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One of today's premier cellists makes his first PSC appearance with pianist Connie Shih with a program of Brahms, Faure, Ades, Hahn, and Schumann. Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 PM at Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place, NYC, 10003; Sunday, October 23 at 3:00 PM Virtual Concert (available thru 10/29).

Subscribe (50% less than single tickets) to PSC's Arens Series to attend this concert for as little as $9.33, or buy single tickets $19 general admission/ $21 balcony reserved. Children attend FREE, and Students or Essential Workers may buy a $35 Unlimited Pass to our entire 18-concert season, in-person and virtual, or pay only $10 per concert.

PSC has presented world-class concerts at affordable prices for New York area music lovers on a budget since 1900. Follow links for artists, programs, tickets.

PETE MALINVERNI / JULIET KURTZMAN CANDLELIGHT QUARTET play music from their acclaimed new recording, “Candlelight - Love in the Time of Cholera”, inspired by the great novel of that name by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. Spotlighting music of the Americas, from Tangos to Ragtime to Jazz, this program calls to mind an earlier age, when Romance was to be sought, and Love was known to conquer all. Stereophile said their newest recording …“is more a juxtaposition than a blend. Kurtzman portrays melodies in a violin sound of surpassing purity. Malinverni creates spontaneous embellishments and rhythmic sparks and displacements that could only come from a jazz musician. He takes infrequent, vivid solos. On “Oblivion”, he follows Kurtzman’s haunting portrayal of Astor Piazzolla’s theme with an improvised new corollary of that theme, also haunting". Downbeat said the recording …“showcases exquisite melodic lines from both instrumentalists, as well as brilliant bouts of dialog. Malinverni, who cites Piazzolla as a key influence, has teamed with Kurtzman to craft an album that has a degree of the irresistible, heart-piercing emotive quality of his hero’s finest works".

This year's Grand Finale will feature over 150 artists, internationally acclaimed headliners, regional favorites and emerging talent on four stages spanning an all-pedestrian Bloomfield Avenue, the main artery of downtown Montclair, from Lackawanna Plaza to South Park. Performances by: Emmet Cohen Trio, The Baylor Project, Christian McBride All Stars featuring Chris Potter and Mike Stern, Rudresh Mahanthappa "Hero Trio" featuring Gene Lake, Camille Thurman Quintet, Alicia Olatuja, Zaccai Curtis Afro-Cuban Quintet Cubop, Billy Hart Quartet, the JAZZ HOUSE Faculty Collective and many more! The nearly half-mile long jazz playground will feature more than 100 artisan food and craft vendors from across the town and region and a Family Jazz Discovery Zone with partners Montclair Museum, Montclair Library and the YMCA of Montclair. Produced by JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, one of the nation's foremost jazz education organizations for young people with its Artistic Director and festival curator, 7-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, the 12th annual festival celebrates the vibrant and diverse town of Montclair and its many music fans. Winner of three consecutive JerseyArts.com "People's Choice Awards'' for Favorite Music Festival, the MONTCLAIR JAZZ FEST presents a diverse range of styles, ages, and talent featuring gospel, soul, Latin and traditional jazz. RAIN DATE: September 26 Information at montclairjazzfestival.org

Pianist Sharp Radway returns to the Englewood Public Library on Thursday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This will be the 9th concert in the library's 9th annual Summer Jazz Concert Series - "Jazz Under the Stars”. This acclaimed series takes place every Thursday evening at 7:30 from June 24 through August 26. The concert series is free and open to the public. Registration is required for these concerts (no exceptions) and is available on Eventbrite or go to tinyurl.com/JUTSradway. The rain date will be Sunday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there is a maximum of 100 guests, Englewood library cardholders only, unless maximum not reached; please bring your own chair or blanket, and masks/social distancing is required. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Englewood Library and The Bristal Assisted Living of Englewood. Pianist/Composer/Arranger/Author Sharp Radway has appeared with many of the great names in Jazz, both past and present. Some of his main influences as a pianist are Bud Powell, Red Garland, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal, and Herbie Hancock. Radway has also appeared in film and theater. Sharp is also author of the book “Musicianship 101 (What They Don’t Tell You In School)”, published by Outskirts Press. His debut recording is “Hymns and Things (Introspection and Reflection)”. He has also worked with The Spirit of Life Ensemble, The New York Metropolitan Big Band, and currently serves as music director and pianist for The Celebration of Lionel Hampton Big Band. For further information, or visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org. The library is located at 31 Engle St.

The Bernstein/Stewart/ Goldings Organ Trio have been called “one of current jazz’s finest small groups” by JazzTimes magazine and “the longest-lived and most virtuosic organ trio in existence” by SFJazz. Together now for thirty years, they’ve recorded over a dozen albums and performed hundreds of concerts in festivals around the world. Their grooving repertoire celebrates the influence including Larry Young, Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff. This trio stands out due to their brilliant musicianship, their ability to play difficult music and have it sound easy, and their commitment to groove no matter what tempo or style. The organist and drummer worked with Maceo Parker for a year, they really know how to lay it down and get funky. Come experience a legendary trio that bursts with talent, creativity and beauty. This year each concert will have both a limited in-person audience as well as a livestream component. You may purchase in-person tickets and/or donate to the livestream.  Please give generously and support live music. Sponsored by Chris Welles www.vtjazz.org gingervjc@vtjazz.jazz 802 258 9088 https://vtjazz.org/upcoming-events/concerts/ https://vtjazz.org/2021-safety-protocols-for-in-person-activities/ Vermont Jazz Center 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222 Brattleboro VT 05301

