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The FrostKings bring their unique blend of swing, R&B, and blues to the best BBQ joint in the area, Brother's Smokehouse! Come on out for some great smoked ribs and brisket and stay for the smoking blues. And don't forget your dancing shoes!

Larry Fuller is an internationally acclaimed American jazz pianist, band leader, and composer known by critics and fans to ”swing like a beast!”.  He is a Yamaha-endorsed Artist. Larry Fuller hails from Toledo, Ohio.  Early in his career, Fuller’s undeniable talent earned him the position of musical director and pianist for vocalist Ernestine Anderson, pianist for drummer Jeff Hamilton’s Trio, and final pianist in legendary bassist Ray Brown’s Trio.  He has also performed, toured and recorded with guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli.

Mike Lee Quartet performs a FREE Live concert in celebration of International Jazz Day on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2 PM at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, NJ. Registration a MUST https://tinyurl.com/3p9jhu9a or use QR Code. Mike Lee Quartet includes George Burton (piano), Mike Karn (bass) and Billy Drummond (drums). Saxophonist Mike Lee performs with a wide array of jazz ensembles and is Professor of Jazz Saxophone at Montclair State University. Presented in partnership between Metuchen Arts Council (metuchenartscouncil.com) and the Metuchen Library. (metuchenlibrary.org) Sponsored by Friends of Metuchen Library (www.fotml), Basecamp Studio & Gallery (www.thebasecamp.art) and Friends of Metuchen Arts Council (www.friendsofmethuchenartscouncil.org)

Pianist composer Julian Hartwell leads a trio with special guest vocalist Stephanie Cole. New space for FlemingtonDIY. Join us, all ages

Lakou Mizik is a powerhouse collective of Haitian roots music with a mix of styles that feels mystical and familiar at the same time. In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the band came together to show the world that their country was much more than the sum of headlines that were being shot around the globe. Today with their positive messages and roots of revival music, they have become one of Haiti’s hottest exports. Known for their dance-inducing live shows and soulful music, NPR calls Lakou Mizik “a landmark in Caribbean music” and The Financial Times describes their sound as “a joyous combination of Haitian music of all genres”.

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

“From Bamako to Birmingham” brings together contemporary African sounds and African American roots music, featuring two of the most celebrated musical acts of these genres: the iconic Malian afro-pop duo Amadou & Mariam and the legendary gospel ensemble Blind Boys of Alabama. For over forty years, Amadou & Mariam have joyfully combined their love story with a musical career that has made them outstanding ambassadors for African music all around the world. The Grammy Award-nominated husband and wife act has played the world’s biggest festivals from Coachella to Glastonbury, opened for rock sensations including U2 and Coldplay, and collaborated with producers such as Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorrillaz) and Manu Chao. With a career spanning over seven decades, Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized globally as living legends of gospel music. They have won five Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and performed at the White House for three different presidents.

Vibraphonist Simon Moullier leads a very cool quartet featuring Miki Yamanaka (P) and Jimmy Mc Bride (D).cool room, new location, all ages

The Presidio Theatre in San Francisco presents the world premiere of Emmy Award-winning jazz innovator, composer and performer Mark Izu's Songs for J-Town in one concert only. Songs for J-Town is a Japanese American Jazz concert dedicated to the artists' and communities' grandchildren's children and the ancestors who carry them. Mark Izu (Contrabass and Sho) with Mas Koga (Shakuhachi, Flutes and Saxophone), Jimi Nakagawa (Taiko and Traps), Jim Norton (Woodwinds), Caroline Cabading (Vocals), devorah major (Spoken Word), Sara Sithi-Amnuai (Trumpet and Sheung), Karl Evangelista (guitar) and Brenda Wong Aoki (Storyteller). Shinto Blessing by Rev. Mas Kawahatsu, digital collage by Andrea Wong, film by Tonilyn Sideco. Songs for J-Town is a concert featuring music from the history of San Francisco's Japantown, beginning with the story of the Sun Goddess by Brenda Wong Aoki and a blessing by Konko Priest Mas Kawahatsu to sanctify the space, exorcise the historical ghosts of anti-Japanese propaganda and begin healing from what the military did to Japanese Americans during the Incarceration and to the Japanese people in the 1940's during WWII. The concert centers on an instrumental jazz performance infused with Gagaku, a 1500-year-old ceremonial Japanese music honoring the Sun Goddess, that Izu studied for 26 years under his mentor Togi Suenobu. The concert also features songs that bring back the swing and big band tunes that were popular with Japanese American political prisoners in internment camps after they were forcibly removed from their homes in Japantown during the height of anti-Asian hysteria in the 1940s. There will be resistance songs that call back to the Japantown of the 1970s, the birthplace of Asian American Jazz, a genre which Mark Izu helped pioneer during the struggle by Black and Japanese residents to fight the forced evictions of tens of thousands of neighborhood residents during waves of demolition led by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. URL: Website: https://go.evvnt.com/1054658-2?pid=4480 Category: Live Music | Jazz

Singer/composer John "Giovanni" Padovano will bring his solo show to 1st Cup Coffeehouse on Sunday , May 22nd from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Padovano is also known as The Ironbound Crooner and aka The Coffeehouse Performer. His music is strongly influenced by his very early years in the Ironbound Section of Newark, NJ. Padovano will perform songs from his original song collections that include the titles: "Dusty Road Session" "solo recordings at Baroque Park," " Poesia and Chanson," "The Coffeehouse Performer," and "Wandering Square Impromptu no. 12". John "Giovanni" Padovano has in the past performed locally at Middletown Public Library, Princeton University and at other places in Princeton. His music is called "Poesia and Chanson".