MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL
AKIKO TSURUGA QUARTET
Raised in Osaka, Japan, this talented musician began studying the organ at the age of three, at the famed Yamaha Music School. After discovering her passion for jazz very early on in her musical journey, Akiko launched her career immediately after graduating from the Osaka College of Music. While living and playing in Osaka, she performed with several world- renowned jazz musicians from the United States.
WALLACE RONEY JR.
JAZZ HOUSE alum by the talented young trumpeter Wallace Roney, Jr. opens the evening as he continues to forge new paths on the legacy of his late parents Geri Allen and Wallace Roney, Sr.
Actual Showtime: 6:00 pm~9:00 pm | Rain Date: July 28, 2022
~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10
~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed
~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited
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JOEY DEFRANCESCO
Legendary Jazz Musician, Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Radio Personality, Grammy Nominated Artist. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Joey DeFrancesco may have single handedly revived the organ jazz genre.
Please Note: Your ticket reserves a table in the Jazz Club where you can also dine. All food and beverage purchases are additional to ticket price.
Showtimes:
7:00 pm | Sat, Sun ~ $44.00 + $3.95 fee
9:30 pm | Sat, Sun ~ $44.00 + $3.95 fee
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JOEY DEFRANCESCO TRIO
Joey DeFrancesco Trio: “Bright Moments” Celebration of Todd Barkan’s 76th Birthday w/ Anwar Marshall on drums and Lucas Brown on guitar/keys!
Legendary Jazz Musician, Multi -Instrumentalist, Composer, Radio Personality, Grammy Nominated Artist Joey DeFrancesco has recorded and/or toured with his own groups as well as numerous renowned artists that include Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Diana Krall, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, James Moody, John Scofield, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Cobb, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, David Sanborn and many more. The four time Grammy® Award-nominee, with more than 30 recordings as a leader under his belt, has received countless Jazz Journalist Association awards and other accolades worldwide, including being inducted into the inaugural Hammond Organ Hall of Fame in 2014, the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame in 2016 as well as topping the Critics Polls in DownBeat Magazine eleven times over the past fifteen years and the Readers Polls every year since 2005. DeFrancesco also hosts a weekly program on SiriusXM Radio’s Real Jazz channel titled “Organized.”
Showtimes:
Fri, Sat, Sun | August 12~14, 7:30 pm & 10:00pm
$35 – $45 + $3.46 – $4.16 fee
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Three Wishes
Sun Ra had three wishes for the Baroness when she inquired what his would be:
- “A flexible instrument which could reflect every mood of any being, even a cat’s or a bird’s.”
- “A center where I would be free to present what I am actually doing to the world in the proper manner. Lights, shadows, colors, music would all be working at the same time, and it would be a synopsis of cosmic things so concentrated that, in an hour, you could be enlightened about the entire universe.”
- “The means to do things precisely, directly, and unhampered.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Gerald Wiggins was born on May 12, 1922 in New York City. He started classical piano lessons when he was four but by his teenage years became interested in jazz. He doubled on bass while attending High School & Art and for a period in the 40s accompanied Stepin’ Fetchit. Following this he worked and toured with the big bands of Les Hite, Louis Armstrong and Benny Carter. Stationed in Seattle while in the military he played in the local jazz clubs.
By the mid 40s Wiggins relocated to Los Angeles and played music for television and film. He has worked with Lena Horne, Kay Starr, Nat King Cole, Lou Rawls, Jimmy Witherspoon Helen Humes, Joe Williams, Ernie Andrews and Eartha Kitt to name a few. He also worked at the Hollywood studios as a vocal coach and worked with Marilyn Monroe and others.
Always a highly flexible pianist, Wiggins was comfortable in swing and bop settings with a consistently witty style filled with catchy riffs became his distinctive signature. His best-known recording as an organist was Wiggin’ Out but it was Wiggins’ trio work with Andy Simpkins and Paul Humphreys that is legendary. Pianist Gerald Wiggins passed away at the age of 86 on July 13, 2008.
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