Jazzville, NJ

This day in 1933 brought with it an end to one of the most disastrous social experiments in American history, as the 21st Amendment to the Constitution took effect, repealing the 18th Amendment a...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2013/12/we-want-beer-80th-anniversary-of-the-repeal-of-prohibition/

  Though you might not know it by the weather we’ve been having, one of the surest signs of the return of summer is almost upon us: Westfield’s annual Sweet Sounds Downtown Jazz Festival. Th...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2013/06/2013-sweet-sounds-downtown-westfield-jazz-festival/

It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention and by the looks of the Recycled Orchestra, they are right. In an impoverished area of the Cateura slum of Paraguay, South America, the ...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2013/04/a-story-of-hope-landfill-harmonic/

The sounds of jazz can be heard at Rock’n’ Joe Coffeehouse in Union on the first Friday of every month. As a venue without a liquor license, this comfy shop makes for an unconventional jazz v...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2013/04/interactive-jazz-fun-at-rockn-joe-cafe/

Just a quick announcement about some free events going on for Jazz Appreciation Month: For those with children, NJ’s own jazz station (WBGO 88.3FM) is running their annual Kids Jazz Series ever...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2013/03/free-jazz-appreciation-month-events-april-2013-edition/

Last night we recently made our first trip to a venue we’ve been clamoring to visit. Having opened a few years ago to much fanfare, Roxy & Dukes caught our attention with word of their unique s...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2013/03/gas-house-gorillas-mix-it-up-at-roxy-dukes-312013/

This past weekend we attended the Jazz-age Lawn Party on Governors Island which, for the last few years, has injected a bit of Roaring 20’s-style class and sophistication into NYC two weekends ...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2011/06/jazz-age-lawn-party-is-the-cats-pajamas/

Just got an email from organist Radam Schwartz, who runs the Tuesday Night Jazz Jam at the Crossroads in Garwood. Check it out and consider attending. Sounds like a fun time! Here’s Radam’s o...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2011/05/lou-pallo-and-the-gibson-bus/

Well, this certainly is a rarity. Usually I find out what’s going on in the jazz & blues scenes around NJ and blog about it here, ultimately pointing you, faithful reader, to the official websi...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2011/05/point-pleasant-beach-jazz-blues-fest-2011-performance-schedule/

In my never-ending quest to bring you, my faithful Jazzville, NJ readers, all I can about the NJ jazz scene, I’ve come across a very interesting jazz band, mixing equal parts Sun-Ra, Ornette Co...

http://jazzvillenj.com/2011/04/nj-grindy-jazz-metal-oh-my/