Jazz, March-October

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

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

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

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 2: Champian Fulton Trio at Madison Community Arts Center.
March 2: Petra van Nuis at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
March 2: Keith Franklin Group, jazz brunch at Americana Kitchen & Bar, East Windsor.

March 4: Leonieke Scheuble, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
March 4: Maria Kolesnik Quintet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

March 6: Ranky-Tanky at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
March 6: Jackie Johnson Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

March 9: Chris Potter with the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Room series at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
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 9: John Bianculli Trio, jazz brunch at Americana Kitchen & Bar, East Windsor.

March 11: Seraphina Taylor Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
March 11: John Bianculli Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

March 13: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 13: Leonieke Scheuble Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

March 16: Christian McBride & Ursa Major at ArtYard, Frenchtown.
March 16: Sasha Berliner Quintet at Flemington DIY.
March 16: Yvonne & Friends, jazz brunch at Americana Kitchen & Bar, East Windsor.

March 18: Jerry Vezza and Bob Hanlon Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
March 18: Kristin Field Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

March 19: Joel Zelnik Trio with singer Francine Evans, “American Ladies of Song” at Wayne Public Library.

March 20: Spyro Gyra at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 20: Erena Terakubo Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

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.”

March 23: Michael Franks at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 23: Cyrille Aimée and Mathis Picard at Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit.
March 23: James Rosocha, jazz brunch at Americana Kitchen & Bar, East Windsor.

March 25: George Naha Trio at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
March 25: Ariana Sowa Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

March 27: Akiko Tsuruga Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

April 1: Al Di Meola at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
April 1: Ben Collins-Siegel Trio at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

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

April 5: Al Di Meola at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
April 5: Cécile McLorin Salvant at ArtYard, Frenchtown.

April 6: Camille Thurman, Jazz Room series at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
April 6: Stanley Jordan, Grateful Dead tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.

April 10: Dan Colalillo Piano Trio at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.
April 10: 3D Jazz Trio featuring Sherrie Maricle, Jackie Warren and Amy Shook, at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

April 11: Brynn Stanley at The Bernie, Bernardsville.

April 12: Chris Botti at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 13: Tony DeSare, “Sinatra & Beyond” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 13: Chico Álvarez with the William Paterson Latin Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Room series at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.

April 15: Jerry Vezza and Bob Hanlon Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
April 15: Joel Zelnik Trio, Bill Evans tribute at Closter Public Library.

April 18: Endea Owens & the Cookout at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

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 Trio at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

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

April 27: Christian McBride & Bill Charlap Duo, Jazz Room series at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
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 15: Jerry Weldon Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

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.

May 20: Jerry Vezza and Bob Hanlon Trio, Rich Court at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.

May 22: Terrell Stafford Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

May 31: Za Zu Zaz at At the Tabernacle series at Mt. Tabor Tabernacle, Parsippany.

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 5: Nat Adderley Jr. Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.

June 1: Stanley Clarke at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 1-7: Jersey City Jazz Festival.

June 5: Stella Cole at Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 6: Marcus Miller at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

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.

July 20: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.

Aug. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Lineup TBA.

Aug. 31: CMJ Jazz Band at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.

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

Sept. 13: Montclair Jazz Festival. Lineup TBA.

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.

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