Play_Ground is an eclectic musical unit, founded by versatile New York City based multi instrumentalists, Slovenian born Jan Kus and Puerto Rican born Dan Martínez. This new collaborative project will make its live debut at Rockwood Music Hall on October 29th, 2021. Ticketing Details Here. Meeting during their formative musical years in New York, Kus and Martinez immediately felt a kinship in the vastness of their musical taste and their common interests outside of music. After years of playing together in many numerous musical situations, ranging from Latin jazz to pop to Balkan music, flamenco and beyond, the two musicians were looking for a new platform, a vessel, on which they can spontaneously switch between various genres, in a borderless, free flowing conversation, reflective of the eclectic, multivalent world we live in today. So they formed Play_Ground. Their own musical laboratory, fusing the youthful creative spontaneous playfulness of Play, and heavy, groovy and tradition-rooted grounding of Ground. Play_Ground, is a unique musical treat, taking you on a musical journey spawning from electronic beats to Puerto Rican Bomba, Balkan music, Jazz, Funk, and Hip Hop, fusing its founders' love for visual art, philosophy, Latin Jazz, backstreets of New York, jungles of San Lorenzo, Slovenian glacial lakes, outer galaxies, and much more. Welcome to their private "play_ground", in which they invite you to dance with the ancestors and lose and re-discover yourself on this unique musical journey, which is nothing like what you’ve ever been on before.

John Yao and His 17-piece Instrument (JY-17 for short) is the long-standing passion project of trombonist and composer John Yao featuring his original compositions for big band. The 17-piece ensemble is comprised of New York City’s finest jazz musicians including members of Grammy- award winning ensembles such as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, both of which Yao has been a regular substitute for many years. Yao’s compositions and arrangements are post-bop, experimental and aim to explore new sounds for big band. The Midwest Record proclaims JY-17 debut album Flip-Flop (See Tao Recordings) “A must set for big band fans that want to hear something that takes the form in to the future, this blows the ears open in a mighty way”. Downbeat says, "[Flip-Flop] showcased Yao's unpredictable compositions and inventive arrangements, which spring from tradition while pointing toward future portals." In 2016, Yao founded the Big Band & Beyond Concert Series which featured the premier of new works for the JY-17 as well as a six-month residency at the ShapeShifter Lab in Brookyln, NY. Yao currently is Professor of Trombone at Berklee College of Music.

Lauren Henderson - Voice Louis Fouche - Saxophone Jack Glottman - Piano Daniel Winshall - Bass David Frazier Jr. - Drums Described as "somewhere between a comforting whisper and a cogent declaration" by The New York Times, Lauren Henderson, paints reflective and impassioned stories with her haunting voice and enchanting compositions. Recently featured in the Financial Times, breaking the Jazz Charts Top 5, and the Year End Jazz Week Top 40 (2021) as the 38th most played record of the year, Henderson's eclectic vocal influences spread across genres producing a distinct yet versatile sound. Her original music is featured in The Drowning, (starring Julia Stiles, Avan Jogia, Josh Charles and Tracie Thoms), El Juego de Las Llaves, (Ela Velden, Maite Perroni, and Marimar Vega), and Romeo y Julieta (starring Lupita Nyong’o and Juan Castano), scored by one of Lauren’s musical partners, Michael Thurber. Henderson uncovers the layers of her diverse background in English and Spanish. Her compositions paint stories reflecting journeys imposed through the African Diaspora in connection to Henderson's Panamanian, Montserratian, and vast Caribbean roots as they interplay with her North American upbringing. Jazz, Latin Jazz, Flamenco, R&B and Soul roots aid in an exploration of culture, society, race, love and the complexities encountered as we navigate life's obstacles.

The Darryl Yokley Band will be in concert at the Englewood Public Library, on Thursday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This will be the 2nd concert in the library's 10th annual Summer Jazz Concert Series - "Jazz Under the Stars". This acclaimed series takes place every Thursday evening at 7:30 from June 23 through August 25. The concert series is free and open to the public. No registration is needed, but library parking is very limited. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church one block north at 113 Engle St.
Critically acclaimed saxophonist Darryl Yokley has been recognized as a very talented composer and arranger by The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, and more for writing unforgettable tunes for his band Sound Reformation, which recently released their second album Pictures at an African Exhibition.
The lineup for the rest of the jazz series is as follows:
July 7--Richard Barrata: The 3B’s + 2
July 14-- Bill Saxton
July 21-- Frank Noviello
July 28--Camille Thurman & Darrell Green
August 4—The Vince Ector Group
August 11--Mark Gross
August 18--Chris Beck
August 25--Sharp Radway
For further information, visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org. The Englewood Library is located at 31 Engle St., Englewood, N.J.

The Englewood Public Library is pleased to announce their participation in the community-wide Make Music Englewood, a family friendly celebration of music featuring music makers far and wide.
The event will take place on Tuesday, June 21 from approximately 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.(10 p.m. at the Library) at three separate locations in Englewood; the Library, Veteran’s Park, and Mackay Park, with additional venues possible. If needed, the rain date is scheduled for Friday, June 24.
All genres will be included, from Jazz to Rock, to R & B to Pop and much more.

The library is actively seeking music makers who want to be part of this fun and festive day. Music makers of all ages and levels who wish to volunteer their services for free are welcome. Those interested in signing up and performing on that day can go to the event website at https://www.makemusicday.org/englewood/

Make Music Englewood is North New Jersey’s installment of Make Music Day, a worldwide celebration held every June 21st in over 1,000 locations in 120 countries, modeled after La Fête de la Musique which began in the 1980s to showcase the rich musical culture of Paris. As with all Make Music Day events, Make Music Englewood is free to the public.
For further information on the festival, please email programming@englewood.bccls.org, or visit the Make Music Englewood website at https://www.makemusicday.org/englewood/. The Englewood Public Library is located at 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ.