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The National Arts Club, in partnership with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, is joining New York Public Library's citywide dance party! Baba Don Eaton Babatunde and his band JAAMBO will inspire you to move and groove, as they perform from the front stoop of our historic landmark building on Gramercy Park.

Baba Don Eaton Babatunde, a percussionist very much in demand, has performed with major American dance companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Limon Dance Company and the Dance Theatre of Harlem in some of the world’s greatest performing arts venues.

His recording career is as equally varied as it is vast in jazz idioms, rhythm and blues, and most African derived music. He is the founder of JAAMBO, an Afro Caribbean ensemble and the founder of Percussion Arts Projects LLC. He is a featured member of the esteemed Last Poets. He has long been acknowledged as one of New York City’s master teachers of African Drumming and the rhythms of the Diaspora in the Americas.

Please note: This performance takes place outdoors.

Swinging Jazz guitar and upright bass!

Saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman will be performing with drummer Darrell Green and the Darrell Green Trio at the Englewood Public Library, on Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This will be the 6th installment in the library’s 10th annual jazz concert series “Jazz Under the Stars.” 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.
Downbeat magazine and SF Jazz rising star saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman collaborates with the incomparable drummer Darrell Green for a performance debuting original music written during quarantine. They were featured on NPR this past June for a series called “Alone Together Duets,” and recently completed a tour of Africa sponsored by the U.S. State Department and American Music Abroad.
Camille is joined by the Darrell Green Trio, featuring Anthony Wonsey on piano, Tom DiCarlo on bass, and Darrell Green on drums.
The lineup for the rest of the jazz series is as follows:
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.

Pianist Sharp Radway will be in concert at the Englewood Public Library on Thursday, August 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This will be the 10th and final installment in the library’s 10th annual jazz concert series “Jazz Under the Stars.” 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.
Sharp will be featuring much of his latest album: "Black Woman--A Conversation."
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.

Doors 11:30AM / Show 12:30PM or Doors 1:30PM / Show 2:00PM
Set Length Approximate, Billing Subject to Change
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Part of NBJP's mission is to showcase the next generation of jazz musicians...the future "greats!" This is a chance to see them NOW! Tuesday, August 2, Daniel Mayer leads the band and the jam session. Open Session - ALL WELCOME - at 8:30.

Sets at 7 and 8:45pm. Outdoor stage weather permitting. Reservations recommended.

Part of NBJP's mission is to showcase the next generation of jazz musicians...the future "greats!" This is a chance to see them NOW! Tuesday August 9, CJ Margolis leads the band and the jam session. Open Session - ALL WELCOME - at 8:30.

The Wayne Henderson Group featuring:
Wayne drummer/leader, Mike Boone on bass, John Colianni on piano, Tony Gorruso on trumpet, Wayne Goodman on trombone and James Stewart on sax.

THE NEWARK PORCHFEST returns to the Historic Forest Hill neighborhood on Saturday, September 24th from noon to 6 pm (Rain date: Sunday, the 25th). This FREE family-friendly event organized by the Forest Hill Community Association will feature professional and amateur performing and visual artists, as well as food trucks serving a variety of refreshments. Neighbors make their beautiful porches available to serve as community stages showcasing an extraordinary range of talented artists. Opportunities will be available to make donations to the event’s beneficiary— New Jersey Symphony. Enjoy a full afternoon of entertainment, food, and fun that will kick off with a special children’s hour from 12-1pm. Visit us at www.newarkporchfest.com Facebook: Newark Porchfest or Instagram: @newarkporchfest for updates and info.