Gregory Burrus Productions

Flip Da Skrip in Cranford Autumn Sounds
2022-10-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Eastman Clock Plaza Park, N Union Ave, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Cranford Autumn Sounds – Downtown Cranford Clock – OutsideOct 20, 2022 –

Band Flip Da Skrip 6 Piece Band 5:30 – 7:30 PM – Flip Da Skrip was founded in 2009. The local band is a 3 piece swinging instrumental group with 3 vocalists that specialize in R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz and Pop.

Brews, Boos and Blues featuring Andy Lackow and Mess Around Blues Band
2022-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 | River and Rail Cantina, 230 S Ave E, Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, United States
Brews, Boos and Blues – 230 South Ave E. Cranford NJ – Inside Oct 26, 2022

Andy Lackow and Mess Around Blues Band 6:00- 9:00 PM

“Blues, Soul and Rock ‘N’ Roll!” While predominantly a 4 piece blues band they play an eclectic mix that also includes blues-rock, rock n roll covers.

David Easton Band in Cranford Autumn Sounds
2022-10-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Eastman Clock Plaza Park, N Union Ave, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Cranford Autumn Sounds – Downtown Cranford Clock – OutsideOct 27, 2022 David Easton Band 5:30 – 7:30 PMDavid Easton Band is a rock band infused with funk and jazz (in the vein of Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, jamiroquai, Steely Dan etc) showcasing David’s original pop/rock music and covers.

IJS presents The Dave Stryker Quartet
2022-10-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED. MASKS OPTIONAL.

Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 28 CD’s as a leader to date), co-leading The Stryker/Slagle Band, or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.” Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to New York City in 1980. After establishing himself in the local music scene, he joined organist Jack McDuff’s group for two years 1984-85. When McDuff wasn’t on the road (literally traveling by van all over the country) they worked a steady four-night a week gig at Dude’s Lounge in Harlem. His first break, this turned out to be an invaluable experience, paying his dues night after night with the soulful jazz organist. It was at Dude’s Lounge that Stryker met tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, who would occasionally sit in. After leaving McDuff, Turrentine asked Stryker to join his quintet. From 1986-1995 he played with the legendary saxophonist at all the major festivals, concert halls, and clubs throughout the world. He is featured on two Turrentine CD’s (Stanley recorded Stryker’s tune “Sidesteppin”). With Turrentine, Stryker was able to play with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. The ten years playing alongside the tenor legend helped Stryker realize the importance of having his own sound. Dave continued to work with Stanley and was with him during his final week at the Blue Note in NYC, when he passed in Sept. 2000.

Early on Stryker realized that as much as he loved playing standards and the jazz repertoire he had to have something of his own to give to the music. He feels that his writing combined with his playing is what shapes his musical expression. He has recorded and published over 150 of his own compositions and has released “The Dave Stryker Songbook” with most of his original music. Also 18 of the compositions (from the first five SteepleChase CD’s) are compiled in the book: “The Music of Dave Stryker” (SteepleChase Music) which can be ordered on this website. Some of the other artists who have recorded Dave’s music are: Stanley Turrentine, Kevin Mahogany, Victor Lewis, and Steve Slagle. Dave continues to perform with The Dave Stryker Organ Trio, his Blue to the Bone Band, and The Stryker/Slagle Band. Recent gigs for The Stryker/Slagle Band have included a recent week at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival, The Blue Note in Las Vegas, The Jazz Bakery in LA, and a 2003 tour of Japan.

Sideman work has included vocalist Kevin Mahogany’s group, with Dave writing and arranging music for Kevin’s Telarc release “Pride and Joy” and “Another Time, Another Place” on Warner Bros and tours of Europe, Japan, Brazil, Poland and Carnegie Hall. He also has worked with Blue Note saxophonist Javon Jackson and pianist Eliane Elias. He has appeared on over 50 CD’s as a sideman. As a producer, Stryker compiled the CD “The Guitar Artistry of Billy Rogers” which is the only existing record of the brilliant jazz playing of the late underground legend who was his friend, former teacher and member of the Crusaders. He has also produced “A Tribute to Grant Green” on Evidence Music. Currently, Dave is the Adjunct Professor of Jazz guitar at Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He is passing along his experience by teaching privately and at The Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, and The Litchfield Jazz Camp. His book “Dave Stryker’s Jazz Guitar Improvisation Method” (Mel Bay Publishing) is available here on his website at http://www.davestryker.com.

A favorite among fans and critics alike, Dave was recently voted into the 2017 Downbeat Critics and Readers Poll for the 10th time. Of his playing, jazz guitar great Pat Metheny has said “I have followed Dave Stryker’s playing since his early days in Omaha through his long stay with Stanley Turrentine and his longstanding relationship with the great alto player Steve Slagle (another undersung heavy out there) and he just gets better and better with one of the most joyous feels around.

Free and open to the public.

Live Music at Allison V Brown Photography Artist Reception
2022-10-30 15:00 - 18:00 | Elitist Coffee, 154 Valley Street, NJ, 07070, United States
Whenever and wherever I travel I always keep my camera at my side. And through the photographic image I preserve not only the visual memories of people and places but also the emotions experienced while on my journey. avbrown-photography

Please join us.

https://www.avbrown-photography.com/

Jazz973 Clements Place Local Singers Showcase Barbara Hassenfeld, Rosalind Grant & Frank Noviello
2022-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | NJ
The Clements Place Jazz Local Singers Showcase where you get to experience the best jazz singers from your towns and cities all in one night.

That’s right 1 night, 1 swinging band and 3 fabulous singers each performing their favorite tunes just for you. At the end of the night a rousing collective performance that will to knock your socks off for a really great night of jazz.

11/02/2022 This session features vocalists Frank Noviello, Rosalind Grant and Barbara Hassenfeld. All supported by Nick Masters Piano, Anthony Perez on Bass, Charlie Sigler on Guitar and Winard Harper on Drums with introductions by DJRoc M. This is a unique event that you won’t want to miss, attend with friends and hear and see for yourself!

Clements Place is a venue for Jazz and music events in a Rutgers Building in Newark New Jersey. A very classy cabaret style venue with a wonderful sound system and cozy atmosphere. We document and announce upcoming jazz jams and show events at Clements Place.

Please Note

ALL ATTENDEES MUST EITHER BE VACCINATED (BRING PROOF) OR SHOW A NEGATIVE PCR TEST FROM THE LAST 72 HOURS

(NO RAPID, AT HOME, OR ON-SITE TESTING ALLOWED)

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IJS Presents the Kim Clark Trio
2022-11-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
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Date: Thu, Nov 3 • 7:30 PM EDT

Location: 15 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102

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Jazz973 Clements Place Local Singers Showcase Joy Topping Mann LaDee Streeter & Omisanya Karade
2022-11-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
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Session 3 features vocalists Joy Topping Mann, LeDee Streeter and Omisanya Karate all supported by the swinging Noel Sagerman Trio ( Dan Kostlenick on Piano, Belden Bullock on Bass Noel Sagerman on Drums ) with introductions by DJRoc M . This is a unique event that you won’t want to miss – come hear and see for yourself!

Clements Place is a venue for Jazz and music events in a Rutgers Building in Newark New Jersey. A very classy cabaret style venue with a wonderful sound system and cozy atmosphere. We document and announce upcoming jazz jams and show events at Clements Place.

Please Note

ALL ATTENDEES MUST EITHER BE VACCINATED (BRING PROOF) OR SHOW A NEGATIVE PCR TEST FROM THE LAST 72 HOURS

(NO RAPID, AT HOME, OR ON-SITE TESTING ALLOWED)

EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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Clements Singer Showcase featuring Pucci Amanda Jhones, Jeanne Ricks and Denise Hamilton
2022-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Clements Place Jazz Local Singers Showcase where you get to experience the best jazz singers from your towns and cities all in one night. Vocalist Pucci Amanda Jhones, Jeanne Ricks, Denise Hamilton House Band Joe Vincent Tranchina Motoki Mihara & G. Earl Grice. That’s right 1 night, 1 swinging band and 3 fabulous singers each performing their favorite tunes just for you. At the end of the night a rousing collective performance will to knock your socks off for a really great night of jazz. A very unique event and a whole lot of fun. Each time out there will be something different, so please come cheer on your favorite, or cheer on everybody, join us, relax and have some fun with us at the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies’ Clements Place Jazz Local Singers Showcase.

Clements Place is a venue for Jazz and music events in a Rutgers Building in Newark New Jersey. A very classy cabaret style venue with a wonderful sound system and cozy atmosphere. We document and announce upcoming jazz jams and show events at Clements Place.

Please Note

ALL ATTENDEES MUST EITHER BE VACCINATED (BRING PROOF) OR SHOW A NEGATIVE PCR TEST FROM THE LAST 72 HOURS

(NO RAPID, AT HOME, OR ON-SITE TESTING ALLOWED)

EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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NJPAC Jazz Jams at Clement's Place
2022-11-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Jazz Jams at Clement’s PlaceNov 17 @ 7:30PMCo-presented by NJPAC and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, these Jazz Jam sessions attract ace musicians from New Jersey and beyond.

SOPAC Giants of Jazz 23 Honoring Rufus Reid
2022-11-19 20:00 - 22:00 | SOPAC – South Orange Performing Arts Center, One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, 07079, United States
Join us for what has become a legendary event in South Orange featuring the convergence of countless Jazz greats in an unforgettable evening of music. Celebrating one of today’s premiere bassists, Rufus Reid, this Jazz festival returns to the SOPAC stage for the first time since 2019.

Performers

Bill CharlapRussell MaloneRoberta GambariniTS MonkFreddie HendrixMichael RodriguezGreg GisbertMark GrossDon BradenEric AlexanderSteve CarringtonRoxy CossSteve DavisJeb PattonJames AustinCaelan CardelloRoberta PiketDavid WongSanti DebrianoRussell HallChris BergerTommy CampbellEvan ShermanChris BeckKenneth Salters

IJS Presents James Moody Jazz Scholars Celebration
2022-11-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
You are invited to the James Moody Jazz Scholars Celebration on Nov 21, 2022 7:00 – 10:00 PM at 51 Washington St- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall,.

James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey is extremely proud to produce the James Moody Jazz Scholars Celebration at the Rutgers’ Institute of Jazz Studies Clements Place Jazz. This event for the James Moody Jazz Scholarship recipients from 2015 to present, is produced by The James Moody Jazz Scholarship for New Jersey, presented by Jazz House Kids, hosted by the Rutgers University – Newark supported by Gregory Burrus Productions

This free very special event will have limited seating and access will be provided via Eventbrite Registration only. Please join us.

Jazz House Kids & IJS Present "A Conversation on The State Of Jazz Today"
2022-11-29 19:00 - 22:00 | NJ
Stefon Harris, master vibraphonist, composer, educator bandleader and thought leader explores the state of jazz today

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Harmonic Convergence featuring Destiny Autumn
2022-11-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Harmonic Convergence Band Drums: Eric DuPontPiano: Oscar WilliamsBass: Masaaki SaitoSax: Alex Desrivieres

The Yardbird Entertainment Jam Session @Clement's Place
2022-12-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Yardbird Entertainment brings a new monthly jam session to Clement’s featuring stellar jazz saxophonist Gene Ghee and his veteran quartet.

Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba Ensemble
2022-12-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba ensemble has been forum for an exciting collaboration between masters of contemporary jazz and Cuban music

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Jazz Meets Opera featuring Ema Mitrovic, David Budway and Tim Horner
2022-12-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Join us for the inaugural Clements’ Place ” unique Jazz Meets Opera” Series featuring mezzo soprano Ema Mitrovic, a New York City based opera singer, jazz vocalist, and lyricist. Joining Ema will be Max Jazz Recording Artist, David Budway who is one of the most versatile pianists on the New York and Owner Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, New Jersey music scene and Tim Horner , a dynamic big band musician, educator one of the worlds most in demand drummers in the Jazz world.

