ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE

JAZZ VESPERS - BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH - NEWARK, NJ / MARCH 1

Antoinette Montague leads a quartet, called “The Great City of Newark Jazz & Blues All-Stars,” which will perform as part of New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s free monthly concert series at the Bethany Baptist Church on Market Street in Newark. In addition to being a crowd-pleasing entertainer, Antoinette is an educator, producer, and talk radio host on WHCR 90.3 FM. She headlines at many top venues including the Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Charlie Parker Festival and Jazzmobile, and has worked with many great artists including Earl May, Winard Harper, Warren Vaché, Wycliffe Gordon and Bobby Sanabria. Much in demand, she serves on the Advisory Boards of WBGO and International Women in Jazz. Joining Antoinette will be saxophonist Leo Johnson, pianist Brandon McCune, and drummer Earl Grice. DJS