SOPAC – South Orange Performing Arts Center
Events at this venue
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Giants of Jazz Honoring Paquito D’Rivera
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesGiants of Jazz 2025: Honoring Paquito D’Rivera at SOPAC 🌟 On Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7:30PM, the South Orange Performing Arts Center proudly presents its beloved annual Giants of Jazz concert, produced by Grammy Award‑winning bassist and producer John Lee. This year’s celebration pays tribute to the incomparable Paquito D’Rivera, a true master whose...
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Giants of Jazz 2024 at SOPAC by John Lee
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesWhat better way o close out the month of November than an All Star Jazz Bash. Join us for the 25th Anniversary of what has become a legendary South Orange event featuring the convergence of countless master practitioners in an unforgettable evening of spontaneity and swing. Curated by Grammy Award-winning producer and bass player, South...
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The Dizzy Gillespie Afro Latin Experience led by John Lee
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesSecure Your Tickets History has produced its share of great artists and great people—John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was both! Celebrate the legendary trumpeter’s legacy at SOPAC! The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience showcases Gillespie’s love of world music, which he artfully and innovatively fused with Jazz throughout his career. His vast repertoire included compositions that were inspired by...
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Jammin in the Loft featuring the Moore’s Lounge Players at SOPAC
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesSAVE THE Date: Come experience the Moore's Lounge Players The Moore's Lounge Players in the The Ultimate Jam CLICK FOR TICKETS Jammin In Moore's Lounge and Beyond April 24, 2024 7 pm House Band Damon Duewhite – DrumsCharlie Sigler – GuitarNick Masters – KeysAnthony Perez – BassMegha Vadehra – Tap Honoree Jammer Winard Harper –...
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James Austin Jr. & Luminescence – SOPAC Jazz in the LOFT
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesPerforming a tribute to their teacher, the late greatDr. Barry Harris - $20 Click HERE for Tickets https://www.sopacnow.org/events/jitl-mar-2024/ James Austin Jr is an accomplished Jazz pianist and bandleader who hails from Chicago, IL. He has honed his craft under the tutelage of a number of legendary Jazz musicians including extensive study with Barry Harris, who...
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Jammin in the Loft at SOPAC featuring Flip Da Skrip
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesSecure your Tickets Now Experience your favorite bands up close and personal in SOPAC’s new Jammin’ in the Loft series. Curated by Gregory Burrus Productions, this series brings talented local bands that are taking the local music scene by force to the next level with an intimate and energetic experience in The Loft at SOPAC!...
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South Orange International Blues Festival: Winter Edition Featuring Popa Chubby, Billy Hector & Blues People SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 7:30PM
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesSouth Orange International Blues Festival: Winter Edition Featuring Popa Chubby, Billy Hector & Blues People SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 7:30PM Featuring Popa Chubby, Billy Hector & Blues People SATURDAY, JANUARY...
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Jammin in the Loft the Lynette Sheard Experience at SOPAC
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesJammin in the Loft at SOPAC Experience your favorite bands up close and personal in SOPAC’s new Jammin’ in the Loft series. Curated by Gregory Burrus Productions, this series brings talented local bands that are taking the local music scene by force to the next level with an intimate and energetic experience in The Loft at SOPAC! Come...
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Giants of Jazz – Honoring Kenny Barron
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesGiants of Jazz - Honoring Kenny Barron Join us for what has become a legendary event in South Orange, featuring the convergence of countless Jazz greats in an unforgettable evening...
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Blues, Roots & BBQ in the Loft, David Keyes & Blues People With Celebrity Chef Jesse Jones
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesBring your friends and family together in The Loft at SOPAC for an intimate evening of world-class Blues and Roots music. With the doors opening an hour before showtime for a BBQ dinner in The Loft, each performance in this series will take audiences on a journey through the evolution of Blues music. The first...
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Canceled due to Air Quality Issues – New Voices, New Visions – AKENYA at SOPAC
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesSATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023 AT 8PM Learn more "Far ranging sonic nomad" AKENYA makes her SOPAC and NJ debut at our first ever LGBTQIA+ Pride weekend! In her decade-plus career, AKENYA has emerged as a songwriter and singer deftly moving among Jazz, Hip-Hop, and R&B influences. Following the concert, dance the night away with AKENYA at The...
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Vince Ector Organatomy Trio+ SOPAC Jazz in the Loft
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesEnjoy an evening of “soulful mainstream Jazz” (Jazz Wise) with Vince Ector’s Organatomy Trio+, including Pat Bianchi on keyboard and Bruce Williams on alto and soprano sax. This is a Jazz in the Loft event you don’t want to miss! Drummer and educator Vince Ector’s fourth album as a leader introduces his Organatomy organ trio...
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EXTRAS CASTING CALL FOR BETTY & BLUE, a short film by COLE SWANSON
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesEXTRAS CASTING CALL - OK Who still has their 70's clothes in the closet? Orange Platform Shoes, Green Leather Coat w White Fur Collar and you were digging the scene in the matching Diamond in the Back Sunroof Top, Green and White Thunderbird that you leaned so far over no one knew if you driving....
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Don Braden’s EARTH WIND & WONDER in SOPAC Jazz in the Loft
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesAs a young man growing up in Louisville, Kentucky in the 1970s, Don Braden discovered the music of both Earth, Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder. It immediately captured his heart, mind, and soul. The esteemed saxophonist explains that “the messages within their music built around core themes such as strength, love, and joy, are imbued...
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Mark Gross Quartet in SOPAC Jazz in the Loft
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesJazz saxophonist Mark Gross and his quartet swing and sing along today’s Jazz vanguard, constantly pushing the music forward while staying true to the classical elements of Jazz.
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Dave Stryker Trio Prime in SOPAC Jazz in the Loft
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesTHIS 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...
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SOPAC Giants of Jazz 23 Honoring Rufus Reid
SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesJoin 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...
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SOPAC - South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, , South Orange, New Jersey, United StatesOn Sale Dre Barnes Trio Alvester Garnett and Hilliard Greene -Community Art Project Sunday, June 19, participants and the community are invited to join in the SOPAC Lobby for the Community Art Project Celebration and Unveiling from 2 - 4 pm. Come see how each individual creation contributed to the finished project. Live music with...
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