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On the July 20 WBGO Journal, singer and talk show host Volora returns to her roots in Newark and a chat with NYO Jazz ensemble members heading to South Africa

On this episode of AOS, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with NEA Jazz Master and saxophonist Donald Harrison about his latest music and his appearance at NYC Winter JazzFest

Jazz Concert at Clair Featuring Winard Harper , Jeli Posse and vocalist.

Join us at this FREE jazz concert on October 16, 2022 at 2 PM at the Metuchen, NJ Library. Alejandro Ataucusi & Forbidden Tropics band blends Afro-Peruvian rhythms with elements of jazz and will feature compositions from their new album Peruvian Rhapsody. Guitarist and band leader Alejandro Ataucusi is familiar to Metuchen residents. Born and raised in Peru, Alejandro is a graduate of William Paterson University. Metuchen Library is located at 480 Middlesex Avenue (Rt27). Seating is limited to the first 65 guests. Presented by Friends of Metuchen Arts in association with Metuchen Arts Council and Metuchen Library.

Season’s Greetings Sunday Jazz Brunch Make your season bright with delight!. Terri Davis is," a towering musical talent who subsumes the elegance of Ella Fitzgerald, the dignity of Nancy Wilson, and the sheer sassy savvy of a Sara Vaughan or Carmen McRae...TERRI delivers a whopping serving of beauty and soul whenever she brings her talent to the stage." NEW YORK JAZZ SOCIETY REVIEW 2021. Catch her now while you can at Alvin & Friends(Contemporary Southern Cuisine), voted one of the best restaurants in Westchester County in 2019

Under the name, Jorei Jazz & Company, we produce and host a weekly Live Jazz Music series every Sunday in the heart of the Lower East Side at the hot new underground club, Sour Mouse NYC. Singers and Musicians are welcome to sign up, or sit in!

- FREE Live Jazz Jam Session and Open Mic
- Every Sunday at 3:30 pm - 6:45 pm
- Live Streamed on Instagram

Amenities: Bar, Pizza, Games: PingPong and Pool tables, as well as board games.

Instagram: @jazzByJorei
Website: www.JazzByJorei.com
Twitter: @Joreijazz

Jazz in the Valley (JITV) returns Sunday, August 15, 2021, noon to 6:00 pm, with a celebration of Legacy, History and the Future of Jazz.  Presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., the day-long festival features its Artistic Director Javon Jackson and his Quartet and celebrates the future of jazz with four young musicians – the Curtis Brothers, Lakecia Benjamin, Julius Rodriguez and Samara Joy – who are taking the jazz tradition to the next level. JITV observed its 20th anniversary last year as a virtual production, due to the pandemic. This year’s edition features the return of live music, with a diverse assemblage of world-class and emerging jazz musicians.

JAZZ GUMBO: ARMSTRONG & ELLA SONG SUMMIT SUNDAY OCT 10,2021 430PM @ THE TRIAD THEATRE 158 W 72ND STREET LOUIS SATCHMO ARMSTRONG and ELLA FITZGERALD are together once again In the person of award-winning Jazz vocalists John Satchmo Mannan and Terri Davis These two amazing artists will perform America’s Best Jazz classics spanning from the Great Jazz Era and covering contemporary 21stCentury gems of jazz. The John S Mannan Band will Include internationally acclaimed Pianist Bertha Hope, Trumpeter Angeleisha Rodgers sax master Alvin Ellington Flythe, Tap Master Johnson, Larry Roland on bass, Jaime Affoumado on drums etc Proceeds from ticket sales will help support the efforts of the NEW YORK JAZZ AND LITERATURE SOCIETY in its mission to promote and preserve jazz as an American art form.

Join us in Harlem for a Special Night of HOT swinging Jazz, a Dance Social and TWO Sizzling Battling Divas ready to rock the house!

For over 100 years - and especially during the Harlem Renaissance period of the 20's... the Ladies , the music and the sounds were legendary. To recapture that essence of Jazz and Harlem's dance of the Lindy Hop we plan an exciting evening in the legendary Harlem School of the Arts!

These Zesty Songbirds are here to give you a night to remember! Representing the village of Harlem and Brooklyn - and ready to set the score - will be:

Kim Austin and the Jazz Jewels of Harlem

and

Stephanie JNote and her Savoy Five

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This special evening includes a FREE dance lesson and performance! So come on and Hop on over to Harlem for a Special Night of Swing! $15 if you act NOW! At the door $20

Drom NYC Summer Jazz Series: Live Jazz Returns to the East Village, Beginning July 28th As New York's live music scene comes roaring back to life, East Village venue Drom brings live jazz back to the neighborhood with their new NYC Summer Jazz Series: Nine shows over two separate weeks in July and August, featuring some of the city's most dynamic performers, running from July 28th to August 22nd (Full lineup below). While such storied jazz venues as Tonic and The Stone are long gone from the neighborhood, and other beloved rooms like The Pyramid Club went permanently dark during the pandemic, Drom keeps the flame of live music burning, and celebrates the end of our collective lockdown by going big. The series marks a milestone for Drom: their first ever dedicated jazz festival -- a surprising first from a venue that's been home to many contemporary jazz greats over its 14 year history, including Robert Glasper, Marc Ribot, Jeff "Tain" Waits, and Arturo O Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. NYC SUMMER JAZZ SERIES LINEUP: Wed, July 28 - MARS: Tim Berne, David Torn, Craig Taborn, Ches Smith Thurs, July 29 - Mingus Big Band Fri, July 30 - Greg Osby Quartet and Oran Etkin: Open Arms Project Sat, July 31 - Groove Collective Wed, Aug 18 - Ravi Coltrane and Juke Joint Jelis feat. Brianna Thomas Thurs, Aug 19 - Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Trio, and Conrad Herwig Quintet Fri, Aug 20 - Johnathan Blake and Edmar Castaneda & Ari Hoenig Sat, Aug 21 - Russell Malone Quartet Sun, Aug 22 - Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment