Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
The Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC) Jazz Festival will run Friday–Sunday at the West Orange, N.J., venue.
Highlights include the Wallace Roney Sextet, the Waverly Seven featuring Anat Cohen and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars. The music will be supplemented by international food vendors, artisans and crafts, a health spa center, and entertainment and activities for children.
The event is free with a suggested donation of $5 at the door. For more information, visit ospac.org.
Here is the complete schedule:
Friday
7 p.m. Yoga & Jazz
8 p.m. Cecil’s Jazz Club with Eric Alexander Quartet ($15 Cover)
Saturday
1 p.m. OSPAC Jazz Ensemble led by Xavier Davis and Ralph Lalama
2 p.m. Houston Person Quartet
3 p.m. Roseanna Vitro Quartet
4 p.m. Wallace Roney Sextet
5 p.m. Waverly Seven featuring Anat Cohen
6 p.m. Eliane Elias Trio with Marc Johnson and Billy Hart
7 p.m. Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars
Sunday
12 p.m. OSPAC Jazz Workshop Big Band led by Don Braden
1 p.m. Cecil Brooks III and the CBIII Band
2 p.m. Dave Stryker and the Blue to the Bone Band featuring Steve Slagle
3 p.m. Romero Lubambo and Pamela Driggs - Guitar & Voice Duo
3 p.m. Vic Juris and Romero Lubambo with the World Music Ensemble
4 p.m. Kevin Mahogany
5 p.m. Grupo Latin Vibe
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
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