Very much looking forward to playing with the incomparable Pianist David Budway and my love, Drummer Tim Horner !!! – Ema Mitrovic

This show will be absolutely wonderful, guaranteed 🤩

Produced by Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies and Gregory Burrus.

Clements Place is a venue for Jazz and music events in a Rutgers Building in Newark New Jersey. A very classy cabaret style venue with a wonderful sound system and cozy atmosphere. We document and announce upcoming jazz jams and show events at Clements Place.

EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Jazz House Kids Conversation
2022-12-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States

The Bruce Williams Quintet at Clement's Place
2022-12-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
One of the premiere saxophonists on the NY/NJ scene and Clement’s favorite, Bruce Williams brings a quintet of great jazz veterans including Ted Chubb trumpet, Brandon McCune piano, Tom DiCarlo bass, and Noel Sagerman drums.

Tim Warfield's - A Jazzy Christmas - 10 Year Anniversary
2022-12-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of saxophonist Tim Warfield’s “Jazzy Christmas” recording. Selected by the New York Times as one of the “Top 20 Best Holiday Listens” of 2013, his recording vividly showcases a collection of traditional holiday songs, performed from a jazz perspective. The musical program features new takes on familiar material such as “The Little Drummer Boy” and “Silent Night,” but also lesser-known gems like Claude Thornhill’s “Snowfall.” Joining Warfield will be guest trumpeter Terell Stafford, pianist Neil Podgurski, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, bassist Rodney Whitaker, drummer Clarence Penn and vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan.

On July 1st, 2018, Tim earned the position of Assistant Professor & Coordinator of the Jazz Masters of Music Graduate Program at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Tim’s latest recording “Jazzland” released on the Criss Cross Jazz label in 2018, features trumpeter Terell Stafford, organist Pat Bianchi, drummer Byron Landham and percussionist Daniel Sadownick.

IJS Monthly Mondays Presents Lance Bryant & SHOUT!
2022-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
IJS Big Band Monthly Mondays Presents Lance Bryant & SHOUT!

Clement’s favorite and gospel jazz veteran Lance Bryant returns with his big band to continue our new monthly Monday-night series. Multi-hyphenate composer, arranger, bandleader, tenor and soprano saxophonist Lance Bryant each month brings his big band comprised of NY/NJ area jazz veterans and newcomers to Clement’s to kick off our fall Monthly Monday series. The band will be playing his arrangements of some of the great composers of our time: Donald Brown, James Williams, Kenny Kirkland, Roy Hargrove, Kenny Garrett and more. Also arrangements by Bill Mobley and Eddie Allen. Featuring: Mark Gross, Bruce Williams, Craig Rivers, Mike Lee, Dave Schumacher, Peter Lin, Clarence Banks, Jerrick Matthews, Alfred Patterson, Nathan Eklund, Eddie Allen, Ted Chubb, Bill Mobley, Oscar Perez, Caylen Bryant, and Jerome Jennings among others About Lance: Saxophonist, arranger and vocalist Lance Bryant performs in the New York/New Jersey area. When Lance is not performing his own music he is touring with revered South African pianist, Abdullah Ibrahim, performing and recording as saxophonist with fellow New York area players, teaching and writing commissioned arrangements for other artists and bands. Lance comes out of Markham, Illinois, a small town near Chicago. He received his formal music education at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he studied saxophone, composition and arranging. After moving to New York City in the mid. 1980s, Lance continued his education, studying saxophone and arranging privately with Frank Foster, the former director of the Count Basie Orchestra. He also studied composition with Bruce Adolphe of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society. In 1990 Lance began his decade-long relationship with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and in 1993 became the Orchestra’s Musical Director and Principal Arranger. Lance also made his film debut in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and traveled extensively with Phyllis Hyman, Jon Hendricks, Pete “LaRocca” Sims, Wallace Roney, Abdulah Ibrahim, Bootsy Collins, James Williams and others. In the early summer of 2000, Lance was selected as an on-stage musician for the Broadway production of the musical review Swing!, which received six Toni nominations. Throughout his music career, Lance’s talents as an arranger, composer, saxophonist and vocalist have been featured on many projects like: For the Love of Jazz on Mojazz Records (Lionel Hampton), Dem Bones and Simply Natural on MaxJazz Records for Grammy nominated vocalist Carla Cook, Swingin’ Away for the George Gee Swing Orchestra, and more recently on drummer Yoron Israel’s latest release, Visions, the Music of Stevie Wonder.

