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On the July 16 edition of the WBGO Journal, the new class of NEA Jazz Masters is announced, WBGO's Gary Walker chats with pianist Bill Charlap about "Jazz in July" and singer and executive producer Melissa Walker runs down the 2022 Montclair Jazz Festival

On the May 20 edition of the WBGO Journal, legendary sports writer and author Jerry Izenberg talks about growing up in Newark in the 1930s

On the August 5 edition of the WBGO Journal, a tribute to the late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver and music documentarian Robert Mugge discusses his new memoir

On the August 17 WBGO Journal, we find out about the BELA program in Montclair and an interview with trumpeter Jumaane Smith

On this episode of The Art of the Story, NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman chats with WBGO's Gary Walker about BRIC JazzFest

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Gary Walker chats with Eli Yamin about his Jazz Power Initiative

The arc of Eddie Palmieri’s career is profound. A pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader; 10-time Grammy winner (including a Lifetime Achievement…

“A veteran pianist who also spent considerable time in the trenches and is now a respected musician’s musician.”

—The New Yorker

Acclaimed jazz pianist Jim Ridl brings his trio to Zinc on Tuesday, November 8. He’s supported by bassist Matthew Parrish and drummer Rudy Royston.

Jim Ridl is in high demand as a New York City jazz pianist, composer, teacher, and bandleader. His ongoing residency at the internationally known jazz club, The 55 Bar, is in its fifth year, where he and his quartet perform his original compositions monthly. Jim performs worldwide with a variety of jazz artists, including The Joe Locke Quartet, The Dave Liebman Big Band, The Paul Jost Quartet, and the Mingus Big Band. He has toured with the US State Department American Music Abroad program (’12 and ’15), performing in Russia, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, and Malta. As a composer and leader, Jim has released 7 recordings, the latest titled Door in a Field, Volume 2. Jim was a Princeton University Visiting Artist for three separate semesters (’12, ’14, ’16), coaching jazz ensembles in repertoire and performance. Jim continues as an adjunct educator in Jazz Piano Studies at The City College of New York and the New York Jazz Workshop in Manhattan. From 1994 to 2004, Jim performed with jazz guitar legend Pat Martino, receiving critically acclaimed reviews of performances around the world, and producing four outstanding recordings: Interchange, Night Wings, The Maker and Nexus. Jim was raised on a farm and ranch in North Dakota and discovered his love for piano and jazz at an early age. He attended the University of Colorado at Denver, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Scoring and Arranging, and was awarded its Student Achievement Award for composing “Ocean Sojourn,” an orchestral tone poem, performed with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, James Setapen conducting.

Showtimes are at 7:00 PM and 8:30 pm. Tickets: $30 advance / $35 day of show. For more info, call (212) 477-9462 or visit http://zincjazzcom.

The Vermont Jazz Center Spring semester runs 10 weeks, February 15- April 30, 2021. Work exchange opportunities are available. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Registration questions and work exchange information:  ginger@vtjazz.org All Other Inquiries: eugene@vtjazz.org Private Lessons: Send summary of your musical background to vtjazz@gmail.com and we’ll match you with a qualified instructor. Schedule for Spring Education 2021 Mondays          5:00 - 6:00 pm      Blue Note Ensemble (in-person, begins 2/15/21) Tuesdays         10:30 am - Noon  Rhythm Lab (on-line, begins 2/16/21) 3:45 - 5:00 pm      Youth Jazz Ensemble (on-line, begins 2/16/21) 5:30 - 7:00 pm      Soubrette Recording Project (on-line, begins 2/16/21) Wednesdays   3:00 - 4:30 pm     Ear Training Theory (on-line, begins 2/17/21) 4:00 - 5:00 pm     NEW: Electric Bass in a Jazz Context (on-line, begins 2/17/21) 4:30 - 5:30 pm     Latin Jazz Ensemble (Starting date postponed) 7:00 - 8:30 pm     NEW: Music Around the World (on-line, begins 2/17/21) Thursdays 5:30 - 7:00 pm  Singing the Standards (on-line, begins 2/18/21) 8:00 - 9:00 pm  NEW: Jazz and Spirituality (on-line, begins 2/18/21) Fridays 4:30 - 5:30 pm   NEW: Hard Bop Plus, History (on-line, begins 2/19/21) Saturdays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm   NEW: 5 Goals of Jazz Guitar (on-line, begins 2/20/21) Sundays      7:00 - 8:30 pm    Zoom Tunes (last Sunday of each month) Tuition: • $200 per semester for ten 1 hour-long sessions • $250 per semester for ten 1 ½ hour-long sessions • Youth Jazz $100 for eight 1 ¼ hour-long sessions • Zoom Tunes $15 per 1 ½ hour-long session

“a tough, intensely rhythmic player.” —The New York Times

“The best young guitarist in the business.” —The New York Times

Acclaimed jazz guitarists Ron Affif & Mark Whitfield bring their formidable quartet to Zinc jazz club on Monday, June 27. They're supported by organist Pat Bianchi and drummer Byron Landham.

Mark Whitfield graduated from Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music, the world’s foremost institution for the study of Jazz and modern American music in the spring of 1987. Shortly thereafter, he returned to his native New York to embark on a career as a Jazz Guitarist that afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with legendary artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Carmen McRae, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Smith, Clark Terry, Shirley Horn, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Joe Williams, Stanley Turrentine and his greatest teacher and mentor George Benson.

Ron Affif has gained a reputation for his personal approach to jazz, playing with a muscular realism as he looks for new expression in tunes from the Great American Songbook. The nephew of guitarist Ron Anthony (who played with George Shearing and Frank Sinatra), Ron Affif received his first guitar lesson from his uncle when he was 12. After high school, he moved to Los Angeles in 1984, playing with Dick Berk, Dave Pike, Pete Christlieb, and Jack Sheldon and recording a quartet date for the R.A. Records label in 1987. Two years later, he moved to New York and has since worked mostly as a leader. Affif, an excellent bop-based guitarist whose style was influenced a bit by Joe Pass and George Benson (both of whom in turn enjoyed his playing), has recorded several impressive albums for Pablo.

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 day of show. For more info, call (212) 477-9462 or visit https://www.zincjazz.com.