Chicken Fat Ball: "A Swinging Affair" at The Woodland in Maplewood

The Chicken Fat Ball, said tenor saxophonist Harry Allen is a little "like sitting around a dinner table with friends." But instead of deciding what to eat, they decide what tunes to play. "We certainly don’t talk about it ahead of time," Allen added. "It's pretty spontaneous. There might be a little discussion backstage right before we go on. One person suggests something. Someone else suggests something. It's very much like a conversation."

PHOTOS from Best of Clapton Band at Cooper's Riverview

by James DeSalvo - published 2023-03-31
In March, I had the pleasure to attend a performance of the Best of Clapton Band at Cooper's Riverview in Trenton, NJ.

Teaneck International Film Festival, PBS Indie Lens Pop-Up and The Puffin Foundation present Screening of "Free Chol Soo Lee"

(TEANECK, NJ) -- On April 19 at 7:30pm, there will be a screening of Free Chol Soo Lee, the last of the virtual film series presented this winter and spring through the continued partnership between TIFF, The Puffin Foundation Ltd., PBS, and Indie Lens Pop-Up. Watch the film – at no charge - from the comfort of your own living room, via Ovee. Advance registration is required; go to the TIFF website: www.teaneckfilmfestival.org, and click on Eventbrite to sign up.

PHOTOS from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Atlantic City Ballet

by John Posada - published 2023-03-31
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- On March 26, the Atlantic City Ballet performed "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Caesars and photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos. Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer Phyllis Papa first choreographed the classic Shakespeare play as a ballet in 2006, following the comic storyline and it has remained in the repertoire for the AC Ballet.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Never Meant to Be" by Jim Mill

by Bob Makin - published 2023-03-31
“Never Meant to Be,” the latest single from Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Jim Mill’s new EP, “Unhappy Hour,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 03-31-23

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

The Sieminski Theater presents Swinging with the Rat Pack

(BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- Swinging with the Rat Pack is a fun-filled musical celebration that re-creates the magic of The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. They will perform at the Sieminski Theater on June 1, 2023 at 7:30pm. This show is as close as you can get to hanging out in the front row of the Copa!

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/30/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-03-30
“I have an hour and a half of mostly acoustic style songs and I'm in the process of editing 15 music videos so, I am busy," laughed a jovial and excited Joe Bouchard as he discussed his upcoming show at Factory Records in Dover, NJ. "People keep saying, you should do more of your own solo songs so, that's what we did; it's a duo, it's myself on acoustic guitar and my girlfriend, my partner; she plays the Stratocaster. I do the singing and most of the rhythm and then she fills in the parts that need to be played so yeah, it's all good and I’m having fun.”  

Carolyn Dorfman Dance Celebrates Four Decades Of A Moving Legacy In Two Evenings Of Multimedia Performance-exhibits At The Morris Museum

by Laurie Granieri, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-03-30
How much can art hold? Are we asking too much when we wish that it would make meaning out of our lives? Carolyn Dorfman doesn't think so; she never has. As founder and artistic director of the Union- and New York City-based modern dance company Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Dorfman has always taken bold swings.