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Rockland Jazz and Blues Society members get a $5.00 discount

Rockland Jazz and Blues Society members get a $5.00 discount

How have the past few years of turbulence, isolation, unrest, and injustice affected artists? Take a look at our newest exhibition ReVision and Respond, with artist Mashell Black. This New Jersey Arts Annual exhibition features 45 New Jersey artists from all over the state. Black will tour you through the show looking at their work and the work of their peers. This program will be available on Zoom and will be live on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Twitch. 2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond is a project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and The Newark Museum of Art.

Hear the personal journeys of artists who have been through the US prison system in this eye-opening discussion. Topics covered include the role of being an artist while incarcerated, and what it means once prison time is over. Moderated by Jesse Krimes, artist, curator, and the co-founder of Right of Return USA, the first national fellowship dedicated to supporting formerly incarcerated artists. The Arts in the Garden series is a partnership between The Newark Museum of Art & New Jersey Symphony Orchestra to bring you a vibrant outdoor series of concerts, films, and cultural celebrations. All programs will take place in the Museum’s Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden with a limited capacity and safety guidelines to ensure everyone has an enjoyable experience. Tickets must be purchased online in advance. No exceptions.

The Eddie Allen Quartet will be in concert at the Englewood Public Library, on Thursday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This will be the 7th 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 JUTSeaq. 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. If inclement weather should take place, the rain date will be Sunday, August 8. Eddie Allen studied music, theory and arranging at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay before moving to the East Coast. He then attended the William Paterson University of New Jersey where he received a Bachelor of Music degree. Since his arrival on the New York scene he’s worked with such jazz greats as; Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Threadgill, Jon Faddis, Benny Carter and so many more. Allen has performed in the orchestras of such Broadway hits as: Ain’t Misbehavin’, Black & Blue, Side Show, Jelly’s Last Jam and Five Guys Named Mo’. He’s currently leading a quartet, a quintet, a Latin/Brasilian project and a large ensemble which brings together acoustic and electric/electronic instruments. He also leads a big band which not only plays his compositions and arrangements, but also the music of such jazz greats as Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, and Muhal Richard Abrams and Rufus Reid as they come to lead the band. The lineup for the rest of the jazz series is as follows: 8/12. Chris Beck 8/19. Sharp Radway 8/26. Duane Eubanks For further information, visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org. The Englewood Library is located at 31 Engle St., Englewood, N.J.

Presented by Jazzmobile’s Summerfest, “Message From Saturn” – Jazz Power Initiative’s jazz musical about the healing power of the blues – concludes its Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam summer concert series Friday, July 16, 2021 at 7pm, live and in-person at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, New York City. Message From Saturn is directed by Ty Stephens, with Musical Director Eli Yamin, featuring performances by Knoel Scott, Tom Dempsey, Jennifer Vincent, David F. Gibson and Zah! Jazz Power Youth. For more information, visit jazzpower.org.

The 2021 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FEST produced by JAZZ HOUSE KiDS is back, bigger and better than ever all summer long. The summer heats things up with two evening concerts in July: July 8 6:00-9:00 PM – COCOMAMA’s eight-piece all-female Latin jazz orchestra and opening act, Story Tellers featuring ALEX LAURENZI. The MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL is “Bringing Us Back Together Again” this summer! Voted “Favorite Music Festival” for three years in a row in the NJ Arts People’s Choice Awards, this year’s festivities are moving to the heart of downtown Montclair to support our local businesses. Join us for a live concert series in July and August -- and a Dance Party featuring DJ Brother Mister aka Christian McBride. In September, our partner, Montclair Film brings jazz to the movies, followed by a very special concert evening called Blue in Green, and an all-day Downtown Jamboree with four stages, more than 100 vendors and 200 artists. It promises to be more exciting than ever as we’re making up for a year without LIVE music! Visit us at montclairjazzfestival.org to learn how you can get involved and see all event details. Co-Sponsored by Montclair Center BID and BDP Holdings in Montclair, NJ.

An evening with the Freddie Hendrix Organ Group and the Davis Whitfield Trio, presented by Nimbus Arts Center and Riverview Jazz. Freddie Hendrix, one of the "most in-demand trumpeters in Jazz" boasts performance credits with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra and The Christian McBride Big Band, and with superstars Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Alicia Keys. Davis Whitfield, whose sound has been compared to McCoy Tyner and Thelonius Monk, is an emerging presence in the NYC Jazz scene.