Music in Trenton, NJ

Events this Week:

• Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Composers Collective
  Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 8:00 PM
  Venue/Location: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, Phone: (609) 258-5600, Fax: (609) 258-0004
  Organizer/Sponsor: ,
  

  Site: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton  University.
  
  $15. General Admission
  $5. Students
  "Passport to the Arts" Accepted.
  
  For Info: Call 609-258-5000.
  
  Renee Rosnes, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Watson, Horace Silver, and students in the university jazz program.
  
  Directed by Anthony D. J. Branker
   

• Springtime Beauty benefits Newtown Chamber Orchestra, Pa.
  Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 7:30 PM
  Venue/Location: ,
  Organizer/Sponsor: ,
  

  Site: Bucks County Community College, 275 W. Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa.

  Tickets for Springtime Beauty are available at the door and are $15, $20 and $25.

  Call 215-968-2005 for further info.

  In an effort to raise funds for the Newtown Chamber Orchestra, 10 of the orchestra's musicians and Music Director Russell Hoffmann will donate their talent to a concert entitled Springtime Beauty.  This concert will be held in the library auditorium at Bucks County College.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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:

• 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
  Organizer/Sponsor: ,
  

  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.

• 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
  Venue/Location: ,
  Organizer/Sponsor: ,
  

  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.

• 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
  Organizer/Sponsor: ,
  

  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.