Jazz, April-November

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Wynton Marsalis will bring The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, May 3.

April 2: Julian Lage Quartet (featuring John Medeski, Jorge Roeder and Kenny Wolleson) at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
April 2: Deep Groove Organ Trio featuring Leonieke Scheuble at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

April 4: Marion Meadows at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
April 4: Winard Harper & Jeli Posse, Jazz Vespers at Bethany Baptist Church, Newark.

April 6, May 4 and June 1 and 26: Lance Bryant & Shout! Big Band at Clement’s Place at Rutgers University, Newark.

April 8: “Coltrane 100: Both Directions at Once” featuring Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Nduduzo Makhathini, Matthew Garrison and Jeff “Tain” Watts, at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

April 9: The Brubeck Brothers Quartet at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

April 11: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

April 11 and 18 and May 2, 16 and 20: Joel Zelnik Trio at Steakhouse 85, New Brunswick.

April 12: Yotam Silberstein at Jazz in the Loft at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

April 16: Snarky Puppy at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 17: Béla Fleck’s BEATrio featuring Edmar Castañeda and Antonio Sánchez at Newton Theatre.
April 17: Chris Mitchell at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

April 18: “Coltrane 100: Both Directions at Once” with saxophonists Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldana, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts.

April 19: “Benny Goodman & the Kingdom of Swing,” curated by James Langton at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

April 24: Rutgers Jazz Ensemble, Miles Davis tribute at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

April 25: Kate Curran Band at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

April 26: International Jazz Day Celebration at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
April 26: Montclair State University Jazz Ensemble at Kasser Theater at Montclair State University.
April 26: The Sunhouse Singers, Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon series at Our Lady of Consolation Church, Wayne.

May 1: Tomoko Ohno Trio at Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge.

May 2: Orrin Evans Trio, Jazz Vespers at Bethany Baptist Church, Newark.

May 3: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 3: Paquito D’Rivera with The William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble at The Jazz Room at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 3: Rio Clemente at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.

May 6: MCCC Jazz Band Spring Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 9: Eric Darius at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

May 14: Madeleine Peyroux at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

May 15: The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 15-17: Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May. With Miles Electric Band (Miles Davis Centennial Celebration), Ravi Coltrane, Carmen Lundy, José James’ Facing East (John Coltrane tribute), Will Calhoun’s Mali Project, Walter Smith III Trio, others.

May 17: Sentimental Journey Big Band at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
May 17: The Ted Chubb Quintet, Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon series at Our Lady of Consolation Church, Wayne.

June 5: Catherine Russell & Sean Mason at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 7: Christian McBride & Ursa Major at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 9: Hamilton de Holanda Trio at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 10: The Brandee Younger Trio at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 13: Vincent Ingala at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
June 13: Pat Gannon, Fanwood Performance Series at Kuran Cultural Arts Center, Fanwood.

June 20: Bernie Williams & His Band of Friends at Stone Pony, Asbury Park. Part of North to Shore Festival.

June 24: Soundwave Jazz Band, Summer Concert Series at West End Park, Long Branch.

July 19: Erez Lirov & Guest, Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series at Gazebo, Freehold.

July 19: Joel Zelnik, “My Bill Evans: A Personal Conversation” at Mahwah Public Library.

Aug. 15: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival at Morristown Green. Lineup TBA.
Aug. 15: Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree. Lineup TBA.

Aug. 16: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders, Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series at Gazebo, Freehold.

Aug. 21-23: Union Arts Center Jazz Festival. Lineup TBA.

Aug. 29: Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival, Great Lawn & Promenade. Lineup TBA

Aug. 30: CMJ Jazz Band, Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series at Gazebo, Freehold.

Sept. 12: Kim & Kayla Waters at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Sept. 13: The Next Wave Jazz Orchestra featuring Caelan Cardello and Jonny Gittings, Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon series at Our Lady of Consolation Church, Wayne.

Sept. 18: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III+ at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Sept. 19: Jazz Fest at Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, West Orange. Lineup TBA.

Oct. 18: Vanderlei Pereira & Blindfold Test, Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon series at Our Lady of Consolation Church, Wayne.

Oct. 23-25: Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May. Lineup TBA.

Oct. 25: Marcus Miller at The Vogel at Count Basie enter for the Arts, Red Bank.

Nov. 15: The Jazzwomen, Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon series at Our Lady of Consolation Church, Wayne.

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