**Special Event** Sunday March 31, 7PM-9PM at Tavern on George. Pianist Sharp Radway plays the music of New Brunswick native son and father of stride piano, James P. Johnson, whose 125th anniversary we are celebrating throughout 2019.This event will be filmed by State of the Arts NJ. If you'd like to attend, PLEASE RESERVE early. email: info@tavernongeorge or phone (732)
ADRIENNE WEST SINGS WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 AT THE HYATT NBJP: What’s the worst (non musical) job you ever had? AW: Hmmm... yeah...and the answer is..... a chemical factory office job in Atlanta, Georgia NBJP: Who's your favorite, non living jazz composer? AW: Duke Ellington NBJP: What one word would your friends use to describe you? AW: Open NBJP: How old were you when
CARRIE PERFORMS WEDNESDAY JULY 11 AT THE HYATT NBJP: What's the worst job you ever had? CJ: Performing In a venue with no air conditioning. NBJP: Who's your favorite jazz performer? CJ: Sarah Vaughan NBJP: What inspires you creatively? CJ: Originality & Spontaneity NBJP: If you could only own one CD, what would it be? CJ: Sarah Vaughan's Greatest Hits NBJP: What's one liquid (other than
BILLY TEST PERFORMS FRIDAY JULY 6 AT SOPHIE'S photo: Annemarie Mountz NBJP: Who's your favorite non-jazz composer? BT: I'm a huge fan of classical music, and I have a strong background in classical piano. However, it's extremely difficult for me to select a single composer. I love Russian composers: Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, etc. I'm also very influenced by French Impressionistic composers
Najwa sings Wednesday June 20, at The Hyatt NBJP: What musician influenced you the most? NP: I'm not sure I can say that just one musician influenced me the most, but I guess some of my biggest influences have been Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae. NBJP :If you were about to have your last meal, what would it be? NP: In this
TAEKO SINGS WEDNESDAY MAY 16 AT THE HYATT NBJP: What’s the worst job you ever had? T: Real estate broker inNew York. NBJP: Who's your favorite jazz performer? T: Betty Carter NBJP: What inspires you creatively? T: Working out NBJP: If you could only own one CD, what would it be? T: "Audience with Betty Carter" NBJP: What’s one liquid
Rachel performed for NBJP April 19 at Makeda NBJP: Other than the instrument you play, what’s your favorite instrument to listen to? RE: I am in love with the cello. It's such a warm instrument, but I wish I could play the bass. NBJP: What’s the worst job you ever had? RE: When I first moved to the New York area, I worked
NBJP: What musical instrument (that you don't play)would you like to be able to play? AW: Cello -- I love the beautiful range NBJP: What’s your favorite non-jazz tune? AW: Tough call between Scriabin's 5th Piano Sonata and Prokofiev's 4th Sonata. I love dark and beautiful Russian piano music NBJP: If you could live anywhere on the
NBJP: What living musician do you admire most? Why? AC: Quincy Jones because he is an artist who has found a way to make beautiful music that is both true to himself and accessible to the public audience. NBJP:What would you want to be if you weren’t a jazz musician? AC: An anthropologist NBJP:If you could only own one CD (Download--whatever),
SHAMIE ROYSTON What instrument would you like to be able to play? SR: Cello NBJP: What's your favorite jazz tune? SR:Summer in Central Park by Horace Silver NBJP: What quality do you like LEAST about yourself? SR: A quality I do not like about myself is I always try to take on too many projects and tasks, and never ask for help
