Before Peach Fest debut, Harrisburg funk band Yam Yam plays at Jazz Cafe in Plains on Feb. 21
From a press release: It was announced today that Harrisburg jazz/funk/soul group Yam Yam, who will make their Peach Music Festival debut in July, will first perform at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains on Friday, Feb. 21 with the Brendan Brisk Blues Band from Wilkes-Barre. Yam Yam has visited the area before, playing […]
After sold-out opening, new Scranton speakeasy Madame Jenny’s plans weekly jazz music and 1920s fun
From a press release: The secret is out, and downtown Scranton’s speakeasy, Madame Jenny’s, is a hit with locals looking for something new to do… or, rather, something old to do again in modern times. This clandestine cocktail bar opened its doors last weekend with swingin’ sounds of the Madame Jenny’s House Jazz Band on […]
New Lackawanna Arts Weekend hopes to attract tourists to downtown Scranton Aug. 3-5
From a press release: With Lackawanna County and ScrantonMade’s Lackawanna Arts Festival (formerly Arts on the Square) joining the First Friday art walk and the annual Scranton Jazz Festival this year to form the new Lackawanna Arts Weekend on Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5, organizers are hoping the partnership will encourage tourists to […]
NEPA jazz and ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ musician Bob Dorough dies at 94, leaves lasting legacy
Singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer Bob Dorough may not have been born in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but he was well-known and well-loved in the many years he spent here. Dorough died of natural causes yesterday in his home in Mount Bethel at the age of 94, leaving behind a legacy that includes many classic “Schoolhouse Rock!” […]
Founding Allman Brothers drummer brings Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 13
From a press release: Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, led by The Allman Brothers Band founding drummer Jai Johanny Johanson, will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at 8 p.m. as part of the venue’s “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series, sponsored by City Market & Café. Tickets, which are […]
Alumni play ‘A Night of Penn State Jazz’ at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 26
From a press release: Penn State alumni representing four northeast regional campuses will be offering “A Night of Penn State Jazz” at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Oct. 26. A pre-event mixer is planned for 6:30 p.m. when the doors open. The concert, featuring Penn State’s Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, will begin […]
Grammy-winning bassist Stanley Clarke, John Pizzarelli, and Royal Scam headline Scranton Jazz Festival Aug. 4-6
From a press release: Two world-renowned artists, jazz icon Stanley Clarke of The Stanley Clarke Band and jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarreli, will be headlining the 13th annual Scranton Jazz Festival, returning on Friday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 6 to the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel and several other venues in downtown Scranton. Headlining Sunday […]
Legendary Duke Ellington Orchestra plays at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 12
From a press release: The Duke Ellington Orchestra, originally led by the most prolific American composer of the 20th century, will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. All seats are just $10, plus applicable fees, thanks to underwriting from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Tickets […]
Free jazz concert series coming to River Common in Wilkes-Barre July 13-27
From a press release: The Riverfront Parks Committee and the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary will host a free jazz concert series on the River Common in Wilkes-Barre on the remaining three Thursdays in July. “Jazz in July Along the River” will be held from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. on July 13, 20, and 27 […]
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue jazz up the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on June 15
From a press release: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will bring their hard-edged funk, hip-hop beats, rock dynamics, and improvisation in the great tradition of jazz to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Thursday, June 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $36 for standing general admission and $44 for balcony seats, are on sale […]
