British rocker Lloyd Cole (Lloyd Cole and The Commotions; “Perfect Skin”) brings music and insight to Outpost in the Burbs on Friday.
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KinderSmile, Parents Who Rock help refugees
Parents Who Rock will perform on Saturday, Sept. 7, to benefit KinderSmile Foundation, who have been providing dentistry to a Syrian family.
Cuban star Leoni Torres comes to The Wellmont
Cuban singer and composer Leoni Torres, who has worked with Marc Anthony, performs at the Wellmont Theater on Thursday, Sept. 5.
Culture in brief: Parents Who Rock and KinderSmile
Parents Who Rock will perform on Saturday, Sept. 7, to benefit the KinderSmile Foundation.
Culture in brief: Mac Sabbath at the Wellmont
“Drive-thru metal” will be at the Wellmont Theater on Tuesday, Aug. 27, when Mac Sabbath, a Black Sabbath parody band, comes to town.
Montclair Jazz Festival: from grass to stage in just 10 years
On Saturday, Aug. 10, Montclair Jazz Festival celebrates 10 years. It’s come a long way since the 2010 festival, which took place on a grassy stage.
Montclair Jazz Festival: Bettye LaVette, from jukebox to jazz legend
Jazz legend Bettye LaVette got her start singing with a jukebox, at 18 months old. She headlines the Montclair Jazz Festival on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Program notes: It’s never too late (what love have you left behind?)
If you love something, it never really lets you go. What have you left behind? The latest “Program Notes” from Culture Editor Gwen Orel.
Friends and neighbors: trumpet player Violet Mujica
Violet Mujica, 13, studies trumpet at Jazz House Kids, and will play in the Montclair Jazz Festival. Our latest “Friends and Neighbors.”
Montclair Jazz Festival: opening with hot licks and cool sounds
Montclair Jazz Festival kicked off on Friday, July 26 with the DJ Brother Mister party, and continued Sunday with concerts and film. Grand Finale Aug. 10.
Culture in brief: Jeree Wade at Trumpets
Montclair jazz singer Jeree Wade, who recently won Audelco Awards for “On Kentucky Aveue,” performs a 3 p.m. Sunday show at Trumpets.
Montclair Jazz Festival: Support helps keep the beat
The Montclair Jazz Festival held an event for sponsors and supporters at Van Vleck House & Gardens this past Tuesday night.
Montclair Jazz Festival: Jazz score in films featured
Montclair Jazz Festival partners with Montclair Film to show a series of four films that have feature a prominent jazz score.
Montclair Jazz Festival: jazzing up the town
For its 10th anniversary, the Montclair Jazz Festival embraces the town, presenting jazz in multiple venues, and encouraging mini jazz crawls.