Top 15 NJ Arts Events of the Week: Moody Jazz Fest, Loew’s Jersey opening, ‘Mary Poppins,’ more
This year’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival, taking place at NJPAC and other Newark venues, began last week and will continue through Nov. 22. Coming up this week …. • In honor of Miles Davis’ 1926 birth, Jon Faddis & Friends will present a “Miles @100” concert, featuring music from Davis’ albums Birth of the Cool (1957) and Kind of Blue (1959), at NJPAC’s Victoria Theater, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Trumpeter Faddis will be joined by Erena Terakubo (alto saxophone), Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone), Steve Turre (trombone), John Clark (French horn), Bob Stewart (tuba), Mike LeDonne (keyboards), Todd Coolman (bass) and John Riley (drums).