After four decades of background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan and Tina Turner, vocalist...

Upon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp...

Hailed by The Wall Street Journal  as “perhaps the best young straight-ahead jazz singer of a new generation,” Brianna Thomas is poised...

Jerome Jennings  is a drummer, activist, bandleader, sideman, and Emmy Award-winning composer. Jennings has performed, toured, and...

One of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre , has consistently won both the Readers’ and...

PLAN YOUR DAY TO THE 15TH ANNUAL MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN JAMBOREE + BLOCK PARTY ON SEPTEMBER 14. Find the best way to get to the...

The MONTCLAIR STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE , directed by Oscar Perez and composed of majors in Jazz Studies and other music majors, is dedicated...

JAZZ HOUSE Legacy , directed by Caelan Cardello is composed of an elite group of alumni of JAZZ HOUSE KiDS who are rising stars in the...

Vanessa Perea is a NYC-based jazz vocalist and recording artist. She received her Bachelors in Music, education, from New Jersey City...

Cyrus Chestnut started his musical career at age six, playing piano at the Mount Calvary Star Baptist Church in his hometown of...

Jeff Watts, the drummer they call "Tain," spent his formative years with Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and his compositional skills now...

Host Vladimir Duthiers Speaks with Founder Melissa Walker and Artistic Director Christian McBride About the Non-Profit Jazz Education Organi

2024 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL Produced by acclaimed jazz education and performance organization JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, the Montclair Jazz...

Julian Lee has performed with critically acclaimed artists, including Wynton Marsalis , Christian McBride and Jon Batiste .  He hosted...

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Growing up in a household full of music, it wasn’t long before Wallace Roney Jr. took a serious interest in playing trumpet. His Idols...

Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring...

September 14th Downtown Jamboree Headliners include Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Steve Turre Sextet,...

Born in Pamplona, Spain in 1982, NYC based trombone player Juanga Lakunza completed his BM degree in Jazz Studies at Musikene-Basque...

A talented drummer, Winard Harper started his jazz career in the 1980s with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and with Betty Carter for four...