AMBE J. WILLIAMS
Samara Joy will perform at the May 16-18 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May.
May 1: Curren DeVico Collective at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 1: Behn Gillece Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 1: Sparni Plath Jazz Trio featuring Sama the God at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 2: Stanley Jordan, James “Biscuit” Rouse at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 2: Glenn Crytzer Quartet at Princeton Public Library.
May 2: David Sneider at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 2, 17 and 30: John Bianculli Trio at Eddie V’s, Paramus.
May 3: Kim and Kayla Waters at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 3: Big Fun(k) featuring Don Braden and Karl Latham at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 3: Will Lyle Trio at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 4: Kandace Springs, at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 4: Larry Fuller Trio at Madison Community Arts Center.
May 6: Bob Himmelberger Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 6: Peter Rushing Trio at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 7: MCCC Jazz Band Spring Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
May 7: Ocean County College Jazz Band at Black Box Theater at Ocean County College, Toms River.
May 7: Sparni Plath Jazz Trio featuring Sama the God at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 7 and 21: Sanny Alves, “Brazilian Night” at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 7-10: Stephane Wrembel’s Django à Gogo Music Festival at The Woodland in Maplewood and Symphony Space in New York.
May 8: The Duke Ellington Orchestra, presented by Garden State Arts Foundation at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
May 8: RVCC Jazz Band at Welpe Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
May 8: Yvonnick Prené Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 9: Will Downing at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 9: Grover Kemble & Jerry Vezza Quartet at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 9: Mark Gross Quartet at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 9, 16 and 23: John Bianculli Trio at Steakhouse 85, New Brunswick.
May 11: Judy Carmichael at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
May 13: Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
May 13: Tomoko Ohno Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 13: Kyle Courter Salsa Nova at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 15: The Glenn Miller Orchestra at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
May 15: Jerry Weldon Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 15: Tony Corrao and Joel Zelnik, “Tony Bennett & Bill Evans: The Legendary Recordings” at Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library.
May 16-18: Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May. With Samara Joy Octet, Terence Blanchard: Flow, Captain Black Big Band (featuring Lisa Fischer) and others.
May 17: Ross Farm Jazz Fest with Dave Stryker Band, Frankie Midnight Quartet, Carl Gerhard, and students from Rutgers, Montclair State and William Paterson universities at Ross Farm, Basking Ridge.
May 17: Gary Bartz at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 17: Heyman at Flemington DIY.
May 17 and 24, June 7 and 14, July 14 and 19 and Aug. 23 and 30: Joel Zelnik Trio at Steakhouse 85, New Brunswick.
May 18 and June 22: Luciano Salvatore Band at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 20 and June 17: Jerry Vezza and Bob Hanlon Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 22: Bruce Barth Trio at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 23: Matteo Mancuso at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 23: Shedrick Mitchell Trio featuring Ashley Jayy at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 24: Luis Perdomo Trio at Brvsh Cul7ur3, Teaneck.
May 27: John Bianculli Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
May 27-31: Jersey City Jazz Festival. With The Rumble featuring Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.; Winard Harper & Jeli Posse; Artemis; Steven Bernstein’s MTO featuring Catherine Russell; Fred Hersch, John Hébert & Bennie Wallace; Sam Barsh; April May Webb; Tyreek McDole; WBGO’s Next Gen Collective; The Riverview Jazz All-Stars, led by Bryan Beninghove; The NJCU Jazz Ensemble; The United Children’s Music Program’s Latin Ensemble.
May 29: Hendrik Meurkens Samba Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 30: Stanley Jordan, Jimi Hendrix tribute at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
May 31: Za Zu Zaz at At the Tabernacle series at Mt. Tabor Tabernacle, Parsippany.
May 31: John Lee & Friends at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 1: Stanley Clarke at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
June 1: Behn Billece and Brian Betz at Gia Maione Foundation Studio Theatre at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
June 1-7: Jersey City Jazz Festival.
June 5: Stella Cole at Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
June 5: Nat Adderley Jr. Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
June 5: Steve Johns at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 6: Marcus Miller at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
June 6: Brynn Stanley Quartet at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 7: Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
June 7: Jeff Lorber, Alexander Zonjic at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
June 7: Cassandra Wilson, Jazz Vespers series at Bethany Baptist Church, Newark.
