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Austrian guitarist/composer Matthias Löscher has made a name for himself as collaborator with many hip hop luminaries including Nas, Common, Sean Combs (aka Puff Diddy), and is the lead guitarist for Ms. Lauryn Hill. In the first half of the program, Löscher celebrates his new "Songs of Life" album release. Using both his skills in composition and guitar, Matthias tells stories that are part of our everyday existence as humans. Part two of the program features Löscher's group The Ruff Pack, combining the improvisational nature and compositional complexity of Jazz with the rustic groove and frenetic energy of Hip-Hop, with guest rapper Akua Naru. The event is free and will be live-streamed on ACFNY’s Youtube channel.

The 92nd Street Y, one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Ana Vidovic, guitar, playing Albéniz, Barrios, Sor, and more on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 3pm ET as part of its fall classical music season, its first fully in-person season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The concert will also be available via livestream and available for 72 hours from time of broadcast. Tickets for both the in-person and livestream options are $20-$45 and are available at 92y.org/event/ana-vidovic.  Among the world's most elite guitarists, Ana Vidovic combines brilliant technical with a beautiful tone, broad color palette, and refined musicality in performances that leave audiences enthralled. A first-prize winner in top competitions in England, Italy and Spain and student of the legendary Manuel Barrueco, Vidovic returns to the stage that launched her career in the US in a program of masterworks by Albéniz, Barrios, Sor, and more, as well as a transcription of Bach's famed Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major. The program includes: Bach, Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (trans. Despalj) Sor, Introduction and Variations on a theme by Mozart, Op. 9 Castelnuevo-Tedesco, Capriccio Diabolico, Op. 85 "Omaggio a Paganini" Albéniz, Granada Albéniz, Asturias Tárrega, Recuerdos de la Alhambra Barrios, La Catedral Scarlatti, selected sonatas Leo Brouwer, Un Dia de Noviembre Comprising 14 concerts performed in 92Y's historic Kaufmann Concert Hall, the fall season includes two appearances by world-renowned pianist Richard Goode; an all-Rossini program from tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres; the first performance by The Knights as 92Y's inaugural Ensemble in Residence; the 92Y debuts of rising star violinist Randall Goosby, intrepid cellist Seth Parker Woods, and the Grammy Award-nominated Aizuri Quartet; guitarist Ana Vidovic; MacArthur "Genius" Award winner and pianist Jeremy Denk, and others, performing a diverse group of repertoire which includes works of Eleanor Alberga, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Boulogne, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jessie Montgomery, César Franck, Florence Price, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and more. A full list of performances and dates are listed below. Concerts are for fully vaccinated audiences. For more information, including purchasing tickets and COVID-19 protocols for in-person performances, please visit 92Y.org/Concerts. The Marshall Weinberg Fall 2021 Classical Music Season continues with: RANDALL GOOSBY, violin  ZHU WANG, piano   Thu, December 9, 2021, 7:30 PM Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K 454  Price: Fantasy No. 1 in G Minor  Price: Fantasy No. 2 in F-sharp Minor  Price: Adoration   Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major  THE KNIGHTS ERIC JACOBSEN, conductor COLIN JACOBSEN, violin Saturday, December 11, 2021, 8 PM Jessie Montgomery: Records from a Vanishing City Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished" Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Gottschalk: Symphony No. 2 "À Montevideo" Concert also available via livestream and available for 72 hours from time of broadcast.  MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, piano  Sunday, December 12, 2021, 3 PM   C.P.E. Bach: Suite in E Minor, Wq. 6/12   G. Catoire: Quatre Morceaux, Op. 12   Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"   Concert also available via livestream and available for 72 hours from time of broadcast.  CONRAD TAO, piano  Saturday, December 18, 2021, 8 PM   Conrad Tao: Improvisation John Adams: China Gates Jason Eckardt: Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes," (from A Compendium of Catskill Native Botanicals, Book 2) J.S. Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 Conrad Tao: Grids of E Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Fred Hersch: Pastorale (Dedicated to Robert Schumann) Conrad Tao: Premiere of KEYED IN  Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110 Concert also available via livestream and available for 72 hours from time of broadcast.  About 92nd Street Y: The 92nd Street Y (92Y) is a world-class center for the arts and innovation, a convener of ideas, and an incubator for creativity. 92Y offers extensive classes, courses and events online including live concerts, talks and master classes; fitness classes for all ages; 250+ art classes, and parenting workshops for new moms and dads. The 92nd Street Y is transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action all over the world. All of 92Y's programming is built on a foundation of Jewish values, including the capacity of civil dialogue to change minds; the potential of education and the arts to change lives; and a commitment to welcoming and serving people of all ages, races, religions, and ethnicities. For more information, visit www.92Y.org. 

