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Sachal Vasandani -vocals
Jaleel Shaw -alto saxophone
Charles Altura -guitar
Fabian Almazan -piano
Joel Ross -vibraphone
Matt Brewer -bass
Marcus Gilmore -drums

Join The Jazz Gallery for two very special concerts to close out 2022. We are happy to celebrate yet another year of great music, our 27th!, with you all and as we look forward to 2023 are excited to end things on a high with TJG All-Stars. We hope you will join us!

After a two-year COVID absence, the SALEM ROADHOUSE CAFÉ announces its GRAND RE-OPENING for Saturday, 9 April 2022. The doors open at 7:20 PM. Carrie Jackson — a frequent and beloved performer at the Roadhouse Café for the past 15 seasons — headlines the re-opening along with her Jazzin’ All-Stars Band. The Roadhouse suspended performances early in 2020 in response to the COVID pandemic. Carrie Jackson is a top jazz artist performing in the New Jersey/New York area. She pours her heart into classical jazz favorites from soulful sultry pop to poignant mellow gospel. Carrie nurtured her talent in Newark, the Jazz Mecca of New Jersey. Carrie attributes her vocal style to her mentors, the Great Ladies of Jazz: Sarah “Sassy” Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, and Carmen McRae. The Jazzin’ All-Star Band backs her up, buoys her up, and carries the audience away. One never knows who Carrie may bring along with her, either. As always, the Salem Roadhouse Café is live, intimate, up front, and personal. All ages are welcome. • Triumphal return: 9 April 2022. • SALEM ROADHOUSE CAFÉ, 829 Salem Rd., Union, NJ 07083 • Doors open 7:20PM. Show starts at 7:45PM. • Admission: $20.00. Admission includes show, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and dessert. Plan now for an evening of great music in Northern New Jersey’s Most Intimate Coffeehouse™. We ask that patrons wear masks while inside during the show.

Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs left us on April 7. We’re remembering him with an archival episode of The Checkout.In our obituary for Gumbs, WBGO’s Nate Chinen…

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Leo Sidran previews NYC Winter Jazzfest 2025

Submission Deadline: Friday, November 17, 2023

For the past 26 years, this program has lifted the confidence, oratory skills and passion of Essex County young men in 7th and 8th grade. The participants give a speech on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Perspectives on the World Today".



All participants are given an allotted amount of time to present their speech at a preliminary contest. The top seven (7) participants participate in a luncheon during MLK weekend where they present their speeches before an audience and judges. The participants are judged on 10 criteria, including oratorical skills, content, time management, presentation, along with other criteria.

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Through community contributions, ticket sales and sponsorships, the Foundation provides monetary awards to the winners.