Jazz, February-October

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Branford Marsalis will perform at The Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, May 3.

Feb. 1: SOMI at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Feb. 1: Sheila Jordan, Jazz Vespers at Bethany Baptist Church, Newark.

Feb. 1 and 21: Carrie Jackson Quartet at Liberty House, Jersey City.

Feb. 1 and 15, March 1, 8 and 22 and April 5 and 19: Joel Zelnik Trio at Steakhouse 85, New Brunswick.

Feb. 2: Bruce Williams Quintet, Gigi Gryce tribute at Madison Community Arts Center.

Feb. 4: Sam Wilson Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
Feb. 4: Ted Brancato Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

Feb. 6: Marel Hidalgo Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

Feb. 7-8: Bradley Beach Jazz Festival at Bradley Beach Elementary School. With Marel Hidalgo Quartet, Nat Adderley Jr. Quartet, Charisa the Violin Diva, Winard Harper & Jeli Posse, CMJ Jazz Band.

Feb. 8: Marion Meadows at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Feb. 8: The Rachel Z Trio featuring Omar Hakim at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Feb. 8: Audra Mariel & A Real Human Jazz Trio at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.

Feb. 11: Jerry Vezza and Bob Hanlon Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
Feb. 11: Chris McCrum Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

Feb. 13: Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Feb. 13: Richard Cortez Trio at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

Feb. 14: Stella Cole at Hackensack Performing Arts Center.

Feb. 15: Chris DeVito Quintet at Watchung Arts Center.

Feb. 16: Silver Starlite Orchestra at Citizens Bank Theater, Succasunna.

Feb. 18: John Bianculli Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

Feb. 20: Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 22: Marel Hidalgo Quartet at Flemington DIY.

Feb. 23: “New Orleans Songbook” featuring pianist Luther S. Allison and singers Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs, at Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University, Hillside.
Feb. 23: Ted Chubb Band featuring Bruce Williams, “Jazz in the Loft” series at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Feb. 25: Tomoko Ohno Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

Feb. 28: “New Orleans Songbook,” presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center and featuring Luther Allison, Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

March 1: Juilliard Jazz Ensemble, “The Sound of Bebop” at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

March 2: “Boogie Woogie Big Band: Shuffle, Boogie and Swing” featuring James Langton & the New York All Stars, and Gimme Four, at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
March 2: Thaddeus Exposé at Morris Museum, Morris Township.

March 4: Leonieke Scheuble, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

March 8: Regina Carter at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.

March 9: April Varner, Ella Fitzgerald tribute at Gia Maione Foundation Studio Theatre at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
March 9: The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.

March 11: Bob Himmelberger Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

March 13: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

March 16: Christian McBride & Ursa Major at ArtYard, Frenchtown.
March 16: Sasha Berliner Quintet at Flemington DIY.

March 18: Jerry Vezza and Bob Hanlon Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

March 20: Spyro Gyra at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

March 21: Spyro Gyra at Newton Theatre.

March 22: Masterwork Chorus, with Montclair State University Jazz Band, at Chatham United Methodist Church. Martin Sedek, conductor. Program includes Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concert.”

April 1: Al Di Meola at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

April 3: Kurt Elling, Weather Report tribute at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

April 5: Cécile McLorin Salvant at ArtYard, Frenchtown.

April 10: Dan Colalillo Piano Trio at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.

April 13: Tony DeSare, “Sinatra & Beyond” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 19: Alex Bugnon at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

April 19: Olli Soikkeli Trio at Flemington DIY.

April 22: John Korba at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

April 24: Yellowjackets at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.

April 27: Nat Adderley Jr. at Gia Maione Foundation Studio Theatre at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

May 2: Stanley Jordan at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

May 3: Branford Marsalis at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

May 4: Kandace Springs, at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 7: MCCC Jazz Band Spring Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 8: RVCC Jazz Band at Welpe Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.

May 9: Will Downing at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.

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 15: The Glenn Miller Orchestra at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

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: Gary Bartz at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 17: Heyman at Flemington DIY.

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 7: Cassandra Wilson, Jazz Vespers series at Bethany Baptist Church, Newark.

July 5: Diana Krall at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Sept. 5-6: Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival.

Sept. 13: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Lineup TBA.
Sept. 13: Montclair Jazz Festival. Lineup TBA.

Oct. 18: John Pizzarelli, Tony Bennett tribute at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.

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