Lance’s earliest musical experience was established while growing up in the Baptist Church. His connection with spirituality and music has endured. In 2000 to 2006 Lance served as Director of Instrumental Music at Fountain Baptist Church in Summit, NJ. Between 2006 and 2013, while living in Massachusetts, Lance served as Minister of Music for Andover Baptist Church in Andover MA, leading worship services with gospel and sometimes jazz music. In 2002 he released Psalm, the first of four Cds featuring original songs, and jazz arrangements of hymns and Spirituals.

As an educator Lance’s recent teaching work has included woodwind instructor for Covenant Christian Academy in Peabody, MA, director of the Phillips Academy Gospel Choir in Andover MA, and Berklee’s Saxophone Weekend for the Berklee College of Music summer program where Lance taught master classes, group lessons, jazz theory, improvisation and ensemble. Lance also served on the faculty or Jazz At Lincoln Center’s educational department working with it’s outreach program for youth throughout New York City.

In 2014-15 Lance performed with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on the Broadway musical hit After Midnight. Starting in Spring of 2016 he performed in the orchestra of the Broadway production of George C. Wolfe’s “Shuffle Along …” featuring Tony Award winner Audra MacDonald and the choreography of Savion Glover. When he’s not touring with Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya, Lance continues to teach and perform in the New York and northern New Jersey areas as a solo artist and in bands that include Andy Farber and his Orchestra, and the New Lionel Hampton Big Band featuring Jason Marsalis.

Realizing the importance of spirituality and the blues as healing and empowering forces, Lance always makes sure to incorporate these elements from his cultural background into his music. He believes that the larger community of the world is in need of that same healing and empowering influence.

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NJPAC Jazz Jams at Clements Place
2022-12-15 19:30 - 22:30 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Co-presented by NJPAC and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, these Jazz Jam sessions attract ace musicians from New Jersey and beyond.

IJS Clements Place Jazz Fundraiser
2022-12-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Jazz greats Stefon Harris, Steve Wilson, Vicente Archer, Bruce Barth, and Chris Beck in a special concert to support Clement’s Place.

Vibraphonist Stefon Harris, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Chris Beck bring their talents to Clement’s Place for a one-time only evening of great music. For this special performance we are asking for a donation of $500 , which is 100% tax dedcutible. We will have light refreshments and drinks.

DONATION INSTRUCTIONS

To donate online follow these instructions:

1. Go to this link – https://give.rutgers.edu/s/896/giving19/home.aspx

2. Scroll down to the section labeled “SEARCH ALL FUNDS”

3. Search for and then select “Rutgers University-Newark Chancellor’s Discretionary Fund”

3. Click “proceed to gift details” and follow the instructions from there

4. When your transaction is complete, print or save an image of your receipt to bring with you for admission.

Please also register here on Eventbrite so we have an accurate count of people who are planning to join us.

OR

You may also just register here and bring a check with you. Make the check out to “Rutgers University Newark” and put Clement’s Place in the memo.

Thank you for your continued support!

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If you would like to just donate any amount, please do so using the method above.

MASKS Optional

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Clements Place is a venue for Jazz and music events in a Rutgers Building in Newark New Jersey. A very classy cabaret style venue with a wonderful sound system and cozy atmosphere. We document and announce upcoming jazz jams and show events at Clements Place.

