MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL

LACKAWANNA BLOCK PARTY

FAMILY JAZZ DISCOVERY ZONE | 12:00 pm~5:00 pm

 Get in the zone for an afternoon of family fun! Bring your wee be-boppers to the zone, a special place where kids and their families can gather to play, improvise, create, make new friends and of course, share our passion for jazz! 

 JAZZ HOUSE WORKSHOP STUDENT ENSEMBLES | 1:00 pm~4:00 pm

Keeping in the 13 year tradition of the Montclair Jazz Fest, student ensembles from the Jazz House Summer Workshop will take the Lackawanna Block Party stage throughout the afternoon starting at noon on Saturday.  Directed by trumpeter and educator Ted Chubb, the award-winning workshop continues on the campus of Montclair State University for two sessions.

NICOLE GLOVER QUARTET | 4:00 pm~7:00 pm

Saxophonist and bandleader Nicole Glover grew up in Oregon, where she was introduced to the music through her father’s record collection and studied in programs dedicated to learning jazz and priming students for touring and performing, such as the award-winning American Music Program and Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. She moved to the East Coast to attend William Paterson University, where she studied with Mulgrew Miller, Harold Mabern and Rich Perry. Assuming permanent residence in NYC in 2015, soon establishING herself as a rising star.

WINARD HARPER + JELI POSSE | 4:00 pm~7:00 pm

Winard Harper was born in Baltimore in 1962 and started like most drummers by beating on cans just after learning to walk. A child prodigy, a five-year-old Winard would sometimes sit in and play his drums in older brother Danny’s rock n roll band after the family moved to Washington D.C. Winard and his younger brother Philip, a trumpeter, would busk in the streets of Georgetown and sit in at jam sessions around the city. For more than a year, Winard worked in a trio with pianist Reuben Brown and bassist Steve Novosel, veterans of the DC jazz scene. 

DJ BROTHER MISTER | 7:00 pm~10:00 pm

Dance with DJ Brother Mister who will be capping off the summer series. Join us for an old school funk + soul party featuring DJ Brother Mister aka 7x Grammy winner Christian McBride.

~ Rain Date: August 13, 2022

~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10

~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed

~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited