By Roger Costa
A sensational Jazz festival, Poetry, Comedy, Rock, Dance, Family and more hot events- check out what’s coming to Newark’s NJPAC this November as listed on their website:
@TD James Moody Jazz Festival
The annual Jazz celebration under the artistic direction of Christian McBride runs November 8-23 with a phenomenal line-up of performances and forums.
Among the highlights, Cuban maestro Omar Sosa brings some Salsa and Afro-inspired beats accompanied by his Quarteto Americanos, a quartet of musicians from the Bay Area: drummer Josh Jones, bassist Ernesto Mazar Kindelán and Sheldon Brown on saxophone, clarinet and flute.
10-time Grammy winner Trumpeter icon Arturo Sandoval takes the lead on a night of Latin Jazz, while Savion Glover and PROjECt.9 perform an original piece blending tap dancing, music and visuals to celebrate the expression of sound.
More information on these shows: https://www.njpac.org/series/james-moody-jazz-festival/
@John Fogerty
As founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival, GRAMMY® winner John Fogerty is an American original. His hits shaped rock history forever: “Born on the Bayou,” “Green River,” “Proud Mary” and “Bad Moon Rising,” just to name a few. His new album Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years is both a celebration and a reclamation. For the first time, he fully owns the rights to his songs that fans have adored for over five decades. Backed by Fogerty’s family band, it’s a fierce and joyful celebration of one of the greatest music catalogs in rock ‘n’ roll.
Wednesday, November 12th at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $94. INFO: https://www.njpac.org/event/john-fogerty/
@Blues is Alright
Blues Is Alright is a whole vibe! It’s Southern soul, blues and R&B for grown folks, featuring a mega lineup of musical royalty: Tucka, King George, Pokey Bear, West Love, Lenny Williams and Theodis Ealey.
Equally influenced by R. Kelly and Barry White, Louisiana’s Tucka James is an R&B singer who delivers “pillow talk” songs that recall the grooves of the ’70s, ’80s and 2010s. He kicked off his career singing lead vocals with Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band before going solo and earning his nickname “The King of Swing.”
King George burst onto the Southern Soul scene with his signature party-centric sound and R&B flair. Based out of Hopkins, South Carolina, his album Juke Joint Music was released in 2022. For old-school music lovers, King George is the perfect combination of R&B, soul and funk that’s sure to get anyone to do a little two-step.
Wardell “Pokey Bear” Brown hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he started his career as a rap artist before becoming the soulful singer that he is today. His first hits include “They Call me Pokey” and “Side Piece,” and he’s worked with Tyree Neal, Adrian Bagher, Ms. Pat, Veronica Raelle and Cupid.
Hailing from the Mississippi Delta, West Love’s voice carries the weight of generations of blues legends, equal parts gravel and honey. She’s earned a reputation as a modern-day blues torchbearer, weaving love, loss and life’s struggles into every note. Her guitar sound is inspired by the greats like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.
The ultimate soul crooner, Oakland, California native Lenny Williams was lead singer of Tower of Power and won BMI’s Songwriter Award in collaboration with Kanye West for “One Night Celebrity,” recorded by Twista. His rich, passionate R&B vocal style made a splash on hits like “Cause I Love You” and “So Very Hard to Go.”
Blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and entertainer … just a few of the titles that describe the phenomenon of Mississippi native Theodis Ealey. After four successful albums with Ichiban Records, he founded IFGAM Records, launching his song “Stand Up in It” to #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart.
Saturday, November 15 at 7pm. Tickets start at $75. INFO: https://www.njpac.org/event/the-blues-is-alright-tour/
Comments