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SUMMARY:Mt Zion AME Millburn 1st Sunday presents Guitarist Matt Cherkoff
DESCRIPTION:Matt Cherkoff\n\n\n\nOn Sunday\, November 1\, guitarist Matt Chertkoff brings his soulful\, swinging guitar to the first-Sunday Communion & Choirs service at Mt. Zion AME Millburn\, accompanied by pianist Phil Bingham. A Bergen County native\, Matt has performed and recorded with jazz legends including David “Fathead” Newman\, Freddy Cole\, and Houston Person\, and his playing has made him a familiar name on New Jersey stages. His music carries a warmth and spirit that fits a Sunday morning of worship through music — guitar lines that lift the congregation and give the choir room to soar. Join us at 11:30 AM as Matt and Phil help fill the sanctuary for Communion & Choirs. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite\n\n\nMt Zion AME Millburn NJ\n\n\n\nRev. Eyesha K. Marable – Music Minister Phil Bingham – Programming Gregory Burrus  \n\n\n\nPhilip Bigham\, Rev. Eyesha Marable\, Gregory Burrus Productions\n\n\n\nRev. Eyesha K. Marable is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the AME Church and Pastor of Mt. Zion AME Church in Millburn\, NJ. A pioneering leader in worship and liturgical dance\, she founded the National Liturgical Dance Network and serves as Dance Coordinator for the AME Church’s 1st Episcopal District. She previously spent 14 years in ministry at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York. Beyond the church\, Rev. Marable is the Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement at NJPAC\, where she leads arts\, equity\, and community partnership initiatives across Newark and the region. She holds degrees from NYU (B.A.)\, The New School (M.S. & Post‑Grad Certificate)\, and Drew University (M.Div.). \n\n\n\n Phil Bingham is a New Jersey‑based pianist\, conductor\, educator\, and music consultant whose career reflects a lifelong dedication to musical excellence\, teaching\, and spiritual leadership. Born in the Bronx\, he began playing piano in church at just eight years old\, developing an early fluency in gospel\, classical\, and later jazz. He studied at the High School of Music & Art and earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Nyack College\, laying the foundation for a career that seamlessly blends performance\, instruction\, and mentorship. Over the decades\, he has become widely respected not only as a gifted pianist but also as a thoughtful conductor\, skilled arranger\, and inspiring teacher whose work spans artistic\, educational\, and sacred music communities. His long tenure as Minister of Music Emeritus at Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn underscores his deep commitment to intentional worship and spiritually grounded musical leadership. \n\n\n\nA devoted student and close associate of jazz legend Barry Harris\, Bingham serves as Vice President and founding board member of the Barry Harris Institute of Jazz\, helping preserve and advance Harris’s influential harmonic methodology. He has taught at Jazz House Kids in Montclair and worked extensively as a teaching artist in New York City schools\, nurturing young musicians and fostering meaningful musical experiences for diverse communities. His advanced piano workshops—especially at the Barry Harris Summer Intensive—are celebrated for their rigor\, clarity\, and compassion\, with students praising his rare combination of exceptional musicianship and extraordinary humanity. Whether guiding pianists through bebop harmony\, conducting choirs\, or mentoring emerging artists\, Phil Bingham continues to shape the region’s musical landscape with wisdom\, integrity\, and a lifelong commitment to artistic excellence. \n\n\n\n\n\nGregory Burrus is a New Jersey–based live music ambassador\, cultural producer\, and community connector who produces and curates more than 300 music and arts events annually across the region. Known for his ability to unite audiences\, artists\, businesses\, and municipalities\, he has become one of the most active and trusted organizers in the state’s live‑music landscape. Gregory’s productions span jazz festivals\, house‑music celebrations\, street fairs\, cultural showcases\, and multi‑town collaborations that bring neighborhoods to life through rhythm\, heritage\, and shared experience. His work is defined by meticulous planning\, strong partnerships\, and a deep commitment to elevating both emerging and established artists while strengthening the cultural fabric of New Jersey communities. \n\n\n\nAs a live music ambassador\, Gregory collaborates with a wide network of respected cultural\, civic\, and institutional partners whose support strengthens the impact of every event he produces. His work includes ongoing relationships with Mt. Zion AME Church\, New Jersey Performing Arts Center\, Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies\, Clements Place Jazz\, Bradley Beach Tourism\, Morris Museum\, and multiple municipal arts\, parks\, and downtown organizations across New Jersey. These partnerships reflect the trust placed in Gregory’s ability to deliver polished\, community‑centered programming that uplifts artists and engages audiences. By aligning sponsors\, venues\, cultural institutions\, and neighborhood stakeholders\, he builds credibility\, expands reach\, and ensures that each production stands on a foundation of strong collaboration and shared purpose. \n\n\n\nPlease Join Us
