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Tim Zimmerman and The King's Brass present hymn classics with a contemporary flair. The King's Brass features three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, percussion and keyboards. These instruments blend together to create a time of innovative worship that will be enjoyed by all generations. Secular and sacred music critics alike applaud their concerts as "superb in every way" and "innovative and well played." "Truly, an unforgettable experience!" The King's Brass, formed four decades ago in Detroit, is comprised of professional musicians from across the country, who desire to use the instruments they love to lead others in praise and worship. Based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the group plays over 150 concerts per year from coast to coast as well as international destinations. The King's Brass' eighteenth recording is titled Christmas JOY. This CD, released on the Summit Records label (www.summitrecords.com), welcomes guest organist Samuel Metzger. Selections include: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plums; What Child Is This?; The Little Drummer Boy; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Carol of The Bells; Christmas Time Is Here; Joy to the World!; and many more.

The Watchung Arts Center invites everyone to come and experience an uplifting musical night capturing the joy and love of the holiday season. Enjoy some holiday cheer by Amani on Saturday, December 11 at 8 PM. Amani was formed to share the concept of peace through music, performing for people of all ages, races, and religious affiliations. Amani performs hits from a variety of genres including The Great American Songbook, Gospel, R&B, jazz, Bossa nova, and Broadway. This performance, of course, will include a selection of holiday favorites. The members of the group are veteran musicians led by Marty Eigen on woodwinds, vocalist Stephen Fuller, pianist Fred Fischer, bassist Gene Perla, Gordon Lane on drums and Bill Ash on Trumpet. This will be the 18th Annual Holiday visit to the WAC by Eigen, who has been a frequent contributor to the Center’s “JaZZ in the Gallery” series, with his Beacon Hill Jazz Band as well as with other noted jazz performers.

How can we thrive as part of a new global society? Artists welcome us into their studios to explore identity and the strength to be found in our interdependence. Join us as we learn how art is leading our recovery from a global pandemic and healing our communities by encouraging empathy and creativity. Moderators, Tricia Laughlin Bloom, NMOA Curator of American Art, and Deborah Willis, Chair, Tisch School of the Arts Dept. of Photography & Imaging and Director, Center for Black Visual Culture, NYU, will be joined in conversation by artists: Kenseth Armstead Nadia Liz Estela Victoria-Idongesit Udondian Marela Zacarías Our ability to share our collections is limited only by our financial resources. Funds raised will support The Newark Museum of Art’s public programs and initiatives that make visitors feel welcome, engaged and represented—everything a 21st-century museum experience should be. For questions about tickets and sponsor opportunities, contact Michele Saliola, Director of Membership and Individual Giving at 973.596.6491 or msaliola@newarkmuseumart.org.

In homage to Miles Davis’ ballad on his 1959 iconic album Kind of Blue, join JAZZ HOUSE KiDS and its presenting sponsors, BDP Holdings and Montclair Center BID for a very special evening as we celebrate the 12th annual MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL. The evening will include cocktails and delectable bites with accompaniment by the JAZZ HOUSE Alumni All-Stars, followed by a champagne toast with our Artistic Director, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, and our special musical guest, DANIELLE PONDER. The evening culminates with an exclusive and area-premiere performance by singer DANIELLE PONDER who is a powerful storyteller for today through her authentic songwriting and unforgettable voice. Ms. Ponder performs just off the heels of her acclaimed Newport Jazz Festival debut receiving multiple standing ovations for her soulful and stirring performance. Special thanks to Susan and Chris Gifford and the Korones Family Foundation, Lincoln of Wayne, the MC Hotel and Steinway & Sons. 100% of proceeds to benefit JAZZ HOUSE KiDS.

