By KW
The Top 5 Jazz Shows in NYC this month are : Huston Person which was on Friday, Jazz and Colors on the 10th, Victor Wooten Band on November 11th, Greg Lewis Organ Monk Trio on the 13th, and Kenny G on the 15th through 18th.
Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts is hosting 3 different jazz ensembles in the Grandoff Music Center. The first is called Express Yourself, which highlights both Aretha Franklin and The Great American Songbook performed by Joel LaRue Smith’s jazz ensemble and the Tufts Jazz Choir on November 11. On November 15th features three of Nando Michelin’s ensembles in Distler Performance Hall. Scott Aruda and Paul Alstrand’s jazz ensembles on November 18 highlights funk, rock, Latin, and swing as well as jazz.
On Wednesday, November 28, nine jazz musicians including cornetist Randy Reinhart, trumpeter Bria Skonberg and trombonist Jim Fryer wil be performing at the Bickford Jazz Showcase in New Jersey from 8 to 9:30 pm to benefit this beloved venue which is hurting from a decline in state funding so if your in the area you should definitely check that out.
