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Register to get your ticket and join us at the Jackson Room for a limited audience live performance with the Native Soul and Special Guest Ed Jackson on Saturday, March 26th. There will be 2 shows 7:00 pm EST and 8:30 pm EST. Native soul will have their full band, including Noah Haidu on Piano, Marcus Mclaurine on Bass, Steve Johns on drums, Peter Brainin on Saxophone and special guest Ed Jackson on Saxophone. Please note: If you can not make the show for any reason and wish to view the Live Stream performance instead, you also have the option to purchase a live streaming pass instead.

The band LIVE AT THE FILLMORE is a favorite at NYC's The Cutting Room and is proud to perform the classic Allman Brothers album Eat A Peach in its entirety. As per band leader Lou Maresca: "LIVE AT THE FILLMORE is the continuation of our devotion to recreating the music of the original Allman Brothers Band as it was performed in those early years before the untimely deaths of Duane and Berry Oakley and the departure of Dickey Betts. Those years were the "glory days" of the Allman Brothers Band.”​​

In her first hometown appearance in three years, vocalist Kitty Margolis demonstrates the place she has earned in the legacy of legendary jazz innovators. Backed by John R. Burr (piano), Dan Robbins (bass), Dave Mac Nab (guitar) Deszon Claiborne (drums) and Alfonso Montuori (sax), Margolis says, "After these truly "can't make it up" times I'm thrilled to be bringing the music back for a very special hometown concert at this stunning new performing arts venue in the City's most beautiful quarter. April feels like the perfect time to re-emerge and celebrate the awesome power of Jazz to heal, rejuvenate and uplift. There's nothing like the circle of energy between the band and the audience on a good night."

The Jazz Masters Series of Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) will welcome a return appearance by the world- renowned Ray Blue Trio, featuring jazz artist/composer/arranger and saxophonist Ray Blue of Peekskill, a New York Blues Hall of Fame inductee who has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

Flat 9 Entertainment presents "A Brand New Day: Terry Steele sings Luther Vandross!" Terry Steele sings the music of Luther Vandross ... featuring special tributes to Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin. Terry Steele is a 2X Grammy Nominated Singer / Songwriter that tours internationally as a professional recording artist ... having concert performances in Russia, Japan, China, Germany, Brazil, Jamaica, Israel, England as well as the USA! As a professional songwriter, Terry Steele has written for such megastar artists as Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Starship, Hiroshima, Patti Labelle, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and saxophonist Richard Elliott to name a few. As the principal writer of the blockbuster hit, "Here And Now", (recorded by the late Luther Vandross) - Terry garnered his first Grammy nomination for "Best Rhythm and Blues Song" in 1990.

The American Symphony Orchestra toasts the genre-defying genius of Duke Ellington with an evening including New World A-Comin’ and Three Black Kings for jazz trio and full orchestra with renowned jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. Originally scheduled for March 2020 but canceled due to the pandemic, the concert features Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Catherine Russell. Don’t miss this chance to hear a full orchestra perform Ellington’s iconic music on the stage of Carnegie Hall, where he played a series of annual concerts and premiered many of his greatest works, including Black, Brown, and Beige and Night Creature.

Originally from Maine, drummer Devin Gray has been active in New York City for well over a dozen years. An artist whose interest in multiple musical directions brings sincerity to his work while being considered cutting edge by his contemporaries. This new quartet project with long-time collaborators Michael Formanek (Dirigo Rataplan), Ingrid Laubrock (Cloud Sounds), and Angelica Sanchez (Melt All the Guns) allows for Devins latest compositional, political, and social aspirations to unfold in real time. Gray is often seen and heard crossing global lines of preconceived musical networks, expectations, and musical lifestyles. This concert date marks the 10 year anniversary of his debut recording "Dirigo Rataplan" - April 12th, 2012. There will be very limited vinyl reissue copies available at the concert and from his record label: https://rataplanrecordsnyc -

One of the hottest new acts coming out of the Desert Blues tradition, Les Filles de Illighadad is a groundbreaking band founded by Fatou Seidi Ghali in Illighadad, a village in the Sahara Desert in Niger. Ghali, it is claimed, is the first Tuareg woman to play guitar professionally. The group, made up of three women and one man (Ghali’s brother), juxtaposes modern electric guitars with tende – a traditional Tuareg musical form typically performed by women, featuring drumming and chanting. The result is a timeless sound that The New Yorker describes as “mesmeric, almost prayer-like” and Pitchfork calls “hypnotic”.

The WOMEN’S VOICES series celebrates the role that female artists play in the preservation and promotion of their respective cultures and traditions. |

In-House ($25) or Livestream 3-day access (pay-what-u-can). Vocalist Kendra Shank celebrates her Birthday in concert with her longtime collaborators, guitarist Pete McCann and bassist Dean Johnson. “For the vocalist Kendra Shank, a song is an orb of malleable clay to be molded according to mood and inspiration. Imaginative and daring." -Steve Futterman, THE NEW YORKER “A wide open, mind-bending celebration of the human spirit...strong and evocative.” -THE BLADE

The Box Café JC teams up with Lily Pacheco and Rescue Poetix to present Celebrating Jazz & Poetry on April 27, 2022 at 6:30 PM. This event is part of Jazz Appreciation and National Poetry Month, and you can contact Linda Kerly for advanced reservations at linda@boxcafejc.com. Capacity is limited, tickets are $50.00 and include a showcase from Jersey City based artists Kimberly Davis, international vocalist and lead singer for the world-famous disco band Chic, and Dujuana Sharese, National Spoken Word Artist, MC and Arts Educator. Price of entry includes sandwiches and salad. The Box Café is a BYOB establishment. This event is open to the public. April is Jazz Appreciation and National Poetry Month. This event is set to highlight jazz performer and featured poets – performing to a live band and unaccompanied.