URL:https://gregoryburrusproductions.com/event/mt-zion-ame-millburn-1st-sunday-presents-guitarist-matt-cherkoff/
LOCATION:Mt Zion AME Millburn Church\, 54 Church Street\, Milburn\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art and Entertainment,Commnity
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies Presents The David Berkman Sextet
DESCRIPTION:Register on Eventbrite\n\nPianist\, composer\, and arranger David Berkman brings his all star sextet into Clement's for an afternoon of swinging modern jazz.\n\n\nDAVID BERKMAN – LEADER\, COMPOSER\, PIANO \nFEATURING STEVE WILSON – ALTO & SOPRANO SAX \, ADAM KOLKER – TENOR & SOPRANO SAX;  SAM SADIGURSKY – CLARINET & FLUTE; QUINSIN NACHOFF  – TENOR & SOPRANO SAX; MATT DWONZCK – BASS; & ADAM CRUZ – DRUMS \n************************************************************************* \nDavid Berkman has been an essential part of the New York jazz scene for over 30 years\, as a creative and swinging voice on the piano and as a gifted composer\, arranger and bandleader. \nBorn and raised in Cleveland\, Ohio\, Berkman is an award-winning composer/bandleader\, a recording artist whose 10 recordings as a leader have appeared on numerous best records of the year critic’s lists (the New York Times\, the Village Voice\, Downbeat\, JazzIz\, Jazz Times and others) \nand an accomplished jazz educator—as both a tenured professor in Jazz Studies at Queen’s College in New York and as a jazz clinician who has taught at numerous camps\, universities and conservatories around the United States\, South America\, Europe and Asia. He has played in countless bands including those of Cecil McBee\, Tom Harrell and the Vanguard Orchestra and has performed with and/or recorded with and/or arranged for numerous jazz luminaries\, including: Sonny Stitt\, Brian Blade\, Joe Lovano\, Dave Douglas\, Ray Drummond\, Billy Hart\, Dick Oatts\, Chris Potter\, Lenny White\, Bill Stewart\, Fathead Newman\, Chris Cheek and Hank Crawford. He has published three books on jazz with Sher Music Publishing\, “The Jazz Musician’s Guide to Creative Practicing” (2007) \n“The Jazz Singer’s Guidebook” (2009) and “The Jazz Harmony Book” (2014). \nNow appearing more and more often as a bandleader\, David Berkman has performed solo and with his trio\, quartet\, quintet and sextet at festivals and clubs in the United States\, Europe and Japan. \nRecent tours include: clubs and concert performances in Switzerland\, the Netherlands\, Austria\, Germany\, Belgium\, Holland\, Bulgaria\, Greece\, Ireland\, Spain\, Italy\, Brazil\, Japan\, Korea\, New Zealand and around the United States. Recent projects include the New York Standards Quartet (featuring Tim Armacost\, Ugonna Okewgo and Gene Jackson—the group just released their 7th CD) and the David Berkman Sextet. His latest CD—a follow-up to his highly successful 2016 sextet recording “Old Friends and New Friends” (which reunited drummer Brian Blade and producer Matt Balitsaris with whom Berkman had made 3 previous CDs)— “Six of One”was released April 2019 on Palmetto Records and includes nine new Berkman compositions\, and features Dayna Stephens\, Adam Kolker\, Billy Drewes and Tim Armacost on tenor\, alto and soprano saxophones\, EWI\, clarinet and bass clarinet; Chris Lightcap on bass\, Kenneth Salters on drums and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. \nBerkman’s second solo piano recording\, a follow up to his 2012 “Self portrait” was released May 2020 on Without Records. “Berkman plays Music by John Coltrane and Pete Seeger” is probably the only solo jazz piano recording that pairs these two iconic American musicians\, but Berkman creates a beautiful album of music fueled by childhood memories and the impact of the 1960s. \n \n********************************************************************************************************** \nCheck out the livestream on the Clement’s Place Jazz\, IJS\, and on our YouTube channel – \nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf8W7q1qlz0yt5Ebcn4tkSQ \nhttps://www.facebook.com/InstituteJazzStudies
URL:https://gregoryburrusproductions.com/event/rutgers-institute-of-jazz-studies-presents-the-david-berkman-sextet/
LOCATION:Clement’s Place\, 15 Washington Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102\, United States
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