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Jazz vocalist Ben Cassara with Josh Richman on piano and Perrin Grace on bass will be swinging tunes from the great American Song book as well as gems from the 60's and 70's in a jazzier format.

Get your tickets now for an exclusive appearance by Seven String Jazz Guitarist, Educator, and Social Media Personality, Ron Jackson.

This event takes place on 12TH Jan, Porta Montclair, Montclair, NJ

Ron will bring BIG CITY JAZZ and jazz education to your town!

This event will include an educational piece on the history of the Seven String Guitar. Ron will perform jazz standards and original songs, some bebop, and soul. And a special treat will be the jazz reimaginings of (yacht) rock, R&B, and pop songs all from his critically acclaimed new release, "Standards And My Songs".


TICKETS AND INFO
Ron Jackson: https://ronjacksonmusic.com/shows

Sneak peek of the first single for the album, "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)": https://youtu.be/sVZQJAXcsVQ

Come on out to Freddy's where you'll see a night of artists put together by Paul DeCoster. Each one brings a unique soul that has a little something to lift you up.

Aubrey Johnson is a New York-based vocalist, composer, and educator who specializes in jazz, Brazilian, and creative contemporary music. Aubrey teaches in the jazz programs at Montclair University, Queens College, and in the voice department at Berklee College of Music. She has performed and/or recorded with Lyle Mays, Fred Hersch, Billy Childs, Jimmy Cobb, Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), Randy Brecker, John Zorn’s Mycale Vocal Quartet, among many others. Among the 40+ albums Aubrey has contributed to as a side-person are Bobby McFerrin’s 2010 Grammy-nominated release VOCAbuLaries, Arturo O'Farrill's 2020 Grammy Award-winning album Four Questions, and Lyle Mays’ 2021 Grammy Award- winning recording Eberhard. Her performing and teaching has taken her throughout the US and Canada and to Central and South America, Europe, and Asia. Aubrey’s debut record, Unraveled, featuring her original music and arrangements and produced by Steve Rodby of the Pat Metheny Group, was released on Outside In Music in March of 2020. A follow-up record, Play Favorites, duo with Randy Ingram, is due out in November 2022.

Two sets - 12:30pm + 2:30pm.

Give it to the charming and sultry Svetlana and her exuberant New York Collective to put a smile on your face this holiday season! The band is back with their special Christmas Day Brunch holiday program celebrating the Holiday Season in New York City! "Prepare to swing and be moved!" (JazzLives) as Svetlana delivers her distinct brand of the "sweet and naughty" (JazzLives) holiday magic in this special New York Holiday show featuring the beloved holiday classics, jazz arrangements of cheer-inducing modern pop standards, and Svetlana's charismatic "feel good" originals.

"Upper echelon of joy" PopMatters
"Energetic" Wall Street Journal
"NYC darlings" TimeOut NY

After taking the New York City by storm, scintillating soprano Svetlana is conquering the world with her fresh sound – on a mission to uplift, energize, and connect with the audiences around the world, and to spread the joy of what WPIX/11 News calls an “exuberant foot–stomping music that combines swing with pop singer/songwriter sensibilities.” Svetlana has headlined sold-out shows in premier venues and festivals across the US and the world, combining the charm of her sultry vocals with the exciting powerful energy of her band! Svetlana's last album, Night at the Movies. debuted #1 on the US Billboard Traditional Jazz Album Charts.

Two sets at 12:30pm and 2:20pm

Trumpeter and Vocalist Benny Benack III has already become aleading voice in Jazz for his generation, and at 31 years old, histrademark ebullience and energy onstage assures his audiences he'sgot "A Lot of Livin' to Do" still to come! His sophomorealbum ofthat title featured the likesof Christian McBride and Ulysses OwensJr. and even had a viral smash hit w/his vocalese rendition of "SocialCall" ft. Veronica Swift that's been transcribed and covered byartists around the world. Finishing 3rd in the 2021 Sarah VaughanInternational Vocal Competition and being voted #5 Rising StarMale Jazz Vocalist in the most recent Downbeat Critics Poll provesBenack's chops as a crooner are just as viable as his trumpetplaying, making him the rare true double threat. Whether it'sleading his weekly jam session residency at Smalls Jazz Club inNYC, performing piano trio at the Cafe Carlyle, or touringdomestically and internationally headlining clubs and festivals,"BB3" is one of the most in-demand entertainers in Jazz music today.

THE DrJOHN SATCHMO MANNAN BAND featuring John S Mannan and Terri Davis vocals, Alvin Flythe and JS Mannan saxophones, Bertha Hope and Denton Darrien pianos, Deshaun Harper, Bass, Alvin Atkinson, drums, etc
perform and reprise the works,music, collaborations, and contributions of 20th century jazz giants Louis Armstong, Ella Fitzgerald, and John Coltrane in a 3-hour free concert at the NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM SATURDAY, December 17th, 2022 530 to 630 pm 58 west 129th street
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhOImcp1ed_3JXkfrQ-gOQ IS LIVE STREAM LINK

The FrostKings will be back at best BBQ joint around, Brothers Smokehouse! Come on out for some of their great ribs and brisket, but stay for the swinging blues.

The FrostKings will be playing the best of T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Louis Jordan, among others. So come on out and you won't be disappointed!

Free Christmas/Holiday Concert performed by several local high school and college students.  From Ridgefield Park: Nicholas Schneider at the piano and Oliver Pashman on guitar Vocalists: Olivia Locarno, Oliver Pashman and Chloe Umana. From Oakland: Vocalists Amanda Masefield and Anthony Masefield and from East Rutherford: Vocalist Monica Rodriguez.  

Admission is free, but ticket reservations are required.  To make your reservations, please email ConcertsArtsCulture@RidgefieldPark.org. Please include your name and the number of tickets you require. Walk-ins will be admitted the night of the performance, provided seating is still available.

Peter Lin and the AAPI Jazz Collective