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The music is back! The producers of the Jersey City Jazz Festival are back with the highly anticipated return of PierFest, a Friday night Latin Jazz series at the J.Owen Grundy Pier at Exchange Place in Jersey City. Riverview Jazz and Exchange Place Alliance have once again partnered to produce this free-to-the-public weekly event featuring world-class music acts, dance instruction, and food trucks against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Each event will begin at 6pm and feature two bands. “It feels so good to get some music happening again! It’s been a very long time coming, but we are so thrilled to present this fabulous collection of artists at one of the most beautiful locations in town,” says Riverview Jazz Executive Director Bryan Beninghove. “This area is just filled to the brim with great musicians, especially in the Latin Jazz genre. The opportunity to catch this music for free is just crazy - you can’t think of a better way to spend your summer Friday nights!” PierFest begins Friday, August 6 with legendary trombonist Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours at 7:30, with Brazilian pianist and vocalist Abelita Mateus opening at 6pm. On August 13 The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet opens, followed by the heavily salsa-inspired Mitch Frohman & the Bronx Horns. For the last two dates Riverview Jazz has partnered with Circle 9 Music to present two evenings of artists from their talented roster. August 20 will feature Karen Joseph “Mambocha'' and legendary bongocera John “Dandy” Rodriguez’s Dream Team. Dandy was the musical director for Tito Puente for over 33 years. The series will close on August 27th with saxophonist Ivan Renta Latin Jazz Quintet and Grammy winner Doug Beavers “Sol”. (see full list below) Admission is free and the events are weather permitting. In case of rain, please check www.RiverviewJazz.Org, RiverviewJazz on FaceBook, or follow #jerseycityjazz on Instagram for updated information. Public transportation is available via the PATH, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, NY Waterway ferries, and NJ Transit bus. For more information go to www.RiverviewJazz.Org and www.ExchangePlaceAlliance.com. PierFest is sponsored by Exchange Place Alliance, a not-for-profit Special Improvement District. PierFest is also made possible in part by Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Office of Cultural Affairs. RiverviewJazz.Org is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. August 6: Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours 7:30 p.m. Abelita Mateus 6 p.m. August 13: Mitch Frohman & The Bronx Horns 7:30 p.m. The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet 6 p.m. August 20: Johnny Rodriguez Dream Team 7:30 p.m. Karen Joseph “Mambocha” 6 p.m. August 27: Doug Beavers “Sol” 7:30 p.m. Ivan Renta Latin Jazz Quintet 6 p.m.

Westchester Collaborative Theater will continue its highly touted Music in the Box series with the Gerry
Malkin Jazz Collective, renowned artists who have been called a “quintessential…
group that plays top-notch music” with pedigrees that “run deep in the jazz
hierarchy.”

“El Caballero de la Salsa” returns to NJPAC! Gilberto Santa Rosa is a legendary sonero, six-time GRAMMY® Award winner, and one of the most successful Latin music vocalists in the world. A standout performer since the age of ten, he became the first singer to perform tropical salsa at Carnegie Hall. With dozens of chart-topping albums, he continues to push the boundaries of salsa—always expanding and exploring new styles and sounds. Don’t miss this special evening with the pioneering sonero himself. “A rousing performer with a deep-rooted grasp of tradition.” –Spotify

Praised for their “superb capacity to find the inner heart of everything they play, regardless of era, style, or technical demand” (The International Review of Music), the Tesla Quartet brings refinement and prowess to both new and established repertoire. Dubbed “technically superb” by The Strad, the Tesla Quartet has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, most recently taking Second Prize as well as the Haydn Prize and Canadian Commission Prize at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition. Bring your own chairs and refreshments and enjoy live entertainment atop the Morris Museum’s elevated parking deck. Stunning sunsets, social distance, and glorious live music combine for a series of unforgettable evenings.

Making their Lot of Strings debut, the Boston based Balourdet Quartet has quickly made a name for themselves as rising stars in classical music! They are currently in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program, received the Gold Medal in the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Second Prize in the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition, and, most recently, top prize at the Borciani Competition in Italy. Bring your own chairs and refreshments and enjoy live entertainment atop the Morris Museum’s elevated parking deck. Stunning sunsets, social distance, and glorious live music combine for a series of unforgettable evenings.

It’s no surprise Sarah Brightman is the biggest selling soprano in the world. Her crystalline voice is immediately recognizable across the globe: earthy yet ethereal, haunting yet angelic. Since her international breakthrough as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, Sarah has toured extensively to widespread acclaim. She is credited with pioneering the classical crossover movement and is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance and classical charts. Don’t miss the awe-inspiring vocals of this luminous superstar.

Watchung Arts Center is once again proud to announce the return of critically acclaimed audience favorite Rio Clemente on Saturday, November 6 at 8PM. A consummate jazz musician who has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and NJPAC, Rio holds his audiences spellbound with the sheer brilliance of his improvisations, and his unique fusions of classical passagework with jazz.