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On Memorial Weekend, May 28th and May 29th James Scott of Jam Network Tv Promotions is having a 2-day VIP event, ‘A Night on the Waterfront’. Jam Network Tv Promotions is presenting a jazz explosion at the Waterfront Center on 1100 McCarter Highway in Newark NJ. After a year of COVID lockdown, RT Williams Productions, The Full Time Dramä Queen Studios, Gregory Burrus Productions and Life Luxe Jazz, and will sponsor a night to remember with music, food, and dancing. The exclusive line up includes, 3 PM George Gee Swing Orchestra, a 15 piece band known all over the world, along with 7 PM Nat Adderley Jr, one of the most talented pianists alive as well as featuring former WNBA superstar and singer Kym Hampton. There is a VIP Platinum Package available that will also include comedy from 6 of the funniest HBO and Comedy Central’s top acts. Dinner includes twin lobsters tails and a bottle of top shelf Champagne. After dinner you can dance the night away with the top two Dj’s in the tri-state area DJ Hakim Bell and Chuck Chillout from WBLS. Come on out and enjoy yourself! We'll treat you right! For tickets please visit Eventbrite.com ‘A Night on the Waterfront’ A Night of Jazz and Entertainment. https://bit.ly/3vX30k9 For more information please call 646-300-2428 or email

Zach Brock - violin Matt Penman - bass Obed Calvaire- drums Critically acclaimed as the "pre-eminent improvising violinist of his generation," Zach Brock is an American jazz violinist and Grammy Award-winning member of Snarky Puppy. He has toured with Stanley Clarke and Phil Markowitz, released seven solo albums, and was named "Rising Star Violinist" of 2013 by Downbeat Magazine. A passionate educator, Zach has coached hundreds of musicians from workshops to conservatories worldwide. Zach remains a perennial coffee fanatic and skateboard enthusiast, and currently lives with his wife and daughters in the NYC area. Originally from New Zealand, Matt Penman moved to the U.S in 1994 to attend Berklee College of Music, and in 1995 to New York, where he maintains an international performing, recording and teaching schedule as one of jazz music’s most in-demand bassists. He is an established member of the SFJazz Collective, a co-founder of a collaborative quartet with Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks and Eric Harland called James Farm and has also collaborated with John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Seamus Blake, Guillermo Klein, Rebecca Martin, Nicholas Payton, Fred Hersch and Madeleine Peyroux. Obed Calvaire, a native of Miami and of Haitian descent is a graduate with both a master and bachelor degree of music from one of America’s premiere private music conservatories in the nation, Manhattan School of Music. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2003, completing the undergraduate degree requirements in three years and receiving his master’s in 2005. Mr. Calvaire has performed and recorded with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Seal, Eddie Palmeri, Vanessa Williams, Dave Holland, David Foster, Mary J. Blige, Stefon Harris, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Cincotti, Music Soulchild, Nellie McKay, Yellow Jackets, Joshua Redman, Steve Turre, and Lizz Wright to name a few. He has also performed with large ensembles such as the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra, The Clayton Brothers, The Mingus Big Band, RoyHargrove big band, and the Bob Mintzer Big Band. Currently, Obed Calvaire can be found playing with the SF Jazz Collective, Dave Holland, Monty Alexander, Sean Jones, Yosvany Terry, Mike Stern among others.

Comedy is back at NJPAC! Join us for an evening with Paula Poundstone, known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She was the first woman to share the dais with the President and perform standup at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. She was the first woman to win the CableACE award for Best Stand-up Comedy Special. And she can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, an out-of-control adult education class that meets in a treehouse. Paula continues as a panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! She is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries, and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.

Eddie Griffin cut his teeth during the golden age of hip hop standup, with appearances on Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central, and One Night Stand. The unapologetic comic is still making waves in his current Las Vegas residency and his new special, Eddie Griffin: Laughin’ Through Your Mask, filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The star of Malcolm & Eddie, you’ve seen Eddie in dozens of films including A Star Is Born, Undercover Brother, John Q, and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. No topic is off-limits on this night of no-holds-barred standup.

When George Cables was going to school in New York City he used to walk the streets at night, taking in the cosmopolitan sights and sounds, mentally recording his encounters with “so many different kinds of people.” In his musical career as well, Cables has prowled sidestreets and main thoroughfares in relative anonymity, absorbing countless influences into his personal style. Born in New York City on November 14, 1944, Cables was classically trained as a youth and when he started at the “Fame” worthy High School of Performing Arts, he admittedly “didn’t know anything about jazz.” But he was soon smitten with the potential for freedom of expression he heard in jazz.

