at 8 pm, Alice Tully Hall
Yulan Piao, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Joseph Charles Beutel, bass
ACO Chorus
Thomas Crawford: Elegy (World Premiere in honor of ACO violinist Judson Griffin)
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626

Join us at this FREE jazz concert on October 16, 2022 at 2 PM at the Metuchen, NJ Library. Alejandro Ataucusi & Forbidden Tropics band blends Afro-Peruvian rhythms with elements of jazz and will feature compositions from their new album Peruvian Rhapsody. Guitarist and band leader Alejandro Ataucusi is familiar to Metuchen residents. Born and raised in Peru, Alejandro is a graduate of William Paterson University. Metuchen Library is located at 480 Middlesex Avenue (Rt27). Seating is limited to the first 65 guests. Presented by Friends of Metuchen Arts in association with Metuchen Arts Council and Metuchen Library.

On Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 pm, Westchester Collaborative
Theater’s Music in the box program features a performance by internationally
recognized Jazz trombonist Joe Fiedler and his “Open Sesame Quartet.” This group
merges Joe’s two worlds, those being music director for Sesame Street—for the
past thirteen seasons and an internationally recognized jazz trombonist, by
presenting his unique and slightly edgy arrangements of Sesame
Street classics. 

Starring Liz Callaway, Max von Essen, Ali Ewoldt and more! The Town Hall’s signature series, Broadway by the Year®, takes a “Pandemic Pivot,” going both virtual and national! Join us for the online video premiere of the third recorded concert in the series, featuring the electrifying work of Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber. Enjoy songs from Song & Dance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sunset Blvd., Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Aspects of Love and Cats. Starring Liz Callaway, Ethan Slater, Max Von Essen, Ali Ewoldt and Emily Larger. Created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel, who has also produced, written and directed concerts for Michael Feinstein at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Your streaming link can be viewed on demand anytime between May 24–26, 2021.