Hosting events for students, staff, and the public. Free of charge. Clement's Place plays host to live performances by local and international musicians. This is a jazz and performance space in Newark NJ, honoring city historian and beloved Professor Clement A Price, who passed away suddenly in 2014. Clement's Place is affiliated to The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark. This
venue hosts the NJPAC Jam Sessions, IJS Concert Series, IJS International Series, Film Series and Salsa Nights. This space will host curated listening sessions of The Institute of Jazz Studies jazz archives. The venue is located Inside the iconic Newark skyscraper, the 15 Washington Street apartment building. Events are open to students, staff, and the public. The Institute of Jazz Studies is the world's foremost jazz archive and research facility. It was founded in 1952 by Marshall Stearns (1908-1966), a pioneer jazz scholar. In 1966, Rutgers was chosen as the collection's permanent academic home. IJS is part of the Rutgers University Libraries, and in 1994 moved to spacious new quarters on the fourth floor of the John Cotton Dana Library on the Newark Campus. The Institute is used by students from Rutgers (especially those in the new Master's Program in Jazz History and Research) and other institutions, teachers, scholars, authors, independent researchers, musicians, the media, record companies, libraries and other archives, and arts agencies.
