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Our 2nd celebration of community arts will take place in Newark’s Forest Hill historic district on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 12-6pm. Organized by the Forest Hill Community Association, our FREE family-friendly event will have amateur and professional artists (both performing and visual) volunteering to showcase their talents. Residents from Forest Hill will make their porches available to serve as community stages to accommodate the artists. Attendees will be invited to visit stages across the neighborhood to enjoy a full afternoon of entertainment, food, and fun. Visit us at Facebook: Newark Porchfest or Instagram: @newarkporchfest for updates and info

Directed by Professor Tatum Greenblatt, The Rutgers Jazz Lab Band presents “A Night at Minton’s: Music from the Bebop Era,” featuring guest artist, Sharel Cassity. The ensemble will explore the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, and other artists who brought Jazz into the artistic realm of the Post-Modern.

Tesla dazzled audiences last summer when they launched the Lot of Strings Music Festival and now they return with selections of traditional and original Nordic folk tunes from Last Leaf by the Danish String Quartet. Praised for their “superb capacity to find the inner heart of everything they play, regardless of era, style, or technical demand” (The International Review of Music), the Tesla Quartet brings refinement and prowess to both new and established repertoire. Rain date, Wednesday, September 15, 2021.

Lutz, Shafranski, Gorman & Mahoney, P.A., a personal injury law firm based in New Jersey, is thrilled to offer the Helping Hand to the Homeless Nomination! For this nomination, they are asking individuals to nominate a child who has done exceptional work to combat homelessness in their neighborhood, city, or town. The winner will receive a $100 Amazon gift card and a donation to Elijah’s Promise will be made in their name. To learn more or to nominate a child, head over to our nomination page.

From the creators of the hit off-Broadway show “Josephine,” this new musical explores the extraordinary and mostly untold story of the friendship between two of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century: legendary singer/dancer/activist/spy Josephine Baker and Academy Award-winner and European princess, Grace Kelly/Princess Grace of Monaco. Friday, November 5, 2021 at 8:00PM, Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 8:00PM and Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00PM. All patrons 12 years and older must provide proof of vaccination and corresponding ID. Masks required for all patrons over two years old.

Jazz pianist Joel Zelnik is joined by bassist Brian Glassman and drummer David Cox in a program based on the dialogues between Zelnik and Evans at the Village Gate during the mid-sixties. Splitting sets with the Bill Evans Trio at the Village Gate, Joel was heavily influenced by one of the most important pianists and composers in the history of jazz.

Don Braden continues his exploration of the intersection of Jazz and Pop with a new program of his arrangements of works by Stevie Wonder and Earth Wind and Fire. Don Braden never fails to have audiences dancing in their seats when he plays his saxophone or flute! Rain date, Friday, August 6, 2021.

Mike Davis returns for his annual birthday tribute to the legendary Bix Beiderbecke! Although Bix would be turning 118 this year, his music sounds fresh as ever through the expert interpretations by cornetist Mike Davis and his band of devotees to the music of Beiderbecke.

NYC-based Zachary Hann Trio returns to High Bridge for two sets at Scout’s Coffee Bar + Mercantile, 11 Main St. Hann, an alto saxophonist, will be joined onstage by bassist Solomon Gottfried and drummer Jacob Patrone. The jazz performance will be accompanied by a culinary experience presented by chef Andrew Mercado, who will be serving Taco Asado from his upcoming wood-fired taco spot in Flemington, NJ.

Former DSO Erb Jazz chair Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra make their highly-anticipated return to the Orchestra Hall stage to perform original compositions, arrangements, and music by beloved jazz giants! Event Link: https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/2122-winter/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra-with-wynton-marsa