(NEWARK, NJ) -- Daniil Trifonov, Musical America’s 2019 Artist of the Year, performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto in his NJSO debut, January 25–27, in the final program of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 Winter Festival, “Music Speaks.” Music Director Xian Zhang conducts the program, which also features Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra and the NJSO premiere of Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy. Performances take place on January 25 at 8:00pm at NJPAC in Newark, January 26 at 8:00pm at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick and January 27 at 3:00pm at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.... READ ON

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM has announced its programming line-up for the 2018 Christmas and New Year holidays. Programming highlights include a radio drama performed by Seton Hall students, A Franciscan Christmas with Brother Greg Cellini, WSOU’s annual presentation of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols recorded live at Seton Hall’s Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.  The station’s holiday programming also features the Top 89 Countdown, WSOU’s accounting of the top new music tracks of 2018.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and Audible have announced the first three national performance dates of “Jazz in the Key of Ellison,” celebrating the musical world of the esteemed African-American novelist, critic and scholar Ralph Ellison and his remarkable collection of jazz recordings.... READ ON

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- This Holiday season, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City fulfills their commitment to the community donating over 100 instruments to nine local schools for this school year, as part of their Hard Rock Heals program.  Joe Lupo, Property President, on behalf of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will donate over 100 Musical Instruments to nine Atlantic City Elementary Schools on Wednesday, December 19 at 1:00pm.... READ ON

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company’s annual January Thaw Music Festival returns to the Lackland Performing Arts Center featuring three musical guest artists throughout the month of January. The series launches on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 8:00pm in the Lackland Performing Arts Center with Michael Davis and the New Wonders.... READ ON

(NEW YORK, NY) -- The Madison Square Garden Company announced that the 64th consecutive show by legendary musician and MSG franchise, Billy Joel, on Thursday, May 9, 2019 takes place on his 70th birthday! The  show will be Joel’s 110th all-time performance at The Garden.... READ ON

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City has extended Motor City Live: A Tribute to Motown through the month of December with a special Motor City Live: A Motown Christmas. Along with your favorite Motown classics, you’ll hear some Motor City versions of your favorite Holiday songs sprinkled in like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” from The Temptations, Aretha Franklin’s “Winter Wonderland,” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” from the Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson’s “Jingle Bells” and much more. ... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Latin music’s most iconic duo, Wisin & Yandel, announced their first U.S. tour today since their five-year hiatus with the Como Antes Tour 2019. The 15-city tour will kick off May 23 and make a much-anticipated stop at Prudential Center on Sunday, June 16. Yandel is managed by Andy Martinez and Wisin is managed by Walter Kolm.... READ ON

(HARLEM, NY) -- Funeral services for James Jordan, the retired, former Director of Music Programs for the New York State Council on the Arts, will be held on Tuesday, December 18th at 11:00am at Benta's Funeral Home in Harlem. Benta's is located at 630 St. Nicholas Avenue.  Visitation begins at 10:30am.... READ ON

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Alternative rock quartet Papa Roach will bring their summer 2019 headlining run, the Who Do You Trust? Tour,with Asking Alexandria and Bad Wolves to The Stone Pony Summer Stage on August 9, 2019.  The tour will also have an area date at Philadelphia's Metropolitan Opera House on August 7th.... READ ON