Music in Trenton, NJ
Events this Week:
- R & B ShowCase at Maxine's 2: Trenton, N.J.
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 6:00 PM
Venue/Location: Maxine's 2, 120 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08608, Phone: (609) 394-0091, Fax: (732) 875-0862
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Site: 120 S. Warren St., Trenton, New Jersey. 609-968-5210.
Doors open at 5 pm.
Fee $8.
Presented by the S.A. Ent. and Purple Heart Productions. Up and coming R & B artist will sing live to compete for a cash prize.
Live performance by guest feature artist. - Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey: Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 3:00 PM
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 7:00 PM
Venue/Location: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, Phone: (609) 258-5600, Fax: (609) 258-0004
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Site: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
Tickets: $5 to $10.
Call 609-258-5000.
Website: http://www.yocj.org. for more details. - Mostly Motets: 12-voice a cappella chorus
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 4:00 PM
Venue/Location: Princeton Public library, Sands Library Building, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, Phone: 609-924-9529,
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Site: 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, New Jersey. 609-924-9529.
This 12-voice a cappella chorus celebrates spring with motets and madrigals and other short songs from the 16th to the 20th century. - Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at McCarter Theatre
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 7:30 PM
Venue/Location: McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540, Phone: 609.258.2787,
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Site: 91 University Place, Princeton, New Jersey. 609-258-2787.
A 16-piece jazz band.
Joined by the Grammy winning saxophonist Joe Lovano.
Tickets start at $42.
- Chamber-Jam: Ljova and the Vjola Contraband and the Yiddish Arts Trio: 'remix generation' - Eastern European and Gypsy melodies
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Site: 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, New Jersey.
Latin rhythms, and jazz-inspred improvisations will be performed at the Princeton Shopping Center conTemporary Arts Center. 609-924-8777.
Links:
- Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra
28 West State Street
Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: (609)396-5522 e
Fax: (609) 394-1394
Founded in 1921, the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra is New Jersey's oldest professional symphony orchestra producing concerts each season in the city of Trenton and the surrounding communities
- New Jersey Opera Theater
P.O. Box 3151
Princeton, NJ 08543
Phone: (609) 799-7700
- Rackett
Two very distinguished Princeton professors, Paul Muldoon and Nigel Smith, eschew the mundane and turn their mutual love of music into a rock and roll band. The result? Rackett, a rocking six-member band dedicated to, as Smith says, "straight up rock and roll".
- Richardson Auditorium
Alexander Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone: (609) 258-5600
Fax: (609) 258-0004
Richardson Auditorium is Princeton University’s premiere performance venue for a wide variety of events presented by the Department of Music, as well as student and community organizations. Richardson is also home to the annual Princeton University Concerts series, featuring world-class professional musical artists. In addition, the hall is often used for the recording of chamber, orchestral, and solo instrumental and vocal music.
Upcoming Events:
- 3rd Annual Jazz Festival Weekend: Bristol Riverside Theatre, Pa.
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 3:00 PM
Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Friday, June 27, 2008 - 8:00 PM
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Site: 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol, Pa. 215-785-0100.
Call Box office for pricing.
6/27: Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
New to BRT(Bristol Riverside Theatre), The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble was called one of the most innovative jazz bands in the Philadelphia area by Temple University Public Radio.
"The drumbeat is the Heartbeat" - the Arpeggio motto.
6/28: The Eric Mintel Quartet: BRT is ecstatic to have the Eric Mintel Quartet return for the Summer Jazz series again this year. Their Brubeckesque style is sure to be an exciting evening.
6/29: Joshua Richman Trio: Called "the future of this uniquely American art form" by Marilyn Bergman of the ASCAP Foundation, Joshua is the composer and compelling force behind the Joshua Richman Trio. He has just won the ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award. - Kenny Rogers Christmas: State TheatreNJ
Sunday, December 14, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Venue/Location: ,
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Site: 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, N.J.
732-246-SHOW.
$38. - $150.
The State Theatre, a premier nonprofit venue for the performing arts and entertainment.
- Dark Star Orchestra (DSO): State TheatreNJ
Friday, May 30, 2008 - 8:00 PM
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Site: 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
732-246-SHOW.
$20. - $40.
Recreating the Grateful Dead Experience.
- Lyle Lovett in Concert: State TheatreNJ
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 8:00 PM
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Site: 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Tickets $40. - $90.
732-246-SHOW.
- David Crosby & Graham Nash: State TheatreNJ
Monday, October 13, 2008 - 8:00 PM
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Site: 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
732-246-SHOW.
Tickets $39. - $126.
As a duo, longtime creative partners Crosby and Nash bring out the best in each other.
- The Trenton City Museum: Elegies and Reminiscences
Sunday, June 8, 2008 - 2:00 PM
Venue/Location: Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ , Phone: (609) 989-3632, Fax: (609) 989-3624
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Site: Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park, Trenton, New Jersey.
609-989-3632.
Geoffrey Dorfman, pianist
Members $15.
Nonmembers $20.
Ellarslie Museum has been a restaurant, ice cream parlor and monkey house.
- The Trenton City Museum: Music for a Midsummer Night
Friday, July 25, 2008 - 7:00 PM
Venue/Location: Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ , Phone: (609) 989-3632, Fax: (609) 989-3624
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Site: Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, New Jersey.
609-989-3632.
Ellarslie has been a restaurant, ice cream parlor and monkey house.
Tickets: Sales limited to 80 patrons.
Members $15.
Non-Members $20.
