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It’s Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with a dancing and diverse assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 6 to August 31. The much-anticipated return of Jazzmobile presents audiences with another year of Free top-notch musical performances that parallel New York City’s dynamic diversity – from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing and beyond. To see the full schedule, please visit www.jazzmobile.com.

Nimbus Dance returns to NJPAC! The boundary-pushing, community-driven modern dance ensemble performs a special program as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival—including the world premiere of Raucous Caucus Tango, a collaboration with GRAMMY® Award-winning tango virtuoso Pedro Giraudo. This creative mash-up of bawdy storytelling, slapstick humor, and exquisite choreography pokes fun at our electoral process, set to the passionate, dramatic rhythms of Argentine tango.

Announcing a long-awaited collaboration with dancer, and lyricist Joseph Webb and Jazz and Blues pianist, Lafayette Harris Jr. True to their “Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk” Broadway roots, the duo will incorporate live music, poetry, emceeing, and tap dance. Setlist will include: Naima by John Coltrane Billy’s Bounce by Charlie Parker Cute by Frank Foster Nutty by Thelonious Monk Microphone Check 1212, an original composition by Lafayette Harris and Joe Webb

The Joe Rizzolution Trio Performs Live Jazz and Classic Music at The Watt Hotel in Rahway!

Tomoko Ohno- Keyboards
Jose Rodriguez- Bass
Joe Rizzolo- Drums

Endea Owens—Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artist of 2019, the bassist for Jon Batiste’s Stay Human band, and the house bassist for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"—performs with her sextet. The performance includes her original compositions as well as music by Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, and Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers.

Sanders, revered as one of the avant-garde's greatest tenor saxophonists, was a member of John Coltrane's final quartet. His expressive playing laid a path for generations of musicians.

Jazzfest Berlin has seen its share of changes since first taking flight, as Berliner Jazztage, in 1964.That inaugural edition is perhaps best known today…

On the January 17 WBGO Journal, NJ Governor Phil Murphy signs a bill during his last AGM and we learn about the YouTube series "The Diner Anthologies"

For Producer Larry Klein, generosity is its own reward

Vocal trio Duchess is back with A Marvelous Party. They talk with Leo Sidran about their first studio album in nearly a decade.