The Louis Armstrong tribute concert at NJPAC will feature Nicholas Payton, right, Jon Batiste and others.
A tribute concert, “Louis Armstrong at 125: A New Orleans Celebration,” has been added to this year’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival. It will take place Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. at Prudential Hall at NJPAC in Newark. Tickets will go on sale June 26 at 10 a.m., with pre-sales beginning June 24 at 10 a.m.; visit ticketmaster.com or NJPAC.org/moody.
The show will be curated and led by trumpeter Nicholas Payton, with pianist Jon Batiste featured as a “special guest,” and other performers including bassist Reginald Veal, drummer Herlin Riley, and a seven-piece horn section.
Armstrong was born on Aug. 4, 1901, in New Orleans, and died in 1971, at the age of 69.
According a press release, “the program revisits Armstrong classics and experiences new works inspired by his enduring legacy. Armstrong’s genius transformed American music and helped introduce the spirit of New Orleans to the world.”
Among the many other offerings in the TD James Moody Jazz Festival at NJPAC are:
Nov. 6, Victoria Theater: “Niladri Kumaar: The Space Between the Notes: Honoring Zakir Hussain.”
Nov. 12, Victoria Theater: “Miles@100: Jon Faddis & Friends, Celebrating Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue.”
Nov. 13, Prudential Hall: Gregory Porter.
Nov. 14, Victoria Theater: Jesse Cook.
Nov. 15, Victoria Theater: “Bruce Hornsby With Christian McBride: One on One.”
Nov. 19 and 22 at 2 p.m. at Prudential Hall: New Jersey Symphony; Christian McBride, bass; Chris Komer, horn; Eric Jacobsen, conductor. Program includes George Duke’s Dark Wood: Bass Concerto for Christian McBride; Christian McBride’s Fried Bacon; and other works.
Nov. 21, Victoria Theater: Charles Lloyd Quartet.
Nov. 21, Prudential Hall: “Ben Vereen’s 80th Birthday Concert” featuring Vereen, Shoshana Bean, Melba Moore, Stephanie Pope and Lillias White.
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