Branford Marsalis will perform at The Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, May 3.
May 1: Behn Gillece Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 2: Stanley Jordan, James “Biscuit” Rouse at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 3: Branford Marsalis at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 3: Kim and Kayla Waters at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 4: Kandace Springs, at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
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 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 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 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 18 and June 22: Luciano Salvatore Band at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
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 23: Matteo Mancuso at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 29: Hendrik Meurkens Samba Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
May 30-31: Jersey City Jazz Festival.
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 6: Marcus Miller at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
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 12: Marel Hidalgo Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
June 19: Myron Walden Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
June 20: 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 29: Gregory Porter at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival).
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 13: Wilbur Wittemann Orchestra, Summer Concerts at the Gazebo, Lavalette.
July 17: Gene Perla’s Tiger Quartet at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
July 20: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.
July 24: Radam Schwartz Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
July 31: Lance Bryant Quartet at Tavern on George, New Brunswick.
Aug. 8: Esperanza Spalding at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Lineup TBA.
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. 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. 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.
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.
April 19, 2026: “Benny Goodman & the Kingdom of Swing,” curated by James Langton at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
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