Jeff Zimmer and Judith Schaechter have been friends for almost 20 years. Join them as they discuss common themes in their work, their process, and how they see themselves as artists through social issues, identity, inspiration, and darkness. Registration is free! Part of "Wheaton Conversations," a virtual series highlighting select & diverse artists with ties to WheatonArts. To see the full schedule of conversations along with past recordings, visit wheatonarts.org.

MasterVoices, under the artistic direction of Ted Sperling, presents Faith, the fourth and final chapter of its central project for the 2020-2021 season: a virtual rollout of award-winning composer Adam Guettel’s theatrical song cycle, Myths and Hymns. Inspired by Greek myths and a 19th-Century Presbyterian hymnal, the 1998 cycle is a kaleidoscopic collection of musical genres as it explores the nature of faith and longing in a secular world. New short musical films illustrate the protagonist’s attempt to seek answers in four ways – through Flight, Work, Love, and Faith. The chapters Flight, Work, and Love are already available for on-demand streaming on MasterVoices’ YouTube channel and will remain up – along with Faith, after its premiere on May 26 – until June 30, 2021. Faith features the MasterVoices chorus under the direction of Ted Sperling plus Anthony Roth Costanzo, Artolution, Trip Cullman, Emma Lou DeLaney, Erik Freer, Max Frieder, Jennifer Holliday, Mykal Kilgore, Milan Magaña, Theresa McCarthy, Miles Mykkanen, Kelli O’Hara, Larry Owens, Nicholas Phan, Andrew Palermo, Justine Rafael, Katja Stoer, The Gospel Soul Children of New York, and artwork created by Mikyung Lee. Faith explores the possibility of finding fulfillment through belief in something bigger. There’s a Land conjures a version of heaven where all problems are solved. There’s a Shout also puts stock in a God that will come to the rescue. Awaiting You mourns the loss of loved ones and teachers. A recasting of Saturn Returns shows the acceptance that fulfillment will have to come from an internal change, a reconciliation of desire and acceptance. Light After Darkness uses one more hymn text to recapitulate the themes of the piece and celebrate its completion.

The Swingadelic 4 perform outside on the patio of Swing 46 on NYC's Restaurant Row.

Indoors this Memorial Day weekend? Experience a virtual camp-themed weekend like no other at Camp Yampire! We're combining Zoom and Topia.io from May 29th-31st to celebrate art in all its beautiful forms at Camp Yampire: Life Imitating Art! Learn, move, play, create, and listen to live music with campers from around the world, hosted by Yam, Pie, and amazing guest camp counselors who have donated their time and talent to bring some free creativity and inspiration to your weekend. All "Zoomed" out in 2021? No worries, come join us in our virtual art gallery space on Topia - happening simultaneously with our sessions on Zoom - and chat, view art, and relax with fellow campers nearby thanks to spatial audio and video! After exploring on Topia, pop back to zoom anytime to catch an art-themed session from our excellent community of talented and knowledgeable guest camp counselors at Camp Yampire: Life Imitating Art! Camp Yampire is open to all ages but was created for adults and has many elements of traditional summer camp - activities range from painting, baking, video games, workouts, and language classes, to easy crafts, live music, happy hours and self-care sessions, trivia nights, scavenger hunts, glow dance parties, e-smores, and more! Self-isolation and social distancing are still very much a thing for 2021, and we've got your back. Treat Camp Yampire like a festival, with multiple workshops and sessions going on in Zoom breakout rooms at the same time - visit any or all, and stay as long as you'd like. We will have party games all weekend, as well as a studio shared space to work on your art in the company of fellow campers. Your camp counselors, Yam & Pie, are online from 4PM-12AM EDT on Saturday, 4PM-10PM EDT on Sunday, and 4PM-8PM EDT on Monday, with a new activity to immerse yourself in every half-hour. This Memorial Day weekend, there are 80 free, fun, and family-friendly things to do on Zoom & Topia! Our main events for Camp Yampire: Life Imitating Art: - 24 Hour Filmmaking Challenge - BIPOC Poetry Salon - Surrealist Art Gallery Opening - S.T.A.G.E. Interactive Board Game - Paint & Glow Dance Parties - Arthaus Yampire - Camper Art Showcase - Virtual Museum Tours - Art-themed Indoor Scavenger Hunt - Rainbow Watercolor Happy Hour - Dance Lessons with a Professional Choreographer - Art-themed Trivia - A Day in the Life of a Playwright - Campfire Storytelling: Collaborative Stories - Broadway Murder Mystery - Postcards You'll Never Send w/Yam - Blacklight Body Painting AND so much more! See the schedule, camper supplies list, and register for free at CampYampire.com/lifeimitatingart

Scott Reeves Quintet CD release showcase for their new recording, "The Alchemist." With Scott on alto valve trombone & alto flugelhorn, Mike Holober on piano, Russ Spiegel on guitar, Howard Britz on bass and Andy Watson on drums.