Best of MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL: Joey DeFrancesco, Christian McBride, Mark Whitfield + MORE

BEST OF THE MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL HOSTED BY CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE MELISSA WALKER AUGUST 23, 2020 Streaming FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AUGUST 21 – 23, 7:30 PM ET Featuring: Joey DeFrancesco, Christian McBride and Mark Whitfield (2019) Paquito D’Rivera (2015) Jazz House Collective – Art Blakey (2019) YOU CAN HELP JAZZ HOUSE KIDS PLAY THROUGH THE CHANGES. In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the JAZZ HOUSE continues to connect with hundreds of young people to make music and find community, opportunity, continuity, and support. The organization met the moment admirably bringing all instruction and extra jazz education classes online for hundreds of students, creating pre-recorded masterclasses for underserved in-school programs, launched a global summer camp offering that is reaching from New Jersey to London and Singapore, while providing direct aid and food to their most hard-hit families. Help Jazz House Kids bring music to families stuck at home via Venmo (@jazzhousekids), GoFun