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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Peter Frampton. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Peter Frampton on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7:30pm. The Grammy-winning artist is one of the most celebrated guitarists in rock history.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Mike Zito. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Gulf Coast Records multi-Blues Music Award-winner Mike Zito is set to release his new album, Life Is Hard, on February 23, with a tour to follow in March. The Life is Hard tour stops in Tuckerton, where the Mike Zito Band will be playing at Lizzie Rose Music Room on Tuesday, March 5 (with Regina Bonelli) and Wednesday, March 6 (with Bees Deluxe). Both shows begin at 7:30pm.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - MPAC presents Spyro Gyra's 50th Anniversary with special guest Jeff Lorber Fusion. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Two legendary modern jazz bands will perform at the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Thursday, March 7, 2024 - Spyro Gyra and Jeff Lorber Fusion. It's a double bill of contemporary jazz legends! Tickets range from $39-$79. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Friday, March 8, 2024 - Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Selwyn Birchwood. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Award-winning Florida bluesman Selwyn Birchwood will perform live at the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Friday, March 8, 2024. Birchwood is touring in support of Exorcist, his fourth release on Alligator Records. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Woodbridge Township presents Screaming Orphans at The Avenel Performing Arts Center. (AVENEL, NJ) -- Woodbridge Township presents Screaming Orphans at The Avenel Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 10, 2024. They are known worldwide for their award-winning sound combining original pop songs with a unique take on traditional Irish music. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - TCNJ's Center for the Arts presents Las Cafeteras. (EWING, NJ) -- The College of New Jersey's Center for the Arts presents Las Cafeteras on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:00pm in the Kendall Main Stage Theater. The LA Times describes Las Cafeteras as "uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock... live, they/re magnetic."
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - Renowned Jazz Bassist Rufus Reid and The Discovery Orchestra's George Marriner Maull to be honored at the 2024 Wharton Arts Gala. (BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- On Thursday, March 7, 2024, Wharton Arts will honor award-winning jazz bassist, educator, and composer Rufus Reid with its Lifetime Achievement Award and will honor George Marriner Maull with its Education Award at their 2024 Gala.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - The Levoy Theatre presents Taylor Dayne. (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents American pop icon, Taylor Dayne, on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Tickets range from $58-$78. Doors are at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:30pm.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - PSO Soundtracks Talk: A Celebration of Bulgaria with Maestro Rossen Milanov and Soprano Mariana Karpatova. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)'s Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov joins mezzo-soprano Mariana Karpatova in an exploration of the songs, dances, and culture of their native Bulgaria at a very special PSO Soundtracks talk: A Celebration of Bulgaria. Their presentation takes place on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00pm, at the Princeton Public Library in the library's Community Room. Immediately following, there will be time for a brief Q&A. The talk serves as a prelude to the orchestra's March 9-10 concerts which includes a work by Bulgarian composer Marin Goleminov. Soundtracks is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - Ember Choral Arts to Hold Auditions for May Concert featuring New Works by Emerging Composers. (MANHATTAN, NY) -- Ember Choral Arts, renowned for its dedication to excellence in performing choral music of living composers, will hold announce auditions for its upcoming May concerts on Thursday evening, March 7, 2024 at the Opera America building, near Penn Station. Auditions take place between 6:00pm and 9:00pm.
Friday, March 8, 2024 - Jazz Bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells to Perform Concert at Perkins Center for the Arts. (MOORESTOWN, NJ) -- Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown presents a concert with celebrated jazz bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells on Friday, March 8, 2024. Note: this concert was rescheduled from July 2023.
