Search results for

Jazz Jam led by Patience Higgins. Musicians and Vocalists are Invited. No Cover/Seating Available Outside

This Jamaican Jazzmatazz will be led by Derrick Barnett and friends. No Minimum or cover. Seating Available Outside.

The Calvin Hill Group will be performing the initial concert in the Englewood Public Library's 9th annual Summer Jazz Concert Series - "Jazz Under the Stars". This acclaimed series will be take place every Thursday evening at 7:30 from June 24 through August 26 on the library's front plaza. The concert series is free and open to the public. Register for the Calvin Hill concert can be found at tinyurl.com/JUTScalvin. As of press time, registration will be limited to 100 people. Bassist, Composer, Arranger, and Educator Calvin Hill was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and started the study of music at 10 years of age. Hill played trumpet, trombone, and saxophone in school bands, and switched to bass his last year of high school. Mr. Hill received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Berklee College of Music. He has also received a Master of Special Education from Hunter College. Calvin's first musical experiences were on the Boston music scene, where he became the regular bassist in the area's nightclubs. This enabled him to perform with a wide variety of artists, everyone from Billy Eckstine, Mel Torme, Mose Allison to John Lee Hooker the Kirby Stone Four and Matt Monroe. While in Boston, Calvin met and played with Joanne Brackeen, whom he continues to play with today. Hill moved to New York in 1969. His first big gig was with the McCoy Tyner Quartet. Calvin recorded Sahara with the group. The record was voted Album of the Year by the critics at Downbeat magazine. Calvin has been a member of the groups of Pharaoh Sanders, Betty Carter, George Coleman, James Moody, Chet Baker, Junior Mance and Max Roach. Hill is still an active studio musician and also tours and works with various artists, including the Spirit of Life Ensemble, as well as his own Quartet or Quintet. Hill's own 2005 CD release I Can't Give You Anything But Love was a critical success and is available in the Englewood Library through the BCCLS system. For further information, visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org. The lineup for the rest of the jazz series is as follows: July 1—The Darryl Yokley Band; July 8— Richard Baratta - The 3 B’s + Vincent Herring; July 15— Darrell Green & Camille Thurman; July 22— Bill Saxton with His Harlem All-Stars; July 29—Vince Ector; August 5—Eddie Allen Quartet; August 12—Chris Beck August 19—The Sharp Radway Band August 26—Duane Eubanks

NJSO Concertmaster Eric Wyrick leads the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players in Florence Price’s Five Folksongs in Counterpoint, an exploration of African American spirituals from a pathbreaking Black composer. Mendelssohn’s Octet, one of the composer’s finest earlier works, rounds out the program. 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.

It’s official! Juneteenth is a recognized national holiday, but what does that mean? How should we honor a day that underscores the inequities and the chasm between the racial divide in America? Explore the significance of Juneteenth with us as we deep dive into history to better equip ourselves with the tools necessary to bring reform and activate change in the present and future.

Celebrate Juneteenth with The Newark Museum of Art and connect with the past, present and future utilizing creativity through the art of Creative Journaling. Kick off the day with this engaging art-making activity with children's author and artist Kween Moore. Creative Journaling is a form of self-care and self-expression. It is a direct way to connect with the past, present and future utilizing creativity. Gather the family and embark on this experience using personal images and found materials.

Amani presents the Stephen Fuller Jazz band playing a calypso themed set at the Englewood public library.

Part of The Newark Museum of Art's Community Day: Juneteenth. Learn about the art and symbolism of stepping with Soul Steps and the role of this dance style within the African American community in this dynamic program. Soul Steps brings this explosive art form to the stage in a high-energy performance that combines percussive movement, hip-hop rhythms, and call and response.

Part of The Newark Museum of Art's Community Day: Juneteenth. Experience the city of Newark from a totally different view as we explore Newark's rich history. New Jersey was the last state to abolish slavery. By the end of the Civil War, there were more than 15 people living as “slaves for life.” Here on the land of the Newark Museum of Art, Noelle Lorraine Williams will tell two interrelated stories connected to Black freedom. The first one is about Governor Marcus Ward, whose house and carriage house sit on the grounds where the Newark Museum is today. The second story talks about the African American Billings family who lived in Wards’s carriage house for several decades.

Part of The Newark Museum of Art's Community Day: Juneteenth. An unfiltered panel discussion with thought leaders and advocates for change for the black community. Dive deep into the relevance of Juneteenth and explore why it is not just another holiday. Moderated by Leslie Short, owner of The Cavu Group, a diversity, inclusion and culture firm. Panelists: Junius Williams, Newark historian, author, and activist Tezlyn Figaro, political consultant and senior Advisor for the George Floyd Foundation Principal Baruti Kafele, school leadership expert and author of The Equity & Social Justice Education 50: Critical Questions for Improving Opportunities and Outcomes for Black Students