2026
Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
Cilento Jazz on the Patio — Chris DeVito Trio
Bar Cilento, 37 Plainfield Road, Stirling, NJ
Friday, June 19, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
Cilento Jazz on the Patio — Chris DeVito Trio
Bar Cilento, 37 Plainfield Road, Stirling, NJ
Thursday, April 30, 2026 · 5:00–8:00 PM
International Jazz Day — Greg Grispart (woodwinds) and Chris DeVito (Baldwin grand piano)
Venue: The Bernie – Bernards Inn, 27 Minebrook Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
International Jazz Day / Jazz Appreciation Month — Jazz Concert / Jam Session Series
Sunday, April 12, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Venue: Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ
Chris DeVito Trio featuring special guest Seth Burke (rising star trumpeter, William Paterson jazz performance major)
$25 – advance purchase recommended
Free for college students joining jam session (advance signup required: info@bluetrufflemusic.com)
Refreshments will be served
See the event site for videos, artist bios, press releases, and more.
Sponsored by: Blue Truffle Music, LLC — official UNESCO International Day partner
Saturday, February 14, 2026 · 8:00 PM
4th Annual Valentine’s Jazz Concert — Chris DeVito Quintet
Venue: Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ
Featuring Destiny Autumn (vocals), Greg Grispart (woodwinds), John Lenis (double bass), Gavin Davies (drums), and Chris DeVito (piano)
$25 advance purchase recommended. Refreshments were served.
Sponsored by: Blue Truffle Music, LLC
Cancelled – due to weather
Sunday, January 18, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Jazz Concert / Jam Session Series — Nate Tota Quartet, All-College Jazz Band
Venue: Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ
Nate Tota Quintet, featuring Nate Tota (saxophone), Sam Wagner (guitar), Shyla Murray (bass), and Jackson Bernstein (drums)
Originally $25 (free for college students joining jam session)
Sponsored by: Blue Truffle Music, LLC
2025
Private Event
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 · 2:30–3:30 PM
Christmas Party — Chris DeVito and John Lenis
Watchung, NJ
Email for more information: info@bluetrufflemusic.com
Sunday, November 16, 2025 · 3:00 PM
Jazz Concert / Jam Session Series
Venue: Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ
Chris DeVito Trio — John Lenis (double bass), Gavin Davies (drums), Chris DeVito (piano) — with special guest Sidd Suppiah (rising star guitarist, Rutgers Mason Gross jazz performance major)
$25 (free for college students joining jam session – advance signup required)
Sponsored by: Blue Truffle Music, LLC
Saturday, November 1, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Malawi Visions 5th Annual Jazz Fundraiser
Venue: Douglas Hall, 45 Church Street, Liberty Corner, NJ
Fundraiser for orphan children in Malawi, Africa
Chris DeVito Sextet, featuring: Audra Mariel (vocals), Greg Grispart (woodwinds), Mayuko Abe (trumpet), John Lenis (double bass), Gavin Davies (drums), and Chris DeVito (piano)
Advance purchase recommended
Saturday, October 4, 2025 · 5:00–8:00 PM
Cilento Jazz Festival – Jazz on the Patio — Chris DeVito Quartet
Bar Cilento, 37 Plainfield Road, Stirling, NJ
Featuring Greg Grispart (woodwinds), John Lenis (double bass), and Gavin Davies (drums)
Sunday, September 21, 2025 · 3:00 PM
Jazz Concert / Jam Session Series
Venue: Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ
Chris DeVito Trio — John Lenis (double bass), Gavin Davies (drums), Chris DeVito (piano) — with special guest Ginger Meyer (rising star alto saxophonist, Rutgers Mason Gross jazz major)
$25 (free for college students joining jam session – advance signup required)
Presented by: Blue Truffle Music, LLC
Friday, August 29, 2025 · 5:00–9:00 PM
Bar Cilento – Jazz on the Patio — Shyla Murray and Friends
Bar Cilento, 37 Plainfield Road, Stirling, NJ
Thursday, August 21, 2025 · 5:00–8:00 PM
Bar Cilento – Jazz on the Patio — Chris DeVito and Shyla Murray
Bar Cilento, 37 Plainfield Road, Stirling, NJ
Sunday, July 20, 2025 · 5:00–8:00 PM
Bar Cilento – Jazz on the Patio — Chris DeVito and John Lenis
Bar Cilento, 37 Plainfield Road, Stirling, NJ
International Jazz Day Concert
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Venue: Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ
Presented by: Blue Truffle Music, LLC
Chris DeVito Trio — John Lenis (double bass), Gavin Davies (drums), Chris DeVito (piano) — with special guest Mayuko Abe (trumpet)
Free for college students joining jam session (advance signup required)
The Watchung Arts Center hosted its first International Jazz Day Concert on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
April 30th is the final day of Jazz Appreciation Month, created in 2001 by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
International Jazz Day was organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”) in 2011 “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.”
This concert was registered with UNESCO as an official International Jazz Day event.
Advance ticket purchase was recommended because Chris DeVito’s bands have filled both the Watchung Arts Center (Valentine’s Concerts for the past 3 years) and Liberty Corner’s Douglas Hall (for the past 4 Malawi Visions Jazz Fundraisers at Liberty Corner Church).
