On Sept. 22 at the John Coltrane House, in honor of the late jazz saxophonist and composer’s birthday, Bobby Zankel’s Warriors of the Wonderful Sound will perform Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.” Zankel will be joined by saxophonists Odean Pope and Dave Liebman.
6 PM.
Shows September 10, 24, October 8 and 22.
A 14-piece Jazz Orchestra conducted by Orrin Evans
The newest addition to our Monday night programming is the celebrated Captain Black Big Band conducted by pianist Orrin Evans. We are very excited to welcome them to our Smoke family and while no one will be lighting up any “Captain Black” at Smoke, we can say for sure that the music is “smokin”!
7pm & 9pm two-course dinner prix-fixe available for $29.95 / no music charge
More info @ smokejazz.com.
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Gala Opening!!! Adrienne Theater
This is our new, second home base, joining Plays and Players as our two ongoing venues. The Adrienne Theater is located conveniently in center city on bustling Sansom Street amid other great clubs and watering holes. Join us on this festive evening. Very special admission for the performance is only $5.00 at the door. As usual, The Eleventet will be cooking hard this season!!
The Josh Lawrence Jazz 3’s second studio album Roots has been released by BFM Digital on iTunes and Amazon. Fill up you iPod TODAY!
17 North Main Street
The Josh Lawrence Jazz 3 will perform music from their second studio album Roots, an autobiographical song-cycle chronicling the bandleader’s personal and musical influences, at The Blue Rooster Bakery & Café on Friday December 17, 2010.
Lawrence, a Cranbury native, studied at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and became a popular sideman on the neo-soul and jazz scenes playing with artists from Erykah Badu to Charli Persip. After graduation, he moved to the historic Sugar Hill neighborhood in Harlem. He co-founded the Uptown Brass at the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights, worked as musical director for the band Harlem Psychedelic and taught on faculty as brass instructor at Bronx Arts and Bronx Lab.
Featuring nine original compositions written by Lawrence and co-producer Jamal Jones, Roots is an individual story of the streets and sounds of New York City and Philadelphia – as told through a new, unique and soulful voice. The CD will be available for purchase at The Blue Rooster from December 1st until Christmas and a free download of the single “Queesnborough Bridge Stomp” can be found at www.blueroosterbakery.com.
Located in one of historic Cranbury’s most charming Victorian homes, The Blue Rooster Bakery & Café invites you to rediscover a few of life’s enduring pleasures - simple meals prepared with fresh, natural ingredients, a congenial place to gather with neighbors and friends and on Friday and Saturday evenings live jazz. In the third year of operation, owners Bob & Karen Finigan continue to view The Blue Rooster as an evolving presence in the area ~ from breakfast to lunch and for the last year, dinner ~ The Blue Rooster is a favorite of many. Bob’s breads are served with all meals and draw many to return often. Pastries by Peter Max and menus crafted by Karen add to the overall team approach to guiding and growing the value of the Blue Rooster to its many fans.
The Josh Lawrence Jazz 3 will perform from 7 to 10 PM at the Blue Rooster Bakery & Cafe (17 North Main Street Cranbury, NJ) Friday December 17, 2010. $10 cover charge. Reservation by call: (609) 235-7539.
I was honored to join the legendary Randy Muller with the New York Funk All Stars at the Indigo2 in London this past Friday playing the music of BRASS CONSTRUCTION. The horn section includes myself, Shareef Clayton (trumpet), Ezra Brown (tenor sax) and Sly Scott (tenor sax). Check out some video captured by Dom Mc:
Josh & Magdalena
Josh & Magdalena perform in the Poconos Thanksgiving weekend
November 8, 2010
Internationally-acclaimed trumpeter, composer and bandleader Josh Lawrence will appear in Stroudsburg and Jim Thorpe Thanksgiving weekend.
Lawrence has performed with artists from Charli Persip to Erykah Badu and toured extensively throughout North America and Europe. His new album “Roots” combines influences from New York City and Philadelphia into a fresh new sound called “Soul Bop”.
His jazz-infused acoustic pop duo features the Polish singer / guitarist Magdalena Baldych.
Josh & Magdalena will perform at Le Persil Bistro (517 Main Street, Stroudsburg) Friday 11/26 from 6-10 PM and at the Albright Mansion (66 Broadway, Jim Thorpe) Saturday 11/27 from 6-9 PM.
More information can be found at www.joshlawrencejazz.com
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