Princeton NJ Events

Marel Hidalgo Quintet, Hinds Plaza

Sunday May 31, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

In advance of Jazz in June, the library and McCarter Theatre Center present "Celebrating Ernest Ranglin & The Jamaican Jazz Songbook," a tribute concert performed by the Marel Hidalgo Quintet.

Teenage guitar and banjo virtuoso Marel Hidalgo explores the music of Jamaica through the legacy of one of its most influential pioneers, guitarist and composer Ernest Ranglin. This fresh take on calypso, mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub will be blended with jazz and swing inflections in a unique musical journey by one of the most innovative young artists in the jazz scene today.

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