Friday, March 8, 2024 - Newton Theatre presents The Machine performs Pink Floyd. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents The Machine performs Pink Floyd on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 8:00pm. The Machine has forged a 30+ year reputation of extending the musical legacy of Pink Floyd. The New York-based quartet performs a diverse mix of The Floyd's extensive 16-album repertoire, complete with faithful renditions of popular hits as well as obscure gems.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - NJPAC presents Kristin Chenoweth in Concert. (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth to Newark on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 8:00pm.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - The Sherman Theater presents Dogs In A Pile. (STROUDSBURG, PA) -- Jam band Dogs In A Pile is headed to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on Saturday, March 9, 2024 with special guests The Tribe and Mosey Beat. The sandy shores of Asbury Park, New Jersey are hallowed ground in the northeast; the rolling waves have ushered generations of venerated musicians to worldwide acclaim. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - Music in the Somerset Hills presents a concert at the Community of St. John Baptist. (MENDHAM, NJ) -- Music in the Somerset Hills will present an intimate concert featuring Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:00pm. The performance, starring NYC-based early music ensemble TENET Vocal Artists, will take place in the French Eclectic-style chapel at the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - NJPAC presents John Mellencamp. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Fresh off the heels of his sold-out "Live and In Person 2023" North American tour, John Mellencamp confirms its continuation with "Live and In Person 2024." Presented by longtime promoter AEG Presents, the tour will begin in Rochester, NY on March 8 and conclude in Savannah, GA on April 23. The tour comes to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 8:00pm.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Porno For Pyros Announces Final Tour, ending at Wellmont Theater. (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Los Angeles Alternative Rock outfit, Porno For Pyros, announced they will embark on their farewell tour in 2024. After a 26 year touring hiatus, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, and Peter DiStefano kick off the 15-city tour, produced by Live Nation, on February 13 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, CA making stops across North America in Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON; Boston, MA; New York, NY and more before wrapping up in Montclair, NJ at The Wellmont Theater on March 10, 2024.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Newton Theatre presents The Australian Bee Gees Show. (NEWTON, NJ) -- It's Saturday Night Fever every night with The Australian Bee Gees Show – A Tribute to the Bee Gees. See for yourself when the band comes to The Newton Theatre on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 7:00pm.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - The North Jersey Blues Society present Bees Deluxe at the Montclair Brewery. (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Celebrating the release of their new album "Hallucinate," packed between the bass drum and the guitar amp in their ancient van, Bees Deluxe, Boston's most exciting blues band is hitting the road for a whirlwind mini-tour to not only promote the new recording, but to share the unique sound they call "acid blues." The tour includes shows in Tuckerton and Montclair.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Danú Takes Audience to Ireland on March 10th. (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- Danú, one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles from historic County Waterford, will be on Stockton University's Performing Arts Center main stage performing their biggest hits on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00pm. The group's standing-room-only concerts throughout Ireland are true events featuring high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - The North Jersey Blues Society Presents Blues & Brews featuring Bees Deluxe. (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- This month’s North Jersey Blues Society's Blues & Brews event features Bees Deluxe on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Montclair Brewery. Bees Deluxe, a British/American blues band, have played with Ronnie Earl, Mike Zito, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Matt Schofield, Roomful of Blues, Walter Trout and David Maxwell and more. Showtime is 4:30pm.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm - HYPERCUBE at William Paterson University - Shea Recital Hall 101, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Mike Zito; Opening Regina Bonelli at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Peter Frampton: Never Ever Say Never Tour at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 8:00pm - The Life & Music of George Michael at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 7:00pm - Taylor Dayne at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Mike Zito; Opening: Bees Deluxe at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Diana Krall at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 12:30pm - Forbidden Tropics: Afro-Peruvian Jazz Band at William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 7:00pm - Monmouth University's Department of Music & Theatre Arts Productions presents Women in Music 2024 at Monmouth University - Lauren K. Woods Theatre, 370 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary with Special Guest Jeff Lorber Fusion at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Paul Thorn & Steve Poltz at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 2:00pm - Afternoon Recital: Nina Siniakova & Arturo Delmoni at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Selwyn Birchwood at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Patti Lupone: A Life in Notes at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm - The Doo Wop Project at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Deadgrass at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 7:30pm - The Linda Ronstadt Experience at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Lez Zeppelin: Led Zep’s Greatest Hits at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sunday, March 10, 2024 @ 3:00pm - Artie Shaw & Benny Goodman: The Swinging Small Groups at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
Sunday, March 10, 2024 @ 7:00pm - Woodbridge Township presents Screaming Orphans at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
