Jackson Pines is the indie-folk acoustic duo of Joe Makoviecki and James Black. Joe and James grew up together ...
Stanley Drucker and YOCJ
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:57:48-04:00Every year, the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey invites a renowned musician to perform and teach master classes. This ...
Ember
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T16:36:21-04:00The New Jersey-based chamber choir Ember uses music to explore social issues. Recently, they tackled race relations in America ...
Nelson Baez
Steven Wolock2020-07-16T16:40:20-04:00The Puerto Rican drum music known as Bomba has its roots in the island’s African heritage, surviving for over ...
Ministers of Apollo
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T16:36:07-04:00Take an extraordinary step back in time to America in the 18th century with Eliza Vincz and her partner ...
Oliver Lake
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T16:41:45-04:00Meet longtime Montclair resident, the innovative jazz musician and composer Oliver Lake. He also writes poetry and paints, seeing ...
Bill Charlap
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T11:55:26-04:00It's been a big year for Bill Charlap. State of the Arts profiles the remarkable jazz pianist. He won a ...
Carnatic Music Apprenticeship
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T11:59:17-04:00Aisvarya Chandrasekar has been learning to sing Southern India’s classical Carnatic music since age 6. Now, the Rutgers University senior ...
Jazz House Kids
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T16:41:39-04:00Go behind-the-scenes at Jazz House Kids. The acclaimed school for K-12 kids was founded by jazz vocalist Melissa Walker ...
Simone Dinnerstein
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T11:11:51-04:00State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz profiled pianist Simone Dinnerstein back in 2008, shortly after her ground breaking recording ...
Andy Lamy
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T11:15:13-04:00Meet New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) clarinetist Andy Lamy. The California native wasn't sure what he would find when ...
Pink Martini
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T11:29:04-04:00State of the Arts caught up with the popular, one-of-a-kind, retro, band Pink Martini at their recent Bergen Performing Arts ...
Anthracite Fields
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T14:31:02-04:00The world-famous Westminster Choir joined forces with the contemporary music ensemble Bang on a Can to perform Julia Wolfe's Pulitzer ...
Beatie Wolfe at Bell Labs
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T16:09:05-04:00Beatie Wolfe is a musician and innovator with a new album Raw Space. She worked with Nokia Bell Labs on ...
Ballad of the Undecided
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T14:54:34-04:00In this special extra from an upcoming State of the Arts feature, Anthony D'Amato performs "Ballad of the Undecided" at ...
Anthony D’Amato
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T15:07:31-04:00Rolling Stone calls Anthony D’Amato’s songwriting “folk music raised on New Jersey grit.” He's back in his home state to ...
Savion Glover at NJPAC
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T15:20:45-04:00Tap phenomenon Savion Glover, born and raised in Newark, NJ, directs a show at NJPAC with some extraordinary Jersey kids. ...
Trilogy’s Opera: FIVE
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:01:32-04:00Trilogy: An Opera Company continues its mission of producing operas focused on the black experience with a new work about ...
Jazz in the Key of Ellison
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:03:45-04:00The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, NJPAC, in Newark, NJ celebrated the great American writer Ralph Ellison with a star-studded ...
Sarah Chang Visits the NJSO
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:09:14-04:00Join world-renowned violinist Sarah Chang as she spends two weeks with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra during its 2015 Winter ...