Please Note

ALL ATTENDEES MUST EITHER BE VACCINATED (BRING PROOF) OR SHOW A NEGATIVE PCR TEST FROM THE LAST 72 HOURS

(NO RAPID, AT HOME, OR ON-SITE TESTING ALLOWED)

EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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Matt Chertkoff Trio feat. Legendary Saxophonist Houston Person
2022-12-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
Jazz973 Presents Matt Cherkoff w Houston Persons

Guitarist Matt Chertkoff has made a name for himself performing at jazz festivals and clubs around the globe. He has shared the stage with legends like Jimmy Cobb, Freddy Cole, Grady Tate, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Craig Handy among many others. Tonight come enjoy this performance with the the Legendary Saxophonist Houston Person.

Joining Matt on the bandstand tonight are”

Saxophonist Houston Person

Drummer Pete Van Nostrand

Bassist Mike Karn.

“With his robust sound and swinging style, tenor saxophonist Houston Person has kept the hard bop and organ-soaked soul-jazz traditions alive. Emerging from organist Johnny “Hammond” Smith’s group, Person established his reputation as one of the Big Boss tenors in the Gene Ammons style with albums like 1968’s Blue Odyssey, 1969’s Goodness!, and 1970’s Person to Person.”

Michael Karn started in music as a tenor saxophonist, and after graduating high school he attended New York University, where his teachers were Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. After college Michael immediately joined the Ray Charles Orchestra, and spent 1988 and ’89 touring the United States, Europe, and Japan. Michael appeared with Ray at the Northsea and Playboy Jazz Festivals, and at such venues as the Blue Note, The Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, and the Wolftrap Center for the Performing Arts.and Playboy Jazz Festivals, and at such venues as the Blue Note, The Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, and the Wolftrap Center for the Performing Arts.

Pete Van Nostrand was born and raised in Binghamton, NY. A graduate ofRutgers University, and The Juilliard School, he has been around NewYork since 2000 and has been called on to perform with Steve Davis,Jeremy Pelt, Eric Reed, Aaron Parks, Gerald Clayton, Chihiro Yamanaka,Dan Nimmer, Jeb Patton, Jim Rotundi, Mike LeDonne, Paula West, SachalVasandani, among many others. More recently has has been working withKenny Barron, Brian Lynch, Jimmy Heath, Kurt Elling, The ClaytonBrothers, and Natalie Cole. Currently he can be heard touring with theAaron Dhiel Quartet, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and the Gerald Claytontrio. A supportive sideman and young veteran of the New York City Jazzscene, he continues to keep busy in New York and on the road

Clements Place is a venue for Jazz and music events in a Rutgers Building in Newark New Jersey. A very classy cabaret style venue with a wonderful sound system and cozy atmosphere. We announce, host and document upcoming jazz jams and show events at Clements Place.

Please Note

House doors open at 6:50 pm

Proof of vaccination is required.

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MPACK LIVE at the Cricket Club
2022-12-30 08:00 - 23:00 | Cricket Club, 154 Eastern Pkwy, Irvington, New Jersey, 07111, United States
Celebrate the New Years

MPACK LIVE COMING TO THE CRICKET CLUB DEC 30, 2022 8 – 11 PM.

Get your Year End Dance Groove On with the band that makes you want to Dance!!! Start your New Years Weekend off right with MPACK, swinging, dancing and singing to your favorite R&B tunes, enjoy some good food with friends and great vibes.

MPACK LIVE featuring Clarence Conover, Patricia Walton, Larry Greenberg, Kev Natz Moore and Kenny Robinson are coming to help you dance your head off.

Full Bar and Food Menu available, $10 admission online at Eventbrite, Link below or see my link in biohttps://gregoryburrusproductions.com/

Get Your Groove on with MPACK Band Live!!!

Joe Locke Trio Presented by Bethany Jazz Vespers and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
2023-01-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Bethany Baptist Church, 275 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey, United States
January’s featured performers are the Joe Locke Trio. Vibraphone virtuoso Joe Locke pushes the envelope of what the vibes can be. He has performed and recorded with musicians including Grover Washington Jr, Raul Midón, Kenny Barron, Eddie Henderson, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Palmieri, Ron Carter and The Beastie Boys.Bethany Baptist Church 275 West Market Street, Newark, NJFor 150 years, The Bethany Baptist Church of Newark has been one of the leading African American houses of worship, and for 20 of those years, the Church has featured monthly jazz in its Saturday evening Vesper services.

