NJCU JAZZ

04/27/2026

“City Lights”

🎷A P R I L 27th
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Margaret Williams Theatre

NJCU Ensemble feat Camille Thurman
Directed by Nathan Eklund

04/18/2026

⚠️ TOMORROW ⚠️ Sunday 19th
M A S T E R C L A S S - Rhythm Section

⭐️ Allen Farnham - Piano 🎹
⭐️ Mark Whitfield - Guitar 🎸
⭐️ Jay Anderson - Bass 🎻
⭐️ Tim Horner - Drums 🥁

This event is free

04/04/2026

🎺 I S A B E L J A I M E 🎺
⭐️ Master’s Recital ⭐️jaime_trumpett

Trumpet Professor:


⚪️ Isabel Jazz Combo:
Piano: Brook Mulugeta
Sax: Diana Carrillo || Sofia Carrasco
Bass: Kamila Cuevas
Drums: Charlize Díaz
Voice: Morgan Bandy

03/30/2026

⭐️ M O N D A Y, MARCH 30th ⭐️

The NJCU Jazz Ensemble presents an unforgettable evening of big band music featuring world-renowned tenor saxophonist Abraham Burton!

Experience the full history of jazz through the works of legendary Black composers and bandleaders including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thad Jones, John Coltrane, and more.

⭐️ Directed by Nathan Eklund
Monday
🗓️ March 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍Clement's Place, 15 Washington St.

01/12/2026

12/10/2025

T H U R S D A Y - Dec 11th
🍁 NJCU FALL NIGHT 🍁
⏰ 6:00 pm
📍NJCU School of Bussiness

12/01/2025

🪩 || T O N I G H T || 🪩 December 1st
📍Margaret Williams Theater
⏰ 7:00 pm

The concert will showcase the NJCU Jazz Big Band directed by Nathan Eklund while featuring grammy winning jazz trombonist: Steve Davis, special guest soloist for the evening concert.
You will also hear up-and-coming musicians from Rosa Parks Arts High School in Paterson, NJ, under the direction of NJCU Alumnus William Newrock.
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11/22/2025

Jay Anderson Combo Jazz ✨
| rehearsal |

Anderson is a jazz and classic bassist/ composer, has also done numerous jingles and non-jazz recordings with David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Terre Roche, Tom Waits, Chaka Khan, Michel Legrand, legendary poet Allen Ginsberg, and the Grammy Award winning Record of the Year “Falling Into You” by Celine Dion.

11/20/2025

Rehearsal Combo Jazz
Direction: Robert Edwards

11/18/2025

John Benitez Combo 🎶
Director: John Benítez, Grammy award-winning bassist ✨
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New Jersey City University