Over 100 Jazz Students To Celebrate Jazz Day With Free Concert

By Mike Greenblatt
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The next generation of jazz stars will be on display at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark April 26 at 4:30 p.m. when over 100 of them will perform for free in honor of International Jazz Day on April 30. The local young musicians are from NJPAC’s “Jazz For Teens” program, Christian McBride’s “Jazz House Kids” project, with students from Riverdale Country School in the Bronx and Susan E. Wagner High School in Staten Island. Hosted by WBGO’s Sheila Anderson, you have to register for your free tickets at https://www.njpac.org/.  

NJPAC released a statement that reads, in part, “International Jazz Day in Newark highlights the power of jazz as a force for freedom and creativity, promotes intercultural dialogue through respect and understanding, and unites people from all corners of the region.”

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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