Dave Stryker Trio Prime in SOPAC Jazz in the Loft
2023-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | SOPAC – South Orange Performing Arts Center, One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, 07079, United States
THIS SUNDAY, JAN 8! Celebrate the start of the New Year at SOPAC and the return of Jazz in the Loft with The Dave Stryker Trio Prime.

Guitarist Dave Stryker and his trio with organist Jared Gold and drummer McClenty Hunter are fresh off their summer tour opening for Grammy-award winning band Steely Dan. You won’t want to miss it!

MPACK Live at Southern Komfort
2023-01-11 20:00 - 23:00 | SOKO – Southern Komfort, 501 Central Ave, Orange, New Jersey, 07050, United States
Get the new year off to an amazing start with MPack Band at SOKO Bar & Grill! There’s no better way to kick things up a notch than enjoying MPACKS’ energetic tunes as you sing and dance your worries away. Come check them out on Wednesday, January 11th from 7PM-10PM for some good vibes and feel how music brings us together! Be sure to bring those grooving shoes – 2023 is about having fun and making memories that will last until 2024. The venue is situated conveniently in Orange NJ so don’t miss out, head over 501 Central Ave on Wed for guaranteed good times ahead!

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Rutgers IJS Presents Jazz Masters John Clayton & Houston Person
2023-01-16 15:30 - 17:30 | Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, NJ, United States
Martin Luther King Day Celebration 1 Set

John Clayton

Bassist, Composer, Arranger and Producer, John Clayton, is a busy man. With a Grammy on his shelf and nine additional nominations, artists such as Diana Krall, Paul McCartney, Regina Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gladys Knight, Queen Latifah, and Charles Aznavour have had spots on his crowded calendar.

In 1985 John, co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and rekindled The Clayton Brothers Quintet. In addition to individual clinics, workshops, and private students as schedule permits, John also directs the educational components associated with the Centrum Jazz Festival and Workshop, and Vail Jazz Workshop.

Career highlights include arranging the ‘Star Spangled Banner” for Whitney Houston’s performance at Super Bowl 1990 (the recording went platinum), playing bass on Paul McCartney’s CD “Kisses On The Bottom,” arranging and playing bass with Yo-Yo Ma and Friends on “Songs of Joy and Peace,” and arranging playing and conducting the CD “Charles Aznavour With the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra,” and numerous recordings with the Clayton Brothers, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Milt Jackson, Monty Alexander and many others.

Houston Person

orn in Florence, South Carolina in 1934, Person played piano before taking up tenor saxophone at age 17. After Army duty in Germany, where he played with such musicians as Don Ellis, Eddie Harris, and Cedar Walton, he studied at Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. Person made his recording debut in 1965 on a Prestige album by organist Johnny “Hammond” Smith and, after forming his own band in the early Seventies, continued featuring organ players. In 1986, the saxophonist stopped using organists on the road and hired pianist Stan Hope, who’s been with him ever since.

Person, whose influences include Gene Ammons, Illinois Jacquet, Harold Land, Hank Mobley, and Sonny Stitt, has for many years booked his own gigs and produced his own records. Veteran jazz singer Etta Jones, best known for her 1960 hit “Don’t Go to Strangers” on Prestige, was the featured vocalist with Person’s combo from 1973 until her death in 2001. He produced numerous albums by Jones for the Muse and High Note labels, as well as discs for Ernie Andrews, Charles Brown Joey DeFrancesco, Charles Earland, Red Holloway, David “Fathead” Newman, Richard Wyands, and others.

Jazz973 Presents The Inglewood CA Katalyst Collective Group
2023-01-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz IJS – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
The Katalyst Collective Group out of Inglewood, CA musical style can best be described as “Contemporary Instrumental”, edgy and lively. In town for the NYCWJF, we are very happy to presents the Katalyst Collective and their unique edgy sound that you will thoroughly enjoy. Come join us for this performance by this inspiring group of musicians as they come to town for this one of a kind performance.

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