We end the season with fireworks made in the USA. DBR kicks off the festivities with his exciting new work. The sparkling talent of NJSO Principal Horn Chris Komer shines in a new concerto written for him by four leading jazz composers. Aaron Dworkin, the visionary founder of the Sphinx Organization which lifts up young Black and Latinx musicians, narrates Coleridge-Taylor’s moving Rhapsody with the words of our nation’s first president. And the City of Lights swirls around you in Gershwin’s beloved classic. XIAN ZHANG conductor CHRIS KOMER horn AARON DWORKIN narrator NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN New Work (World Premiere, NJSO Commission) VARIOUS Jazz French Horn Concerto (World Premiere, NJSO Commission) Movements by VIVIAN LI, GARY MORGAN, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, PAQUITO D’RIVERA AARON DWORKIN/COLERIDGE-TAYLOR The American Rhapsody GERSHWIN An American in Paris

Virtual Jazz Education Series presented by Metuchen Arts Council - Jazz in Partnership with New Jersey Jazz Society- FREE Event Live Streaming via New Jersey Jazz Society njjs.org, U tube and Facebook. Dr. Tammy Kernodle Author, Musician and University Distinguished Professor at Miami University in Ohio presents "Examining the Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams." Dr. Kernodle is the author of Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams. Composer, pianist, educator, arranger and activist Mary Lou Williams is The Unsung Jazz Legend whose career spanned 6 decades. She is underrecognized for her impact on the growth of jazz and the path it has taken. FREE and donations are appreciated to defray costs of the series. Join us!

Thanks for choosing the movie for this date! And the vote goes to Soul (2020)! Soul (2020). Directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers. (1h 40min). PG. After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife. The Museum is operating under limited capacity for this program. All attendees must purchase tickets in advance. No entry on the day of the event without pre-booked tickets. In the event of inclement weather, the program will move indoors to our Billy Johnson Auditorium. All attendees will be required to wear masks and adhere to social distance seating. Food will not be allowed in the Auditorium. The Newark Museum of Art is operating under new protocols to keep our visitors and staff as safe as possible. As part of planning your visit, all visitors aged 12 and up must show proof of vaccination with a copy of vaccination card or photo, along with personal identification, or present a negative Covid-19 test from the last 72 hours. This includes both the Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Garden and inside the Museum.

Arts for Art continues to welcome back regular in-person live performances with a week of music celebrating the cause of Social Justice. All artists and audience members must show proof of vaccination to attend. The Flamboyan Theater at the Clemente 107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002 Admission: $15 per set / $35 for all three sets Livestream: $5 per set Details : https://www.artsforart.org/peace-and-justice Friday October 15 7pm: Vijay Iyer & Zoh Amba Vijay Iyer - piano / Zoh Amba - tenor saxophone 8pm: Eri Yamamoto “Double Drums” Quartet Eri Yamamoto - piano / Matt Lavelle - trumpet / Jackson Hillmer, Ikuo Takeuchi - drums 9pm: D.D. Jackson & Curtis Stewart D.D. Jackson - piano / Curtis Stewart - violin

Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) is proud to present the acclaimed Cramer Quartet in their premiere performances of the Seven Last Words Project. The concert will take place on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 7:30pm at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in Manhattan. The Cramer Quartet consists of violinists Jessica Park and Chiara Fasani Stauffer, violist Keats Dieffenbach, and cellist Shirley Hunt. The Seven Last Words Project is an immersive string quartet performance that interweaves seven new works by composers Jessica Meyer, Colin Jacobsen, Nico Muhly, Tania León, Reena Esmail, Paola Prestini, and Caroline Shaw with Franz Joseph Haydn’s nine-movement masterpiece The Seven Last Words of Christ. Each of the new works is written as a response to a movement of the Haydn, taking the place of sermons that would traditionally be given in a church service setting. The result is a quilting of old and new, and a meditation on these seven famed phrases from a contemporary and global viewpoint. At the Sheen Center performance on November 18, audiences will also have the opportunity to experience the show with accompanying digital projections designed by Camilla Tassi, a new and experimental component of the Seven Last Words Project and the start of an ongoing partnership with the Cramer Quartet.

Outpost in the Burbs presents Bill Frisell and Tony Scherr Duo. Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade”. His latest recording is Valentine, on Blue Note, a trio album with Thomas Morgan (bass) and Rudy Royston (drums) that has been hailed as “a masterpiece” by Downbeat. Born in New Haven CT, Tony Scherr (guitar, bass) is one of the most in-demand sidemen in New York City. In addition to the concert, a screening of rarely seen film "The Great Flood" will be presented in partnership with the Montclair Film Festival with a VIP ticket. The film is a collaboration between filmmaker/multimedia artist Bill Morrison and guitarist/composer Bill Frisell inspired by the Mississippi River Flood of 1927.