June 7: Ty Stephens & the Soul Jaazz at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 8: Sherma Andrews at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 12: Meant to Be Quartet at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 12: Marel Hidalgo Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
June 18: Gandharva Earl Sauls & Friends with singer Kim Lehmann at McGowan Park, Ridgefield Park.
June 19: Myron Walden Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
June 20 and Sept. 19: Rob Paparozzi’s Juke Joint at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
June 22: Vintage Vibe Tribe, Bands by the Beach at West End Park, Long Branch.
June 25: Soundwave Jazz Band at West End Park, Long Branch.
June 27: Amani (featuring singer Stephan Fuller and woodwinds player Marty Eigen), “The Beatles and Music of All Seasons,” Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
June 29: Gregory Porter at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival).
June 30: Al Di Meola, Sunset Jazz Series at Wiggins Park, Camden.
July 3: John Lee & Friends, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
July 3: Charlie Sigler Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
July 5: Diana Krall at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
July 8: Kahlil Kwame Bell, Summer Fest at South Lawn at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
July 9: Deep Groove Trio featuring Leonieke Scheuble at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
July 9: MPack at McGowan Park, Ridgefield Park.
July 10: Winard Harper, Berry Lane Music Fest at Berry Lane Park, Jersey City.
July 10: Richard Cortez Trio at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
July 13: Chico Álvarez, Summer Fest at North Cove Field at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
July 13: Wilbur Wittemann Orchestra, Summer Concerts at the Gazebo, Lavalette.
July 15: The Anthony Fuscaldo Group, Summer Fest at South Lawn at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
July 16: Larry’s Latin Jazz Project at McGowan Park, Ridgefield Park.
July 17: Bria Skonberg, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
July 17: Gene Perla’s Tiger Quartet at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
July 17: Griffin Woodard Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
July 20: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.
July 24: Lynette Sheard, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
July 24: Wilma Ann, Berry Lane Music Fest at Berry Lane Park, Jersey City.
July 24: Radam Schwartz Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
July 29: Acute Inflections, Summer Fest at South Lawn at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
July 31: Lance Bryant Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
Aug. 2: Richard Baratta’s Gotham City Latin Jazz Sextet, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Aug. 5: Leonieke Scheuble Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
Aug. 7: The Greg Farnese Sextet, Twilight Concert Series at Jack Curtis Stadium, Cooper River Park, Pennsauken.
Aug. 8: Esperanza Spalding at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 11: Stacey Kent, Sunset Jazz Series at Wiggins Park, Camden.
Aug. 12: Spirit of Life Ensemble, Summer Fest at South Lawn at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 14: Evan Sherman & Friends, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Aug. 14: Daniel Bennett Group, Berry Lane Music Fest at Berry Lane Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 14: Mike Bond Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
Aug. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Lineup TBA.
Aug. 17: Lil’ Maceo, Summer Fest at North Cove Field at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 18-19: Glenn Miller Orchestra at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Atlantic City.
Aug. 23: Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival at Great Lawn and Promenade. With The Blues Beatles, Peter Karp, Tommy LaBella Allstars featuring Arne Wendt, Red 123, New Watchdog Blues Band, Sweet Music Academy Youth Band.
Aug. 24: James Langton’s New York All-Star Band, “Kinda Dukish: A Tribute to Duke Ellington” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Aug. 24: Glenn Miller Orchestra at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Aug. 25: Stanley Clarke Band, Sunset Jazz Series at Wiggins Park, Camden.
Aug. 28: Ilan Eisenzweig Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
Aug. 31: CMJ Jazz Band at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.
Sept. 4: Mike Davis & the New Wonders, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
Sept. 4: Art Ovrutski Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
Sept. 5-6: Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival.
Sept. 13: Atlantic City Jazz Festival with Gerald Albright, Pieces of a Dream, Rebecca Jade at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Sept. 13: Montclair Jazz Festival. Lineup TBA.
Sept. 19: Rob Paparozzi’s Juke Joint at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
Sept. 24: Middlesex County Jazz Fest, lineup TBA, at Parker Press Park, Woodbridge.
Oct. 18: John Pizzarelli, Tony Bennett tribute at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.
Oct. 30: Herbie Hancock at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Nov. 23: James Langton’s New York All-Star Band and vocal group Gimme Four, “Swingin’ in a Winter Wonderland” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Dec. 21: Zack Alexander, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Big Band” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
April 19: “Benny Goodman & the Kingdom of Swing,” curated by James Langton at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
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