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Zakir Hussain, the acknowledged master of the Indian tabla, and Niladri Kumar, the young star sitarist, are at the very top of their form, and together represent the very essence of music: rhythm and melody. Their every performance is an opportunity for transcendent flights of musical imagination grounded in one of the world’s great musical traditions, Northern Indian (“Hindustani”) classical music. What Ravi Shankar and Hussain’s father Ustad Allarakha introduced to America in the 1950s and in particular at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and at Woodstock—a thousand-year-old tradition of matchless interaction between drummer and melody player—has passed to the best imaginable hands.

WMI's MASTERS OF INDIAN MUSIC series presents legends from the two primary forms of Indian classical music: the Northern Indian tradition of Hindustani classical music and the Southern Indian tradition of Carnatic Indian classical music.

Percussionist and jazz vibraphonist Erik Charlston leads JazzBrasil, which has performed at numerous clubs in NYC including Dizzy’s and SOB’s and is tonight celebrating the music of the great Hermeto Pascoal along with others. Joining Erik will be Charles Pillow on sax, clarinet, and flute, Vitor Gonçalves on piano, Eduardo Belo on bass, Keita Ogawa on percussion, and Rogério Boccato on drums.

Erik has performed with jazz and pop luminaries, including Wynton Marsalis, Steve Coleman, Bill Frisell, Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett, Sting, Elton John, and Metallica at Madison Square Garden. He also performs regularly with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, on Broadway, and on countless film soundtracks from Disney’s original “Aladdin” to the upcoming “Joker,” “Gemini Man” and Steven Spielberg’s remake of “West Side Story.”

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. $25 in advance / $30 at the door. For more info, visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

“Gomez is clearly a gifted pianist with the ability to flow between modalities of avant gardism, bop, and classical with ease.” —All About Jazz

Acclaimed jazz pianist Edsel Gómez brings his formidable trio to Zinc on Tuesday, August 30. He’s supported by Rubén Rodríguez on bass and Robby Ameen on drums.

Grammy nominee Edsel Gómez is today one of the premier Latin pianists in the world. His highly personal approach to fusing jazz, Latin, and Brazilian music gives him a unique personality and musical voice. His record Cubist Music pioneered an original improvisational concept based on Cubist Art. He arranged and directed Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Grammy-winning Eleanora Fagan: To Billie with Love. He has worked with many more luminaries, including Don Byron, Celia Cruz, Gary Burton, Olga Guillot, Jack DeJohnette, and Caetano Veloso!

Showtimes are at 7:00 PM and 8:30 pm. Tickets: $25 advance / $30 day of show. For more info, visit http://zincjazzcom.

A compilation of stories, interviews and photos on the legendary vocalist Tony Bennett from the WBGO archives and other sources

In this episode, we hear the history of the controversial song Billie chose to sing early in her career and kept in her repertoire until the end of her life.

A professional musician for over 45 years, percussionist, Steve Kroon has worked with artists as diverse as Luther Vandross to Ron Carter. He sat down…

Join us at Bethany Baptist Church for a screening of this award-winning documentary film about the founding of Newark’s jazz radio station, WBGO. Directed by Chris Daniel, The WBGO Story is an incredible true story of passion and perseverance told by the people who were there at the start more than 40 years ago—including WBGO Founder Bob Ottenhoff and Newark’s First Lady of Jazz Mrs. Dorthaan Kirk. With hard work, faith, determination and talent, WBGO grew from a local labor of love into a worldwide beacon of jazz. A must-see for any music fan.

Facemasks and proof of vaccination are required for entry.

Presented by NJPAC and WBGO

On the March 9 edition of the WBGO Journal, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Kristin Chenoweth and pays tribute to WBGO's Rob Crocker