PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Aruan Ortiz Trio: Free Concert at Mason Gross Performing Arts Center (All About Jazz)

New Brunswick, NJ — Acclaimed pianist Aruan Ortiz brings his hypnotic blend of avant-garde jazz and world music to Nicholas Music Center on Thursday, February 11. The Aruan Ortiz Trio features the Grammy Award-nominated Ignacio Berroa on drums and Ed Howard on bass. Their appearance inaugurates Rutgers University’s Common Purposes Concert Series…

Phoenix Rising jazz concert Oct. 2 (North South Brunswick Sentinel)

South Brunswick Arts Commission will sponsor a jazz café at 8 p.m. Oct

Dave Brubeck joins Brazilian orchestra for concert (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

American jazz legend Dave Brubeck will join his long-time friend Brazilian pianist and conductor Joao Carlos Martins and his orchestra on Friday to play a Bach-inspired repertoire.

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Grammy and Juno Winners Headline Fifth Annual Marsh Jazz/Blues/World Music Fest July 7 – 13 in … (All About Jazz)

The Marsh Jazz/Blues/World Music Fest has become a summer “must see” event in Southeast New Brunswick, drawing people from all over the Maritimes to their exceptionally high quality and reasonably priced concerts in Sackville New Brunswick.