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If you are part of a music organization based in New Jersey that is not listed here, please email us with the company name, town, and website url. Updated 3/17/2026

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Atlantic County

  • South Jersey Jazz Society - Somers Point, NJ


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    Bergen County

  • Camerata New Jersey - Englewood Cliffs, NJ

    Burlington County

  • West Jersey Chamber Music Society - Moorestown, NJ

    Camden County

  • New Jersey Music Educators Association - Voorhees, NJ

    Essex County

  • SamVaad - Classical Music Initiative - Livingston, NJ


    Smooth Jazz New Jersey - Maplewood, NJ

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    Hunterdon County

  • Hunterdon Musical Arts - Flemington, NJ


     

    Hudson County

  • Con Vivo Music - Jersey City, NJ

  • UCMP - Weehawken, NJ

    Mercer County

  • Capital Harmony Works - Trenton, NJ

    Middlesex County

  • New Brunswick Jazz Project - New Brunswick, NJ

  • NJProghouse Progressive Music Series - Dunnellen, NJ

    Monmouth County

  • Asbury Park African-American Music Project - Asbury Park, NJ

  • Asbury Park Music Foundation - Asbury Park, NJ

  • Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Association - Little Silver, NJ

  • Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music - West Long Branch, NJ

  • Heartstrings

  • Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation - Red Bank, NJ


  • Musicians On A Mission - Red Bank, NJ

    Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.

     

    Morris County

  • Dreamality, Inc - Mount Freedom, NJ

  • The Folk Project - Morristown, NJ

  • The MasterWork Chorus - Morristown, NJ

  • Skylands Songwriters Guild - Ledgewood, NJ

    Passaic County

  • North Jersey Blues Society - Ringwood, NJ

    Union County

  • Music For All Seasons, Inc - Scotch Plains, NJ

  • New Jersey Conservatory of Music - Summit, NJ

  • New Jersey Jazz Society - Summit, NJ

  • Wharton Arts/ - Berkeley Heights, NJ


     

    Additional Resources

  • Early American Music and Arts

  • Indian Academy of Performing Arts (IAPA)

  • New Jersey Association for Jazz Education

  • New Jersey Association For Music Therapy

  • New Jersey Federation of Music Clubs

  • New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association

  • New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA)


     

    FEATURED EVENTS


    Mariza

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm
    McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
    Princeton, NJ

    Born in Mozambique and raised in Mouraria, one of Lisbon’s most historic neighborhoods, Mariza grew up surrounded by the voices, guitars, and traditions of fado. From an early age, she embraced that legacy and transformed it into a universal language, becoming the most acclaimed Portuguese artist in the world. 



     

    The Mavericks & Friends

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm
    Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
    Morristown, NJ

    The music lives on.



     

    George Street Playhouse presents The Unexpected 3rd

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 2:00pm
    New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
    New Brunswick, NJ

    Written by and Starring Kathryn Grody  
    Directed by Timothy Near  
     
    A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive 

     

    George Street Playhouse presents The Unexpected 3rd

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm
    New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
    New Brunswick, NJ

    Written by and Starring Kathryn Grody  
    Directed by Timothy Near  
     
    A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive 

     

    Isabel Klee

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 4:30pm
    Kean Stage - NAAB Auditorium
    Union, NJ

    Isabel Klee is a writer, content creator, and one of the most prominent voices in the pet advocacy space. Based in Brooklyn, Isabel has built a deeply engaged audience around her writing and her firsthand experience fostering dogs in New York City, bringing visibility to the urgent need for fosters and the animals who depend on them. Her debut memoir, Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About debuted April 2026 as a New York Times #1 Best Seller.

     

    Aziz Ansari: Hypothetical Tour

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm
    State Theatre New Jersey
    New Brunswick, NJ

    Aziz Ansari is an award-winning actor, director, writer, and comedian. He co-created, writes, directs, and stars in the Netflix original series Master of None for which he has won two Emmys® for Outstanding Comedy Writing, as well as an Emmy® and DGA Award nomination for directing. He recently released the film Good Fortune, which he wrote, directed, and co-starred in with Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen.

     

    Aziz Ansari: Hypothetical Tour

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 9:30pm
    State Theatre New Jersey
    New Brunswick, NJ

    Aziz Ansari is an award-winning actor, director, writer, and comedian. He co-created, writes, directs, and stars in the Netflix original series Master of None for which he has won two Emmys® for Outstanding Comedy Writing, as well as an Emmy® and DGA Award nomination for directing. He recently released the film Good Fortune, which he wrote, directed, and co-starred in with Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen.

     

    Real talk: a conversation with Governor Chris Christie

    Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 8:30am
    NJPAC - Chase Room
    Newark, NJ

    Join us as New Jersey’s 55th governor, and two-time Republican presidential candidate, Chris Christie, sits down with NJPAC’s John Schreiber for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of New Jersey and the state of the nation. In addition to his two terms leading the Garden State, Christie has served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, and as a Fellow at both Yale and Princeton. His work has had an enormous impact on everything from the regulation of sports betting to the struggle to end the nation’s opioid crisis, and he has always excelled at translating complex concerns into plainspoken language, delivered with his trademark Jersey candor.

     

    Stephen King 35mm Double Feature: Carrie and Pet Sematary

    Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:00pm
    Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
    Rahway, NJ

    Join us in October for a terrifyingly great Stephen King 35mm double feature: “Carrie” and “Pet Sematary.” Come early to shop our vendors, grab cocktails and snacks, and enjoy a spooky organ concert played on our “Biggest Little Wurlitzer.”

     

    Get The Led Out

    Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm
    State Theatre New Jersey
    New Brunswick, NJ

    From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering.

     

     

    EVENT PREVIEWS

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    Kean University Welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author and Animal Advocate Isabel Klee on October 29th for President's Distinguished Lecture Series

    (UNION, NJ) -- New York Times bestselling author Isabel Klee will discuss her journey as a writer and animal welfare advocate at Kean University on Thursday, October 29, 2026, as part of the President's Distinguished Lecture Series. The event, which is open to the public, will offer insights into the connections between compassion, community engagement and storytelling. The event begins at 4:30pm.



    Atlantic City Ballet to make Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Debut with "Dracula"

    (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- For the first time, Atlantic City Ballet's Dracula comes to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at Sound Waves. The performance welcomes audiences ages five and older for a wickedly unforgettable start to Halloween weekend. Guests are invited to dress up and enter the costume contest, with prizes awarded at the show. Showtime is 7:00pm.



    Arden Theatre Company presents "Topdog/Underdog"

    (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company continues its 2026/27 Mainstage Season with Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize- winning play Topdog/Underdog, a gripping two-person drama exploring brotherhood, rivalry, survival, and the ties that bind families together. Directed by three-time Barrymore Award-winning artist Amina Robinson and co-produced with People's Light, Topdog/Underdog starts its run on the Arden's Arcadia stage on October 29, with opening night on November 4, and performances running through December 13, 2026.



    Seton Hall Theatre presents "Twelfth Night" at SOPAC

    (SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Seton Hall Theatre presents William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night from October 29 to November 1, 2026 at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC). The production is directed by Stephanie ila Silver-Silberstein.



    The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents Psycho with Jamie Wolf on Thursday

    (PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents Psycho with Jamie Wolf on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:30pm. The lineup also includes special guests Tyler Wolf and Chris Aileo.